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Applied Sciences Audiobooks

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    Maskiner der tænker

    by Inga Strümke ...
    Narrated by Jesper Platz ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 36 min

    Selvom det føles nyt, kan videnskaben om kunstig intelligens spores tilbage til 1956. I bogens første del gennemgår Strümke historien om kunstig intelligens – en historie fuld af mærkelige anekdoter og sjove historier.Udviklingen i de senere år betyder, at StrChatbotten ChatGPT er på kort tid blevet et populært redskab verden over. Teknologien har taget et kvantespring. Men hvad sker der, når ... Read more

    $303.04 HKD

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    Физика и Химия. Гипотезы и аксиомы

    by Александр Волков ...
    Narrated by Всеволод Кузнецов ...
    Series series Время. События. Люди

    Unabridged

    3 hours 5 min

    Основоположники европейской философии, древние греки, разделяли эту науку на физику, логику и этику, называя физикой учение о бытии, логикой – учение о познании и этикой – учение о ценностях. Неудивительно, что важнейшая для них модель натурфилософии (для нас – физики) – учение о четырех стихиях, или четырех первоэлементах – создается философами, пытавшимися понять, как возник окружающий мир, что ... Read more

    $28.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Астрономия. Теории и факты

    by Александр Волков ...
    Narrated by Всеволод Кузнецов ...
    Series series Время. События. Люди

    Unabridged

    3 hours 7 min

    Вот уже более двух десятилетий, с тех пор как была открыта первая экзопланета – планета, лежащая за пределами Солнечной системы, - астрономы ведут поиск "второй Земли", где сложились условия обитания, схожие с земными. Противоземля – тоже двойник Земли, но искать ее следовало не в далеких звездных мирах, а совсем рядом. Она якобы обращалась по той же орбите, что и Земля, двигаясь синхронно с ней, ... Read more

    $28.00 HKD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    In a Flight of Starlings

    The Wonder of Complex Systems

    by Giorgio Parisi ...
    Narrated by Stephen Graybill ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 29 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.From the 2021 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, a remarkable journey into the practice of groundbreaking scienceThe world is shaped by complexity. In this enlightening book, Nobel Prize winner Giorgio Parisi guides us through his unorthodox yet exhilarating work to show us how. It all starts with investigating the principles of physics by observing the sophisticated flight ... Read more

    $149.39 HKD

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    Pseudoscience

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Michael D. Gordin ...
    Narrated by Kyle Snyder ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 19 min

    Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience," typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Given the virulence of contemporary disputes over the denial of climate change and anti-vaccination movements—both of which display allegations of "pseudoscience" on all sides—there is a clear need to better understand issues of scientific ... Read more

    $101.55 HKD

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    Ten Short Lessons in Renewable Energy

    by Dr Stephen Peake ...
    Narrated by David Vickery ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 52 min

    Dr Stephen Peake takes us on a guided tour of the ten most essential aspects of this timely and fast-moving science, examining the important transition from fossil fuels to clean energy that is already happening around the world.Renewable energy use is on the rise around the world, becoming a key focus of government policy and big business - and for very good reason. Not only are we facing the ... Read more

    $106.60 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Full Spectrum

    How the Science of Color Made Us Modern

    by Adam Rogers ...
    Narrated by Michael Crouch ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 51 min

    "Informative and entertaining...Rogers is a seasoned raconteur, unreeling an eons-spanning tale with skill." —Wall Street JournalA lively account of our age-old quest for brighter colors, which changed the way we see the world, from the best-selling author of Proof: The Science of BoozeFrom kelly green to millennial pink, our world is graced with a richness of colors. But our human-made colors ... Read more

    $226.64 HKD

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    Quantum Computing

    The Transformative Technology of the Qubit Revolution

    by Brian Clegg ...
    Narrated by Greg Wagland ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 39 min

    The ultimate non-technical guide to the fast-developing world of quantum computing.Computer technology has improved exponentially over the last 50 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 ... Read more

    $106.60 HKD

  • Audiobook

    The Forgotten Sense

    The New Science of Smell—and the Extraordinary Power of the Nose

    by Jonas Olofsson ...
    Narrated by Adam Verner ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 57 min

    A New York Public Library "Best Book of the Year"“The Forgotten Sense leaves us with the hope of new discoveries and new recoveries—so that we may once again revel in the glorious, fragrant world around us.”—Wall Street JournalBy one of the world’s leading researchers into the science of smell, a fascinating exploration of our most essential yet least understood sense—enabling us to appreciate ... Read more

    $187.55 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Book of Why, The

    The New Science of Cause and Effect

    by Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie ...
    Narrated by Mel Foster ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 14 min

    How the study of causality revolutionized science and the world"Correlation does not imply causation." This mantra has been invoked by scientists for decades, and has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. But today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked by Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and placed causality--the study of cause and effect- ... Read more

    $351.73 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Exactly

    How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

    by Simon Winchester ...
    Narrated by Simon Winchester ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 45 min

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson.Precision is the key to everything. It is an integral, unchallenged and essential component of our modern social, mercantile, scientific, ... Read more

    $159.96 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Quantum Steampunk

    The Physics of Yesterday's Tomorrow

    by Nicole Yunger Halpern ...
    Narrated by Raechel Wong ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 11 min

    Victorian era steam engines and particle physics may seem worlds apart, yet a new branch of science, quantum thermodynamics, reenvisions the scientific underpinnings of the Industrial Revolution through the lens of today's roaring quantum information revolution. Classical thermodynamics needs reimagining to take advantage of quantum mechanics, the basic framework that explores the nature of ... Read more

    $156.28 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Dopesick

    by Beth Macy ...
    Narrated by Beth Macy ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 3 min

