This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Aurora was never intended as a monument. It was created to be a world.Spanning twenty kilometers in diameter and thirty-two kilometers in length, Aurora is a rotating orbital habitat engineered with harmonic precision. Entire cities unfold along the interior of a vast cylinder, where curvature becomes terrain and gravity is generated through motion alone.Stationed at stable Lagrange points or traveling between worlds abo...

Aurora was never intended as a monument. It was created to be a world.Its twenty-kilometer diameter was carefully determined through behavioral and environmental research, ensuring that each segment contains nearly the full land area of Manhattan. Entire cities unfold along the interior of an immense rotating cylinder, where curvature becomes terrain and the sky bends without enclosing the mind.This first Aurora stretches thirty-two kilometers in length, following harmonic ...

WHAT JUST HAPPENED?The human cost of the emergency response to COVID-19 has far outweighed the benefits. That’s the sobering verdict of a trio of scholars—a biologist, a statistician, and a philosopher— in this comprehensive assessment of the worst panic-induced disaster in history.As the media fanned the flames of panic, government officials and a new elite of scientific experts ignored the established protocols for mitigating a dangerous disease....

From the bestselling authors and hosts of "The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe," a high-tech roadmap of the future in their beloved voice, cracking open the follies of futurists past and how technology will profoundly change our world, redefining what it means to be human.Our predictions of the future are a wild fantasy, inextricably linked to our present hopes and fears, biases and ignorance. Whether they be the outlandish leaps predicted in the 1920s, like multi-...

“The world's leading alien hunter” —New York Times MagazineFrom acclaimed Harvard astrophysicist and bestselling author of Extraterrestrial comes a mind-expanding new book on space exploration explaining why becoming an interstellar species is imperative for humanity’s survival and detailing a game plan for how we can settle among the stars.In the New York Times bestseller Extraterrestrial,

This beautifully illustrated volume reveals the startling discoveries about Saturn's largest moon made by the Cassini-Huygens probe in 2005.In the early 1980s, when the two Voyager spacecraft skimmed past Titan, Saturn's largest moon, they transmitted back enticing images of a world concealed in a seemingly impenetrable orange haze. Scientists speculated about its mysteries for years. Finally, in 2005, the Cassini-Huygens probe successfully parachuted down through T...

From an engineer and futurist, an impassioned account of technological stagnation since the 1970s and an imaginative blueprint for a richer, more abundant future.The science fiction of the 1960s promised us a future remade by technological innovation. We’d vacation in geodesic domes on Mars, have meaningful conversations with computers, and drop our children off at school in flying cars. Fast-forward 60 years, and we’re still stuck in traffic in gas-guzzling sedans...

An exciting book about real-life technology derived from science fiction and its impact on the world.Science fiction is a vital part of popular culture, influencing the way we all look at the world. TV shows like Star Trek and movies from Forbidden Planet to Inception have influenced scientists to enter the profession and have shaped our futures. Science fiction doesn't set out to predict what will happen - it's far more about how human be...

One of the greatest adventures in the future of humanity will be to construct, work, and live in space based structures.In this book we look at the history of ideas for living in space, proposed space colony designs, and technology.The details of current life support technology on the International Space Station is reviewed, and what technologies will be required for development of large scale space colonies.What other things in terms of financing and materials avai...

The author of The Antithesis Progression teams up with the author of The Rehumanization of Jade Darcy to provide an in-depth guide to the science fact that underlies some of the most popular weapons in science fiction. Whether you're a writer looking to add depth and texture to your weapons technology, or a fan who wants to know how it all works, this is the place.Find out how it all works! This article covers particle beams, phasers, lasers, disruptors, mass drivers, railguns, coi...

"An enjoyable source of information on a wide variety of real or imagined technological marvels of the space age." —National Space SocietyThis beautifully illustrated pop science book answers the enduring questions raised by science fiction, such as: Do hoverboards really exist, how can you bring a dinosaur back to life and can we really travel in time and space.Packed with stunning images, including seventy-five illustrations created exclusively for this boo...

How long can people really live? We are all taught by family, friends, and our family doctors that we should live into our seventies and eighties then die in the normal course of events.The truth is that there are legitimate records of persons up to hundreds of years old.One only has to do the research.In this book I present extensive records of nine individuals who lived from one hundred thirty to over three hundred years--or more.Read about Li Ching Yun wh...