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Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos
- By: Steven Pollock, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Steven Pollock
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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Would you like to know how the universe works? Scientists have been asking that question for a long time and have found that many of the answers can be found in the study of particle physics, the field that focuses on those impossibly tiny particles with unbelievably strange names - the hadrons and leptons, baryons and mesons, muons and gluons - so mystifying to the rest of us.
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Fascinating and understandable
- By Simone on 26-05-2015
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Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: A Tour of the Microcosmos
- Narrated by: Steven Pollock
- Series: The Great Courses: Physics
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Origins of Life
- By: Robert M. Hazen, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert M. Hazen
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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Four billion years ago, the infant Earth was a seething cauldron of erupting volcanoes, raining meteors, and hot noxious gases, totally devoid of life. But a relatively short time later-only 100 million to 200 million years-the planet was teeming with primitive organisms.What happened? Now you can find out-in a series of 24 vibrant lectures from a leader of the NASA-supported team studying the origins of life in the universe and also one of the nation's foremost science educators.
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Unreal
- By Malcolm on 26-06-2015
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Origins of Life
- Narrated by: Robert M. Hazen
- Series: The Great Courses: Biology
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Understanding the Misconceptions of Science
- By: Don Lincoln, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Don Lincoln
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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Consider these commonly held scientific beliefs: Planetary orbits are fixed ellipses; we only use 10 percent of our brains; nothing travels faster than light; a thrown object’s trajectory is a parabola. They seem correct, but they’re all misconceptions that aren’t entirely accurate. There’s much more to the story than you think. These magnificent 24 lectures are devoted to busting myths, clearing up confusion, and giving you scientific epiphanies that could change how you think about your everyday world.
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Very good
- By Anonymous User on 29-07-2022
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Understanding the Misconceptions of Science
- Narrated by: Don Lincoln
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 24-05-2019
- Language: English
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Life in Our Universe
- By: Laird Close, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: The Great Courses
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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Are we alone in the universe? This is one of the most profound issues facing mankind - and one of the unresolved questions that science may finally be able to answer in this century. These 24 mind-expanding lectures reveal the cutting-edge research leading scientists to believe that life is not exclusively the domain of Earth. Professor Close offers an unparalleled look at the subject of life and the mysteries that remain.
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Great book, with one flaw
- By Sven on 23-05-2019
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Life in Our Universe
- Narrated by: The Great Courses
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 03-04-2019
- Language: English
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Albert Einstein: Physicist, Philosopher, Humanitarian
- By: Don Howard, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Don Howard
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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These 24 lectures present a wide-ranging intellectual exploration of this iconic scientist, genius, and champion of social justice. More than just a biography of Einstein's life, Albert Einstein provides you with an inside look at how this brilliant thinker arrived at his various revolutionary breakthroughs.
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Great mix of science and his life story
- By Anonymous User on 11-05-2022
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Albert Einstein: Physicist, Philosopher, Humanitarian
- Narrated by: Don Howard
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern History
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Great Heroes and Discoveries of Astronomy
- By: Emily Levesque, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Emily Levesque
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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Great Heroes and Discoveries of Astronomy takes you around the world and across time in search of the unsung heroes who, in many ways, are just as important to the story of astronomy as Hubble, Einstein, and Sagan. Whether they stood on the shoulders of giants or themselves offered shoulders for giants to stand on, the heroes of astronomy you’ll meet in these 24 lessons are a collective of the brightest and most daring minds in science.
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Great Heroes and Discoveries of Astronomy
- Narrated by: Emily Levesque
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 26-02-2021
- Language: English
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Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your Biology
- By: Charlotte Mykura, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Charlotte Mykura
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
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Epigenetics is the science of living DNA, charting the chemical pathways that spur DNA into action by turning genes on and off. While the Human Genome Project of the early 2000s was hailed as the key to understanding human heredity and disease, that historic effort was just the beginning. It has taken epigenetics to fill in the picture, explaining how the fixed code of our genome is implemented in countless living processes.
