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Best Sellers
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
- By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 670
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 599
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 591
How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these questions than astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson....
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book is just brilliant.
- By completeaerogeek on 01-06-2017
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Cosmos
- By: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Seth MacFarlane, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 215
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 214
Cosmos is one of the best-selling science books of all time....
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5 out of 5 stars
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incredible
- By Anonymous User on 10-12-2017
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A Brief History of Time
- From Big Bang to Black Holes
- By: Stephen Hawking
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 206
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 179
To this day A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hard to listen, but overall great book!
- By Anonymous User on 27-11-2017
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Mind to Matter
- The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality
- By: Dawson Church
- Narrated by: Dawson Church
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
The idea that “thoughts become things” has become a meme in popular culture. It’s held as a firm proposition in metaphysics, and some spiritual teachers ascribe infinite powers to the mind....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
- By Amira on 13-07-2018
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
- By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 670
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 599
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 591
How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these questions than astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson....
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book is just brilliant.
- By completeaerogeek on 01-06-2017
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Cosmos
- By: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Seth MacFarlane, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 215
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 214
Cosmos is one of the best-selling science books of all time....
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5 out of 5 stars
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incredible
- By Anonymous User on 10-12-2017
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A Brief History of Time
- From Big Bang to Black Holes
- By: Stephen Hawking
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 206
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 179
To this day A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hard to listen, but overall great book!
- By Anonymous User on 27-11-2017
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Mind to Matter
- The Astonishing Science of How Your Brain Creates Material Reality
- By: Dawson Church
- Narrated by: Dawson Church
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
The idea that “thoughts become things” has become a meme in popular culture. It’s held as a firm proposition in metaphysics, and some spiritual teachers ascribe infinite powers to the mind....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
- By Amira on 13-07-2018
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The Greatest Story Ever Told - So Far
- Why Are We Here?
- By: Lawrence M. Krauss
- Narrated by: Lawrence Krauss
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 89
Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the discovery of the hidden world of reality....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly the Greatest story ever told so far
- By Andrew on 18-04-2017
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Chaos
- Making a New Science
- By: James Gleick
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the 20th century's third revolution....
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5 out of 5 stars
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I'm glad that's cleared up.
- By Paul on 22-10-2018
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Thinking in Systems
- A Primer
- By: Donella H. Meadows
- Narrated by: Tia Rider Sorensen
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. This essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world....
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Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition
- By: Richard Wolfson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Richard Wolfson
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 128
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 116
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Story5 out of 5 stars 112
"It doesn't take an Einstein to understand modern physics," says Professor Wolfson at the outset of these twenty-four lectures....
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5 out of 5 stars
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engrossing!
- By Mars on 10-10-2015
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Parallel Worlds
- A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
- By: Michio Kaku
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
In Parallel Worlds, Michio Kaku takes listeners on a fascinating tour of cosmology, M-theory, and its implications for the fate of the universe....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant understandable summary of universes
- By David on 17-03-2018
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The Grand Design
- By: Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story5 out of 5 stars 14
In this groundbreaking new work, Professor Hawking and renowned science writer Leonard Mlodinow reveal an original and controversial theory....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Comprehensive knowledge required but worth it
- By Josh on 08-08-2016
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The Beginning of Infinity
- Explanations That Transform the World
- By: David Deutsch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 20 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring
- By Dirk Bertels on 21-03-2017
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Redefining Reality
- The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science
- By: Steven Gimbel, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Steven Gimbel
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story5 out of 5 stars 31
No subject is bigger than reality itself, and nothing is more challenging to understand, since what counts as reality is undergoing continual revision and has been for centuries....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Highly recommended as a starting point
- By Ken Craig on 15-01-2018
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The Science of Energy
- Resources and Power Explained
- By: Michael E. Wysession, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael E. Wysession
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Energy is, without a doubt, the very foundation of the universe. It's the engine that powers life and fuels the evolution of human civilization....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Immediatey relevant!
