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Monkeys, Myths, and Molecules

Separating Fact from Fiction, and the Science of Everyday Life

by Dr. Joe Schwarcz ...

Narrated by Garrett Goodison ...

Unabridged

8 hours 51 min

A healthy dose of scientific skepticism in the information age, from bestselling author Dr. Joe SchwarzThe internet is a powerful beast; no matter what question you may have, the answer is just a few keystrokes away. But with so many sources available, and so many conflicting answers, how do you know what information is reliable? In Monkeys, Myths, and Molecules, Dr. Joe Schwarcz takes a critical ... Read more

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A healthy dose of scientific skepticism in the information age, from bestselling author Dr. Joe SchwarzThe internet is a powerful beast; no matter what question you may have, the answer is just a few keystrokes away. But with so many sources available, and so many conflicting answers, how do you know what information is reliable? In Monkeys, Myths, and Molecules, Dr. Joe Schwarcz takes a critical
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Is That a Fact?

Frauds, Quacks, and the Real Science of Everyday Life

by Dr. Joe Schwarcz ...

Narrated by Garrett Goodison ...

Unabridged

9 hours 31 min

Dr. Joe Schwarcz takes on the quacks and doles out the facts in this eye-opening look at the science around usEat this and live to 100. Don’t, and die. Today, hyperboles dominate the media, which makes parsing science from fiction an arduous task when deciding what to eat, what chemicals to avoid, and what’s best for the environment. In Is That a Fact?, bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz ... Read more

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Dr. Joe Schwarcz takes on the quacks and doles out the facts in this eye-opening look at the science around usEat this and live to 100. Don’t, and die. Today, hyperboles dominate the media, which makes parsing science from fiction an arduous task when deciding what to eat, what chemicals to avoid, and what’s best for the environment. In Is That a Fact?, bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz
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Die Wirklichkeit ist auch nicht wahr

Die faszinierende Physik der Sinne – und wie sie unsere Wahrnehmung bestimmt

by Florian Aigner ...

Narrated by Michael J. Diekmann ...

Unabridged

5 hours 53 min

Warum fühlt sich im Sommer eine Metallplatte viel heißer an als eine Holzplatte – auch wenn beide dieselbe Temperatur haben? Warum nehmen Fledermäuse Töne wahr, wo für uns alles still ist? Und ist das Rot, das ich sehe, dasselbe Rot, wie du es siehst? In unserem Kopf ist die Welt bunt, warm, laut oder wohlgeordnet – aber ist sie das auch wirklich? Bestsellerautor Florian Aigner entführt uns in ... Read more

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Warum fühlt sich im Sommer eine Metallplatte viel heißer an als eine Holzplatte – auch wenn beide dieselbe Temperatur haben? Warum nehmen Fledermäuse Töne wahr, wo für uns alles still ist? Und ist das Rot, das ich sehe, dasselbe Rot, wie du es siehst? In unserem Kopf ist die Welt bunt, warm, laut oder wohlgeordnet – aber ist sie das auch wirklich? Bestsellerautor Florian Aigner entführt uns in
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Ten Short Lessons in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

by Peter J. Bentley ...

Narrated by David Vickery ...

Unabridged

3 hours 18 min

Leading computer science expert Professor Peter J. Bentley breaks down the fast-moving world of computers in the time of automata into ten pivotal lessons.In Ten Short Lessons in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, leading expert Professor Peter J. Bentley breaks down the fast-moving world of computers in the time of automata into ten pivotal lessons, presenting the reader with the essential ... Read more

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Leading computer science expert Professor Peter J. Bentley breaks down the fast-moving world of computers in the time of automata into ten pivotal lessons.In Ten Short Lessons in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, leading expert Professor Peter J. Bentley breaks down the fast-moving world of computers in the time of automata into ten pivotal lessons, presenting the reader with the essential
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On Rumours

How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done

by Cass R. Sunstein ...

Narrated by William Hope ...

