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A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions

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11 hours 20 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. 'A remarkable achievement' - Stephen Fry In 2015 #thedress captured the world's imagination. Was the dress in the picture white and gold or blue and black? It inspired the author to ask: if people in the same time and place can see the same thing differently, how did people in distant times and places see the world? Jam-packed with fascinating stories, ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. 'A remarkable achievement' - Stephen Fry In 2015 #thedress captured the world's imagination. Was the dress in the picture white and gold or blue and black? It inspired the author to ask: if people in the same time and place can see the same thing differently, how did people in distant times and places see the world? Jam-packed with fascinating stories,
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Biogeography

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by Mark V. Lomolino ...

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4 hours 5 min

Biogeography is the study of geographic variation in all characteristics of life—ranging from genetic, morphological and behavioural variation among regional populations of a species, to geographic trends in diversity of entire communities across our planet's sufrace. From the ancient hunters and gatherers to the earliest naturalists, Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and scientists today, ... Read more

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Biogeography is the study of geographic variation in all characteristics of life—ranging from genetic, morphological and behavioural variation among regional populations of a species, to geographic trends in diversity of entire communities across our planet's sufrace. From the ancient hunters and gatherers to the earliest naturalists, Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and scientists today,
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Do Elephants Have Knees? and Other Stories of Darwinian Origins

by Charles R. Ault ...

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What makes a penguin a bird? Is a camel more closely related to a horse than to a giraffe? Why is a whale not a fish? Similar puzzles preoccupied Charles Darwin throughout his life. Whimsy, in the playfulness of stories for children, is a way to appreciate Darwinian histories.In Do Elephants Have Knees? Charles R. Ault Jr. uses the fanciful imagery of story to explain Darwinian thought. At the ... Read more

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What makes a penguin a bird? Is a camel more closely related to a horse than to a giraffe? Why is a whale not a fish? Similar puzzles preoccupied Charles Darwin throughout his life. Whimsy, in the playfulness of stories for children, is a way to appreciate Darwinian histories.In Do Elephants Have Knees? Charles R. Ault Jr. uses the fanciful imagery of story to explain Darwinian thought. At the
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Good Enough

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Why is the genome of a salamander forty times larger than that of a human? Why does the avocado tree produce a million flowers and only a hundred fruits? Why, in short, is there so much waste in nature? In this lively and wide-ranging meditation on the curious accidents and unexpected detours on the path of life, Daniel Milo argues that we ask these questions because we’ve embraced a faulty ... Read more

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Why is the genome of a salamander forty times larger than that of a human? Why does the avocado tree produce a million flowers and only a hundred fruits? Why, in short, is there so much waste in nature? In this lively and wide-ranging meditation on the curious accidents and unexpected detours on the path of life, Daniel Milo argues that we ask these questions because we’ve embraced a faulty
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Astrobiology

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4 hours 51 min

Astrobiology is an exciting new subject, and one, arguably, more interdisciplinary than any other. Astrobiologists seek to understand the origin and evolution of life on Earth in order to illuminate and guide the search for life on other planets. In this Very Short Introduction, David C. Catling introduces the subject through our understanding of the factors that allowed life to arise and persist ... Read more

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Astrobiology is an exciting new subject, and one, arguably, more interdisciplinary than any other. Astrobiologists seek to understand the origin and evolution of life on Earth in order to illuminate and guide the search for life on other planets. In this Very Short Introduction, David C. Catling introduces the subject through our understanding of the factors that allowed life to arise and persist
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Sensational

A New Story of our Senses

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Our senses are at the heart of how we navigate the world. Whittling this high-powered and deliciously varied palette down to just five does a great disservice to the sensory experience, Sensational argues. In fact, we could have as many as fifty-three - and they could explain such mysteries as why we kiss, in what way music is a form of emotional currency, and how a dairy-rich diet strained ... Read more

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The Wild Life of Our Bodies

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Biologist Rob Dunn reveals the crucial influence that other species have upon our health, our well-being, and our world in The WildLife of Our Bodies—a fascinating tour through the hidden truths of nature and codependence. Dunn illuminates the nuanced, often imperceptible relationships that exist between homo sapiens and other species, relationships that underpin humanity's ability to thrive and ... Read more