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Epigenetics: How Environment Changes Your Biology
- Narrated by: Charlotte Mykura
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 24-02-2023
- Language: English
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Food, Science, and the Human Body
- By: Alyssa Crittenden, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Alyssa Crittenden
- Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
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What foods did the human body evolve to eat, and why? How does the food we eat affect our genes and our minds? What foods are (and aren't) optimal for our everyday health? How can we use cutting-edge science to end world hunger? In these 36 lectures, get eye-opening answers to these and other perplexing questions about the evolution of the human diet and its relationship to our bodies.
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Could have a better way to present the book
- By Heartommie on 11-01-2021
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Food, Science, and the Human Body
- Narrated by: Alyssa Crittenden
- Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
- Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 21-07-2017
- Language: English
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A New History of Life
- By: Stuart Sutherland, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Stuart Sutherland
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
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The story of our world and the different living things that have populated it is an amazing epic with millions of species, exotic settings, planet-wide cataclysms, and surprising plot twists. These 36 lectures tell the all-embracing story of life on Earth - its origins, extinctions, and evolutions - in a manner that assumes no background in science. At half an hour per lecture, you’ll cover the entire 4.54-billion-year history of Earth in 18 hours, averaging 70,000 years per second!
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Not appropriate for audio-only
- By Amazon Customer on 09-11-2020
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A New History of Life
- Narrated by: Stuart Sutherland
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 04-03-2019
- Language: English
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The Science of Extreme Weather
- By: Eric R. Snodgrass, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Eric R. Snodgrass
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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Thanks to an ongoing revolution in the science of meteorology, we can now understand how extreme weather conditions arise, produce far more accurate forecasts, and know how to protect ourselves when dangerous conditions develop. The Science of Extreme Weather is your field guide to the worst that Earth’s atmosphere can inflict. In 24 exciting, informative, and potentially life-saving half-hour lectures aimed at weather novices and amateur forecasters alike, you gain a surprisingly powerful tool in the face of such overwhelming forces: knowledge.
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Weather Only Occurs in the USA
- By S.Attenborough on 17-03-2022
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The Science of Extreme Weather
- Narrated by: Eric R. Snodgrass
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 05-12-2018
- Language: English
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The Learning Brain
- By: The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Thad A. Polk PhD Carnegie Mellon University
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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One of the most complicated and advanced computers on Earth can't be purchased in any store. This astonishing device, responsible for storing and retrieving vast quantities of information that can be accessed at a moment's notice, is the human brain. How does such a dynamic and powerful machine make memories, learn a language, and remember how to drive a car? What habits can we adopt in order to learn more effectively throughout our lives? The answers to these questions are merely the tip of the iceberg in The Learning Brain.
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A Lot To Remember
- By SW TUBBS on 25-11-2022
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The Learning Brain
- Narrated by: Professor Thad A. Polk PhD Carnegie Mellon University
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 25-05-2018
- Language: English
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Why Insects Matter
- Earth's Most Essential Species
- By: Scott Solomon, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Scott Solomon
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
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In many ways, insects are just like us. Elaborate mating rituals, a variety of parenting styles, and a plethora of careers — from architects and engineers, to farmers and ranchers. Like us, they’re able to share complex information essential for survival, significantly impact their environment, and recycle. But insects outdo us in so many respects. They are terrestrial, but some can live underwater.
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Why Insects Matter
- Earth's Most Essential Species
- Narrated by: Professor Scott Solomon
- Series: The Great Courses: Biology
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 07-01-2022
- Language: English
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Mysteries of the Microscopic World
- By: Bruce E. Fleury, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Bruce E. Fleury
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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An invisible world of astonishing complexity is all around you. A world so small you can’t see it with the naked eye. A world so crowded that its population staggers the mind. A world in which you participate every day - often without even knowing it. The inhabitants of this world are trillions of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other organisms, collectively known as microbes. Hundreds of thousands could fit on the period at the end of this sentence. And many play a powerful role in your life.