    A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR.Beth Macy reveals the disturbing truth behind America's opioid crisis and explains how a nation has become enslaved to prescription drugs.This powerful and moving story explains how a large corporation, Purdue, encouraged small town doctors to prescribe OxyContin to a country already awash in painkillers. The drug's dangerously addictive nature was hidden, whilst many used ... Read more

    $115.57 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Love Triangle

    The Life-changing Magic of Trigonometry

    by Matt Parker ...
    Narrated by Matt Parker ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 56 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.Why do mobile phones work when you're on a train? What happens when you pull a pop song apart into pure sine waves and play it back on a piano? And what did mathematicians have to do with the great pig stampede of 2012? The answer to each of these questions can be found in the triangle.Humans have been using triangles for thousands of years to build structures, measure ... Read more

    $149.39 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Supremacy

    Winner of the FT Business Book of the Year 2024

    by Parmy Olson ...
    Narrated by Lisa Flanagan ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 24 min

    Winner of the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2024'A clear and compelling read about one of the most consequential races in the world' - Madhumita Murgia, bestselling author of Code Dependent and AI Editor for The Financial TimesDiscover the never-before-told story of the ruthless shadow race between Microsoft and Google, as both compete to develop a mass-market AI while ... Read more

    $138.62 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Rückwärtsaltern – Jung bleiben auf Zellebene

    Oxidativen Stress mindern, Omega-3 & Mitochondrien stärken

    by Sam Rivers ...
    Narrated by Achernar (AI) ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 11 min

    Träumen Sie davon, dem Alter ein Schnippchen zu schlagen und jung zu bleiben auf Zellebene? "Rückwärtsaltern" enthüllt bahnbrechende Anti-Aging Strategien. Dieses Hörbuch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie Ihr biologisches Alter reduzieren und oxidativen Stress mindern. Erfahren Sie, wie Sie Omega-3 und Mitochondrien stärken für mehr Zellverjüngung und Gesundheit. ... Read more

    $44.87 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Biomimetics

    How Lessons From Nature Can Transform Technology

    by Brian Clegg ...
    Narrated by Mark Peachey ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 48 min

    An exploration of the transformative ways in which nature has inspired the technological advancement of humankind.Biomimetics literally means emulating biology - and in a broader sense the term covers technological advances where the original inspiration came from nature. The Earth is a vast laboratory where the mechanisms of natural selection have enabled evolutionary solutions to be developed to ... Read more

    $106.60 HKD

  • Audiobook

    The Science of Cleaning

    Use the Power of Chemistry to Clean Smarter, Easier, and Safer

    by Dario Bressanini PhD ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 40 min

    Chemistry professor Dario Bressanini is on a mission to teach listeners about safe, sustainable methods for cleaning their homes while debunking widespread myths. He uses scientific evidence to answer common queries, including the following: Is it more efficient to wash dishes in the sink or in the dishwasher? Can vinegar and baking soda actually unclog your drain? Does bleach remove dirt? How do ... Read more

    $195.37 HKD

  • Audiobook

    On Rumours

    How Falsehoods Spread, Why We Believe Them, What Can Be Done

    by Cass R. Sunstein ...
    Narrated by William Hope ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 59 min

    Rumours are as old as human history, but with the rise of the internet it's now possible to spread stories about anyone, anywhere, instantly. In the 2008 US election many Americans believed Barack Obama was a Muslim. The conspiracy theory book 9/11: The Big Lie has become a bestseller. Hearsay has fuelled economic boom and bust - so much so that in many places it's now a crime to circulate false ... Read more

    $106.60 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Space Oddities

    The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding Of The Universe

    by Dr Harry Cliff ...
    Narrated by Dr Harry Cliff ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 51 min

    **Read by the author, Harry Cliff.'As fascinating as its title suggests . . . Cliff recounts with vivid clarity the stories of some of the most striking oddnesses that have lit up the landscape of modern physics.' – Philip PullmanNewly discovered strangenesses could transform our understanding of the fundamentals of physics – and of the nature of reality. In this eye-opening account, CERN ... Read more

    $138.62 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Starry Messenger

    Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation

    by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...
    Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 17 min

    Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time–war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, race, and tribalism–in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all.In a time when our political and cultural perspectives feel more divisive than ... Read more

    $142.24 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Adventures from the Technology Underground

    Catapults, Pulsejets, Rail Guns, Flamethrowers, Tesla Coils, Air Cannons, and the Garage Warriors Who Love Them

    by William Gurstelle ...
    Narrated by Marc Cashman ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 23 min

    The technology underground is a thriving, humming, and often literally scintillating subculture of amateur inventors and scientific envelope-pushers who dream up, design, and build machines that whoosh, rumble, fly—and occasionally hurl pumpkins across enormous distances. In the process they astonish us with what is possible when human imagination and ingenuity meet nature’s forces and materials. ... Read more

    $117.27 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Перерастая бога. Пособие для начинающих

    by Ричард Докинз, Ричард Докинз ...
    Narrated by Константин Корольков ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 13 min

    Новый бестселлер, меняющий мировоззрение, от автора «Эгоистичный ген».Ричард Докинз известен миру не только как выдающийся эволюционный биолог, но и как один из самых ярких мыслителей современности. С его активной позицией по вопросам религии многие готовы поспорить, но это глубоко содержательные, аргументированные споры, в которых рождается если не истина, то просвещение. ... Read more

    $73.00 HKD

  • Audiobook

    Tesla

    by Margaret Cheney ...
    Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 34 min

    In this “informative and delightful” (American Scientist) biography, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of Nikola Tesla, one of the twentieth century’s greatest scientists and inventors.Called a madman by his enemies, a genius by others, and an enigma by nearly everyone, Nikola Tesla was, without a doubt, a trailblazing inventor who created astonishing, sometimes world ... Read more

    $234.46 HKD