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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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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
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Four Thousand Weeks

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5 hours 54 min

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Thinking in Systems

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by Donella Meadows ...

Narrated by Tia Rider ...

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6 hours 26 min

In the years following her role as the lead author of the international bestseller, Limits to Growth—the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet— Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001.Thinking in Systems, is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem solving on scales ranging from the ... Read more

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Homo Deus

The million-copy bestseller from the author of Nexus

by Yuval Noah Harari ...

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14 hours 54 min

Brought to you by Penguin.**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER**Sapiens showed us where we came from. In our increasingly uncertain times, Homo Deus shows us where we're going.The world-renowned historian and intellectual Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the t... ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER**Sapiens showed us where we came from. In our increasingly uncertain times, Homo Deus shows us where we're going.The world-renowned historian and intellectual Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the t...
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The Body Electric

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by Robert Becker, Gary Selden ...

Narrated by David Gilmore ...

Unabridged

15 hours 26 min

The perennial bestseller that you MUST READ in order to fully understand the interplay between electric energy and living organismsThe Body Electric tells the fascinating story of our bioelectric selves. Robert O. Becker, a pioneer in the field of regeneration and its relationship to electrical currents in living things, challenges the established mechanistic understanding of the body. He found ... Read more

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The perennial bestseller that you MUST READ in order to fully understand the interplay between electric energy and living organismsThe Body Electric tells the fascinating story of our bioelectric selves. Robert O. Becker, a pioneer in the field of regeneration and its relationship to electrical currents in living things, challenges the established mechanistic understanding of the body. He found
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A Short History of Nearly Everything

The bestselling popular science book of the 21st Century

by Bill Bryson ...

Narrated by Bill Bryson ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Bryson
Abridged

5 hours 47 min

Featuring a special introduction written for the audiobook edition and read by the authorA Radio 4 Book Club Selection.The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century and has sold over 2 million copies.Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at ... Read more

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Featuring a special introduction written for the audiobook edition and read by the authorA Radio 4 Book Club Selection.The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century and has sold over 2 million copies.Bill Bryson describes himself as a reluctant traveller, but even when he stays safely at
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How the World Really Works

A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

by Vaclav Smil ...

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10 hours 8 min

Brought to you by Penguin.We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its future, How the World Really Works offers a ... Read more

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Hello World

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by Hannah Fry ...

Narrated by Hannah Fry ...

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6 hours 51 min

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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When Breath Becomes Air

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5 hours 28 min

Brought to you by Penguin.THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERAt the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live.When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi’s transformation from a medical student asking ... Read more

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The AI Con

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Narrated by Jade Wheeler ...

Unabridged

7 hours 51 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A smart, incisive take-down of the bogus claims being made about so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, exposing the real harm these technologies do to our jobs, health, society and environment, who stands to gain from them, and how to fight back.Is AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to ... Read more

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Braiding Sweetgrass

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by John Green ...

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5 hours 35 min

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The Logic of Scientific Discovery

by Karl Popper ...

Narrated by David Pickering ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

Upon its first English publication in 1959, Popper’s The Logic of Scientific Discovery revolutionized thinking about the scientific method. Largely an exploration of the “demarcation problem,” or what distinguishes science from non-science, Popper introduced and defended his concept of falsifability – that scientific systems are ones open to empirical disconfirmation – against the prevailing views ... Read more

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Upon its first English publication in 1959, Popper’s The Logic of Scientific Discovery revolutionized thinking about the scientific method. Largely an exploration of the “demarcation problem,” or what distinguishes science from non-science, Popper introduced and defended his concept of falsifability – that scientific systems are ones open to empirical disconfirmation – against the prevailing views
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Calling Bullshit

The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World

by Jevin D. West, Carl T. Bergstrom ...

Narrated by Patrick Zeller ...

Unabridged

10 hours 18 min

Brought to you by Penguin.We think we know bullshit when we hear it, but do we? A spotter's guide to bullshit in the wild from two brilliantly contrarian scientistsThe world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Start-up culture elevates hype to high art. These days, calling bullshit is a noble act.Based on a ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.We think we know bullshit when we hear it, but do we? A spotter's guide to bullshit in the wild from two brilliantly contrarian scientistsThe world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Start-up culture elevates hype to high art. These days, calling bullshit is a noble act.Based on a
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Наука и общество

by Петр Леонидович Капица ...

Narrated by Игорь Гмыза ...

