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Serendipity
- The Unexpected in Science
- By: Telmo Pievani, Michael Gerard Kenyon - translator
- Narrated by: Brian Conover
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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How many times have we looked for something and found something else? A partner, a job, an object? The same thing often happens to scientists: they design an experiment and discover the unexpected, which usually turns out to be very important. This fascinating phenomenon is called serendipity, which takes its name from the mythical Serendip, a place from which, according to a Persian fable, three princes set off to explore the world, making chance discoveries along the way.
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Serendipity
- The Unexpected in Science
- Narrated by: Brian Conover
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 11-11-2024
- Language: English
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Slouch
- Posture Panic in Modern America
- By: Beth Linker
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1995, a scandal erupted when the New York Times revealed that the Smithsonian possessed a century’s worth of nude “posture” photos of college students. In this riveting history, Beth Linker tells why these photos were only a small part of the incredible story of twentieth-century America’s largely forgotten posture panic—a decades-long episode in which it was widely accepted as scientific fact that Americans were suffering from an epidemic of bad posture, with potentially catastrophic health consequences.
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Slouch
- Posture Panic in Modern America
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 09-04-2024
- Language: English
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Invisibility
- The History and Science of How Not to Be Seen
- By: Gregory J. Gbur
- Narrated by: Derek Dysart
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Is it possible for something or someone to be made invisible? This question, which has intrigued authors of science fiction for over a century, has become a headline-grabbing topic of scientific research. In this book, science writer and optical physicist Gregory J. Gbur traces the science of invisibility from its sci-fi origins in the nineteenth-century writings of authors such as H. G. Wells and Fitz James O'Brien to modern stealth technology, invisibility cloaks, and metamaterials. He explores the history of invisibility and its science and technology connections.
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Invisibility
- The History and Science of How Not to Be Seen
- Narrated by: Derek Dysart
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 27-06-2023
- Language: English
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Ivan Pavlov
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Daniel P. Todes
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Daniel P. Todes provides concise introduction to the life and science of the great Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov. Beyond a basic biography, Todes devotes particular attention to Pavlov's Nobel Prize-winning research on digestion and his iconic studies of conditional reflexes and higher nervous activity, as well as his experiments with dogs. Todes shows that Pavlov was not a behaviorist, did not use a bell, and was uninterested in training dogs. The Russian scientist sought to explain not merely external behaviors, but the emotional and intellectual life of animals and humans.
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Ivan Pavlov
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 27-09-2022
- Language: English
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El universo sobre nosotros (Narración en Castellano) [The Universe Above Us]
- Un periplo fascinante desde el cielo de Don Quijote al cosmos de Einstein [A Fascinating Journey from Don Quixote's Sky to Einstein's Cosmos]
- By: Antonio J. Durán
- Narrated by: Juan Miguel Diez
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Es la intención de este audiolibro mostrar que en la relatividad general esas dos caras de la cultura muestran el mismo aire de familia que cualquiera puede apreciar entre el rostro delirante que la tradición nos ha legado de don Quijote y ese icono de la modernidad que es el rostro de un Einstein desmelenado.
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El universo sobre nosotros (Narración en Castellano) [The Universe Above Us]
- Un periplo fascinante desde el cielo de Don Quijote al cosmos de Einstein [A Fascinating Journey from Don Quixote's Sky to Einstein's Cosmos]
- Narrated by: Juan Miguel Diez
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 18-09-2020
- Language: Spanish
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How to Find a Higgs Boson
- And Other Big Mysteries in the World of the Very Small
- By: Ivo van Vulpen, David McKay - translator
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of particle physics, the hunt for the most elusive particle, and the fundamental questions the search has inspired.
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Wow how simple was that...
- By Hank on 13-02-2021
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How to Find a Higgs Boson
- And Other Big Mysteries in the World of the Very Small
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 21-07-2020
- Language: English
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The Spanish Flu
- A History from Beginning to End (Pandemic History, Book 2)
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The 1918 outbreak of the H1N1 strain of influenza, popularly known as the Spanish flu, killed more people worldwide than World War I, which ended the same year. It infected nearly one-third of the world's population and killed 10 percent of those it struck. In its wake, schools and businesses closed, hospitals became overwhelmed, and the sick spilled out into makeshift care centers in public spaces. Policemen, public transportation workers, and everyday citizens in face masks were a common - and eerie - sight.