- By Robert Watkinson on 11-06-2017
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 106
A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson’s quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization....
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3 out of 5 stars
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not bad.
- By Oscar Sheen on 09-10-2018
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Reality Is Not What It Seems
- The Journey to Quantum Gravity
- By: Carlo Rovelli
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
What are time and space made of? Where does matter come from? And what exactly is reality? Scientist Carlo Rovelli has spent his whole life exploring these questions....
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5 out of 5 stars
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outstanding beautifully written and the cutting
- By Justin on 01-10-2018
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Thermodynamics: Four Laws That Move the Universe
- By: Jeffrey C. Grossman, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jeffrey C. Grossman
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Nothing has had a more profound impact on the development of modern civilization than thermodynamics. Get an in-depth tour of this vital and fascinating science in 24 enthralling lectures suitable for everyone from science novices to experts who wish to review elementary concepts and formulas....
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What If?
- Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
- By: Randall Munroe
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 102
From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd, What If? gives hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wildly Funny
- By Kyal on 26-08-2016
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Quantum
- A Guide for the Perplexed
- By: Jim Al-Khalili
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12
From Schrodinger's cat to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, this book untangles the weirdness of the quantum world....
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5 out of 5 stars
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an outstanding book.
- By Anonymous User on 14-12-2017
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Great Ideas of Classical Physics
- By: Steven Pollock, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Steven Pollock
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story5 out of 5 stars 14
Classical physics is about how things move, why they move, and how they work. And if that sounds complicated to you, Professor Pollock hopes you will think again....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great intro
- By Mike on 30-10-2018
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An End to Upside Down Thinking
- Dispelling the Myth That the Brain Produces Consciousness, and the Implications for Everyday Life
- By: Mark Gober
- Narrated by: Mark Gober
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Consciousness creates all material reality. Biological processes do not create consciousness. Mark Gober explores compelling scientific evidence from a diverse set of disciplines, ranging from psychic phenomena to near-death experiences to quantum physics and beyond....
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Volume 1, Quantum Mechanics
- By: Richard P. Feynman
- Narrated by: Richard P. Feynman
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
For more than 30 years, Richard P. Feynman's three-volume Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students and professionals alike....
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Our Mathematical Universe
- My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
- By: Max Tegmark
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 80
Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy, and mathematics that are the foundation of his work....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stunning analysis from the biggest perspective
- By Gordon on 02-08-2016
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The Higgs Boson and Beyond
- By: Sean Carroll, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Sean Carroll
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story5 out of 5 stars 25
In this 12-lecture masterpiece of scientific reporting, you'll learn everything you need to know to fully grasp the significance of this discovery, including the basics of quantum mechanics....
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4 out of 5 stars
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pretty serious listening!
- By Ryan on 30-06-2016
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The Theory of Everything
- The Origin and Fate of the Universe
- By: Stephen W. Hawking
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Hawking takes us on a fascinating journey through the telescopic lens of modern physics to gain a new glimpse of the universe....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well worth a listen
- By Alex on 21-03-2018
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The Fabric of Reality
- The Science of Parallel Universes - and Its Implications
- By: David Deutsch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The author of the best seller The Beginning of Infinity, David Deutsch, explores the four most fundamental strands of human knowledge: quantum physics, and the theories of knowledge, computation, and evolution - and their unexpected connections....
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Why Does E=MC2 and Why Should We Care
- By: Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw
- Narrated by: Jeff Forshaw
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 86
In one of the most exciting and accessible explanations of The Theory of Relativity in recent years....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A terrific explanation of E=MC2
- By Peter Bondy on 01-06-2016
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The Little Book of Black Holes
- Science Essentials
- By: Steven S. Gubser, Frans Pretorius
- Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1 out of 5 stars 1
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Black holes, predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity more than a century ago, have long intrigued scientists and the public with their bizarre and fantastical properties....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Crap
- By Brommers on 20-01-2018
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
- The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
- By: Richard P. Feynman
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly Good
- By Amazon Customer on 02-01-2017
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Being Human
- An Entheological Guide to God, Evolution, and the Fractal, Energetic Nature of Reality
- By: Dr. Martin W. Ball PhD
- Narrated by: Martin W. Ball
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Simple, concise, and radical, Being Human outlines the Entheological Paradigm, a Grand Unified Theory of reality that accounts for not only all of the physical world, but personal consciousness, life, and God as well....
