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How the Earth Works
- Narrated by: Michael E. Wysession
- Length: 24 hrs and 31 mins
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How the Earth Works takes you on an astonishing journey through time and space. In 48 lectures, you will look at what went into making our planet - from the big bang, to the formation of the solar system, to the subsequent evolution of Earth.
You will travel to the center of our planet and out again, charting the geologic forces that churn beneath our feet to push the continents and seafloor around like froth on the surface of soup. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis are byproducts of our planet’s ceaseless activity, and you will focus on specific examples of each to learn why and when they occur. Volcanic activity has produced the atmosphere as a side effect, and you will learn how this sea of air functions at the global scale. Earth’s surface is mostly water, and you will explore the cycling of this vital substance throughout the planet, along with its role in climate, erosion, plate tectonics, and biology.
Not only are humans at the mercy of our planet’s natural forces, but we ourselves have also become agents of change. We are altering the Earth’s land, water, and air faster than any other geologic process. This will be another theme of your journey: how humans have transformed watersheds, leveled mountains, changed the balance of gases in the atmosphere, and caused the extinction of enough species to hasten the end of the 65-million-year-old Cenozoic era. It is vitally important that we understand the nature of our geologic powers if we are to have any hope of controlling them.
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- mrfids
- 22-09-19
Turns out this is a great course on Earth science.
A very interesting course covering all areas of Earth science. It's a US production so expect a lot of US based geology. Also seems to be the audio from a video course so some visual references are lost. Despite this I found it very entertaining and very informative...
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- Bear
- 21-04-22
The amazing complexity of Earth
Standing on what feels like a motionless ball of rock these detailed lectures give an amazing insight into just how alive and complex that ball of rock really is. From its early formation to the home we see today, these lectures tell a diverse geological journey that stretches billions of years.
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- Paul jackson
- 20-03-23
Brilliantly delivered
Everything to like about these lectures and practically nothing to dislike …..it turns out perhaps one thing😂
Thank you for an interesting and inspiring listen
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- Kindle Customer
- 28-06-20
Interesting and enlightening
This has been a very impressive journey through geology and human history. The formation of the Earth, life and the ongoing processes give you an understanding of timescales and events. After a full explanation of how the Earth works, the author gives us a detailed explanation of the effects that these processes have had on human history. The explanation of how volcanoes and tsunamis have affected civilisations provide a greater insight into their rise and fall.
My only cavils are that the phrase "turns out" is used with such regularity that you miss some of the words as you await its next appearance. Also I have never heard "bouys" pronounced that way before. Sadly he promotes the hoary old myth about British gunnery in the Falklands and it is never wise to use the bible as an historical reference.
Apart from these points, I greatly enjoyed the lectures and feel much more informed.
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- J. Leach
- 16-07-20
Great
Wonderful journey though earth sciences as well as the origin of the universe and is there life out there?
Very interesting and well presented
I think I know have an appreciation of geological time
Thank you Michael
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- Lee
- 29-04-22
I'm a little annoyed...
I'm a little annoyed. I'm currently studying an Environmental Science Degree yet this audiobook, for £7.99 has given me a much greater understanding of our Earth, space and time than my 20k degree has done.
It's read with passion, in good quality and with the perfect ratio of scienftic to layman's terminology. the author does a very good job of keeping you hooked and interested, and making 24 hours seem an awful lot shorter.
it's particularly well structured, broken down into a cohesive and flowing timeline of lectures.
At first, you'll find yourself wondering how on Earth they are only charging an audible credit for this series, but soon you'll realise that you'll be searching their back catalogue downloading and paying for all sorts of other amazing titles (which so far have been just as good).
Thank you for this great resource from a new fan of your works.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-09-23
Tour de force
If you are reading this review, you have at least a passing interest in the subject. Should you invest 48 half hours of you life in these lectures. I’d recommend it. Revelation, illumination and confirmation from a different perspective all rain down on the ears.
You will be hoping that the presenter has the characteristics of your very best teachers. The ones who had unbridled passion for their topic. The ones whose communication skills and humanity vastly outweighs their verbal mannerisms (and we all have them). Is Professor Wysession just such a gifted teacher? Well, it turns out that he is.
Thanks and hats off to Prof Wysession.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-05-22
TESTIMONY TO A LIVING UNIVERSE
This powerful work confirms that the earth and indeed the universe is a complex living organism. The way everything is woven together, every thing is co dependent and co surviving takes the breathe away, the seen live on the unseen, the silent leverage on the power of the loud.
This book is indeed a living testimony to the word complexity.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-12-22
Brilliant !
Really interesting and user friendly…and great for listening to on dog walks whilst looking at the world around us
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- Anonymous User
- 04-08-21
Tricky following along on the move but very good!
Glad I listened and great to hear someone who clearly loves their subject and is a true expert. Would benefit from a broadening out of vocabulary as opposed to the repetitive "Turns out" and "Enormous". Full of fascinating facts except at the end, where a couple of oddities and speculative peculiarities appear - such as political organisations like the EU being naively held up as a natural evolution of global unity which will presumably expand into wonderful philanthropic supranational entities? Thankfully, he sticks to his subject specialism in the main and it turns out, he has created an enormously interesting piece of work :-).
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