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You Are Here
- From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves
- By: Hiawatha Bray
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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The story of the rise of modern navigation technology, from radio location to GPS—and the consequent decline of privacy. What does it mean to never get lost? You Are Here examines the rise of our technologically aided era of navigational omniscience—or how we came to know exactly where we are at all times. Filled with tales of scientists and astronauts, inventors and entrepreneurs, You Are Here tells the story of how humankind ingeniously solved one of its oldest and toughest problems—only to herald a new era in which it’s impossible to hide.
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Both educational and entertaining
- By Sergii R. on 16-11-18
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You Are Here
- From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-04-14
- Language: English
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Living Systems
- By: Fritjof Capra
- Narrated by: Michael Toms
- Length: 56 mins
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Topics explored in this dialogue include: how you can address the greatest challenge of our times, the role of the arts in deep ecology, how the shift from linear thinking to systems thinking in the sciences affects us now and in the future, understanding the complexity of living systems and life itself, why creativity is the driving force of evolution, what religion and deep ecology have in common, what's really behind the information age, and the mathematics of complexity.
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informative listen
- By Jussie on 08-12-16
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Living Systems
- Narrated by: Michael Toms
- Length: 56 mins
- Release date: 24-12-08
- Language: English
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The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl
- How Two Brave Scientists Battled Typhus and Sabotaged the Nazis
- By: Arthur Allen
- Narrated by: Dennis Holland
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Few diseases are more gruesome than typhus. Transmitted by body lice, it afflicts the dispossessed - refugees, soldiers, and ghettoized peoples - causing hallucinations, terrible headaches, boiling fever, and often death. The disease plagued the German army on the Eastern Front and left the Reich desperate for a vaccine. For this they turned to the brilliant and eccentric Polish zoologist Rudolf Weigl.
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Great book to place Fleck and others in context.
- By Sara on 15-07-22
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The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl
- How Two Brave Scientists Battled Typhus and Sabotaged the Nazis
- Narrated by: Dennis Holland
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 28-07-14
- Language: English
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The Immune System (Second Edition)
- A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
- By: Paul Klenerman
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In this Very Short Introduction, Paul Klenerman describes the immune system, and how it works in health and disease. He considers how the immune system evolved, the basic rules that govern its behavior, and the major health threats where it is important. Paul Klenerman also explains how things can go wrong when there is too little or too much immunity. The book also addresses what we learned about the immune system from the COVID-19 pandemic and how that has influenced thinking about future pandemics.
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The Immune System (Second Edition)
- A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 29-12-25
- Language: English
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The History of Physics
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: J.L. Heilbron
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalized enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its concern with humankind's place in the universe to modern massive international projects that hunt down fundamental particles and industrial laboratories that manufacture marvels? This audiobook introduces us to Islamic astronomers and mathematicians calculating the size of the Earth while their caliphs conquered much of it and more.
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Ein gutes Überblick
- By Amazon Customer on 09-01-19
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The History of Physics
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 16-10-18
- Language: English
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The Chemistry Book
- Big Ideas Simply Explained
- By: DK
- Narrated by: Laura Brydon
- Length: 18 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Arranged in chronological order, the book covers key themes in the physical and natural sciences, such as geochemistry and the elements. Within each chapter, a series of articles traces the history of scientific thought and introduces the work of the scientists who have shaped the subject such as John Dalton, Marie Curie, Dmitri Mendeleev, Kathleen Lonsdale and Stephanie Kwolek. Along the way, the audiobook addresses some of the most fundamental questions in science, such as what is the universe made of, how is matter created and what are the chemical bonds that make life possible?
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The Chemistry Book
- Big Ideas Simply Explained
- Narrated by: Laura Brydon
- Series: Big Ideas Simply Explained
- Length: 18 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 21-07-22
- Language: English
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The Genius Factory
- The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank
- By: David Plotz
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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From the former editor of Slate and CEO of Atlas Obscura comes the unbelievable story of “the Nobel Prize sperm bank” and the children it produced—“a superb book about the quest for genius and, ultimately, family” (Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Talking to Strangers)...
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The Genius Factory
- By Sam on 09-12-09
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The Genius Factory
- The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 07-06-05
- Language: English
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Scientists Who Changed History
- By: DK
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Delve into the lives, inspirations, motivations and achievements of the greatest scientists in the world and through all time. Explore the stories of more than 85 of the world's most inspirational and influential scientists with this innovative and bold book of biographies. From mathematicians to meteorologists, geologists to geneticists, each scientist is presented through a combination of stimulating words.
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Great listen
- By Anonymous on 18-09-23
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Scientists Who Changed History
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 19-11-20
- Language: English
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Life at the Speed of Light
- From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life
- By: J. Craig Venter
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2010, scientists led by J. Craig Venter became the first to successfully create "synthetic life" - putting humankind at the threshold of the most important and exciting phase of biological research, one that will enable us to actually write the genetic code for designing new species to help us adapt and evolve for long-term survival. The science of synthetic genomics will have a profound impact on human existence, including chemical and energy generation, health, clean water and food production, environmental control, and possibly even our evolution.
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Life at the Speed of Light
- From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 17-10-13
- Language: English
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The Moon
- A History for the Future
- By: Oliver Morton
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Every generation has looked up from the Earth and wondered at the beauty of the moon. 50 years ago, a few Americans became the first to do the reverse - with the whole world watching through their eyes. In this short but wide-ranging book, Oliver Morton explores the history and future of humankind's relationship with the moon. A counterpoint in the sky, it has shaped our understanding of the Earth from Galileo to Apollo. Its gentle light has spoken of love and loneliness; its battered surface of death and the cosmic.
