Experiments & Projects Audiobooks

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Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics

The bestselling guide to our universe

by Frank Verstraete, Céline Broeckaert ...

Narrated by Frank Verstraete, Céline Broeckaert, Hugh Kermode ...

Unabridged

9 hours 37 min

This audiobook includes forewords read by the authors, Frank Verstraete and Céline Broeckaert.**The International Bestseller'Ambitious . . . pleasingly full of cutting-edge topics - New Scientist**'A physics book unlike any other. The scope, depth and artistry are breathtaking' – John Preskill, theoretical physicist and Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at CaltechQuantum physics is the ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

This audiobook includes forewords read by the authors, Frank Verstraete and Céline Broeckaert.**The International Bestseller'Ambitious . . . pleasingly full of cutting-edge topics - New Scientist**'A physics book unlike any other. The scope, depth and artistry are breathtaking' – John Preskill, theoretical physicist and Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at CaltechQuantum physics is the
... Read more
Audiobook

Qatar Works to Invent an Innovative Oasis

Food for 9 Billion

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Series series Food for 9 Billion
Unabridged

7 min

Thanks to Qatar's harsh desert environment and growing population, researchers have embraced the tiny country as a laboratory to address global concerns. As part of the NewsHour's series Food for 9 Billion, special correspondent Jon Miller reports on their inventive efforts to ensure water and food security for the future. ... Read more

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Thanks to Qatar's harsh desert environment and growing population, researchers have embraced the tiny country as a laboratory to address global concerns. As part of the NewsHour's series Food for 9 Billion, special correspondent Jon Miller reports on their inventive efforts to ensure water and food security for the future.
... Read more
Audiobook

The Radioactive Boy Scout

The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid and His Homemade Nuclear Reactor

by Ken Silverstein ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

Growing up in suburban Detroit, David Hahn was fascinated by science. While he was working on his Atomic Energy badge for the Boy Scouts, David’s obsessive attention turned to nuclear energy. Throwing caution to the wind, he plunged into a new project: building a model nuclear reactor in his backyard garden shed.Posing as a physics professor, David solicited information on reactor design from the ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Growing up in suburban Detroit, David Hahn was fascinated by science. While he was working on his Atomic Energy badge for the Boy Scouts, David’s obsessive attention turned to nuclear energy. Throwing caution to the wind, he plunged into a new project: building a model nuclear reactor in his backyard garden shed.Posing as a physics professor, David solicited information on reactor design from the
... Read more
Audiobook

The Matter of Everything

How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World

by Suzie Sheehy ...

Narrated by Suzie Sheehy ...

Unabridged

10 hours 48 min

**A surprising, fascinating journey through the experiments that not only unlocked the nature of matter and shaped our understanding of the cosmos but also forever changed the way we live within it"A book about the fundamental problems of physics written from a viewpoint I hadn’t come across before: that of the experimenter. A splendid idea, vividly carried out.” –Philip Pullman, best-selling ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

**A surprising, fascinating journey through the experiments that not only unlocked the nature of matter and shaped our understanding of the cosmos but also forever changed the way we live within it"A book about the fundamental problems of physics written from a viewpoint I hadn’t come across before: that of the experimenter. A splendid idea, vividly carried out.” –Philip Pullman, best-selling
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Audiobook

Роботы: эволюция. Технический прогресс наглядно

by Сборник ...

Narrated by Максим Полтавский ...

Series series Коротко и ясно
Unabridged

1 hour 42 min

"Роботы" - это увлекательная книга, которая рассказывает о истории развития роботов простым и интересным языком, не боится ярких примеров и запоминающихся аналогий. Она погрузит вас в мир роботехники и продемонстрирует, как машины превратились из простой механической техники в сложные, автономные устройства, способные выполнять разнообразные задачи и преображать нашу жизнь. Как пьеса-антиутопия ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Роботы" - это увлекательная книга, которая рассказывает о истории развития роботов простым и интересным языком, не боится ярких примеров и запоминающихся аналогий. Она погрузит вас в мир роботехники и продемонстрирует, как машины превратились из простой механической техники в сложные, автономные устройства, способные выполнять разнообразные задачи и преображать нашу жизнь. Как пьеса-антиутопия
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Audiobook

CERN and the Higgs Boson

The Global Quest for the Building Blocks of Reality

by James Gillies ...

