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Bullshit Jobs

A Theory

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12 hours 38 min

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber, read by Christopher Ragland.Be honest: if your job didn't exist, would anybody miss it? Have you ever wondered why not? Up to 40% of us secretly believe our jobs probably aren't necessary. In other words: they are bullshit jobs. This book shows why, and what we can do about it.In the early twentieth century, people ... Read more

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber, read by Christopher Ragland.Be honest: if your job didn't exist, would anybody miss it? Have you ever wondered why not? Up to 40% of us secretly believe our jobs probably aren't necessary. In other words: they are bullshit jobs. This book shows why, and what we can do about it.In the early twentieth century, people
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future

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3 hours 11 min

Technology affects almost everything we do, and its possibilities can be both exhilarating and daunting. This collection features two radio documentaries exploring Douglas Adams’ vision of the digital future, plus Did Douglas Get it Right?, presented by Mitch Benn.Douglas Adams was a passionate technology enthusiast. His bestselling The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is full of futuristic tech, ... Read more

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Hello World

How to be Human in the Age of the Machine

by Hannah Fry ...

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Unabridged

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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Hello World, written and read by Hannah Fry.You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate – a human or an algorithm?An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence.You need a liver transplant to save your life. Who would you want in charge of ... Read more

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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Hello World, written and read by Hannah Fry.You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate – a human or an algorithm?An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence.You need a liver transplant to save your life. Who would you want in charge of
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Reasoning With An Optimist

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3 hours 25 min

This book seems short and simple, but is actually a guide to the depths of your relationship with yourself and the world. Through it, you may discover how to understand and manipulate your belief system, which will then alter (for the better) how you see yourself as part of a living, responsive world/universe. At every point, you will let your sense of health be your guide, and as you gain a sense ... Read more

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Starry Messenger

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by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

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7 hours 17 min

"This engaging, conversational book begs to be read aloud, and who better than its author?... Tyson’s warmth and erudition make him a superb narrator of this excellent, thought-provoking book."- Library Journal"Like a spaceship traveling the stars, Tyson's voice flows smoothly as he delivers complex topics and positive perspectives on the future..."- AudioFile**This program is read by the author, ... Read more

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Simply AI

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by DK ...

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2 hours 41 min

Understanding AI has never been easier.With easy-to-understand text, this new edition of Simply Artificial Intelligence is the perfect introduction to the latest developments in AI.Covering a broad range of fields within AI - from computing and mathematics to politics and philosophy - entries demystify what artificial intelligence is and how it works, how it has dramatically changed the way we ... Read more

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Subjected to Science

Human Experimentation in America before the Second World War

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7 hours 19 min

The first full-length history of biomedical research with human subjects in the period "before Tuskegee"—from 1890 to 1940Long before the U.S. government began conducting secret radiation and germ-warfare experiments, and long before the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, medical professionals had introduced—and hotly debated the ethics of—the use of human subjects in medical experiments. In Subjected ... Read more

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The first full-length history of biomedical research with human subjects in the period "before Tuskegee"—from 1890 to 1940Long before the U.S. government began conducting secret radiation and germ-warfare experiments, and long before the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, medical professionals had introduced—and hotly debated the ethics of—the use of human subjects in medical experiments. In Subjected
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Sonst noch Fragen?

by Ranga Yogeshwar ...

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Unabridged

1 hour 18 min

Tanzende Wassertropfen auf der heißen Herdplatte, feuchte Keller ausgerechnet im Sommer und kalte Füße im Bett - die Welt ist voller kleiner Wunder. Dieses Hörbuch zeigt in unterhaltsamen Geschichten, wie man sie entdecken und was man daraus lernen kann. Haben Sie schon mal im Sommer auf einer Wiese gelegen, ein bisschen geträumt, die Wolken bewundert und den Himmel betrachtet - und sich plötzlich ... Read more

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The Huxleys

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by Alison Bashford ...

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17 hours 48 min

This momentous biography tells the story of the Huxleys: the Victorian natural historian T. H. Huxley ("Darwin's Bulldog") and his grandson, the scientist, conservationist, and zoologist Julian Huxley. Between them, they communicated to the world the great modern story of the theory of evolution by natural selection. In The Huxleys, celebrated historian Alison Bashford writes about these ... Read more

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This momentous biography tells the story of the Huxleys: the Victorian natural historian T. H. Huxley ("Darwin's Bulldog") and his grandson, the scientist, conservationist, and zoologist Julian Huxley. Between them, they communicated to the world the great modern story of the theory of evolution by natural selection. In The Huxleys, celebrated historian Alison Bashford writes about these
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Science of Time Travel, The

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Series series The Science Of
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Climate Restoration

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Series Audiobook 58 - Technologie, IA et futur
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3 hours 4 min

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Comprendre et Utiliser les TechnologiesAuteur : Eric Giegelmann Et si la technologie n’était pas qu’un outil... mais un miroir de l’humanité ?Dans un monde où les écrans dictent nos gestes, où l’intelligence artificielle apprend à penser, où la frontière entre l’homme et la machine s’efface peu à peu, Eric Giegelmann nous invite à réfléchir :la ... Read more

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Lost and Founder

A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World

by Rand Fishkin ...

