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The New Guys

The Historic Class of Astronauts That Broke Barriers and Changed the Face of Space Travel

by Meredith Bagby ...

Narrated by Meredith Bagby, January LaVoy ...

Unabridged

16 hours 49 min

The never-before-told story of NASA’s 1978 astronaut class, which included the first American women, the first African Americans, the first Asian American, and the first gay person to fly to space. With the exclusive participation of the astronauts who were there, this is the thrilling, behind-the-scenes saga of a new generation that transformed space explorationThe story of NASA’s Astronaut Class ... Read more

$39.99 USD

The never-before-told story of NASA’s 1978 astronaut class, which included the first American women, the first African Americans, the first Asian American, and the first gay person to fly to space. With the exclusive participation of the astronauts who were there, this is the thrilling, behind-the-scenes saga of a new generation that transformed space explorationThe story of NASA’s Astronaut Class
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Why Nobody Understands Quantum Physics

The bestselling guide to our universe

by Frank Verstraete, Céline Broeckaert ...

Narrated by Frank Verstraete, Céline Broeckaert, Hugh Kermode ...

Unabridged

9 hours 37 min

This audiobook includes forewords read by the authors, Frank Verstraete and Céline Broeckaert.**The International Bestseller'Ambitious . . . pleasingly full of cutting-edge topics - New Scientist**'A physics book unlike any other. The scope, depth and artistry are breathtaking' – John Preskill, theoretical physicist and Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at CaltechQuantum physics is the ... Read more

$20.99 USD

This audiobook includes forewords read by the authors, Frank Verstraete and Céline Broeckaert.**The International Bestseller'Ambitious . . . pleasingly full of cutting-edge topics - New Scientist**'A physics book unlike any other. The scope, depth and artistry are breathtaking' – John Preskill, theoretical physicist and Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at CaltechQuantum physics is the
... Read more
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Qatar Works to Invent an Innovative Oasis

Food for 9 Billion

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Series series Food for 9 Billion
Unabridged

7 min

Thanks to Qatar's harsh desert environment and growing population, researchers have embraced the tiny country as a laboratory to address global concerns. As part of the NewsHour's series Food for 9 Billion, special correspondent Jon Miller reports on their inventive efforts to ensure water and food security for the future. ... Read more

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Thanks to Qatar's harsh desert environment and growing population, researchers have embraced the tiny country as a laboratory to address global concerns. As part of the NewsHour's series Food for 9 Billion, special correspondent Jon Miller reports on their inventive efforts to ensure water and food security for the future.
... Read more
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The Radioactive Boy Scout

The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid and His Homemade Nuclear Reactor

by Ken Silverstein ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

Growing up in suburban Detroit, David Hahn was fascinated by science. While he was working on his Atomic Energy badge for the Boy Scouts, David’s obsessive attention turned to nuclear energy. Throwing caution to the wind, he plunged into a new project: building a model nuclear reactor in his backyard garden shed.Posing as a physics professor, David solicited information on reactor design from the ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Growing up in suburban Detroit, David Hahn was fascinated by science. While he was working on his Atomic Energy badge for the Boy Scouts, David’s obsessive attention turned to nuclear energy. Throwing caution to the wind, he plunged into a new project: building a model nuclear reactor in his backyard garden shed.Posing as a physics professor, David solicited information on reactor design from the
... Read more
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The Matter of Everything

How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World

by Suzie Sheehy ...

Narrated by Suzie Sheehy ...

Unabridged

10 hours 48 min

**A surprising, fascinating journey through the experiments that not only unlocked the nature of matter and shaped our understanding of the cosmos but also forever changed the way we live within it"A book about the fundamental problems of physics written from a viewpoint I hadn’t come across before: that of the experimenter. A splendid idea, vividly carried out.” –Philip Pullman, best-selling ... Read more

$20.99 USD

**A surprising, fascinating journey through the experiments that not only unlocked the nature of matter and shaped our understanding of the cosmos but also forever changed the way we live within it"A book about the fundamental problems of physics written from a viewpoint I hadn’t come across before: that of the experimenter. A splendid idea, vividly carried out.” –Philip Pullman, best-selling
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Роботы: эволюция. Технический прогресс наглядно

by Сборник ...

Narrated by Максим Полтавский ...

Series series Коротко и ясно
Unabridged

1 hour 42 min

"Роботы" - это увлекательная книга, которая рассказывает о истории развития роботов простым и интересным языком, не боится ярких примеров и запоминающихся аналогий. Она погрузит вас в мир роботехники и продемонстрирует, как машины превратились из простой механической техники в сложные, автономные устройства, способные выполнять разнообразные задачи и преображать нашу жизнь. Как пьеса-антиутопия ... Read more

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"Роботы" - это увлекательная книга, которая рассказывает о истории развития роботов простым и интересным языком, не боится ярких примеров и запоминающихся аналогий. Она погрузит вас в мир роботехники и продемонстрирует, как машины превратились из простой механической техники в сложные, автономные устройства, способные выполнять разнообразные задачи и преображать нашу жизнь. Как пьеса-антиутопия
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CERN and the Higgs Boson

The Global Quest for the Building Blocks of Reality

by James Gillies ...

