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Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut

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13 hours 2 min

Brought to you by Penguin'Today I woke up on Earth. And I will fall asleep in space'In space the sun rises and sets 16 times a day. You fly over every sea, every mountain and desert, every city and every port. The most ordinary things -- eating, sleeping, brushing your teeth or cutting your hair -- have to be relearned, until they become familiar again. This is the story of Samantha Cristoforetti ... Read more

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For decades, proponents of artificial intelligence have argued that computers will soon be doing everything that a human mind can do. Admittedly, computers now play chess at the grandmaster level, but do they understand the game as we do? Can a computer eventually do everything a human mind can do?In this absorbing and frequently contentious book, Roger Penrose puts forward his view that there are
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Starry Messenger

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The Road to Einstein's Relativity

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CHOICE Highly Recommended Title, August 2019Expertly guided by renowned cosmologist Dr. David Lyth, learn about the pioneering scientists whose work provided the foundation for Einstein’s formulation of his theories of relativity, and about Einstein's groundbreaking life and work as well.This highly readable and accessible panorama of the field delicately balances history and science as it takes ... Read more

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Mars: Myter, magi og missioner

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Forget everything you thought you knew about reality.The world is a seriously bizarre place. Things can exist in two places at once and travel backwards and forwards in time. Waves and particles are one and the same, and objects change their behaviour according to whether they are being watched. This is not some alternative universe but the realm of the very small, where quantum mechanics rules. ... Read more

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Ultimate Mind Theory

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if consciousness is not something we have — but something reality is made of?Ultimate Mind Theory begins with a single, undeniable truth: I am conscious. From that starting point, this book constructs a layered system of logic that reaches far beyond personal insight — into the architecture of existence itself.This is not a spiritual belief or ... Read more

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Mars has always signaled to the mankind when it would travel high in the night sky. The ancient people have assumed that this rust-red planet was the god of war and therefore, they christened it with the name “Mars”.The early explorers were armed with newly forms of invented telescopes discovered that Mars exhibited seasonal color changes and were subjected to dust storms that used to encircle the ... Read more

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Physics

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by Sidney Perkowitz ...

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4 hours 31 min

Physics, the fundamental science of matter and energy, encompasses all levels of nature from the subatomic to the cosmic, and underlies much of the technology around us. Understanding the physics of our universe is an essential aspect of humanity's quest to understand our environment and our place within it. Doing physics enables us to explore the interaction between environment and human society, ... Read more

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Physics, the fundamental science of matter and energy, encompasses all levels of nature from the subatomic to the cosmic, and underlies much of the technology around us. Understanding the physics of our universe is an essential aspect of humanity's quest to understand our environment and our place within it. Doing physics enables us to explore the interaction between environment and human society,
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53 min

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Sun Engine takes you on a breathtaking journey through the story of our star - from its fiery birth in the death of another sun, to the cosmic cycles of light and life that shape our existence. This sweeping narrative explores how the Sun forged the solar system, ignited the spark of life on Earth, and became the ultimate source of energy, myth,
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Series series Элементы 2.0
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Научная журналистка Салли Эди рассказывает об истории биоэлектричества: от первых спорных наблюдений гальванизма и спекуляций на лечении электричеством до современных экспериментальных устройств, возвращающих подвижность людям с параличом и усиливающих наши когнитивные способности. Научные споры, стигмы мошенничества, влияние общественных веяний, сенсационализм и трудности с финансированием — все ... Read more

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The Ultraview Effect

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by Deana L. Weibel ...

Narrated by Christina Delaine ...