Unabridged

2 hours 59 min

Rumours are as old as human history, but with the rise of the internet it's now possible to spread stories about anyone, anywhere, instantly. In the 2008 US election many Americans believed Barack Obama was a Muslim. The conspiracy theory book 9/11: The Big Lie has become a bestseller. Hearsay has fuelled economic boom and bust - so much so that in many places it's now a crime to circulate false ... Read more

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Rumours are as old as human history, but with the rise of the internet it's now possible to spread stories about anyone, anywhere, instantly. In the 2008 US election many Americans believed Barack Obama was a Muslim. The conspiracy theory book 9/11: The Big Lie has become a bestseller. Hearsay has fuelled economic boom and bust - so much so that in many places it's now a crime to circulate false
... Read more
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Песнь клетки. Медицинские исследования и новый человек

by Сиддхартха Мукерджи ...

Narrated by Илья Дементьев ...

Series series Элементы 2.0
Unabridged

17 hours

Онколог Сиддхартха Мукерджи наглядно, живым языком и при помощи доступных метафор объясняет невероятную сложность клеточных взаимодействий в организме, рассказывает об истории медицины и об эволюции восприятия человеческого тела в науке: от целостного конструкта к "зданию", собранному из бессчетного множества отдельных и независимых "кирпичиков", и к сложной системе, рожденной из плотного ... Read more

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Онколог Сиддхартха Мукерджи наглядно, живым языком и при помощи доступных метафор объясняет невероятную сложность клеточных взаимодействий в организме, рассказывает об истории медицины и об эволюции восприятия человеческого тела в науке: от целостного конструкта к "зданию", собранному из бессчетного множества отдельных и независимых "кирпичиков", и к сложной системе, рожденной из плотного
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Unberechenbar: Das Leben ist mehr als eine Gleichung

by Harald Lesch, Thomas Schwartz ...

Narrated by Clemens Benke ...

Unabridged

4 hours 19 min

Gibt es eine perfekte Gesellschaft? Nein. Aber in welcher Gesellschaft wollen wir leben – vor allem, wenn es schwierig wird? Helfen da Physik, Mathematik oder die Wirtschaft? Harald Lesch und Thomas Schwartz analysieren mit Scharfsinn und Witz, welche Missstände und Fehlentwicklungen uns beschäftigen. Viel wichtiger aber: Sie begnügen sich nicht mit Krisen-Gejammer, sie wollen mehr. Ihre Schlüsse ... Read more

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Gibt es eine perfekte Gesellschaft? Nein. Aber in welcher Gesellschaft wollen wir leben – vor allem, wenn es schwierig wird? Helfen da Physik, Mathematik oder die Wirtschaft? Harald Lesch und Thomas Schwartz analysieren mit Scharfsinn und Witz, welche Missstände und Fehlentwicklungen uns beschäftigen. Viel wichtiger aber: Sie begnügen sich nicht mit Krisen-Gejammer, sie wollen mehr. Ihre Schlüsse
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Together We Rise

Behind the Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World

by The Women's March Organizers2, Condé Nast4 ...

Narrated by Ashley Judd, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Melanie L. Campbell, Judith LeBlanc, Cindi Leive, Ai-jen Poo, Robin Miles, January LaVoy, Therese Plummer, James Fouhey, Jia Angeli Carla Tolentino0, Aisha Al-Adawiya1, The Women's March Organizers3 ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

An audiobook for the ages featuring the voices of Women's March Organizers, as well as Ashley Judd, Jia Tolentino, Cindi Leive, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sister Aisha Al-Adawiya, Melanie Campbell, Judith LeBlanc, Ai-Jen Poo, Robin Miles, January LaVoy, Thérèse Plummer, and James Fouhey.In celebration of the one-year anniversary of Women’s March, this oral history offers an unprecedented, front-row ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

An audiobook for the ages featuring the voices of Women's March Organizers, as well as Ashley Judd, Jia Tolentino, Cindi Leive, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sister Aisha Al-Adawiya, Melanie Campbell, Judith LeBlanc, Ai-Jen Poo, Robin Miles, January LaVoy, Thérèse Plummer, and James Fouhey.In celebration of the one-year anniversary of Women’s March, this oral history offers an unprecedented, front-row
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Maskiner der tænker

by Inga Strümke ...

Narrated by Jesper Platz ...