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Mysteries of Modern Physics: Time
- By: Sean Carroll, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Sean Carroll
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story5 out of 5 stars 48
Time rules our lives, woven into the very fabric of the universe. Nothing so pervades our existence and yet is so difficult to explain....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Pop science and philosophy
- By Omar on 16-11-2018
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The Alchemy of Air
- A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
- By: Thomas Hager
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives - including your own....
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Your Brain Is a Time Machine
- The Neuroscience and Physics of Time
- By: Dean Buonomano
- Narrated by: Aaron Abano
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2
Brain researcher and best-selling author Dean Buonomano draws on evolutionary biology, physics, and philosophy to present his theory of how we tell and perceive time....
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The Lightness of Being
- Mass, Ether, and the Unification of Forces
- By: Frank Wilczek
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Transcending the clash of older ideas about matter and space, acclaimed physicist Frank Wilczek explains a remarkable new discovery....
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The Theory of Everything: The Quest to Explain All Reality
- By: Don Lincoln, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Don Lincoln
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Original Recording
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Albert Einstein was pursuing a dream far more ambitious than the theory of relativity. He was trying to find an equation that explained all physical reality - a theory of everything. Experimental physicist and award-winning educator Dr. Don Lincoln takes you on this exciting journey....
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Volume 16, Feynman on Electromagnetism
- By: Richard P. Feynman
- Narrated by: Richard P. Feynman
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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For more than 30 years, Richard P. Feynman's three-volume Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students and professionals alike....
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
- By: Carlo Rovelli
- Narrated by: Carlo Rovelli
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12
Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics written and read by Carlo Rovelli....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Can't wait for more.
- By Tess on 29-08-2017
New Releases
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Breakfast with Einstein
- The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects
- By: Chad Orzel
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The world of quantum physics is generally thought of as hopelessly esoteric. But, believe it or not, even the most mundane of everyday activities is profoundly influenced by the abstract and exotic world of the quantum. In Breakfast with Einstein, Chad Orzel illuminates the strange phenomena lurking just beneath the surface of our ordinary lives by digging into the surprisingly complicated physics involved in his (and anyone's) morning routine.
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New Developments in Physics
- By: IntroBooks
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Development is the key to progress, and without development, there's no chance of improvement in any sector or area. When it comes to the physics, it can be said that there is a great requirement of development in the field of physics. It is necessary to understand the need for development and the basis for which there is a requirement for development. The new developments in the field of physics are extremely useful and beneficial in every aspect. There are a number of new developments that took place in the field of physics in the past few years.
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The Cosma Hypothesis
- Implications of the Overview Effect
- By: Frank White
- Narrated by: Lawrence Tobias
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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As a follow-up to the seminal work, The Overview Effect, Frank White explores life's destiny in the universe and a compelling new hypothesis.
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Lost in Math
- How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
- By: Sabine Hossenfelder
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Whether pondering black holes or predicting discoveries at CERN, physicists believe the best theories are beautiful, natural, and elegant, and this standard separates popular theories from disposable ones. This is why, Sabine Hossenfelder argues, we have not seen a major breakthrough in the foundations of physics for more than four decades. The belief in beauty has become so dogmatic that it now conflicts with scientific objectivity: Observation has been unable to confirm mindboggling theories, like supersymmetry or grand unification, invented by physicists based on aesthetic criteria.