Narrated by Dennis Kleinman ...

Series series Hot Science
Unabridged

4 hours 56 min

The Higgs boson is the rock star of fundamental particles, catapulting CERN, the laboratory where it was found, into global spotlight. But what is it, why does it matter, and what exactly is CERN? In the late 1940s, a handful of visionaries were working to steer Europe towards a more peaceful future through science, and CERN, the European particle physics laboratory, was duly born. James Gillies ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The Higgs boson is the rock star of fundamental particles, catapulting CERN, the laboratory where it was found, into global spotlight. But what is it, why does it matter, and what exactly is CERN? In the late 1940s, a handful of visionaries were working to steer Europe towards a more peaceful future through science, and CERN, the European particle physics laboratory, was duly born. James Gillies
... Read more
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Biopunk

Solving Biotech’s Biggest Problems in Kitchens and Garages

by Marcus Wohlsen ...

Narrated by Richard Powers ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

Bill Gates told Wired that if he were a teenager today, he would be hacking biology. “If you want to change the world in some big way,” he says, “that’s where you should start—biological molecules.”The most disruptive force on the planet resides in DNA. Biotech companies and academic researchers are just beginning to unlock the potential of piecing together life from scratch. Champions of ... Read more

$19.95 USD

Bill Gates told Wired that if he were a teenager today, he would be hacking biology. “If you want to change the world in some big way,” he says, “that’s where you should start—biological molecules.”The most disruptive force on the planet resides in DNA. Biotech companies and academic researchers are just beginning to unlock the potential of piecing together life from scratch. Champions of
... Read more
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Psychedelic Apes

From parallel universes to atomic dinosaurs – the weirdest theories of science and history

by Alex Boese ...

Narrated by Jared Zeus ...

Unabridged

9 hours 37 min

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Elephant's on Acid comes a collection of the wackiest theories from science and history.What if we’re living inside a black hole? What if we’ve already found extraterrestrial life? What if the dinosaurs died in a nuclear war? What if Jesus Christ was actually a mushroom?In Psychedelic Apes, bestselling author Alex Boese will delve into the curious ... Read more

$13.64 USD

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Elephant's on Acid comes a collection of the wackiest theories from science and history.What if we’re living inside a black hole? What if we’ve already found extraterrestrial life? What if the dinosaurs died in a nuclear war? What if Jesus Christ was actually a mushroom?In Psychedelic Apes, bestselling author Alex Boese will delve into the curious
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Tripping on Utopia

Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science

by Benjamin Breen ...

Narrated by Suzanne Toren ...

Unabridged

12 hours 53 min

**A Los Angeles Times BestsellerOne of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2024A bold and brilliant revisionist take on the history of psychedelics in the twentieth century, illuminating how a culture of experimental drugs shaped the Cold War and the birth of Silicon Valley."Brilliant and original."―Charles King, author of Gods of the Upper Air and Midnight at the Pera Palace**"It was not the Baby ... Read more

$31.99 USD

**A Los Angeles Times BestsellerOne of The New Yorker's Best Books of 2024A bold and brilliant revisionist take on the history of psychedelics in the twentieth century, illuminating how a culture of experimental drugs shaped the Cold War and the birth of Silicon Valley."Brilliant and original."―Charles King, author of Gods of the Upper Air and Midnight at the Pera Palace**"It was not the Baby
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Serendipity

The Unexpected in Science

by Telmo Pievani ...

Narrated by Brian Conover ...

Unabridged

6 hours 29 min

From the bestselling author of Imperfection, a theory of uncertainty as the very core of the scientific method—and the essence of its wonder.How many times have we looked for something and found something else? A partner, a job, an object? The same thing often happens to scientists: they design an experiment and discover the unexpected, which usually turns out to be very important. This ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the bestselling author of Imperfection, a theory of uncertainty as the very core of the scientific method—and the essence of its wonder.How many times have we looked for something and found something else? A partner, a job, an object? The same thing often happens to scientists: they design an experiment and discover the unexpected, which usually turns out to be very important. This
... Read more
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Studiando la chimica della cannabis: metodi di estrazione dei cannabinoidi

by Pharmacology University ...

Narrated by Victoria Ferullo ...