Unabridged

9 hours 36 min

Selvom det føles nyt, kan videnskaben om kunstig intelligens spores tilbage til 1956. I bogens første del gennemgår Strümke historien om kunstig intelligens – en historie fuld af mærkelige anekdoter og sjove historier.Udviklingen i de senere år betyder, at StrChatbotten ChatGPT er på kort tid blevet et populært redskab verden over. Teknologien har taget et kvantespring. Men hvad sker der, når ... Read more

$52.99 CAD

Selvom det føles nyt, kan videnskaben om kunstig intelligens spores tilbage til 1956. I bogens første del gennemgår Strümke historien om kunstig intelligens – en historie fuld af mærkelige anekdoter og sjove historier.Udviklingen i de senere år betyder, at StrChatbotten ChatGPT er på kort tid blevet et populært redskab verden over. Teknologien har taget et kvantespring. Men hvad sker der, når
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Biomimetics

How Lessons From Nature Can Transform Technology

by Brian Clegg ...

Narrated by Mark Peachey ...

Unabridged

4 hours 48 min

An exploration of the transformative ways in which nature has inspired the technological advancement of humankind.Biomimetics literally means emulating biology - and in a broader sense the term covers technological advances where the original inspiration came from nature. The Earth is a vast laboratory where the mechanisms of natural selection have enabled evolutionary solutions to be developed to ... Read more

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An exploration of the transformative ways in which nature has inspired the technological advancement of humankind.Biomimetics literally means emulating biology - and in a broader sense the term covers technological advances where the original inspiration came from nature. The Earth is a vast laboratory where the mechanisms of natural selection have enabled evolutionary solutions to be developed to
... Read more
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Principles of Economics by Alfred Marshall

by ALFRED MARSHALL ...

Narrated by KERSTIN LOPEGA ...

Unabridged

4 hours 51 min

The principles of economics are the foundational concepts that explain how people, businesses, and governments manage scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants. Most modern introductions, such as the one found in Gregory Mankiw's Principles of Economics, categorize these ideas into three main levels of analysis. ... Read more

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The principles of economics are the foundational concepts that explain how people, businesses, and governments manage scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants. Most modern introductions, such as the one found in Gregory Mankiw's Principles of Economics, categorize these ideas into three main levels of analysis.
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SuperSight

What Augmented Reality Means for Our Lives, Our Work, and the Way We Imagine the Future

by David Rose ...

Narrated by Simon Mattacks ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

For thousands of years, human vision has been largely unchanged by evolution.We’re about to get a software update.Today, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Snap, Samsung, and a host of startups are racing to radically change the way we see. The building blocks are already falling into place: cloud computing and 5G networks, AI computer vision algorithms, smart glasses and VR headsets, and mixed ... Read more

$49.46 CAD

For thousands of years, human vision has been largely unchanged by evolution.We’re about to get a software update.Today, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Snap, Samsung, and a host of startups are racing to radically change the way we see. The building blocks are already falling into place: cloud computing and 5G networks, AI computer vision algorithms, smart glasses and VR headsets, and mixed
... Read more
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Künstliche Intelligenz - Dem Menschen überlegen - wie KI uns rettet und bedroht (Ungekürzte Lesung)

by Manfred Spitzer ...

Narrated by Julian Mehne ...

Unabridged

9 hours 13 min

Künstliche Intelligenz: Expertenwissen gegen Hysterie Der renommierte Gehirnforscher, Psychiater und Bestseller-Autor Manfred Spitzer ist ein ausgewiesener Experte für neuronale Netze, auf denen KI aufbaut. Sein topaktuelles Hörbuch über künstliche Intelligenz informiert, klärt auf - und macht klar, dass niemand vorhersehen kann, ob mit KI Rettung oder Untergang auf die Menschheit zukommt. "Wir ... Read more

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Künstliche Intelligenz: Expertenwissen gegen Hysterie Der renommierte Gehirnforscher, Psychiater und Bestseller-Autor Manfred Spitzer ist ein ausgewiesener Experte für neuronale Netze, auf denen KI aufbaut. Sein topaktuelles Hörbuch über künstliche Intelligenz informiert, klärt auf - und macht klar, dass niemand vorhersehen kann, ob mit KI Rettung oder Untergang auf die Menschheit zukommt. "Wir
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Ten Short Lessons in Space Travel

by Paul Parsons ...

Narrated by David Vickery ...