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A Great Book
- By matt seeley on 05-12-2023
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Mysteries of the Microscopic World
- Narrated by: Bruce E. Fleury
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 06-03-2019
- Language: English
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The Intelligent Brain
- By: Richard J. Haier, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Richard J. Haier
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
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No feature of the mind is as important, controversial, and mysterious as intelligence. It is the epitome of brain function, and it has a powerful influence on success in life. Now in The Intelligent Brain, taught by one of the world’s foremost researchers on intelligence, Professor Richard J. Haier of the University of California, Irvine, you’ll trace the fascinating history of intelligence testing and its leading thinkers, as well as what brain imaging studies and the most recent research findings reveal about this most complex of human phenomena.
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The Intelligent Brain
- Narrated by: Richard J. Haier
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 05-12-2018
- Language: English
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How to Survive in Space
- By: Ronke Olabisi, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Ronke Olabisi
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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Spaceflight is notoriously dangerous. Beyond launch mishaps and equipment failures, astronauts face serious health problems from long-term weightlessness and high-energy radiation. Not to mention, the space environment is a near-perfect vacuum that can quickly kill anyone who is unprotected. Drawing on the hard-won insights of NASA astronauts and space researchers, this 12-lecture course presents the perils of spaceflight and what experts have done to make them survivable. It also deals with livability in space, including nutrition, sleep, environmental control, and personal hygiene.
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How to Survive in Space
- Narrated by: Ronke Olabisi
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 01-03-2024
- Language: English
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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
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Classical physics is about how things move, why they move, and how they work. It's about making sense of motion, gravity, light, heat, sound, electricity, and magnetism, and seeing how these phenomena interweave to create the rich tapestry of everyday experience. It is, in short, the hidden order of the universe.
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Great intro
- By Mike on 30-10-2018
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Great Ideas of Classical Physics
- Narrated by: Steven Pollock
- Series: The Great Courses: Physics
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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The Darwinian Revolution
- By: Frederick Gregory, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Frederick Gregory
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Published 150 years ago, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species - the text that introduced the world to natural selection - is among a handful of books that have changed the world. But the route to that status has been surprisingly circuitous and uncertain. Now, in 24 absorbing lectures by an award-winning teacher, you'll learn the remarkable story of Darwin's ideas, how scientists and religious leaders reacted to them, and the sea change in human thought that resulted.
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The Darwinian Revolution
- Narrated by: Frederick Gregory
- Series: The Great Courses: Biology
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 08-07-2013
- Language: English
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Zoology: Understanding the Animal World
- By: Donald E. Moore, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Donald E. Moore III
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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In these 24 lectures, The Great Courses teams up with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, to take you behind the scenes of the animal world. Dr. Moore has crafted a wonderful introduction to zoology that brings you up close and personal with a breathtaking variety of animal species through the eyes of a trained zoologist.
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Zoology: Understanding the Animal World
- Narrated by: Donald E. Moore III
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 06-03-2019
- Language: English
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My Favorite Universe
- By: Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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What forces molded the universe? Are those forces still at work, removing, changing, or adding heavenly bodies even as we gaze upward? Will humanity, and Earth itself, one day be gone? Are we alone? In an era when science journalism is perhaps more thorough and ambitious than ever before, fascinating explorations of questions like these seem available to us almost every day - provided we have a working understanding of the scientific theories on which they're based.
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Audio isn't enough
- By tashimi76 on 25-04-2023
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My Favorite Universe
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Series: The Great Courses: Astronomy
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 22-04-2016
- Language: English
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12 Revolutionary Discoveries That Could Change Everything
- By: Laura Helmuth, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Laura Helmuth
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
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We’re living in a golden age of scientific breakthroughs and technological advancements. Now, you have the chance to dig into some of the most fascinating and important scientific advancements in recent years. Unexpected, consequential, and often counterintuitive, 12 Revolutionary Discoveries That Could Change Everything offers an inspiring introduction to science in the 21st century. Taught by Scientific American editor in chief Laura Helmuth, these eye-opening lectures will satiate even the most inquisitive mind.
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12 Revolutionary Discoveries That Could Change Everything
- Narrated by: Laura Helmuth
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-02-2024
- Language: English
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