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Biologist Rob Dunn reveals the crucial influence that other species have upon our health, our well-being, and our world in The WildLife of Our Bodies—a fascinating tour through the hidden truths of nature and codependence. Dunn illuminates the nuanced, often imperceptible relationships that exist between homo sapiens and other species, relationships that underpin humanity's ability to thrive and
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Birds, Sex and Beauty

The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea

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""[An] intriguing philosophical journey into a critical issue within evolutionary theory that for too long has remained unresolved."" —Wall Street JournalMatt Ridley is one of our finest science writers. This book is a treat for bird lovers and evolutionary biologists alike.” —Richard Dawkins, author of The Genetic Book of The Dead and The God DelusionThe New York Times bestsellin... ... Read more

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""[An] intriguing philosophical journey into a critical issue within evolutionary theory that for too long has remained unresolved."" —Wall Street JournalMatt Ridley is one of our finest science writers. This book is a treat for bird lovers and evolutionary biologists alike.” —Richard Dawkins, author of The Genetic Book of The Dead and The God DelusionThe New York Times bestsellin...
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Pax and the Critical Return to Wisdom

Volume 2 of Do Unto Earth

by Penelope Jean Hayes, Carole Serene Borgens ...

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Series Audiobook 2 - The Do Unto Earth Series
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1 hour 56 min

Are dolphins highly intuitive beings with a unique duty in the oceans? Is plastic off-gassing into our food poisoning us? Can breathing steamed bamboo leaves treat asthma? Did the First Nations Peoples have the right philosophies for harmonious living all along? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as the “Divine Universe” and “God being” and has ... Read more

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Are dolphins highly intuitive beings with a unique duty in the oceans? Is plastic off-gassing into our food poisoning us? Can breathing steamed bamboo leaves treat asthma? Did the First Nations Peoples have the right philosophies for harmonious living all along? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as the “Divine Universe” and “God being” and has
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Hubris

The Rise, Fall, and Future of Humanity

by Johannes Krause, Thomas Trappe ...

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Humans are the most intelligent beings this planet has ever produced. But how is it that we find ourselves faced with an existential crisis that threatens to overwhelm us?Leading archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and journalist Thomas Trappe investigate what DNA can tell us about how we got where we are and what our future might be. They show how the first humans were defeated again and again and ... Read more

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Humans are the most intelligent beings this planet has ever produced. But how is it that we find ourselves faced with an existential crisis that threatens to overwhelm us?Leading archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and journalist Thomas Trappe investigate what DNA can tell us about how we got where we are and what our future might be. They show how the first humans were defeated again and again and
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The Science Of Discworld II

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The acclaimed Science of Discworld centred around an original Pratchett story about the Wizards of Discworld. In it they accidentally witnessed the creation and evolution of our universe, a plot which was interleaved with a Cohen & Stewart non-fiction narrative about Big Science. In The Science of Discworld II our authors join forces again to see just what happens when the wizards meddle with
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Invention of Tomorrow, The

A Natural History of Foresight

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A spellbinding exploration of the human capacity to imagine the futureOur ability to think about the future is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal. In The Invention of Tomorrow, cognitive scientists Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, and Adam Bulley argue that its emergence transformed humans from unremarkable primates to creatures that hold the destiny of the planet in their hands ... Read more

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A spellbinding exploration of the human capacity to imagine the futureOur ability to think about the future is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal. In The Invention of Tomorrow, cognitive scientists Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, and Adam Bulley argue that its emergence transformed humans from unremarkable primates to creatures that hold the destiny of the planet in their hands
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Siebeneinhalb Lektionen über das Gehirn (Ungekürzte Lesung)

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3 hours 44 min

Warum haben wir eigentlich ein Gehirn? Die renommierte Neurowissenschaftlerin Lisa Feldman Barrett beantwortet in diesem unterhaltsamen und leicht verständlichen Buch in siebeneinhalb kurzen Kapiteln diese und andere Fragen. Sie präsentiert aufschlussreiche Erkenntnisse aus der Forschung und wir erfahren, wie sich unser Gehirn entwickelt hat, wie es aufgebaut ist (und warum das wichtig ist) und ... Read more

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Discovering the Mind Behind Our Universe: Breakthroughs in Science

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Narrated by Nick Porter ...