Series series Эксклюзив: Русская классика
Unabridged

5 hours 15 min

П.Л. Капица сочетал в себе интуицию и инженерное чутье физика-экспериментатора, прагматизм и деловой подход организатора науки, независимость суждений в общении с властями. Предпочитая письменное обсуждение устному, ученый оставил нам огромное наследие в виде посвященных различным вопросам докладов на научных симпозиумах и конференциях, выступлений на встречах ученых, записок властям предержащим и ... Read more

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П.Л. Капица сочетал в себе интуицию и инженерное чутье физика-экспериментатора, прагматизм и деловой подход организатора науки, независимость суждений в общении с властями. Предпочитая письменное обсуждение устному, ученый оставил нам огромное наследие в виде посвященных различным вопросам докладов на научных симпозиумах и конференциях, выступлений на встречах ученых, записок властям предержащим и
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The Sentient Machine

The Coming Age of Artificial Intelligence

by Amir Husain ...

Narrated by Simon Jones ...

Unabridged

5 hours 45 min

“A must-read for anyone looking to understand how artificial intelligence is poised to transform human society and life.” —Paul Scharre, Author of Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceThe future is now. Acclaimed technologist and inventor Amir Husain explains how we can live amidst the coming age of sentient machines and artificial intelligence—and not only survive, but ... Read more

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“A must-read for anyone looking to understand how artificial intelligence is poised to transform human society and life.” —Paul Scharre, Author of Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceThe future is now. Acclaimed technologist and inventor Amir Husain explains how we can live amidst the coming age of sentient machines and artificial intelligence—and not only survive, but
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What Is Wind?

by Kim Mitzo Thompson, Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand ...

Narrated by Nashville Kids' Sound ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Science Series - Weather
Unabridged

4 min

Meteorologists use an anemometer to measure wind speed. Back in the early 1800s, Sir Francis Beaufort, a British admiral, designed a scale to measure wind speed. ... Read more

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Meteorologists use an anemometer to measure wind speed. Back in the early 1800s, Sir Francis Beaufort, a British admiral, designed a scale to measure wind speed.
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Manual de periodismo científico

Navegando entre dos aguas (Sailing Between Two Waters)

by Rene Anaya ...

Narrated by Bobby Sánchez ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

¿Cómo hacer periodismo científico en estos tiempos convulsos? ¿Cómo extraer lo más valioso de la información del relato científico sin perder rigor? ¿Cómo narrar con destreza literaria los hechos científicos sin que esto se preste a confusión? ¿Cómo comunicar los hallazgos de la ciencia sin ser reduccionista? René Anaya responde a estas preguntas al compartir "mañas" y "trucos" aprendidos a través ... Read more

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¿Cómo hacer periodismo científico en estos tiempos convulsos? ¿Cómo extraer lo más valioso de la información del relato científico sin perder rigor? ¿Cómo narrar con destreza literaria los hechos científicos sin que esto se preste a confusión? ¿Cómo comunicar los hallazgos de la ciencia sin ser reduccionista? René Anaya responde a estas preguntas al compartir "mañas" y "trucos" aprendidos a través
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The Time Machine Next Door: Scientists and Stripy Socks

by Iszi Lawrence ...

Narrated by Iszi Lawrence ...

Series series The Time Machine Next Door
Unabridged

1 hour 18 min

Bloomsbury presents The Time Machine Next Door: Scientists and Stripy Socks, written and read by Iszi LawrenceA page-turning, laugh-out-loud historical adventure by comedian and podcaster Iszi Lawrence, perfect for fans of Horrible Histories.Time flies when you’re having fun. But what does it do when you’re not?Sunil and his extraordinary Auntie Alex are back for another hilarious adventure as ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents The Time Machine Next Door: Scientists and Stripy Socks, written and read by Iszi LawrenceA page-turning, laugh-out-loud historical adventure by comedian and podcaster Iszi Lawrence, perfect for fans of Horrible Histories.Time flies when you’re having fun. But what does it do when you’re not?Sunil and his extraordinary Auntie Alex are back for another hilarious adventure as
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Having Archaic and Eating it Too

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by Terence McKenna ...

Narrated by Terence McKenna ...