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Dance for Two
- Selected Essays
- By: Alan Lightman
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
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The New York Times best-selling author of Einstein's Dreams presents a collection of essays, written over the past 20 years, that displays his genius for bringing literary and scientific concerns into ringing harmony. Sometimes provocative, sometimes fanciful, always elegantly conceived and written, these meditations offer listeners a fascinating look into the creative compulsions shared by the scientist and the artist.
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The Fabric of Reality
- The Science of Parallel Universes - and Its Implications
- By: David Deutsch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Author of the New York Times best seller The Beginning of Infinity, David Deutsch, explores the four most fundamental strands of human knowledge: quantum physics, and the theories of knowledge, computation, and evolution - and their unexpected connections. Taken together, these four strands reveal a deeply integrated, rational, and optimistic worldview. It describes a unified fabric of reality that is objective and comprehensible, in which human action and thought are central.
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Breakfast with Einstein
- The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects
- By: Chad Orzel
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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The world of quantum physics is generally thought of as hopelessly esoteric. But, believe it or not, even the most mundane of everyday activities is profoundly influenced by the abstract and exotic world of the quantum. In Breakfast with Einstein, Chad Orzel illuminates the strange phenomena lurking just beneath the surface of our ordinary lives by digging into the surprisingly complicated physics involved in his (and anyone's) morning routine.
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New Developments in Physics
- By: IntroBooks
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 41 mins
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Development is the key to progress, and without development, there's no chance of improvement in any sector or area. When it comes to the physics, it can be said that there is a great requirement of development in the field of physics. It is necessary to understand the need for development and the basis for which there is a requirement for development. The new developments in the field of physics are extremely useful and beneficial in every aspect. There are a number of new developments that took place in the field of physics in the past few years.
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The Cosma Hypothesis
- Implications of the Overview Effect
- By: Frank White
- Narrated by: Lawrence Tobias
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As a follow-up to the seminal work, The Overview Effect, Frank White explores life's destiny in the universe and a compelling new hypothesis.
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Lost in Math
- How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
- By: Sabine Hossenfelder
- Narrated by: Laura Jennings
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Whether pondering black holes or predicting discoveries at CERN, physicists believe the best theories are beautiful, natural, and elegant, and this standard separates popular theories from disposable ones. This is why, Sabine Hossenfelder argues, we have not seen a major breakthrough in the foundations of physics for more than four decades. The belief in beauty has become so dogmatic that it now conflicts with scientific objectivity: Observation has been unable to confirm mindboggling theories, like supersymmetry or grand unification, invented by physicists based on aesthetic criteria.
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Dance for Two
- Selected Essays
- By: Alan Lightman
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
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The New York Times best-selling author of Einstein's Dreams presents a collection of essays, written over the past 20 years, that displays his genius for bringing literary and scientific concerns into ringing harmony. Sometimes provocative, sometimes fanciful, always elegantly conceived and written, these meditations offer listeners a fascinating look into the creative compulsions shared by the scientist and the artist.
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The Fabric of Reality
- The Science of Parallel Universes - and Its Implications
- By: David Deutsch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Author of the New York Times best seller The Beginning of Infinity, David Deutsch, explores the four most fundamental strands of human knowledge: quantum physics, and the theories of knowledge, computation, and evolution - and their unexpected connections. Taken together, these four strands reveal a deeply integrated, rational, and optimistic worldview. It describes a unified fabric of reality that is objective and comprehensible, in which human action and thought are central.
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Summary of Richard Rhodes’s The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Milkyway Media
- By: Milkyway Media
- Narrated by: Richard Webb
- Length: 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Richard Rhodes’ 1986 Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Making of the Atomic Bomb narrates the years preceding the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. It focuses on how a group of international physicists uncovered nature’s potential for destruction through advances in nuclear physics and quantum theory. They harnessed the power of physics to develop the first atomic bombs.... (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)
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Breakfast with Einstein
- The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects
- By: Chad Orzel
- Narrated by: Todd Boyce
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Without quantum physics, your breakfast - and so many other things we take for granted - wouldn't be possible. International best-selling author and physicist Chad Orzel shows us why. Just beneath the surface of our ordinary lives, strange phenomena lurk. Exciting physics doesn’t only show up in the big bang or a black hole or in the guts of giant particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider - it’s all around us. Beginning at sunrise, Chad Orzel embarks upon a fascinating tour of the exotic science that underlies each moment of our day.