Unabridged

3 hours 40 min

In an era of rapidly developing technology and renewed ambition, the twenty-first century has ushered in an exciting new age of space flight. But what has brought us to this point in our exploration of the universe? And what does the future of space travel hold? From the amazing technology that has enabled us to look beyond the clouds to the possibilities of space tourism, 10 Short Lessons in ... Read more

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In an era of rapidly developing technology and renewed ambition, the twenty-first century has ushered in an exciting new age of space flight. But what has brought us to this point in our exploration of the universe? And what does the future of space travel hold? From the amazing technology that has enabled us to look beyond the clouds to the possibilities of space tourism, 10 Short Lessons in
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Adventures from the Technology Underground

Catapults, Pulsejets, Rail Guns, Flamethrowers, Tesla Coils, Air Cannons, and the Garage Warriors Who Love Them

by William Gurstelle ...

Narrated by Marc Cashman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 23 min

The technology underground is a thriving, humming, and often literally scintillating subculture of amateur inventors and scientific envelope-pushers who dream up, design, and build machines that whoosh, rumble, fly—and occasionally hurl pumpkins across enormous distances. In the process they astonish us with what is possible when human imagination and ingenuity meet nature’s forces and materials. ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

The technology underground is a thriving, humming, and often literally scintillating subculture of amateur inventors and scientific envelope-pushers who dream up, design, and build machines that whoosh, rumble, fly—and occasionally hurl pumpkins across enormous distances. In the process they astonish us with what is possible when human imagination and ingenuity meet nature’s forces and materials.
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Microbiótica y remineralización de suelos en manos campesinas

by Jesús Ignacio Simón Zamora ...

Unabridged

3 hours 5 min

Hablar de microbiología a los agricultores, y especialmente a los campesinos de bajos recursos, ha sido un tema vedado en la actualidad.Si queremos comprender a fondo las relaciones de nutrientes del suelo con las plantas y los minerales que por acción de los microorganismos se disuelven para ser tomados por las plantas, la microbiología del suelo es un tema fundamental.Pero además, es importante ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Hablar de microbiología a los agricultores, y especialmente a los campesinos de bajos recursos, ha sido un tema vedado en la actualidad.Si queremos comprender a fondo las relaciones de nutrientes del suelo con las plantas y los minerales que por acción de los microorganismos se disuelven para ser tomados por las plantas, la microbiología del suelo es un tema fundamental.Pero además, es importante
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Bold

How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World

by Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler ...

Narrated by Steven Kotler ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

“A visionary roadmap for people who believe they can change the world—and invaluable advice about bringing together the partners and technologies to help them do it.” —President Bill ClintonA radical, how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools, Bold unfolds in three parts. Part One focuses on the exponential technologies that are disrupting today’s ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

“A visionary roadmap for people who believe they can change the world—and invaluable advice about bringing together the partners and technologies to help them do it.” —President Bill ClintonA radical, how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools, Bold unfolds in three parts. Part One focuses on the exponential technologies that are disrupting today’s
... Read more
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The Mighty and the Almighty

America, God, and World Affairs

by Madeleine Albright ...

Narrated by Madeleine Albright ...

Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

Does America have a special mission, derived from God, to bring liberty and democracy to the world? How much influence does the Christian right have over U.S. foreign policy? And how should America deal with violent Islamist extremists? Madeleine Albright, the former Secretary of State and bestselling author of Madam Secretary, offers a thoughtful and often surprising look at the role of religion ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

Does America have a special mission, derived from God, to bring liberty and democracy to the world? How much influence does the Christian right have over U.S. foreign policy? And how should America deal with violent Islamist extremists? Madeleine Albright, the former Secretary of State and bestselling author of Madam Secretary, offers a thoughtful and often surprising look at the role of religion
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Physics of the Impossible

A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation,and Time Travel

by Michio Kaku ...

Narrated by Feodor Chin ...

Unabridged

11 hours 49 min

A fascinating exploration of the science of the impossible—from death rays and force fields to invisibility cloaks—revealing to what extent such technologies might be achievable decades or millennia into the future.One hundred years ago, scientists would have said that lasers, televisions, and the atomic bomb were beyond the realm of physical possibility. In Physics of the Impossible, the renowned ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

A fascinating exploration of the science of the impossible—from death rays and force fields to invisibility cloaks—revealing to what extent such technologies might be achievable decades or millennia into the future.One hundred years ago, scientists would have said that lasers, televisions, and the atomic bomb were beyond the realm of physical possibility. In Physics of the Impossible, the renowned
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Cell, The

Discovering the Microscopic World that Determines Our Health, Our Consciousness, and Our Future

by Joshua Z. Rappoport ...

