Mathematics in Science & Nature & Nonfiction Audiobooks

Audiobook

Humble Pi

A Comedy of Maths Errors

by Matt Parker ...

Narrated by Matt Parker ...

Unabridged

9 hours 33 min

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Humble Pi written and read by Matt Parker.What makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? Billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? A building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world.As ... Read more

$22.99 AUD

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Humble Pi written and read by Matt Parker.What makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? Billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? A building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world.As
... Read more
Audiobook

How the World Really Works

A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

by Vaclav Smil ...

Narrated by Stephen Perring ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

Brought to you by Penguin.We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its future, How the World Really Works offers a ... Read more

$24.99 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its future, How the World Really Works offers a
... Read more
Audiobook

A Mind for Numbers

How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)

by Barbara Oakley PhD ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

7 hours 4 min

The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand ... Read more

$27.99 AUD

The companion book to COURSERA®'s wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn"Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material. Engineering professor Barbara Oakley knows firsthand
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Audiobook

Weapons of Math Destruction

How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

by Cathy O'Neil ...

Narrated by Cathy O'Neil ...

Unabridged

6 hours 23 min

Brought to you by Penguin.In this New York Times bestseller, Cathy O'Neil, one of the first champions of algorithmic accountability, sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern life -- and threaten to rip apart our social fabric.We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives - where we go to school, whether we get a loan, how much we pay ... Read more

$24.99 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.In this New York Times bestseller, Cathy O'Neil, one of the first champions of algorithmic accountability, sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern life -- and threaten to rip apart our social fabric.We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives - where we go to school, whether we get a loan, how much we pay
... Read more
Audiobook

The Scout Mindset

Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't

by Julia Galef ...

Narrated by Julia Galef ...

Unabridged

6 hours 26 min

Winner of best smart thinking book 2022 (Business Book Awards)Guardian best books of 2021'Original, thought-provoking and a joy to read' Tim Harford'Highly recommended. It's not easy to become (more of) a scout, but it's hard not to be inspired by this book' Rutger BregmanWhen it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Julia Galef call... ... Read more

$35.99 AUD

Winner of best smart thinking book 2022 (Business Book Awards)Guardian best books of 2021'Original, thought-provoking and a joy to read' Tim Harford'Highly recommended. It's not easy to become (more of) a scout, but it's hard not to be inspired by this book' Rutger BregmanWhen it comes to what we believe, humans see what they want to see. In other words, we have what Julia Galef call...
... Read more
Audiobook

The Art of Statistics

Learning from Data

by David Spiegelhalter ...

Narrated by Jonathan Davis ...

Unabridged

9 hours

Brought to you by Penguin.Do busier hospitals have higher survival rates? How many trees are there on the planet? Why do old men have big ears? David Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many other questions - questions that can only be addressed using statistical science.Statistics has played a leading role in our scientific understanding of the world for centuries, yet we are all ... Read more

$26.99 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.Do busier hospitals have higher survival rates? How many trees are there on the planet? Why do old men have big ears? David Spiegelhalter reveals the answers to these and many other questions - questions that can only be addressed using statistical science.Statistics has played a leading role in our scientific understanding of the world for centuries, yet we are all
... Read more
Audiobook

The Score

How to Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game

by C. Thi Nguyen ...

Narrated by C. Thi Nguyen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Is this the game you want to be playing?Scoring systems are everywhere. Underpinning our daily lives – whether it’s the fit bits on our wrists, likes on social media, and even school rankings – they have become pervasive and increasingly dangerous, warping our desires and outsourcing our values to external institutions. Instead of encouraging us to be more playful, to ... Read more

$26.99 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.Is this the game you want to be playing?Scoring systems are everywhere. Underpinning our daily lives – whether it’s the fit bits on our wrists, likes on social media, and even school rankings – they have become pervasive and increasingly dangerous, warping our desires and outsourcing our values to external institutions. Instead of encouraging us to be more playful, to
... Read more
Audiobook

Anaximander

And the Nature of Science

by Carlo Rovelli ...

Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

Unabridged

5 hours 43 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics illuminates the nature of science by exploring the revolutionary ideas of one of its great forefathers: the Greek philosopher AnaximanderOver two millennia ago, a Greek philosopher had a number of wondrous insights that paved the way to cosmology, physics, geography, meteorology, and biology, setting in motion a new ... Read more

$24.99 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.The bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics illuminates the nature of science by exploring the revolutionary ideas of one of its great forefathers: the Greek philosopher AnaximanderOver two millennia ago, a Greek philosopher had a number of wondrous insights that paved the way to cosmology, physics, geography, meteorology, and biology, setting in motion a new
... Read more
Audiobook

Game Theory and Strategy Explained

by Can Akdeniz, Introbooks Team ...