Narrated by Dennis Kleinman ...

Series series Hot Science
Unabridged

4 hours 56 min

The Higgs boson is the rock star of fundamental particles, catapulting CERN, the laboratory where it was found, into global spotlight. But what is it, why does it matter, and what exactly is CERN? In the late 1940s, a handful of visionaries were working to steer Europe towards a more peaceful future through science, and CERN, the European particle physics laboratory, was duly born. James Gillies ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

The Higgs boson is the rock star of fundamental particles, catapulting CERN, the laboratory where it was found, into global spotlight. But what is it, why does it matter, and what exactly is CERN? In the late 1940s, a handful of visionaries were working to steer Europe towards a more peaceful future through science, and CERN, the European particle physics laboratory, was duly born. James Gillies
... Read more
Audiobook

Accidental

The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World

by Tim James ...

Narrated by Tim James ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

Nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Book.'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James'New York Post'James writes with infectious enthusiasm and optimism' Kirkus Reviews'A science teacher by profession, Mr. James knows how to get his audience's attention' Wall Street Journal'Humorous, yet deep' Professor Charles AntoineA rip-roaring advent... ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Book.'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James'New York Post'James writes with infectious enthusiasm and optimism' Kirkus Reviews'A science teacher by profession, Mr. James knows how to get his audience's attention' Wall Street Journal'Humorous, yet deep' Professor Charles AntoineA rip-roaring advent...
... Read more
Audiobook

The Eerie Silence

Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence

by Paul Davies ...

Narrated by George K. Wilson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 9 min

Fifty years ago, a young astronomer named Frank Drake pointed a radio telescope at nearby stars in the hope of picking up a signal from an alien civilization. Thus began one of the boldest scientific projects in history, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). But after a half century of scanning the skies, astronomers have little to report but an eerie silence—eerie because many ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Fifty years ago, a young astronomer named Frank Drake pointed a radio telescope at nearby stars in the hope of picking up a signal from an alien civilization. Thus began one of the boldest scientific projects in history, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). But after a half century of scanning the skies, astronomers have little to report but an eerie silence—eerie because many
... Read more
Audiobook

Every Tool's a Hammer

Life Is What You Make It

by Adam Savage ...

Narrated by Adam Savage ...

Unabridged

7 hours 45 min

**In this New York Times bestselling “imperative how-to for creativity” (Nick Offerman), Adam Savage—**star of Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters—shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully making your idea a reality.Every Tool’s a Hammer is a chronicle of my life as a maker. It’s an exploration of making, but it’s also a permission slip of ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

**In this New York Times bestselling “imperative how-to for creativity” (Nick Offerman), Adam Savage—**star of Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters—shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully making your idea a reality.Every Tool’s a Hammer is a chronicle of my life as a maker. It’s an exploration of making, but it’s also a permission slip of
... Read more
Audiobook

Why Three-Dimensional Space

by Henri Poincare ...

Unabridged

35 min

Why Three-Dimensional Space by Henri Poincaré is a fascinating exploration of the very fabric of the world we inhabit. Through the audiobook, listeners are invited into Poincaré’s brilliant mind, where mathematics, philosophy, and physics converge to answer a profound question: why does our universe have three dimensions? This work is not just about geometry—it is a journey into understanding ... Read more

$1.99 CAD

Why Three-Dimensional Space by Henri Poincaré is a fascinating exploration of the very fabric of the world we inhabit. Through the audiobook, listeners are invited into Poincaré’s brilliant mind, where mathematics, philosophy, and physics converge to answer a profound question: why does our universe have three dimensions? This work is not just about geometry—it is a journey into understanding
... Read more
Audiobook

