Mathematics in Science & Nature & Nonfiction Audiobooks

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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

£14.00

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
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Huge Numbers

A Story of Counting Ambitiously

by Richard Elwes ...

Narrated by Richard Elwes ...

Unabridged

12 hours 28 min

'Fascinating and immensely readable' Ian Stewart'A charming tour through the realm of the very, very, very numerous, from the ancient world through to the distant future' Jordan Ellenberg, author of How Not to Be WrongWhat if, every time you wanted to write down 1,000,000, you had to draw a picture of a god? And what if that number were the biggest you had a symbol for? In ancient Egypt, those ... Read more

£24.99

'Fascinating and immensely readable' Ian Stewart'A charming tour through the realm of the very, very, very numerous, from the ancient world through to the distant future' Jordan Ellenberg, author of How Not to Be WrongWhat if, every time you wanted to write down 1,000,000, you had to draw a picture of a god? And what if that number were the biggest you had a symbol for? In ancient Egypt, those
... Read more
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

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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

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

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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
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The Undoing Project

A Friendship that Changed the World

by Michael Lewis ...

Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris ...

Unabridged

10 hours 17 min

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Undoing Project, by Michael Lewis, read by Dennis Boutsikaris.Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky met in war-torn 1960s Israel. Both were gifted young psychology professors: Kahneman a rootless son of holocaust survivors who saw the world as a problem to be solved; Tversky a voluble, instinctual blur of energy. In this ... Read more

£11.00

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Undoing Project, by Michael Lewis, read by Dennis Boutsikaris.Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky met in war-torn 1960s Israel. Both were gifted young psychology professors: Kahneman a rootless son of holocaust survivors who saw the world as a problem to be solved; Tversky a voluble, instinctual blur of energy. In this
... 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

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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

Political Science. Classics Collection:

Sun Tzu-The Art of War, Plato-The Republic, Niccolo Machiavelli-The Prince, Lao Tzu-Tao Te Ching, Thomas More-Utopia, Thomas Paine-Common Sense, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels-The Communist Manifesto

by Marcus Aurelius, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Thomas Paine, Niccolo Machiavelli, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Plato, John Stuart Mill, Vladimir lenin, Thomas More ...

Narrated by Kenneth Elliot, Alfred Costa, Peter Coates, John Brown, Douglass Scott, Jowanna Lewis, Richard Williams, Jamey Lewis, Andrew Roberts ...

Unabridged

36 hours 24 min

Why Political Science Classics Collection is so important? In today's world, providing quality training for the younger generation at colleges and universities is of primary importance. But higher education is not enough. Any graduate is first and foremost a citizen of his nation. He has the right to be an actor in the political life of his society. The political changes taking place today in the ... Read more

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Why Political Science Classics Collection is so important? In today's world, providing quality training for the younger generation at colleges and universities is of primary importance. But higher education is not enough. Any graduate is first and foremost a citizen of his nation. He has the right to be an actor in the political life of his society. The political changes taking place today in the
... 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

£12.99

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
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

£13.99

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

Let's Multiply By Zero

by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Narrated by Aaron M. Cabrera ...

Unabridged

3 min

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn multiplication facts for 0. ... Read more

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Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn multiplication facts for 0.
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Only A Beat

by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Narrated by Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Unabridged

6 min

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn subtraction facts. ... Read more

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Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn subtraction facts.
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Mastering Logical Fallacies

The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic

by Michael Withey ...

Narrated by Steven Crossley ...

Unabridged

4 hours 22 min

Your argument is valid and you know it; yet once again you find yourself leaving a debate feeling defeated and embarrassed. The matter is only made worse when you realize that your defeat came at the hands of someone's abuse of logic—and that with the right skills you could have won the argument.The ability to recognize logical fallacies when they occur is an essential life skill. Mastering ... Read more

£8.05

Your argument is valid and you know it; yet once again you find yourself leaving a debate feeling defeated and embarrassed. The matter is only made worse when you realize that your defeat came at the hands of someone's abuse of logic—and that with the right skills you could have won the argument.The ability to recognize logical fallacies when they occur is an essential life skill. Mastering
... Read more
Audiobook

Super Crunchers

How Anything Can Be Predicted

by Ian Ayres ...

Narrated by James Lurie ...