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The Spanish Flu
- A History from Beginning to End (Pandemic History, Book 2)
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Series: Pandemic History, Book 2
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Release date: 04-06-2020
- Language: English
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Behind the Curve: Science and the Politics of Global Warming
- Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
- By: Joshua P. Howe
- Narrated by: Marcus Freeman
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Despite more than 50 years of research, however, our global society has yet to find real solutions to the problem of global warming. Why? In Behind the Curve, Joshua Howe attempts to answer this question. He explores the history of global warming from its roots as a scientific curiosity to its place at the center of international environmental politics. The audiobook follows the story of rising CO2 through a number of historical contexts, highlighting the relationships among scientists, environmentalists, and politicians as those relationships changed over time.
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Behind the Curve: Science and the Politics of Global Warming
- Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
- Narrated by: Marcus Freeman
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 14-11-2019
- Language: English
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Niels Bohr: The Life and Legacy of the Influential Atomic Scientist
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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One of the most famous, and important, intellectuals to hail from Denmark is Niels Bohr, a world-famous physicist and one of the patriarchs of quantum theory. Given the vibrant, peaceful haven that is Denmark today, it’s somewhat ironic that Bohr played an instrumental role in the development of the atomic bomb. Even so, the truth and depth of the matter, much like the self-professed pacifist himself, is far more complex.
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bohr!
- By winston on 28-11-2021
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Niels Bohr: The Life and Legacy of the Influential Atomic Scientist
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Release date: 19-11-2018
- Language: English
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Tesla
- Inventor of the Modern
- By: Richard Munson
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Nikola Tesla, a Serbian immigrant, invented the radio, the induction motor, the neon lamp, and the remote control. Tesla's personal life was magnificently bizarre. Strikingly handsome and impeccably dressed, he was germophobic and never shook hands. He required nine napkins when he sat down to dinner. In later years, he ate only white food and conversed with the pigeons in Bryant Park. This clear, authoritative, and highly enjoyable biography takes account of all phases of this remarkable life.
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Tesla
- Inventor of the Modern
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 19-06-2018
- Language: English
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Marie Curie: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary Scientist Who Became the First Woman to Win a Nobel Prize
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The tens of millions who perished in World War I understandably marred the conception of the first decades of the 20th century. However, during that time, unparalleled minds from all over the globe unsnarled age-old mysteries and perfected prevailing theories, conjuring up wave after wave of breakthroughs that catapulted the world of science to unprecedented heights. Owing to this influx of novel ideas and innovative concepts, conferences had to be assembled to keep the relevant scientific spheres apprised of the latest advances.
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Marie Curie: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary Scientist Who Became the First Woman to Win a Nobel Prize
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Release date: 05-04-2018
- Language: English
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Sonic Wind
- The Story of John Paul Stapp and How a Renegade Doctor Became the Fastest Man onEarth
- By: Craig Ryan
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Sixty years ago, cars and airplanes were still deathtraps waiting to happen. Today, both are safer than ever, thanks in part to one pioneering air force doctor’s research on seatbelts and ejection seats. The exploits of John Paul Stapp (1910–1999) come to thrilling life in this biography of...
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Sonic Wind
- The Story of John Paul Stapp and How a Renegade Doctor Became the Fastest Man onEarth
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 24-01-2017
- Language: English
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Light
- A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age
- By: Bruce Watson
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Light begins at Stonehenge, where crowds cheer a solstice sunrise. After sampling myths explaining First Light, the story moves on to early philosophers' queries, then through the centuries, from Buddhist temples to Biblical scripture, when light was the soul of the divine. Battling darkness and despair, Gothic architects crafted radiant cathedrals while Dante dreamed a 'heaven of pure light.' Later, following Leonardo's advice, Renaissance artists learned to capture light on canvas.