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Changed my understanding of the moon forever.
- By Yojitheman on 14-06-23
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The Moon
- A History for the Future
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 20-07-19
- Language: English
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Megafauna
- Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America (Life of the Past)
- By: Richard A. Fariña, Sergio F. Vizcaíno, Gerry De Iuliis
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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More than 10,000 years ago spectacularly large mammals roamed the pampas and jungles of South America. This book tells the story of these great beasts during and just after the Pleistocene, the geological epoch marked by the great ice ages. Megafauna describes the history and way of life of these animals, their comings and goings, and what befell them at the beginning of the modern era and the arrival of humans.
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Megafauna
- Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America (Life of the Past)
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 30-05-23
- Language: English
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Coming of Age in the Milky Way
- By: Timothy Ferris
- Narrated by: Timothy Ferris
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Abridged
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Humans have long sought to comprehend the enormities of cosmic space and time. Here, best selling science writer Timothy Ferris tells the story of that quest. He interweaves the majestic themes of astronomy, physics, religion, and philosophy with fresh and lasting portraits of the men and women who created what has been called our society's most precious treasure - its conception of the universe at large.
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Coming of Age in the Milky Way
- Narrated by: Timothy Ferris
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 15-12-99
- Language: English
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ColdFusion Presents
- New Thinking: From Einstein to Artificial Intelligence, the Science and Technology That Transformed Our World
- By: Dagogo Altraide
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The world has never been so unstable. Now, more than ever, we need to understand our history, learn from our mistakes, and embrace science and technology as we push into the future. In his debut book, New Thinking: The Technology and Science That Transformed Our World, Dagogo Altraide of YouTube's ColdFusion breaks down the history of gamechanger breakthroughs in the world of science and technology that have shaped our modern world and will impact the future.
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Great book!
- By Amazon Customer on 31-05-19
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ColdFusion Presents
- New Thinking: From Einstein to Artificial Intelligence, the Science and Technology That Transformed Our World
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 26-02-19
- Language: English
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Beyond Uncertainty
- Heisenberg, Quantum Physics, and the Bomb
- By: David C. Cassidy
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 22 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Since the fall of the Soviet Union, long-suppressed information has emerged on Heisenberg’s role in the Nazi atomic bomb project. In Beyond Uncertainty, Cassidy interprets this and other previously unknown material within the context of his vast research and tackles the vexing questions of a scientist’s personal responsibility and guilt when serving an abhorrent military regime.
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Beyond Uncertainty
- Heisenberg, Quantum Physics, and the Bomb
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 22 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 28-03-14
- Language: English
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The History of Science in 21 Women
- By: Marieke Bigg
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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From Ada Lovelace to Florence Nightingale, Rosalind Franklin to Tu Youyou – discover the women who changed science forever Imagine a scientist. Maybe they’re wearing a lab coat and safety goggles. Maybe they bear a passing resemblance to Albert Einstein. Most likely they’re a man. However...
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The History of Science in 21 Women
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 03-09-26
- Language: English
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The Last of Its Kind
- The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction
- By: Gisli Palsson
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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The great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on the remote islands of the North Atlantic, the last of its kind were killed in Iceland in 1844. Gisli Pálsson draws on firsthand accounts from the Icelanders who hunted the last great auks to bring to life a bygone age of Victorian scientific exploration while offering vital insights into the extinction of species.
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A plodding overview
- By Amazon Customer on 31-05-25
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The Last of Its Kind
- The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 09-07-24
- Language: English
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Testosterone
- Sex, Power, and the Will to Win
- By: Joe Herbert
- Narrated by: William Neenan
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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We inherit mechanisms for survival from our primeval past - none so obviously as those involved in reproduction. The hormone testosterone underlies the organization of activation of masculinity: It changes the body and brain to make a male. It is involved not only in sexuality but in driving aggression, competitiveness, risk-taking - all elements that were needed for successful survival and reproduction in the past. But these ancient systems are carried forward into a modern world.
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Testosterone
- Sex, Power, and the Will to Win
- Narrated by: William Neenan
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 30-06-15
- Language: English
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The Age of Reptiles
- The History and Legacy of the Mesozoic Era and the Dinosaurs
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The early history of our planet covers such vast stretches of time that years, centuries, and even millennia become virtually meaningless. Instead paleontologists and scientists who study geochronology divide time into periods and eras. The current view of science is that planet Earth is around 4.6 billion years old. The first four billion years of its development are known as the Precambrian period. For the first billion years or so, there was no life in Earth. Then the first single-celled life-forms, early bacteria and algae, began to emerge.
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The Age of Reptiles
- The History and Legacy of the Mesozoic Era and the Dinosaurs
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 25-09-20
- Language: English
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Starlight Detectives
- How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe
- By: Alan Hirshfeld
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
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In 1929, Edwin Hubble announced the greatest discovery in the history of astronomy since Galileo first turned a telescope to the heavens. The galaxies, previously believed to float serenely in the void, are in fact hurtling apart at an incredible speed: the universe is expanding. This stunning discovery was the culmination of a decades-long arc of scientific and technical advancement.
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A must for astrophotographers.
- By Joye C. on 26-06-20
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Starlight Detectives
- How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 09-12-14
- Language: English
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The Day We Found the Universe
- By: Marcia Bartusiak
- Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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From one of our most acclaimed science writers: a dramatic narrative of the discovery of the true nature and startling size of the universe, delving back past the moment of revelation to trace the decades of work--by a select group of scientists--that made it possible.
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Great book, spoiled by dreadful narration.
- By Twin dad on 06-06-17
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The Day We Found the Universe
- Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 29-04-09
- Language: English
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