Unabridged

6 hours 16 min

When would a casino stop a gambler from playing his next hand? How could a company use statistical analysis to blackball you from the job you want? Why should you worry when customer services pay attention to your needs?Beginning with examples of the mathematician who out-predicted wine buffs in determining the best vintages, and the sports scouts who now use statistics rather than intuition to ... Read more

£12.99

When would a casino stop a gambler from playing his next hand? How could a company use statistical analysis to blackball you from the job you want? Why should you worry when customer services pay attention to your needs?Beginning with examples of the mathematician who out-predicted wine buffs in determining the best vintages, and the sports scouts who now use statistics rather than intuition to
... Read more
Audiobook

Expected Goals

The story of how data conquered football and changed the game forever

by Rory Smith ...

Narrated by Simon Darwen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 46 min

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022Football has always measured success by what you win, but only in the last twenty years have clubs started to think about how you win. Data has now suffused almost every aspect of how football is played, coached, scouted and consumed. But it’s not the algorithms or new metrics that have made this change, it’s the people behind them ... Read more

£17.99

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022Football has always measured success by what you win, but only in the last twenty years have clubs started to think about how you win. Data has now suffused almost every aspect of how football is played, coached, scouted and consumed. But it’s not the algorithms or new metrics that have made this change, it’s the people behind them
... Read more
Audiobook

Combinatorial Problems: Minimum Spanning Tree

by N.B. Singh ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mary G ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Graph Theory
Unabridged

3 hours 16 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Combinatorial Problems: Minimum Spanning Tree" is a beginner-friendly introduction to the concept of Minimum Spanning Trees (MST), a fundamental tool in computer science and engineering. This book provides clear explanations and practical examples to demystify MST algorithms, which are essential for efficiently connecting nodes in various networks ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Combinatorial Problems: Minimum Spanning Tree" is a beginner-friendly introduction to the concept of Minimum Spanning Trees (MST), a fundamental tool in computer science and engineering. This book provides clear explanations and practical examples to demystify MST algorithms, which are essential for efficiently connecting nodes in various networks
... Read more
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Probability Theory

by Introbooks Team ...

Narrated by Andrea Giordani ...

Unabridged

43 min

Analysis theory of any random phenomena is known as probability. Main resource for concept of probability is probability theory. Probability theory is said to be one of many most important concepts or branches of mathematics. Following objects are known as main concepts or central objects:Random variablesStochastic processesRandom eventsMeasured quantitiesEvents are a kind of abstraction achieved ... Read more

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Analysis theory of any random phenomena is known as probability. Main resource for concept of probability is probability theory. Probability theory is said to be one of many most important concepts or branches of mathematics. Following objects are known as main concepts or central objects:Random variablesStochastic processesRandom eventsMeasured quantitiesEvents are a kind of abstraction achieved
... Read more
Audiobook

Time Series Analysis with R

Mastering Patterns and Predictions in Temporal Data with Practical R Applications

by Brian Paul ...

Narrated by Ray Collins ...

Unabridged

3 hours 39 min

Dive into the dynamic world of time series analysis and master the art of forecasting the future with "Time Series Analysis with R: Mastering Patterns and Predictions in Temporal Data with Practical R Applications"Written with clarity and a practical approach, this guide walks you through the fundamental concepts of time series analysis, making sophisticated statistical techniques accessible to ... Read more

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Dive into the dynamic world of time series analysis and master the art of forecasting the future with "Time Series Analysis with R: Mastering Patterns and Predictions in Temporal Data with Practical R Applications"Written with clarity and a practical approach, this guide walks you through the fundamental concepts of time series analysis, making sophisticated statistical techniques accessible to
... Read more
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Radical Uncertainty

Decision-making for an unknowable future

by Mervyn King, John Kay ...

Narrated by Roger Davis ...

Unabridged

15 hours 50 min

**LONGLISTED FOR THE FT/**MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020'A brilliant new book'Daily Telegraph'Well written . . . and often entertaining'The Times'A sparkling analysis'Prospect'Entertaining and enlightening . . . This is a necessary critique and they make it with verve, knowledge and a wealth of sto... ... Read more

£19.99

**LONGLISTED FOR THE FT/**MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020'A brilliant new book'Daily Telegraph'Well written . . . and often entertaining'The Times'A sparkling analysis'Prospect'Entertaining and enlightening . . . This is a necessary critique and they make it with verve, knowledge and a wealth of sto...
... Read more
Audiobook

World as a Living System, The

Reclaiming Complexity, Wholeness, and Meaning in a Time of Breakdown

by Maria Garcia ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Jane E ...

