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The Glass Cage
- Automation and Us
- By: Nicholas Carr
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Glass Cage, bestselling author Nicholas Carr digs behind the headlines about factory robots and self-driving cars, wearable computers and digitized medicine, as he explores the hidden costs of granting software dominion over our work and our leisure. Even as they bring ease to our lives, these programs are stealing something essential from us.
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Rich in detail and depth
- By Matthew Hermon on 07-12-20
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The Glass Cage
- Automation and Us
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 29-09-14
- Language: English
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When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . .
- Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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From one of the world’s most celebrated intellectuals, a “fascinating” (Financial Times), brilliantly insightful work that explains how we think about each other’s thoughts about each other’s thoughts, ad infinitum. It sounds impossible, but “superlatively gifted science writer”...
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When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows . . .
- Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 23-09-25
- Language: English
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On the Origin of Evolution
- Tracing ‘Darwin’s Dangerous Idea’ from Aristotle to DNA
- By: John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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A Waterstones Best Book of 2020 The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been examined and debated by philosophers the world over for thousands of years. This lively history traces the evolution of...
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The reader should have done their homework
- By Amazon Customer on 25-04-22
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On the Origin of Evolution
- Tracing ‘Darwin’s Dangerous Idea’ from Aristotle to DNA
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 12-11-20
- Language: English
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Skeptic
- Viewing the World with a Rational Eye
- By: Michael Shermer
- Narrated by: Michael Shermer
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall53
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Performance48
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From the author's monthly Scientific American columns. An eclectic, inspiring collection exploring a broad range of scientific thought from best-selling author and celebrated skeptic Michael Shermer.
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A selection of fascinating subjects
- By ANDREW NORRIS on 22-03-17
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Skeptic
- Viewing the World with a Rational Eye
- Narrated by: Michael Shermer
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 13-01-16
- Language: English
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Wise Animals
- How Technology Has Made Us What We Are
- By: Tom Chatfield
- Narrated by: Tom Chatfield
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Evocatively read by the author, Tom Chatfield. 'Powerful, profound and completely engrossing, a meditation on not only technology but also history, culture, ideas, ethics, psychology and, above all, what it means to be human.' – Michael Bhaskar, co-author of The Coming Wave Wise Animals...
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Superb
- By jz on 12-03-24
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Wise Animals
- How Technology Has Made Us What We Are
- Narrated by: Tom Chatfield
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 22-02-24
- Language: English
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The Half-life of Facts
- Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date
- By: Samuel Arbesman
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance22
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New insights from the science of science Facts change all the time. Smoking has gone from doctor recommended to deadly. We used to think the Earth was the center of the universe and that Pluto was a planet. For decades, we were convinced that the brontosaurus was a real dinosaur. In short, what we know about the world is constantly changing. But it turns out there’s an order to the state of knowledge, an explanation for how we know what we know.
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I’d like to read an up to date version
- By MR KG Davies on 14-04-25
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The Half-life of Facts
- Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 27-09-12
- Language: English
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The Apocalypse Factory
- Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age
- By: Steve Olson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the United States marshaled brilliant minds and seemingly inexhaustible bodies to find a way to create a nuclear chain reaction of inconceivable explosive power. In a matter of months, the Hanford nuclear facility was built to produce and weaponize the enigmatic and deadly new material that would fuel atomic bombs.
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Disappointing narration
- By ligsy on 26-03-22
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The Apocalypse Factory
- Plutonium and the Making of the Atomic Age
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 04-08-20
- Language: English
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This Idea is Brilliant
- Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
- By: John Brockman
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Charles Constant
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance10
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The latest volume in the bestselling series from Edge.org—dubbed “the world’s smartest website” by The Guardian—brings together 206 of the world’s most innovative thinkers to discuss the scientific concepts that everyone should know. As science informs public policy, decision making...
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206 Chapters!!
- By slipperychimp on 12-09-19
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This Idea is Brilliant
- Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Charles Constant
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 16-01-18
- Language: English
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Science: A Children's Encyclopedia
- DK Children's Visual Encyclopedia
- By: DK
- Narrated by: Jess Nesling
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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You'll be firing on all cylinders with this science spectacular! The exciting exploration of biology, chemistry, and physics is vital reading for curious minds. Science becomes simple and straightforward, so you never get your wires crossed again. What makes a firework go bang? How do plants make food from sunlight? What makes a robot clever? Find the answers to all these questions and much, much more.
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Science: A Children's Encyclopedia
- DK Children's Visual Encyclopedia
- Narrated by: Jess Nesling
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 21-08-24
- Language: English
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Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
- By: Janna Levin
- Narrated by: Janna Levin
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall32
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Performance31
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The authoritative story of the headline-making discovery of gravitational waves—by an eminent theoretical astrophysicist and award-winning writer. From the author of How the Universe Got Its Spots and A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, the epic story of the scientific campaign to record the...
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expecting something else completely
- By tom bunge on 24-12-20
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Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
- Narrated by: Janna Levin
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 29-03-16
- Language: English
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Nothing
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Frank Close
- Narrated by: Ray Chase
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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This short, smart book tells you everything you need to know about "nothing". What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - "nothing" - exist? To answer these questions, eminent scientist Frank Close takes us on a lively and accessible journey that ranges from ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research, illuminating the story of how scientists have explored the void and the rich discoveries they have made there.