Narrated by Greg D. Barnett ...

Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

Your body has trillions of cells, and each one has the complexity and dynamism of a city. Your life, your thoughts, your diseases, and your health are all the function of cells.But what do you really know about what goes on inside you?The last time most people thought about cells in any detail was probably in high school or a college general biology class. But the field of cell biology has ... Read more

$49.46 CAD

Your body has trillions of cells, and each one has the complexity and dynamism of a city. Your life, your thoughts, your diseases, and your health are all the function of cells.But what do you really know about what goes on inside you?The last time most people thought about cells in any detail was probably in high school or a college general biology class. But the field of cell biology has
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Астрономия. Теории и факты

by Александр Волков ...

Narrated by Всеволод Кузнецов ...

Series series Время. События. Люди
Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

Вот уже более двух десятилетий, с тех пор как была открыта первая экзопланета – планета, лежащая за пределами Солнечной системы, - астрономы ведут поиск "второй Земли", где сложились условия обитания, схожие с земными. Противоземля – тоже двойник Земли, но искать ее следовало не в далеких звездных мирах, а совсем рядом. Она якобы обращалась по той же орбите, что и Земля, двигаясь синхронно с ней, ... Read more

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Вот уже более двух десятилетий, с тех пор как была открыта первая экзопланета – планета, лежащая за пределами Солнечной системы, - астрономы ведут поиск "второй Земли", где сложились условия обитания, схожие с земными. Противоземля – тоже двойник Земли, но искать ее следовало не в далеких звездных мирах, а совсем рядом. Она якобы обращалась по той же орбите, что и Земля, двигаясь синхронно с ней,
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Canulars, fraudes et supercheries scientifiques

Les tromperies de l'intelligence

by Alma ...

Narrated by Alma ...

Unabridged

1 hour 43 min

Plongez dans un voyage captivant à travers les méandres de l'histoire scientifique, où les tromperies, les fraudes et les canulars ont parfois éclipsé la vérité et semé le doute dans l'esprit des chercheurs et du grand public. Dans "Canulars, fraudes et supercheries scientifiques", nous explorons les plus grands tours de passe-passe, les fraudes spectaculaires et les canulars audacieux qui ont ... Read more

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Plongez dans un voyage captivant à travers les méandres de l'histoire scientifique, où les tromperies, les fraudes et les canulars ont parfois éclipsé la vérité et semé le doute dans l'esprit des chercheurs et du grand public. Dans "Canulars, fraudes et supercheries scientifiques", nous explorons les plus grands tours de passe-passe, les fraudes spectaculaires et les canulars audacieux qui ont
... Read more
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Can Medicine be Cured?

by Seamus O'Mahony ...

Narrated by Brian Walsh ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

A fierce, honest, elegant and often hilarious debunking of the great fallacies that drive modern medicine.Seamus O'Mahony writes about the illusion of progress, the notion that more and more diseases can be 'conquered' ad infinitum. He punctures the idiocy of consumerism, the idea that healthcare can be endlessly adapted to the wishes of individuals. He excoriates the claims of Big Science, the ... Read more

$19.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A fierce, honest, elegant and often hilarious debunking of the great fallacies that drive modern medicine.Seamus O'Mahony writes about the illusion of progress, the notion that more and more diseases can be 'conquered' ad infinitum. He punctures the idiocy of consumerism, the idea that healthcare can be endlessly adapted to the wishes of individuals. He excoriates the claims of Big Science, the
... Read more
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Quantum Steampunk

The Physics of Yesterday's Tomorrow

by Nicole Yunger Halpern ...

Narrated by Raechel Wong ...

Unabridged

8 hours 11 min

Victorian era steam engines and particle physics may seem worlds apart, yet a new branch of science, quantum thermodynamics, reenvisions the scientific underpinnings of the Industrial Revolution through the lens of today's roaring quantum information revolution. Classical thermodynamics needs reimagining to take advantage of quantum mechanics, the basic framework that explores the nature of ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Victorian era steam engines and particle physics may seem worlds apart, yet a new branch of science, quantum thermodynamics, reenvisions the scientific underpinnings of the Industrial Revolution through the lens of today's roaring quantum information revolution. Classical thermodynamics needs reimagining to take advantage of quantum mechanics, the basic framework that explores the nature of
... Read more

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