Narrated by David Willams ...

Unabridged

40 min

Game Theory has evolved since its inception, but at its root, it is the modeling of strategic interactions between two or more players where there is a set of rules and outcomes! This basic definition gets to the heart of what Game Theory is. And this can be applied to almost any situation in your life and your business.Regardless of your status, as an entrepreneur or a part of the employed, this ... Read more

$6.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Game Theory has evolved since its inception, but at its root, it is the modeling of strategic interactions between two or more players where there is a set of rules and outcomes! This basic definition gets to the heart of what Game Theory is. And this can be applied to almost any situation in your life and your business.Regardless of your status, as an entrepreneur or a part of the employed, this
... Read more
Audiobook

Rubik’s Cube

How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube, Including Rubik’s Cube Algorithms

by Clark Cornell ...

Narrated by Angela Julian ...

Unabridged

41 min

If you want to impress your family and friends by solving the Rubik's Cube while staying calm and collected, then keep reading....The Rubik's Cube seems like an innocent, colorful, and perfect gift for kids, something that will keep them busy for hours on end...Until you're faced with helping them solve it a few minutes later. That's when you realize the fiendish difficulty involved and feel a ... Read more

$6.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you want to impress your family and friends by solving the Rubik's Cube while staying calm and collected, then keep reading....The Rubik's Cube seems like an innocent, colorful, and perfect gift for kids, something that will keep them busy for hours on end...Until you're faced with helping them solve it a few minutes later. That's when you realize the fiendish difficulty involved and feel a
... Read more
Audiobook

Abstract Algebra: Vector Spaces

by N.B. Singh ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mary G ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Algebra
Unabridged

2 hours 45 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Abstract Algebra: Vector Spaces" is a comprehensive exploration of vector spaces within the realm of abstract algebra, offering a clear and insightful journey into foundational concepts and their diverse applications. From fundamental definitions of basis and dimension to advanced topics like quantum mechanics, coding theory, and data science, this ... Read more

$3.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Abstract Algebra: Vector Spaces" is a comprehensive exploration of vector spaces within the realm of abstract algebra, offering a clear and insightful journey into foundational concepts and their diverse applications. From fundamental definitions of basis and dimension to advanced topics like quantum mechanics, coding theory, and data science, this
... Read more
Audiobook

The Answer Stays The Same

by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Narrated by Aaron M. Cabrera ...

Unabridged

2 min

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn multiplication facts for 1. ... Read more

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Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn multiplication facts for 1.
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Audiobook

The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy

What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens – and Ourselves

by Arik Kershenbaum ...

Narrated by Samuel West ...

Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

Brought to you by Penguin.We are unprepared for the greatest discovery of modern science. Scientists are confident that there is alien life across the universe yet we have not moved beyond our perception of 'aliens' as Hollywood stereotypes. The time has come to abandon our fixation on alien monsters and place our expectations on solid scientific footing.Using his own expert understanding of life ... Read more

$24.90 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.We are unprepared for the greatest discovery of modern science. Scientists are confident that there is alien life across the universe yet we have not moved beyond our perception of 'aliens' as Hollywood stereotypes. The time has come to abandon our fixation on alien monsters and place our expectations on solid scientific footing.Using his own expert understanding of life
... Read more
Audiobook

Visualize Data Like a Pro: Captivating Stories Await

Unleash your data visualization prowess: Dive into compelling audio stories for transformative learning!

by Ashton Merriweather ...

Narrated by Nick Porter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 25 min

Here is the revised audiobook description for 'Visualize Data Like a Pro: Captivating Stories Await'⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Seeking to advance your career and deepen your understanding of transforming data into compelling narratives for impactful insights?Looking for an all-encompassing resource that offers every essential element to master the skill of transforming data into compelling ... Read more

$6.33 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Here is the revised audiobook description for 'Visualize Data Like a Pro: Captivating Stories Await'⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Seeking to advance your career and deepen your understanding of transforming data into compelling narratives for impactful insights?Looking for an all-encompassing resource that offers every essential element to master the skill of transforming data into compelling
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Audiobook

Bigyana Drusti

by ଶରତ କୁମାର ମହାନ୍ତି ...