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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 ... ... Read more

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Blueprint

How DNA Makes Us Who We Are

by Robert Plomin ...

Narrated by Robert Plomin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Blueprint written and read by Robert Plomin.The blueprint for our individuality lies in the 1% of DNA that differs between people. Our intellectual capacity, our introversion or extraversion, our vulnerability to mental illness, even whether we are a morning person - all of these aspects of our personality are profoundly shaped by our inherited DNA ... Read more

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Blueprint written and read by Robert Plomin.The blueprint for our individuality lies in the 1% of DNA that differs between people. Our intellectual capacity, our introversion or extraversion, our vulnerability to mental illness, even whether we are a morning person - all of these aspects of our personality are profoundly shaped by our inherited DNA
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Armas, gérmenes y acero

Breve historia de la humanidad en los últimos trece mil años

by Jared Diamond ...

Narrated by John Alex Toro ...

Unabridged

23 hours 36 min

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Armas, gérmenes y acero, Premio Pulitzer 1998, cuestiona la prepotente visión occidental del progreso humano y nos ayuda a comprender cómo el mundo moderno y sus desigualdades han llegado a ser como son.Hace 13.000 años la evolución de las distintas sociedades humanas comenzó a tomar rumbos diferentes. La temprana domesticación de animales y el cultivo de plantas silvestres en el Creciente Fértil,
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A Taste for the Beautiful

The Evolution of Attraction

by Michael J. Ryan ...

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7 hours 47 min

Darwin developed the theory of sexual selection to explain why the animal world abounds in stunning beauty, from the brilliant colors of butterflies and fishes to the songs of birds and frogs. He argued that animals have "a taste for the beautiful" that drives their potential mates to evolve features that make them more sexually attractive and reproductively successful. But if Darwin explained why ... Read more

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Darwin developed the theory of sexual selection to explain why the animal world abounds in stunning beauty, from the brilliant colors of butterflies and fishes to the songs of birds and frogs. He argued that animals have "a taste for the beautiful" that drives their potential mates to evolve features that make them more sexually attractive and reproductively successful. But if Darwin explained why
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Time's Second Arrow

Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature

by Robert M Hazen, Michael L. Wong ...

Narrated by Stephen Bowlby ...

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5 hours 16 min

Of the codified laws of nature, only one inscribes a direction to time: the dreaded second law of thermodynamics, which declares that the disorder of a closed system tends to increase as time passes. New shoes eventually scuff, our bodies weaken and die. Yet our senses tell us that miraculous order constantly emerges, too: children grow and learn; spontaneous patterns manifest in murmurations of ... Read more

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Of the codified laws of nature, only one inscribes a direction to time: the dreaded second law of thermodynamics, which declares that the disorder of a closed system tends to increase as time passes. New shoes eventually scuff, our bodies weaken and die. Yet our senses tell us that miraculous order constantly emerges, too: children grow and learn; spontaneous patterns manifest in murmurations of
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On the Future of Species

Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological Intelligence

by Adrian Woolfson ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

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17 hours 35 min

Bloomsbury presents On the Future of Species by Adrian Woolfson, read by Peter Noble.'Visionary and exhilarating ... A work of astonishing scope and imagination' TIM COULSON'The book we need right now ... Essential reading' TOM ELLIS'A brilliantly crafted, sweeping exposition with profound insights' TIM WHITEImagine a future where we grow houses rather than build them. Where smartphones are li... ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents On the Future of Species by Adrian Woolfson, read by Peter Noble.'Visionary and exhilarating ... A work of astonishing scope and imagination' TIM COULSON'The book we need right now ... Essential reading' TOM ELLIS'A brilliantly crafted, sweeping exposition with profound insights' TIM WHITEImagine a future where we grow houses rather than build them. Where smartphones are li...
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Les clefs de la philosophie spagyrique