Unabridged

54 min

In questo sorprendente audiolibro, vi invitiamo a conoscere i diversi metodi di estrazione e analisi dei principali cannabinoidi per l'uso di derivati nell'industria della cannabis.Attualmente, circa 113 composti sono stati isolati dalla specie Cannabis sativa, tra i quali i più importanti sono il tetraidrocannabinolo (Δ9-THC) e il cannabidiolo (CBD). Questi fitocannabinoidi sono presenti ... Read more

$9.99 USD

In questo sorprendente audiolibro, vi invitiamo a conoscere i diversi metodi di estrazione e analisi dei principali cannabinoidi per l'uso di derivati nell'industria della cannabis.Attualmente, circa 113 composti sono stati isolati dalla specie Cannabis sativa, tra i quali i più importanti sono il tetraidrocannabinolo (Δ9-THC) e il cannabidiolo (CBD). Questi fitocannabinoidi sono presenti
... Read more
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Tools of the Trade: Crafting Your Creative Journey

"Master Your Craft! Discover powerful audio lessons for your creative journey."

by Alden Thornfield ...

Narrated by Nick Porter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 13 min

"Tools of the Trade: Crafting Your Creative Journey"⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you aiming to advance in your career and solidify your knowledge?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements for your success?Your search ends here!This guide serves as your definitive companion for deepening your understanding, applying your skills, and engagin... ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Tools of the Trade: Crafting Your Creative Journey"⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you aiming to advance in your career and solidify your knowledge?Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all necessary elements for your success?Your search ends here!This guide serves as your definitive companion for deepening your understanding, applying your skills, and engagin...
... Read more
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Estudiando la química del cannabis: métodos de extracción de cannabinoides

by Pharmacology University ...

Narrated by Melissa Tercero ...

Unabridged

1 hour 9 min

En este increíble audiolibro, te invitamos a conocer los diferentes métodos de extracción y análisis de los principales cannabinoides para el uso de derivados en la industria del cannabis.En la actualidad, se han aislado alrededor de 113 compuestos de la especie Cannabis sativa, entre los más importantes, se encuentra el tetrahidrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) y el cannabidiol (CBD). Estos fitocannabinoides ... Read more

$9.99 USD

En este increíble audiolibro, te invitamos a conocer los diferentes métodos de extracción y análisis de los principales cannabinoides para el uso de derivados en la industria del cannabis.En la actualidad, se han aislado alrededor de 113 compuestos de la especie Cannabis sativa, entre los más importantes, se encuentra el tetrahidrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) y el cannabidiol (CBD). Estos fitocannabinoides
... Read more
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Accidental

The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World

by Tim James ...

Narrated by Tim James ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

Nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Book.'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James'New York Post'James writes with infectious enthusiasm and optimism' Kirkus Reviews'A science teacher by profession, Mr. James knows how to get his audience's attention' Wall Street Journal'Humorous, yet deep' Professor Charles AntoineA rip-roaring advent... ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Book.'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James'New York Post'James writes with infectious enthusiasm and optimism' Kirkus Reviews'A science teacher by profession, Mr. James knows how to get his audience's attention' Wall Street Journal'Humorous, yet deep' Professor Charles AntoineA rip-roaring advent...
... Read more
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The Eerie Silence

Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence

by Paul Davies ...

Narrated by George K. Wilson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 9 min

Fifty years ago, a young astronomer named Frank Drake pointed a radio telescope at nearby stars in the hope of picking up a signal from an alien civilization. Thus began one of the boldest scientific projects in history, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). But after a half century of scanning the skies, astronomers have little to report but an eerie silence—eerie because many ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Fifty years ago, a young astronomer named Frank Drake pointed a radio telescope at nearby stars in the hope of picking up a signal from an alien civilization. Thus began one of the boldest scientific projects in history, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). But after a half century of scanning the skies, astronomers have little to report but an eerie silence—eerie because many
... Read more
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Every Tool's a Hammer

Life Is What You Make It

by Adam Savage ...

Narrated by Adam Savage ...

Unabridged

7 hours 45 min

**In this New York Times bestselling “imperative how-to for creativity” (Nick Offerman), Adam Savage—**star of Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters—shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully making your idea a reality.Every Tool’s a Hammer is a chronicle of my life as a maker. It’s an exploration of making, but it’s also a permission slip of ... Read more

$19.99 USD

**In this New York Times bestselling “imperative how-to for creativity” (Nick Offerman), Adam Savage—**star of Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters—shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully making your idea a reality.Every Tool’s a Hammer is a chronicle of my life as a maker. It’s an exploration of making, but it’s also a permission slip of
... Read more
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Why Three-Dimensional Space

by Henri Poincare ...