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Science Stories
- The complete BBC Radio 4 popular science series
- By: Naomi Alderman, Kevin Fong, Tracey Logan, and others
- Narrated by: Naomi Alderman, Philip Ball
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In these ten absorbing series, award-winning authors Naomi Alderman and Philip Ball and guest presenters Tracey Logan, Kevin Fong, Simon Schaffer and Lindsey Fitzharris take a look at the many amazing events and characters from science's long history. In this collection, which runs close to 23...
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Science Stories
- The complete BBC Radio 4 popular science series
- Narrated by: Naomi Alderman, Philip Ball
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 09-03-23
- Language: English
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Restricted Data
- The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States
- By: Alex Wellerstein
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing on troves of declassified files, including records released by the government for the first time through the author's efforts, Restricted Data traces the complex evolution of the US nuclear secrecy regime from the first whisper of the atomic bomb through the mounting tensions of the Cold War and into the early 21st century. A compelling history of powerful ideas at war, it tells a story that feels distinctly American: rich, sprawling, and built on the conflict between high-minded idealism and ugly, fearful power.
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Restricted Data
- The History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 17 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 26-10-21
- Language: English
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Time Travel
- A History
- By: James Gleick
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall22
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Performance21
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“A time-jumping, head-tripping odyssey.” —The Millions “A bracing swim in the waters of science, technology and fiction.” —Washington Post “A thrilling journey of ideas.” —Boston Globe From the acclaimed author of The Information and Chaos, here is a mind-bending exploration of...
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Straggling, messy... Disappointing
- By T. Pearce on 22-09-17
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Time Travel
- A History
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 27-09-16
- Language: English
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On the Origin of Species
- Penguin Classics
- By: Damien Hirst, Charles Darwin, William Bynum - introduction
- Narrated by: Ben Arogundade
- Length: 19 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by accomplished voice actor Ben Arogundade who is known for his voice work in Doctor Who and Horizons. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by William Bynum and the cover design is by Damien Hirst. The Origin of Species...
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On the Origin of Species
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Ben Arogundade
- Length: 19 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 26-09-19
- Language: English
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The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Powerful Laws Nature
- The Science of Success
- By: Richard Koch
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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In this follow-up to his best-selling The 80/20 Principle, the power law that helped hundreds of thousands achieve more by doing less, Richard Koch puts science to work, applying 92 other natural laws to promote the "science of success" within the ever-changing world of business. What does Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection prove about developing a niche product line? How can Isaac Newton's laws of motion and gravity help in a crowded marketplace?
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The 80/20 Principle and 92 Other Powerful Laws Nature
- The Science of Success
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 28-04-15
- Language: English
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The Elements We Live By
- How Iron Helps Us Breathe, Potassium Lets Us See, and Other Surprising Superpowers of the Periodic Table
- By: Anja Røyne
- Narrated by: Donna Postel
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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We all know that we depend on elements for survival - from oxygen in the air we breathe to carbon in the molecular structures of all living things. But we seldom appreciate how, say, phosphorus holds our DNA together or how potassium powers our optic nerves enabling us to see.
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The Elements We Live By
- How Iron Helps Us Breathe, Potassium Lets Us See, and Other Surprising Superpowers of the Periodic Table
- Narrated by: Donna Postel
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 11-06-20
- Language: English
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Impasse
- Climate Change and the Limits of Progress
- By: Roy Scranton
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Extreme heat, fires, floods, and storms are transforming our planet. Yet we get increasing emissions, divisive politics, and ersatz solutions that offer more of the same: more capitalism, more complexity, more "progress." The impasse we face is not only political and institutional, but cognitive, existential, and narrative. We're incapable of grasping the scale, speed, and impact of global warming. And we optimistically cling to a narrative that promises a better tomorrow if we just keep doing what we're doing.
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Impasse
- Climate Change and the Limits of Progress
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-02-26
- Language: English
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The Limits of Genius
- The Surprising Stupidity of the World's Greatest Minds
- By: Katie Spalding
- Narrated by: Susie Riddell
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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A hilarious look at how the line between 'genius' and 'extremely lucky idiot' is finer than we'd like to admit. The more you delve into the stories behind history's greatest names, the more you realise they have something in common: a mystifying lack of common sense. Take Marie Curie, famous for...
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The Limits of Genius
- The Surprising Stupidity of the World's Greatest Minds
- Narrated by: Susie Riddell
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 25-05-23
- Language: English
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Light of the Mind, Light of the World
- Illuminating Science Through Faith
- By: Spencer A. Klavan
- Narrated by: Spencer A. Klavan
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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Light of the Mind, Light of the World tells a daring new story about how we got here, and how we can chart a better path forward. Surveying the history of science and faith from the astronomers of Babylon to the quantum physicists of postwar Europe and America, classicist and scholar Spencer A. Klavan argues that science itself is leading us not away from God but back to him, and to the ancient faith that places the human soul at the center of the universe.
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A book I’ve been wanting to write myself
- By H. Waldek on 28-02-26
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Light of the Mind, Light of the World
- Illuminating Science Through Faith
- Narrated by: Spencer A. Klavan
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 02-12-24
- Language: English
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