Narrated by Sarat Nayak ...

Unabridged

4 hours 14 min

ଏ ଯୁଗ ବିଜ୍ଞାନର ଯୁଗ! ଚାରିଶହ ବର୍ଷ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ଗୋଟିଏ ନୂଆ ପୃଥିବୀ ଗଢି ଦେଇଛି! ଟେକ୍ନୋଲୋଜି ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ନୁହେଁ! ବିଜ୍ଞାନର ପ୍ରୟୋଗ ବିଜ୍ଞାନଠାରୁ ଭିନ୍ନ! ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ଜ୍ଞାନର ଏକ ଶାଖା! ଜଗତ ପ୍ରତି ଏକ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ ଆଭିମୁଖ୍ୟ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାକୁ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ନିମନ୍ତ୍ରଣ କରେ! ମଣିଷ ପାଇଁ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ କି ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ନେଇ ଆସିଛି, ଏ ବହିରେ ଆମେ ସେହିକଥା ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ପାଇବା! ... Read more

$11.99 AUD

ଏ ଯୁଗ ବିଜ୍ଞାନର ଯୁଗ! ଚାରିଶହ ବର୍ଷ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ଗୋଟିଏ ନୂଆ ପୃଥିବୀ ଗଢି ଦେଇଛି! ଟେକ୍ନୋଲୋଜି ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ନୁହେଁ! ବିଜ୍ଞାନର ପ୍ରୟୋଗ ବିଜ୍ଞାନଠାରୁ ଭିନ୍ନ! ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ଜ୍ଞାନର ଏକ ଶାଖା! ଜଗତ ପ୍ରତି ଏକ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ ଆଭିମୁଖ୍ୟ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିବାକୁ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ନିମନ୍ତ୍ରଣ କରେ! ମଣିଷ ପାଇଁ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ କି ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ନେଇ ଆସିଛି, ଏ ବହିରେ ଆମେ ସେହିକଥା ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ପାଇବା!
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Fedón

O de la Inmortalidad del Alma

by Platón, Platón ...

Narrated by Alfredo Giménez ...

Unabridged

3 hours 35 min

Te presentamos una obra sonora del pensamiento Clásico Griego: "FEDÓN, o de la innmortalidad del Alma" de Platón. Incluído en sus Diálogos, te enterarás de sus conversaciones de primera mano, te harán estar presente como un oyente más en el Ágora y la Academia, aprendiendo su Filosofía de forma amena y eficaz. La literatura puede ser muchas cosas. En una obra literaria cabe todo o casi todo. Caben ... Read more

$9.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Te presentamos una obra sonora del pensamiento Clásico Griego: "FEDÓN, o de la innmortalidad del Alma" de Platón. Incluído en sus Diálogos, te enterarás de sus conversaciones de primera mano, te harán estar presente como un oyente más en el Ágora y la Academia, aprendiendo su Filosofía de forma amena y eficaz. La literatura puede ser muchas cosas. En una obra literaria cabe todo o casi todo. Caben
... Read more
Audiobook

The Maths of Life and Death

by Kit Yates ...

Narrated by Kit Yates ...

Unabridged

8 hours 21 min

Maths is the story of the world around us, and the wisdom it gives us can be the difference between success and disaster.We are all doing maths all the time, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel, from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few of us really appreciate the full power of maths - the extent to which its influence is not only in every ... Read more

$35.99 AUD

Maths is the story of the world around us, and the wisdom it gives us can be the difference between success and disaster.We are all doing maths all the time, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel, from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few of us really appreciate the full power of maths - the extent to which its influence is not only in every
... Read more
Audiobook

Why the Universe Exists

How particle physics unlocks the secrets of everything

by New Scientist ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Series series New Scientist Instant Expert
Unabridged

4 hours 54 min

Why The Universe Exists takes you deep into the world of particle physics to explore how the universe functions at the smallest scales.As you read this, billions of neutrinos from the sun are passing through your body, antimatter is sprouting from your dinner and the core of your being is a chaotic mess of particles known only as quarks and gluons.If the recent discovery of the Higgs Boson piqued ... Read more

$35.99 AUD

Why The Universe Exists takes you deep into the world of particle physics to explore how the universe functions at the smallest scales.As you read this, billions of neutrinos from the sun are passing through your body, antimatter is sprouting from your dinner and the core of your being is a chaotic mess of particles known only as quarks and gluons.If the recent discovery of the Higgs Boson piqued
... Read more
Audiobook

The Quotient Is Seven

by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Narrated by Nashville Kids' Sound ...