Unabridged

5 hours 48 min

What astronauts' extraordinary experiences of awe and humility teach us about humanity.What is it like to stand in the shadow of Earth and the Moon and look out at the vastness of the Milky Way? To confront a view so grand it cannot be reproduced in a photo? These are the questions space anthropologist Deana L. Weibel asked as she interviewed astronauts and others in the space community. What they ... Read more

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What astronauts' extraordinary experiences of awe and humility teach us about humanity.What is it like to stand in the shadow of Earth and the Moon and look out at the vastness of the Milky Way? To confront a view so grand it cannot be reproduced in a photo? These are the questions space anthropologist Deana L. Weibel asked as she interviewed astronauts and others in the space community. What they
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Star Settlers

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Unabridged

10 hours 11 min

The story behind the elite scientists, technologists, SF enthusiasts, and billionaires who believe that humanity’s destiny is to populate the stars . . .Does humanity have a destiny “in the stars?” Should a species triggering massive extinctions on its own planet instead stay put? This new book traces the waxing and waning of interest in space settlement through the decades, and offers a ... Read more

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Quantenphysik für Hippies

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3 hours 52 min

Der sinnsuchende Hippie Bob trifft die von Quantenphysik besessene Physikerin Alice. Diese scheinbar zufällige Begegnung führt sie auf eine atemberaubende Reise in die Natur der Wirklichkeit, welche ihr Leben für immer verändern wird. Geschrieben von Quantenphysikern und liebevoll illustriert macht "Quantenphysik für Hippies" die bizarre Welt der Quantenphysik und deren unglaublichen Konsequenzen ... Read more

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Der sinnsuchende Hippie Bob trifft die von Quantenphysik besessene Physikerin Alice. Diese scheinbar zufällige Begegnung führt sie auf eine atemberaubende Reise in die Natur der Wirklichkeit, welche ihr Leben für immer verändern wird. Geschrieben von Quantenphysikern und liebevoll illustriert macht "Quantenphysik für Hippies" die bizarre Welt der Quantenphysik und deren unglaublichen Konsequenzen
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Light Your Life

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by Karl Ryberg ...

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Unabridged

4 hours 16 min

Discover how quality light can enhance your life for optimum health and well-being and help you truly thrive.This fascinating and accessible book offers the definitive word on optimizing the light to which we are exposed for health and wellbeing and explains how making small tweaks to our lighting environment can make us healthier and happier.As humans, we have a fascinating relationship with ... Read more

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Discover how quality light can enhance your life for optimum health and well-being and help you truly thrive.This fascinating and accessible book offers the definitive word on optimizing the light to which we are exposed for health and wellbeing and explains how making small tweaks to our lighting environment can make us healthier and happier.As humans, we have a fascinating relationship with
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Relativität - Zeit, Raum und das Sein

Physik leicht erklärt Band 2

by Orhan Schöwe ...

Narrated by Orhan Schöwe ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Physik leicht erklärt
Unabridged

35 min

Relativität – Zeit, Raum und das Sein(Physik leicht erklärt | Band 2)Was bleibt von der Wirklichkeit, wenn Zeit nicht für alle gleich vergehtund Raum kein fester Hintergrund mehr ist?In diesem Hörbuch nimmt dich Orhan Schöwe mit auf eine ruhige, erzählerische Reise durch Einsteins Relativitätstheorie – nicht als abstraktes Konzept, sondern als Erfahrung. Schritt für Schritt zeigt er, wie Bewegung, ... Read more

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Talking with Planets

by Nikola Tesla ...

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Reaching for the Moon

Short History of the Space Race

by Roger D. Launius ...

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Unabridged

7 hours

Fifty years after the Moon landing, a new history of the space race explores the lives of both Soviet and American engineers.At the dawn of the space age, technological breakthroughs in Earth orbit flight were both breathtaking feats of ingenuity and disturbances to a delicate global balance of power. In this short book, aerospace historian Roger D. Launius concisely and engagingly explores the ... Read more

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Fifty years after the Moon landing, a new history of the space race explores the lives of both Soviet and American engineers.At the dawn of the space age, technological breakthroughs in Earth orbit flight were both breathtaking feats of ingenuity and disturbances to a delicate global balance of power. In this short book, aerospace historian Roger D. Launius concisely and engagingly explores the
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Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut

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The Quantum World

The Sky at Night: Book of the Moon – A Guide to Our Closest Neighbour

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Ultimate Mind Theory

Mission to Mars

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Relativität - Zeit, Raum und das Sein

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