Unabridged

1 hour

Feeding back to the psychedelic community of Los Angeles, Terence McKenna delivers an hour of colorful and astounding visual transformations. He weaves a galactic tapestry of art-tickled articulations of the history and future of psychedelic alchemy, the government/ culture clash, and the surging general ordering of chaos from UFO's to archaic shamanism. This recording will amuse anyone interested ... Read more

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Feeding back to the psychedelic community of Los Angeles, Terence McKenna delivers an hour of colorful and astounding visual transformations. He weaves a galactic tapestry of art-tickled articulations of the history and future of psychedelic alchemy, the government/ culture clash, and the surging general ordering of chaos from UFO's to archaic shamanism. This recording will amuse anyone interested
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Die Wirklichkeit ist auch nicht wahr

Die faszinierende Physik der Sinne – und wie sie unsere Wahrnehmung bestimmt

by Florian Aigner ...

Narrated by Michael J. Diekmann ...

Unabridged

5 hours 53 min

Warum fühlt sich im Sommer eine Metallplatte viel heißer an als eine Holzplatte – auch wenn beide dieselbe Temperatur haben? Warum nehmen Fledermäuse Töne wahr, wo für uns alles still ist? Und ist das Rot, das ich sehe, dasselbe Rot, wie du es siehst? In unserem Kopf ist die Welt bunt, warm, laut oder wohlgeordnet – aber ist sie das auch wirklich? Bestsellerautor Florian Aigner entführt uns in ... Read more

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Warum fühlt sich im Sommer eine Metallplatte viel heißer an als eine Holzplatte – auch wenn beide dieselbe Temperatur haben? Warum nehmen Fledermäuse Töne wahr, wo für uns alles still ist? Und ist das Rot, das ich sehe, dasselbe Rot, wie du es siehst? In unserem Kopf ist die Welt bunt, warm, laut oder wohlgeordnet – aber ist sie das auch wirklich? Bestsellerautor Florian Aigner entführt uns in
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Been There, Done That

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by Rachel Feltman ...

Narrated by Rachel Feltman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

A rollicking, myth-busting history of sex that moves from historical attempts at birth control to Hildegard von Bingen’s treatise on the female orgasm, demystifying plenty of urban legends along the way.Roman physicians told female patients they should sneeze out as much semen as possible after intercourse to avoid pregnancy. Historical treatments for erectile dysfunction included goat testicle ... Read more

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A rollicking, myth-busting history of sex that moves from historical attempts at birth control to Hildegard von Bingen’s treatise on the female orgasm, demystifying plenty of urban legends along the way.Roman physicians told female patients they should sneeze out as much semen as possible after intercourse to avoid pregnancy. Historical treatments for erectile dysfunction included goat testicle
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Third Thoughts

by Steven Weinberg ...

Narrated by John Lescault ...

Unabridged

6 hours 40 min

A wise, personal, and wide-ranging meditation on science and society by the Nobel Prize–winning author of To Explain the World.For more than four decades, one of the most captivating and celebrated science communicators of our time has challenged the public to think carefully about the foundations of nature and the inseparable entanglement of science and society. In Third Thoughts, Steven Weinberg ... Read more

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A wise, personal, and wide-ranging meditation on science and society by the Nobel Prize–winning author of To Explain the World.For more than four decades, one of the most captivating and celebrated science communicators of our time has challenged the public to think carefully about the foundations of nature and the inseparable entanglement of science and society. In Third Thoughts, Steven Weinberg
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The Boys of Pointe du Hoc

Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion

by Douglas Brinkley ...

Narrated by Douglas Brinkley ...

Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

""These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. Theseare the men who took the cliffs. These are thechampions who helped free a continent. Theseare the heroes who helped end a war.""—Ronald Reagan, June 6, 1984,Normandy, FranceAcclaimed historian and author of the ""New York Times"" bestselling Tour of Duty Douglas Brinkley tells the riveting account of the brave U.S. Army Rangers who stormed the coast of ... Read more

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""These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc. Theseare the men who took the cliffs. These are thechampions who helped free a continent. Theseare the heroes who helped end a war.""—Ronald Reagan, June 6, 1984,Normandy, FranceAcclaimed historian and author of the ""New York Times"" bestselling Tour of Duty Douglas Brinkley tells the riveting account of the brave U.S. Army Rangers who stormed the coast of
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Reasoning With An Optimist

Four Thousand Weeks

Thinking in Systems

Homo Deus

The Body Electric

A Short History of Nearly Everything

How the World Really Works

Hello World

When Breath Becomes Air

The AI Con

Braiding Sweetgrass

Everything Is Tuberculosis

The Logic of Scientific Discovery

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Наука и общество

The Sentient Machine

What Is Wind?

Manual de periodismo científico

The Time Machine Next Door: Scientists and Stripy Socks

Having Archaic and Eating it Too

Die Wirklichkeit ist auch nicht wahr

Been There, Done That

Third Thoughts

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