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Sapiens

A Brief History of Humankind: The multi-million copy bestseller

by Yuval Noah Harari ...

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Unabridged

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****ONE OF THE GUARDIAN'S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21st CENTURY**What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human.Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it: us.In this bold and ... Read more

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How Life Works

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17 hours 40 min

***Enticingly read by the author, Philip Ball.'*An essential primer on humanity’s ongoing quest to understand the secrets of life . . . Excellent . . . Ball is a terrific writer.' – Adam Rutherford, The GuardianA cutting-edge new vision of biology that proposes to revise our concept of what life is – from Science Book Prize winner Philip Ball.**Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound ... Read more

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Behave

The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

by Robert M Sapolsky ...

Narrated by Michael Goldstrom ...

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26 hours 27 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The audiobook edition of Behave by Robert Sapolsky, read by Michael Goldstrom.The New York Times best sellerWinner of the 2017 LA Times Book PrizeWhy do human beings behave as they do?We are capable of savage acts of violence but also spectacular feats of kindness: is one side of our nature destined to win out over... ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.The audiobook edition of Behave by Robert Sapolsky, read by Michael Goldstrom.The New York Times best sellerWinner of the 2017 LA Times Book PrizeWhy do human beings behave as they do?We are capable of savage acts of violence but also spectacular feats of kindness: is one side of our nature destined to win out over...
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Lifespan

Why We Age – and Why We Don’t Have To

by Dr David A. Sinclair ...

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In this paradigm-shifting book from acclaimed Harvard Medical School doctor and one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people on earth, Dr. David Sinclair reveals that everything we think we know about ageing is wrong, and shares the surprising, scientifically-proven methods that can help readers live younger, longer.For decades, the medical community has looked to a variety of reasons for ... Read more

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In this paradigm-shifting book from acclaimed Harvard Medical School doctor and one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people on earth, Dr. David Sinclair reveals that everything we think we know about ageing is wrong, and shares the surprising, scientifically-proven methods that can help readers live younger, longer.For decades, the medical community has looked to a variety of reasons for
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The Seven Daughters of Eve

The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry

by Bryan Sykes ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

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One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery ... Read more

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One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery
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The Dawn of Everything

A New History of Humanity

by David Graeber, David Wengrow ...

Narrated by Malk Williams ...

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24 hours 2 min

Brought to you by Penguin.For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century as a ... Read more

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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

A Very Short Introduction

by Mark V. Lomolino ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

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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 ...

Narrated by Richard Powers ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

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

by Daniel S. Milo ...

Narrated by Qarie Marshall ...

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8 hours 16 min

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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Astrobiology

A Very Short Introduction

by David C. Catling ...

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Sensational

A New Story of our Senses

by Ashley Ward ...

Narrated by David Morley Hale ...

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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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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
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The Wild Life of Our Bodies

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Narrated by David Stifel ...

Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

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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Pax and the Critical Return to Wisdom

Volume 2 of Do Unto Earth

by Penelope Jean Hayes, Carole Serene Borgens ...

Narrated by Penelope Jean Hayes ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Do Unto Earth Series
Unabridged

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 ...

Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

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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by Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen, Terry Pratchett ...

Narrated by Michael Fenton Stevens, Stephen Briggs ...

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12 hours 44 min

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 ... Read more

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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

by Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, Adam Bulley ...

Narrated by Philip Battley ...

Unabridged

7 hours 37 min

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)

by Lisa Feldman Barrett ...

Narrated by Claudia Gräf ...

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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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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
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Discovering the Mind Behind Our Universe: Breakthroughs in Science

"Unlock Cosmic Insights! Dive into powerful audio lessons on Discovering the Mind Behind Our Universe."

by Elias Thornhill ...

Narrated by Nick Porter ...

Unabridged

2 hours 34 min

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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A Taste for the Beautiful

The Evolution of Attraction

by Michael J. Ryan ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

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 ...

Unabridged

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 ...

Unabridged

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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