Cosmic Fingerprint, The: Detecting Biosignatures of Alien Life

by S Williams ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 24 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the thrilling quest to uncover extraterrestrial life with this groundbreaking exploration of astrobiology , where cutting-edge science meets profound ethical questions. From analyzing atmospheric composition and chemical markers on distant exoplanets to probing icy moons like Europa and Enceladus , this book delves deep into the methods ... Read more

$14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the thrilling quest to uncover extraterrestrial life with this groundbreaking exploration of astrobiology , where cutting-edge science meets profound ethical questions. From analyzing atmospheric composition and chemical markers on distant exoplanets to probing icy moons like Europa and Enceladus , this book delves deep into the methods
... Read more
Audiobook

Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison

(2 Books in 1) The Rival Inventors Who Powered the Modern Era

by Michael W. Simmons ...

Narrated by Alan Munro, Omar Johnson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

"Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison: The Rival Inventors Who Powered the Modern Era" is an enthralling two-in-one volume that unites the remarkable stories of two of history's most extraordinary inventors. Authored by Michael W. Simmons, this composite work weaves together the parallel narratives of Tesla and Edison, whose innovations and rivalry forged the path of the technological age.The first ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison: The Rival Inventors Who Powered the Modern Era" is an enthralling two-in-one volume that unites the remarkable stories of two of history's most extraordinary inventors. Authored by Michael W. Simmons, this composite work weaves together the parallel narratives of Tesla and Edison, whose innovations and rivalry forged the path of the technological age.The first
... Read more
Audiobook

Tripping on Utopia

Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science

by Benjamin Breen ...

Narrated by Suzanne Toren ...

Unabridged

12 hours 53 min

**A Los Angeles Times BestsellerOne of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2024A bold and brilliant revisionist take on the history of psychedelics in the twentieth century, illuminating how a culture of experimental drugs shaped the Cold War and the birth of Silicon Valley."Brilliant and original."―Charles King, author of Gods of the Upper Air and Midnight at the Pera Palace**"It was not the Baby ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

**A Los Angeles Times BestsellerOne of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2024A bold and brilliant revisionist take on the history of psychedelics in the twentieth century, illuminating how a culture of experimental drugs shaped the Cold War and the birth of Silicon Valley."Brilliant and original."―Charles King, author of Gods of the Upper Air and Midnight at the Pera Palace**"It was not the Baby
... Read more
Audiobook

Serendipity

The Unexpected in Science

by Telmo Pievani ...

Narrated by Brian Conover ...

Unabridged

6 hours 29 min

From the bestselling author of Imperfection, a theory of uncertainty as the very core of the scientific method—and the essence of its wonder.How many times have we looked for something and found something else? A partner, a job, an object? The same thing often happens to scientists: they design an experiment and discover the unexpected, which usually turns out to be very important. This ... Read more

$40.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the bestselling author of Imperfection, a theory of uncertainty as the very core of the scientific method—and the essence of its wonder.How many times have we looked for something and found something else? A partner, a job, an object? The same thing often happens to scientists: they design an experiment and discover the unexpected, which usually turns out to be very important. This
... Read more
Audiobook

A Curious Boy

The Making of a Scientist

by Richard Fortey ...

Narrated by Mike Grady ...

Unabridged

10 hours 27 min

'Truth and courage are what memoirs need and this one has them both in spades … The unforgotten boy: that is what makes this a book a revelation'ADAM NICOLSON‘Wonderful, absolutely beguiling … I learnt a lot and really loved it’RICHARD HOLMES‘Gloriously evocative’DAILY MAILWhat makes a scientist?Charming, funny and wise, in this memoir Richard ... ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

'Truth and courage are what memoirs need and this one has them both in spades … The unforgotten boy: that is what makes this a book a revelation'ADAM NICOLSON‘Wonderful, absolutely beguiling … I learnt a lot and really loved it’RICHARD HOLMES‘Gloriously evocative’DAILY MAILWhat makes a scientist?Charming, funny and wise, in this memoir Richard ...
... Read more
Audiobook

Studiando la chimica della cannabis: metodi di estrazione dei cannabinoidi

by Pharmacology University ...