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Light
- A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 23-08-2016
- Language: English
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Darwin - In a Nutshell
- By: Peter Whitfield
- Narrated by: Peter Whitfield
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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Naxos AudioBooks launches a new introductory series 'In a Nutshell' with Darwin, marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of the English naturalist. Peter Whitfield explains how Darwin came to his revolutionary views following his voyage on the Beagle - and his initial reluctance to publish his findings.
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Darwin - In a Nutshell
- Narrated by: Peter Whitfield
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 18-02-2009
- Language: English
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A csodák logikája
- By: Mérő László
- Narrated by: Für Anikó
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Abridged
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Mérő László A csodák logikája című könyve - és az ez alapján készült hangoskönyvünk is - a világi csodákról szól, amelyek mára alapvetően megváltoztatták a gazdaságot. Egyre inkább hozzájuk kell igazítanunk a gondolkodásunkat és az oktatást is, amelyben a tudás konvertálásának a képessége lesz a lényeg.
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A csodák logikája
- Narrated by: Für Anikó
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 31-05-2019
- Language: hungarian
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Rational Fog
- Science and Technology in Modern War
- By: M. Susan Lindee
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Science and violence converge in modern warfare. While the finest minds of the 20th century have improved human life, they have also produced human injury. They engineered radar, developed electronic computers, and helped mass produce penicillin all in the context of military mobilization. Scientists also developed chemical weapons, atomic bombs, and psychological warfare strategies. Rational Fog explores the quandary of scientific and technological productivity in an era of perpetual war.
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Rational Fog
- Science and Technology in Modern War
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 15-09-2020
- Language: English
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The Doctors' Plague
- Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis
- By: Sherwin B. Nuland
- Narrated by: Peter Lerman
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Ignác Semmelweis is remembered for the now-commonplace notion that doctors must wash their hands before examining patients. In mid-19th century Vienna, however, this was a subversive idea. With deaths from childbed fever exploding, Semmelweis discovered that doctors themselves were spreading the disease. While his simple reforms worked immediately - childbed fever in Vienna all but disappeared - they brought down upon Semmelweis the wrath of the establishment, and led to his tragic end.
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The Doctors' Plague
- Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis
- Narrated by: Peter Lerman
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 30-06-2020
- Language: English
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Native American DNA
- Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science
- By: Kim TallBear
- Narrated by: Donna Postel
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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In Native American DNA, Kim TallBear shows how DNA testing is a powerful - and problematic - scientific process that is useful in determining close biological relatives. But tribal membership is a legal category that has developed in dependence on certain social understandings and historical contexts, a set of concepts that entangles genetic information in a web of family relations, reservation histories, tribal rules, and government regulations.
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Native American DNA
- Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science
- Narrated by: Donna Postel
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 27-08-2019
- Language: English
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The Life Scientific: Explorers
- By: Anna Buckley
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
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The explorers featured in this volume include: Michele Dougherty, the mathematician who persuaded the Cassini mission to Saturn to make a diversion; Richard Fortey on his love of trilobites; Monica Grady, Meteorite Lady; neurosurgeon Henry Marsh on slicing through our thoughts; the Director of the British Antarctic Survey, Jane Francis; Jocelyn Bell Burnell describing how she missed out on a Nobel Prize; Brian Cox on quantum mechanics; and Nobel Prize winner John Sulston on why he thought it would be a good idea to sequence the human genome.
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The Life Scientific: Explorers
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 27-09-2018
- Language: English
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Midnight's Machines: A Political History of Technology in India
- By: Arun Mohan Sukumar
- Narrated by: Gaurav Marwahi
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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Every Prime Minister of independent India has guided, if not personally overseen, one prized portfolio: technology. If, in the early years, Nehru and his scientist-advisors retained an iron grip on it, subsequent governments created a bureaucracy that managed everything from the country's crown...
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Midnight's Machines: A Political History of Technology in India
- Narrated by: Gaurav Marwahi
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 29-06-2020
- Language: English
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