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3 hours 24 min

Découvrez les mystères de la philosophie spagyrique avec "Les clefs de la philosophie spagyrique" de Charles Le Breton. Plongez dans un univers où les élixirs et pierres chymiques surpassent en noblesse et en énergie les mixtes naturels dont ils sont issus. Ces élixirs, d'une pureté et d'une subtilité inégalées, sont imprégnés d'esprits et de chaleur naturelle. À chaque multiplication, leurs ... Read more

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Découvrez les mystères de la philosophie spagyrique avec "Les clefs de la philosophie spagyrique" de Charles Le Breton. Plongez dans un univers où les élixirs et pierres chymiques surpassent en noblesse et en énergie les mixtes naturels dont ils sont issus. Ces élixirs, d'une pureté et d'une subtilité inégalées, sont imprégnés d'esprits et de chaleur naturelle. À chaque multiplication, leurs
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A Polar Affair

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by Lloyd Spencer Davis ...

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A captivating blend of true adventure and natural history by one of today’s leading penguin experts and Antarctic explorersGeorge Murray Levick was the physician on Robert Falcon Scott’s tragic Antarctic expedition of 1910. Marooned for an Antarctic winter, Levick passed the time by becoming the first man to study penguins up close. His findings were so shocking to Victorian morals that they were ... Read more

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A captivating blend of true adventure and natural history by one of today’s leading penguin experts and Antarctic explorersGeorge Murray Levick was the physician on Robert Falcon Scott’s tragic Antarctic expedition of 1910. Marooned for an Antarctic winter, Levick passed the time by becoming the first man to study penguins up close. His findings were so shocking to Victorian morals that they were
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El hombre prehistórico es también una mujer

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by Marylène Patou-Mathis ...

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Una deslumbrante investigación hasta los orígenes del ser humano para sacar a la mujer de la caverna.«Un ensayo tan erudito como reivindicativo. [...] Patou-Mathis muestra que el cambio de la mirada sobre la prehistoria no depende solo de la ciencia, sino de la perspectiva.»Guillermo Altares, BabeliaNo, las mujeres prehistóricas no se pasaban el día barriendo la cueva y cuidando de los hijos ... Read more

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Una deslumbrante investigación hasta los orígenes del ser humano para sacar a la mujer de la caverna.«Un ensayo tan erudito como reivindicativo. [...] Patou-Mathis muestra que el cambio de la mirada sobre la prehistoria no depende solo de la ciencia, sino de la perspectiva.»Guillermo Altares, BabeliaNo, las mujeres prehistóricas no se pasaban el día barriendo la cueva y cuidando de los hijos
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Accidental Mind, The

How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God

by David J. Linden ...

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You've probably seen it before: a human brain dramatically lit from the side, the camera circling it like a helicopter shot of Stonehenge, and a modulated baritone voice exalting the brain's elegant design in reverent tones.To which this audiobook says: Pure nonsense. In a work at once deeply learned and wonderfully accessible, the neuroscientist David Linden counters the widespread assumption ... Read more

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You've probably seen it before: a human brain dramatically lit from the side, the camera circling it like a helicopter shot of Stonehenge, and a modulated baritone voice exalting the brain's elegant design in reverent tones.To which this audiobook says: Pure nonsense. In a work at once deeply learned and wonderfully accessible, the neuroscientist David Linden counters the widespread assumption
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Origin of Life

What Everyone Needs to Know

by David W. Deamer ...

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3 hours 2 min

It seems likely that scientists will someday discover how life can emerge on habitable planets like the early Earth and Mars.In Origin of Life: What Everyone Needs to Know®, David W. Deamer has written a comprehensive guide to the origin of life that is organized in three sections. The first section addresses questions such as: Where do the atoms of life come from? How old is Earth? What was the ... Read more

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It seems likely that scientists will someday discover how life can emerge on habitable planets like the early Earth and Mars.In Origin of Life: What Everyone Needs to Know®, David W. Deamer has written a comprehensive guide to the origin of life that is organized in three sections. The first section addresses questions such as: Where do the atoms of life come from? How old is Earth? What was the
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