Narrated by Victoria Ferullo ...

Unabridged

54 min

In questo sorprendente audiolibro, vi invitiamo a conoscere i diversi metodi di estrazione e analisi dei principali cannabinoidi per l'uso di derivati nell'industria della cannabis.Attualmente, circa 113 composti sono stati isolati dalla specie Cannabis sativa, tra i quali i più importanti sono il tetraidrocannabinolo (Δ9-THC) e il cannabidiolo (CBD). Questi fitocannabinoidi sono presenti ... Read more

$31.00 CAD

In questo sorprendente audiolibro, vi invitiamo a conoscere i diversi metodi di estrazione e analisi dei principali cannabinoidi per l'uso di derivati nell'industria della cannabis.Attualmente, circa 113 composti sono stati isolati dalla specie Cannabis sativa, tra i quali i più importanti sono il tetraidrocannabinolo (Δ9-THC) e il cannabidiolo (CBD). Questi fitocannabinoidi sono presenti
... Read more
Audiobook

Tools of the Trade: Crafting Your Creative Journey

"Master Your Craft! Discover powerful audio lessons for your creative journey."

by Alden Thornfield ...

Narrated by Nick Porter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 13 min

"Tools of the Trade: Crafting Your Creative Journey"⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you aiming to advance in your career and solidify your knowledge?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements for your success?Your search ends here!This guide serves as your definitive companion for deepening your understanding, applying your skills, and engagin... ... Read more

Was $7.99 CAD Now $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Tools of the Trade: Crafting Your Creative Journey"⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you aiming to advance in your career and solidify your knowledge?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements for your success?Your search ends here!This guide serves as your definitive companion for deepening your understanding, applying your skills, and engagin...
... Read more
Audiobook

Estudiando la química del cannabis: métodos de extracción de cannabinoides

by Pharmacology University ...

Narrated by Melissa Tercero ...

Unabridged

1 hour 9 min

En este increíble audiolibro, te invitamos a conocer los diferentes métodos de extracción y análisis de los principales cannabinoides para el uso de derivados en la industria del cannabis.En la actualidad, se han aislado alrededor de 113 compuestos de la especie Cannabis sativa, entre los más importantes, se encuentra el tetrahidrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) y el cannabidiol (CBD). Estos fitocannabinoides ... Read more

$31.00 CAD

En este increíble audiolibro, te invitamos a conocer los diferentes métodos de extracción y análisis de los principales cannabinoides para el uso de derivados en la industria del cannabis.En la actualidad, se han aislado alrededor de 113 compuestos de la especie Cannabis sativa, entre los más importantes, se encuentra el tetrahidrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) y el cannabidiol (CBD). Estos fitocannabinoides
... Read more
Audiobook

The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments

by George Johnson ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Abridged

3 hours 55 min

From the acclaimed New York Times science writer George Johnson, an irresistible book on the ten most fascinating experiments in the history of science—moments when a curious soul posed a particularly eloquent question to nature and received a crisp, unambiguous reply.Johnson takes us to those times when the world seemed filled with mysterious forces, when scientists were dazzled by light, by ... Read more

$17.00 CAD

From the acclaimed New York Times science writer George Johnson, an irresistible book on the ten most fascinating experiments in the history of science—moments when a curious soul posed a particularly eloquent question to nature and received a crisp, unambiguous reply.Johnson takes us to those times when the world seemed filled with mysterious forces, when scientists were dazzled by light, by
... Read more
Audiobook

Breakthrough

What can we learn about the world and ourselves if we think like scientists?

by Camilla Pang ...