Narrated by Rand Fishkin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 1 min

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Lost and Founder written and read by Rand Fishkin.Everyone knows how a startup story is supposed to go: a young, brilliant entrepreneur has an cool idea, drops out of college, defies the doubters, overcomes all odds, makes billions and becomes the envy of the technology world.This is not that story.Rand Fishkin, the founder and former CEO of Moz, is one of ... Read more

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Lost and Founder written and read by Rand Fishkin.Everyone knows how a startup story is supposed to go: a young, brilliant entrepreneur has an cool idea, drops out of college, defies the doubters, overcomes all odds, makes billions and becomes the envy of the technology world.This is not that story.Rand Fishkin, the founder and former CEO of Moz, is one of
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100 Great Scientists Who Changed the World

by John Balchin ...

Narrated by Colin Mace ...

Unabridged

9 hours 30 min

'If I saw further than others it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.'- Sir Isaac NewtonThis audiobook introduces 100 of these giants of scientific discovery: the men and women who, often in the face of extreme skepticism or worse, have striven and succeeded in pushing back the boundaries of human knowledge. Ranging across the spectrum of scientific endeavor, from the cosmology of ... Read more

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'If I saw further than others it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.'- Sir Isaac NewtonThis audiobook introduces 100 of these giants of scientific discovery: the men and women who, often in the face of extreme skepticism or worse, have striven and succeeded in pushing back the boundaries of human knowledge. Ranging across the spectrum of scientific endeavor, from the cosmology of
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In Search of a Theory of Everything

The Philosophy Behind Physics

by Demetris Nicolaides ...

Narrated by Joel Richards ...

Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

In Search of a Theory of Everything takes listeners on an adventurous journey through space and time on a quest for a unified "theory of everything" by means of a rare and agile interplay between the natural philosophies of influential ancient Greek thinkers and the laws of modern physics. By narrating a history and a philosophy of science, theoretical physicist Demetris Nicolaides logically ... Read more

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In Search of a Theory of Everything takes listeners on an adventurous journey through space and time on a quest for a unified "theory of everything" by means of a rare and agile interplay between the natural philosophies of influential ancient Greek thinkers and the laws of modern physics. By narrating a history and a philosophy of science, theoretical physicist Demetris Nicolaides logically
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Interesting Facts About All Elements of Periodic Table

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by Jitendra Singh Sandhu ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Daniel E, Digital Voice Rachel E, Digital Voice Paul E, Digital Voice Dave E, Digital Voice Roger E ...

Unabridged

4 hours 54 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Interesting Facts About All Elements of the Periodic Table" is an engaging and visually stunning guide that takes readers on an exciting journey through the world of science and chemistry. Packed with fun and fascinating facts, this book introduces the 118 elements that make up our universe, from the naturally occurring to the man-made. It is a ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Interesting Facts About All Elements of the Periodic Table" is an engaging and visually stunning guide that takes readers on an exciting journey through the world of science and chemistry. Packed with fun and fascinating facts, this book introduces the 118 elements that make up our universe, from the naturally occurring to the man-made. It is a
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Welche Naturwissenschaft braucht der gebildete Mensch?

Wissenschaftsgeschichte

by Ernst Peter Fischer ...

Narrated by Ernst Peter Fischer ...

Series series uni auditorium
Abridged

53 min

Die Antwort hängt davon ab, was man unter Bildung versteht. Wenn Bildung die Form ist, die Kultur in einem Individuum annimmt, lautet die nächste Frage, in welcher Kultur wir leben. Die Antwort ist einfach. Wir leben in einer Kultur, deren Gegenwart von der Wissenschaft und ihren Auswirkungen geprägt wird. Gebildete Menschen sollten wissen, dass es ihnen gut geht, weil ihre Vorfahren die ... Read more

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Die Antwort hängt davon ab, was man unter Bildung versteht. Wenn Bildung die Form ist, die Kultur in einem Individuum annimmt, lautet die nächste Frage, in welcher Kultur wir leben. Die Antwort ist einfach. Wir leben in einer Kultur, deren Gegenwart von der Wissenschaft und ihren Auswirkungen geprägt wird. Gebildete Menschen sollten wissen, dass es ihnen gut geht, weil ihre Vorfahren die
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The Power of One

Blowing the Whistle on Facebook

by Frances Haugen ...

Unabridged

16 hours 9 min

Whistleblower Frances Haugen's exposé of the internal workings of Facebook revealing the company's struggles to regain control over its platform and to stop the spread of misinformationIn the spring of 2021, when news outlets feasted on "the Facebook Files," Frances Haugen went public as the former employee who blew the whistle on the company by copying tens of thousands of documents. She ... Read more

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Whistleblower Frances Haugen's exposé of the internal workings of Facebook revealing the company's struggles to regain control over its platform and to stop the spread of misinformationIn the spring of 2021, when news outlets feasted on "the Facebook Files," Frances Haugen went public as the former employee who blew the whistle on the company by copying tens of thousands of documents. She
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Das Gedächtnis der Welt

Vom Finden und Ordnen der Welt

by Charlotte Fauve, Marc Jeanson ...