Unabridged

10 hours 13 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if the world isn’t broken but alive, intelligent, and trying to heal?The World as a Living System is a mind-shifting exploration of what it means to live in a time of global breakdown. Drawing on complex system theory, philosophy, psychology, and lived human experience, this book offers a radically different lens. Our world is not a linear machine ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if the world isn’t broken but alive, intelligent, and trying to heal?The World as a Living System is a mind-shifting exploration of what it means to live in a time of global breakdown. Drawing on complex system theory, philosophy, psychology, and lived human experience, this book offers a radically different lens. Our world is not a linear machine
... Read more
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Linear Algebra: Systems of Linear Equations

by N.B. Singh ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mary G ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Algebra
Unabridged

3 hours 55 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Linear Algebra: Systems of Linear Equations" is an introductory textbook designed for absolute beginners seeking to grasp the fundamental concepts of linear algebra. Through clear explanations, practical examples, and step-by-step guidance, this book demystifies the principles of systems of linear equations, equipping readers with essential skills to ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Linear Algebra: Systems of Linear Equations" is an introductory textbook designed for absolute beginners seeking to grasp the fundamental concepts of linear algebra. Through clear explanations, practical examples, and step-by-step guidance, this book demystifies the principles of systems of linear equations, equipping readers with essential skills to
... Read more
Audiobook

Thinking Better

The Art of the Shortcut

by Marcus du Sautoy ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

11 hours 34 min

How do you remember more and forget less?How can you earn more and become more creative just by moving house?And how do you pack a car boot most efficiently?This is your shortcut to the art of the shortcut.Mathematics is full of better ways of thinking, and with over 2,000 years of knowledge to draw on, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy interrogates his passion for shortcuts in this fresh and ... Read more

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How do you remember more and forget less?How can you earn more and become more creative just by moving house?And how do you pack a car boot most efficiently?This is your shortcut to the art of the shortcut.Mathematics is full of better ways of thinking, and with over 2,000 years of knowledge to draw on, Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy interrogates his passion for shortcuts in this fresh and
... Read more
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Maths on the Back of an Envelope

Clever ways to (roughly) calculate anything

by Rob Eastaway ...

Narrated by Rob Eastaway ...

Unabridged

3 hours 36 min

‘Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway’ SIMON SINGH‘A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers’ HANNAH FRYHow many cats are there in the world?What's the chance of winning the lottery twice?And just how long does it take to count to a million?Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.Join ... Read more

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‘Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway’ SIMON SINGH‘A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers’ HANNAH FRYHow many cats are there in the world?What's the chance of winning the lottery twice?And just how long does it take to count to a million?Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.Join
... Read more
Audiobook

Vous êtes coté en bourse

by Eric Giegelmann ...

Narrated by Voix Numérique Fabien G ...

Series Audiobook 21 - Économie, finance et travail
Unabridged

3 hours 34 min

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Vous êtes coté en bourse – Et si votre vie était une entreprise à fort potentiel ?Par Eric GiegelmannEt si votre identité, vos choix de carrière, vos relations et votre réputation fonctionnaient... comme une entreprise cotée en bourse ?Dans ce livre percutant et visionnaire, Eric Giegelmann propose une analogie audacieuse : vous êtes une action, et ... Read more

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Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Vous êtes coté en bourse – Et si votre vie était une entreprise à fort potentiel ?Par Eric GiegelmannEt si votre identité, vos choix de carrière, vos relations et votre réputation fonctionnaient... comme une entreprise cotée en bourse ?Dans ce livre percutant et visionnaire, Eric Giegelmann propose une analogie audacieuse : vous êtes une action, et
... Read more
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Quantum Decision Making : Science Not Magic

How Modern Science Reshapes the Field of All Possibilities

by Ecnal Ver ...

Narrated by Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Quantum Potential Series
Unabridged

2 hours 20 min

Quantum Decision MakingThe Science of Better ChoicesDiscover the Power of ChoiceEvery day you face choices that shape your life. Some are small and some are life-changing. But what if you could learn a way of making decisions that not only brings clarity but also opens new doors to success and happiness? Quantum Decision Making reveals how the hidden rules of the universe can guide you toward ... Read more

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Quantum Decision MakingThe Science of Better ChoicesDiscover the Power of ChoiceEvery day you face choices that shape your life. Some are small and some are life-changing. But what if you could learn a way of making decisions that not only brings clarity but also opens new doors to success and happiness? Quantum Decision Making reveals how the hidden rules of the universe can guide you toward
... Read more

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