Narrated by Dr Camilla Pang ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

Brought to you by Penguin.FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF EXPLAINING HUMANSA scientist’s journey from observation to discovery is anything but straightforward.It is littered with failure, unexpected diversions and joyous realizations. Science helps us to understand ourselves – but what we know about the world around us, what has already been explored and discovered, is only half of science’s ... Read more

$25.94 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF EXPLAINING HUMANSA scientist’s journey from observation to discovery is anything but straightforward.It is littered with failure, unexpected diversions and joyous realizations. Science helps us to understand ourselves – but what we know about the world around us, what has already been explored and discovered, is only half of science’s
... Read more
Audiobook

What Is A Spider?

by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Narrated by Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Series Audiobook 2 - DIY Projects for Early Learners
Unabridged

2 min

A spider is not an insect. Although spiders and insects are animals without backbones, they are very different. Spiders have eight legs. Most spiders have eight eyes and two body parts. The front of a spider is called the cephalothorax. This is the head and the thorax combined. The second part is the abdomen. Spiders inject poisonous venom which paralyzes or kills their prey. Because they have no ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A spider is not an insect. Although spiders and insects are animals without backbones, they are very different. Spiders have eight legs. Most spiders have eight eyes and two body parts. The front of a spider is called the cephalothorax. This is the head and the thorax combined. The second part is the abdomen. Spiders inject poisonous venom which paralyzes or kills their prey. Because they have no
... Read more
Audiobook

La genetica della cannabis: una visione microscopica

by Pharmacology University ...

Narrated by Victoria Ferullo ...

Unabridged

56 min

Nel seguente audiolibro, conoscerete la cannabis a partire dalla sua unità fondamentale, cioè quella che la identifica e le conferisce le sue importanti caratteristiche, rendendola una specie unica, basata sul suo materiale genetico o le informazioni presenti nei geni della pianta. Questa rete di DNA (acido desossiribonucleico) e RNA (acido ribonucleico) controlla tutti i processi di difesa, ... Read more

$31.00 CAD

Nel seguente audiolibro, conoscerete la cannabis a partire dalla sua unità fondamentale, cioè quella che la identifica e le conferisce le sue importanti caratteristiche, rendendola una specie unica, basata sul suo materiale genetico o le informazioni presenti nei geni della pianta. Questa rete di DNA (acido desossiribonucleico) e RNA (acido ribonucleico) controlla tutti i processi di difesa,
... Read more
Audiobook

Quantum Computing

The Transformative Technology of the Qubit Revolution

by Brian Clegg ...

Narrated by Qarie Marshall ...

Series series Hot Science
Unabridged

4 hours 42 min

Computer technology has improved exponentially over the last fifty years. But the headroom for bigger and better electronic solutions is running out. Our best hope is to engage the power of quantum physics. “Quantum algorithms” had already been written long before hardware was built. These would enable, for example, a quantum computer to exponentially speed up an information search or crack the ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

Computer technology has improved exponentially over the last fifty years. But the headroom for bigger and better electronic solutions is running out. Our best hope is to engage the power of quantum physics. “Quantum algorithms” had already been written long before hardware was built. These would enable, for example, a quantum computer to exponentially speed up an information search or crack the
... Read more
Audiobook

The Star Builders

Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet

by Arthur Turrell ...

Narrated by Arthur Turrell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 13 min

From a young, award-winning scientist, a “thoughtful and illuminating” (Nature) look at one of the most compelling and historic turning points of our time—the race to harness the power of the stars and produce controlled fusion, creating a practically unlimited supply of clean energy.The most important energy-making process in the universe takes place inside stars. The ability to duplicate that ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

From a young, award-winning scientist, a “thoughtful and illuminating” (Nature) look at one of the most compelling and historic turning points of our time—the race to harness the power of the stars and produce controlled fusion, creating a practically unlimited supply of clean energy.The most important energy-making process in the universe takes place inside stars. The ability to duplicate that
... Read more

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