Narrated by Viola Müller ...

Unabridged

4 hours 35 min

Eine Hymne an die Natur. Le Point. Der junge Botaniker Marc Jeanson leitet das größte Herbarium der Welt: ein magischer Ort mitten in Paris, der das Wissen von Jahrtausenden birgt. Gesammelt von Naturforschern wie Lamarck und Linné, die die Flora im 18. Jahrhundert erstmals kartografierten. In „Das Gedächtnis der Welt“ nehmen uns Marc Jeanson und Charlotte Fauve mit auf die Expeditionen der großen ... Read more

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Eine Hymne an die Natur. Le Point. Der junge Botaniker Marc Jeanson leitet das größte Herbarium der Welt: ein magischer Ort mitten in Paris, der das Wissen von Jahrtausenden birgt. Gesammelt von Naturforschern wie Lamarck und Linné, die die Flora im 18. Jahrhundert erstmals kartografierten. In „Das Gedächtnis der Welt“ nehmen uns Marc Jeanson und Charlotte Fauve mit auf die Expeditionen der großen
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Theory and Reality

An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science

by Peter Godfrey-Smith ...

Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies ...

Unabridged

10 hours 29 min

How does science work? Does it tell us what the world is "really" like? What makes it different from other ways of understanding the universe? In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the listener on a grand tour of one hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of science ... Read more

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How does science work? Does it tell us what the world is "really" like? What makes it different from other ways of understanding the universe? In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the listener on a grand tour of one hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of science
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Discovering the Mind Behind Our Universe: Breakthroughs in Science

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by Elias Thornhill ...

Narrated by Nick Porter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 34 min

Discovering the Mind Behind Our Universe: Breakthroughs in Science⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you looking to advance your understanding and delve deep into the intriguing connection between science and consciousness?Seeking a comprehensive guide that elucidates the pivotal breakthroughs in understanding the universe's secrets?Your search ends here!This audiobook ... ... Read more

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Discovering the Mind Behind Our Universe: Breakthroughs in Science⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you looking to advance your understanding and delve deep into the intriguing connection between science and consciousness?Seeking a comprehensive guide that elucidates the pivotal breakthroughs in understanding the universe's secrets?Your search ends here!This audiobook ...
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Lost in Math

How Beauty Leads Physics Astray

by Sabine Hossenfelder ...

Narrated by Laura Jennings ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

A contrarian argues that modern physicists' obsession with beauty has given us wonderful math but bad scienceWhether pondering black holes or predicting discoveries at CERN, physicists believe the best theories are beautiful, natural, and elegant, and this standard separates popular theories from disposable ones. This is why, Sabine Hossenfelder argues, we have not seen a major breakthrough in the ... Read more

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A contrarian argues that modern physicists' obsession with beauty has given us wonderful math but bad scienceWhether pondering black holes or predicting discoveries at CERN, physicists believe the best theories are beautiful, natural, and elegant, and this standard separates popular theories from disposable ones. This is why, Sabine Hossenfelder argues, we have not seen a major breakthrough in the
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The Probiotic Planet

Using Life to Manage Life

by Jamie Lorimer ...

Narrated by Jonathan Cowley ...

Unabridged

10 hours 18 min

Most of us are familiar with probiotics added to milk or yogurt to improve gastrointestinal health. In this ambitious and original work, Jamie Lorimer offers a sweeping overview of diverse probiotic approaches and an insightful critique of their promise and limitations.Lorimer describes cases in which scientists and managers are working with biological processes to improve human, environmental, ... Read more

17,83 €

Most of us are familiar with probiotics added to milk or yogurt to improve gastrointestinal health. In this ambitious and original work, Jamie Lorimer offers a sweeping overview of diverse probiotic approaches and an insightful critique of their promise and limitations.Lorimer describes cases in which scientists and managers are working with biological processes to improve human, environmental,
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Linked

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by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi ...

Narrated by Henry Levya ...

Unabridged

8 hours 3 min

A cocktail party? A terrorist cell? Ancient bacteria? An international conglomerate?All are networks, and all are a part of a surprising scientific revolution. Albert-László Barabási, the nation’s foremost expert in the new science of networks and author of Bursts, takes us on an intellectual adventure to prove that social networks, corporations, and living organisms are more similar than ... Read more

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A cocktail party? A terrorist cell? Ancient bacteria? An international conglomerate?All are networks, and all are a part of a surprising scientific revolution. Albert-László Barabási, the nation’s foremost expert in the new science of networks and author of Bursts, takes us on an intellectual adventure to prove that social networks, corporations, and living organisms are more similar than
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