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Galileo Unbound
- A Path Across Life, the Universe and Everything
- By: David D. Nolte
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Galileo Unbound traces the journey that brought us from Galileo's law of free fall to today's geneticists measuring evolutionary drift, entangled quantum particles moving among many worlds, and our lives as trajectories traversing a health space with thousands of dimensions. Remarkably, common themes persist that predict the evolution of species as readily as the orbits of planets or the collapse of stars into black holes.
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Ideas and Opinions
- By: Albert Einstein
- Narrated by: Will Stauff
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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A new edition of the most definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Einstein himself. The selections range from his earliest days as a theoretical physicist to his death in 1955; from such subjects as relativity, nuclear war or peace, and religion and science to human rights, economics, and government.
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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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Summary of Walter Isaacson’s Einstein by Milkyway Media
- By: Milkyway Media
- Narrated by: Joseph Passaro
- Length: 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Walter Isaacson’s Einstein (2007) is a meticulous and engaging account of the life of Albert Einstein, best known for discovering the principle of relativity. The narrative uncovers Einstein’s nuanced personality and describes the ways in which his passions governed his personal, political, and scientific life.... (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.)
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Machine Learning in Finance
- Use Machine Learning Techniques for Day Trading and Value Trading in the Stock Market
- By: Bob Mather
- Narrated by: Cliff Weldon
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Are you a machine-learning enthusiast looking for a practical day-to-day application? Or are you just trying to incorporate machine-learning software in your trading decisions? This audiobook is your answer.
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An End to Upside Down Thinking
- Dispelling the Myth That the Brain Produces Consciousness, and the Implications for Everyday Life
- By: Mark Gober
- Narrated by: Mark Gober
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Consciousness creates all material reality. Biological processes do not create consciousness. This conceptual breakthrough turns traditional scientific thinking upside down. In An End to Upside Down Thinking, Mark Gober traces his journey. He explores compelling scientific evidence from a diverse set of disciplines, ranging from psychic phenomena to near-death experiences to quantum physics and beyond.
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Summary & Analysis of The Order of Time: A Guide to the Book by Carlo Rovelli
- By: ZIP Reads
- Narrated by: Michael London Anglado
- Length: 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In this audio summary of The Order of Time, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli explores the very nature of time, physics, humanity, and philosophy in a book that challenges our perceptions of the world around us.
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Three Roads to Quantum Gravity
- By: Lee Smolin
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In Three Roads to Quantum Gravity, Lee Smolin provides an accessible overview of the attempts to build a final "theory of everything." He explains in simple terms what scientists are talking about when they say the world is made from exotic entities such as loops, strings, and black holes and tells the fascinating stories behind these discoveries: the rivalries, epiphanies, and intrigues he witnessed firsthand.
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Scientific Methods
- By: IntroBooks
- Narrated by: Andrea Giordani
- Length: 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Science is the essence of almost everything that is present in the world. Basically, science is a very systematic and a logical manner in order to discover how certain things are taking place in the universe and how some things work. Science is also about the knowledge and discoveries that are related to the universe and the solar system. Science is basically the knowledge that is based on a mission which can be demonstrated and reproduced. This means that if there is a theory then that theory should be demonstrated in such a way that others can understand it.
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The Layman's Guide to Quantum Reality
- By: JD Lovil
- Narrated by: Cathi Colas
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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I have made this audiobook so you can understand the theory without all the hard-to-understand equations and science speak. Once you understand quantum mechanics, you can use that knowledge to take control of your life.