Unabridged

3 min

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn division facts of 7. ... Read more

$3.07 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn division facts of 7.
... Read more
Audiobook

Frank Ramsey

A Sheer Excess of Powers

by Cheryl Misak ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

Unabridged

19 hours 55 min

When he died in 1930 aged twenty-six, Frank Ramsey had already invented one branch of mathematics and two branches of economics, laying the foundations for decision theory and game theory. Keynes deferred to him; he was the only philosopher whom Wittgenstein treated as an equal. Had he lived he might have been recognized as the most brilliant thinker of the century. This amiable shambling bear of ... Read more

$47.83 AUD

When he died in 1930 aged twenty-six, Frank Ramsey had already invented one branch of mathematics and two branches of economics, laying the foundations for decision theory and game theory. Keynes deferred to him; he was the only philosopher whom Wittgenstein treated as an equal. Had he lived he might have been recognized as the most brilliant thinker of the century. This amiable shambling bear of
... Read more
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Математика без преград. Увлекательные научные факты, истории, эксперименты

by Юлия Кита, Юлия Кита ...

Narrated by Юлия Шустова ...

Series series 99 секретов науки
Unabridged

3 hours 10 min

Математика — наука, на которой держится современная жизнь. Она сложна и непонятна, а формулы похожи на загадочные символы. «Математика без преград» — отличное подспорье в изучении предмета. С помощью книги вы разберетесь в трудных терминах, формулах, понятиях и полюбите математику. Вы узнаете: - В чем секрет числа 666? - Как решать системы уравнений? - Что такое пропозиция? - Как измерять длину ... Read more

$4.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Математика — наука, на которой держится современная жизнь. Она сложна и непонятна, а формулы похожи на загадочные символы. «Математика без преград» — отличное подспорье в изучении предмета. С помощью книги вы разберетесь в трудных терминах, формулах, понятиях и полюбите математику. Вы узнаете: - В чем секрет числа 666? - Как решать системы уравнений? - Что такое пропозиция? - Как измерять длину
... Read more
Audiobook

Maths Made Easy

The Ultimate Guide for Adults to Conquer Numbers and Reclaim Confidence

by Vivek Gupta ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Morgan G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 51 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Do you freeze when it’s time to split a restaurant bill? Does a news headline filled with percentages make your head spin? If you’ve ever said, “I’m just not a math person,” this book is your fresh start.Many adults feel a wave of panic when faced with numbers, a lasting echo from stressful classroom experiences. This is not a textbook. There are no ... Read more

$4.61 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Do you freeze when it’s time to split a restaurant bill? Does a news headline filled with percentages make your head spin? If you’ve ever said, “I’m just not a math person,” this book is your fresh start.Many adults feel a wave of panic when faced with numbers, a lasting echo from stressful classroom experiences. This is not a textbook. There are no
... Read more
Audiobook

Statistics: A Very Short Introduction

by David J. Hand ...

Narrated by Richard Trinder ...

Unabridged

4 hours 23 min

Modern statistics is very different from the dry and dusty discipline of the popular imagination. In its place is an exciting subject which uses deep theory and powerful software tools to shed light and enable understanding. And it sheds this light on all aspects of our lives, enabling astronomers to explore the origins of the universe, archaeologists to investigate ancient civilizations, ... Read more

$21.59 AUD

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Modern statistics is very different from the dry and dusty discipline of the popular imagination. In its place is an exciting subject which uses deep theory and powerful software tools to shed light and enable understanding. And it sheds this light on all aspects of our lives, enabling astronomers to explore the origins of the universe, archaeologists to investigate ancient civilizations,
... Read more
Audiobook

It All Adds Up

The Story of People and Mathematics

by Mickael Launay ...

Narrated by Oliver Hembrough ...

Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

‘Fascinating … so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn’t seem so fearsome as it once did’ SIMON WINCHESTERFrom Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. The story of our best invention yet.From our ability to calculate the passing of time to the algorithms that control computers and ... Read more

$26.99 AUD

‘Fascinating … so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn’t seem so fearsome as it once did’ SIMON WINCHESTERFrom Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. The story of our best invention yet.From our ability to calculate the passing of time to the algorithms that control computers and
... Read more

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