Unabridged

35 min

Why Three-Dimensional Space by Henri Poincaré is a fascinating exploration of the very fabric of the world we inhabit. Through the audiobook, listeners are invited into Poincaré’s brilliant mind, where mathematics, philosophy, and physics converge to answer a profound question: why does our universe have three dimensions? This work is not just about geometry—it is a journey into understanding ... Read more

$0.99 USD

Why Three-Dimensional Space by Henri Poincaré is a fascinating exploration of the very fabric of the world we inhabit. Through the audiobook, listeners are invited into Poincaré’s brilliant mind, where mathematics, philosophy, and physics converge to answer a profound question: why does our universe have three dimensions? This work is not just about geometry—it is a journey into understanding
... Read more
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Cosmic Fingerprint, The: Detecting Biosignatures of Alien Life

by S Williams ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 24 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the thrilling quest to uncover extraterrestrial life with this groundbreaking exploration of astrobiology , where cutting-edge science meets profound ethical questions. From analyzing atmospheric composition and chemical markers on distant exoplanets to probing icy moons like Europa and Enceladus , this book delves deep into the methods ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Dive into the thrilling quest to uncover extraterrestrial life with this groundbreaking exploration of astrobiology , where cutting-edge science meets profound ethical questions. From analyzing atmospheric composition and chemical markers on distant exoplanets to probing icy moons like Europa and Enceladus , this book delves deep into the methods
... Read more
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Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison

(2 Books in 1) The Rival Inventors Who Powered the Modern Era

by Michael W. Simmons ...

Narrated by Alan Munro, Omar Johnson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

"Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison: The Rival Inventors Who Powered the Modern Era" is an enthralling two-in-one volume that unites the remarkable stories of two of history's most extraordinary inventors. Authored by Michael W. Simmons, this composite work weaves together the parallel narratives of Tesla and Edison, whose innovations and rivalry forged the path of the technological age.The first ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison: The Rival Inventors Who Powered the Modern Era" is an enthralling two-in-one volume that unites the remarkable stories of two of history's most extraordinary inventors. Authored by Michael W. Simmons, this composite work weaves together the parallel narratives of Tesla and Edison, whose innovations and rivalry forged the path of the technological age.The first
... Read more
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Subjected to Science

Human Experimentation in America before the Second World War

by Susan E. Lederer ...

Narrated by Lisa S. Ware ...

Unabridged

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

$19.99 USD

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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Science of Time Travel, The

The Secrets Behind Time Machines, Time Loops, Alternate Realities, and More!

by Elizabeth Howell ...

Narrated by Lisa Cordileone ...

Series series The Science Of
Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

Travel back in time with Doctor Who, the Terminator, the X-Men, and all your favorite time travelers! Science fiction is the perfect window into the possibilities and perils of time travel. What would happen if you went back in time and killed your own grandparent? If you knew how to stop a presidential assassination, would time travel allow you to make your wish come true? Can we use time travel ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Travel back in time with Doctor Who, the Terminator, the X-Men, and all your favorite time travelers! Science fiction is the perfect window into the possibilities and perils of time travel. What would happen if you went back in time and killed your own grandparent? If you knew how to stop a presidential assassination, would time travel allow you to make your wish come true? Can we use time travel
... Read more
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The Immortalists

Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever

by David M. Friedman ...

Narrated by Todd McLaren ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

The Immortalists is the fascinating story of the friendship and extraordinary scientific collaboration of two prodigious men: Charles Lindbergh, once the most famous person in the world, and Dr. Alexis Carrel, the Nobel Prize winner regarded by many as the most brilliant surgeon who ever lived.Lindbergh and Carrel met not long after Lindbergh's "victory lap" around the world, which followed his ... Read more

$20.99 USD

The Immortalists is the fascinating story of the friendship and extraordinary scientific collaboration of two prodigious men: Charles Lindbergh, once the most famous person in the world, and Dr. Alexis Carrel, the Nobel Prize winner regarded by many as the most brilliant surgeon who ever lived.Lindbergh and Carrel met not long after Lindbergh's "victory lap" around the world, which followed his
... Read more
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Kobuk the Destroyer

And Other Tales from the Wild, Unseen World of Test Engineering

by Alex Davies ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

A rollicking exploration of why the stuff we use (mostly) works—and a celebration of the mad genius of the engineers who ensure it does.When a manufacturer wants to certify a product as “bear-resistant” —a cooler, a trash can, a camping food canister—they turn to the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee and its resident panel of product-testing bears. Over the years, one bear has become infamous for ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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A rollicking exploration of why the stuff we use (mostly) works—and a celebration of the mad genius of the engineers who ensure it does.When a manufacturer wants to certify a product as “bear-resistant” —a cooler, a trash can, a camping food canister—they turn to the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee and its resident panel of product-testing bears. Over the years, one bear has become infamous for
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