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50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience. It also explores topics that listeners will relate to, but often misunderstand, such as "opposites attract", "people use only 10% of their brains", and "handwriting reveals your personality", and provides a "mythbusting kit" for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday life.

We are nothing but a pack of neurons, Francis Crick once said. Vladimir Miskovic and Steven Jay Lynn show that this way of thinking is both limited and an obstacle to understanding consciousness. In Dreaming Reality, Miskovic and Lynn connect the latest findings from neuroscience—which studies the brain from the outside in, as a purely physical object—to the insights of the world’s mystical traditions, which chart elaborate cartographies of the mind from inside out through experiences of meditation, prayer, and ecstasy.

Here is an unabridged audio collection of the "best of the best" science fiction short stories published in 2009 by current and emerging masters of the genre, as narrated by top voice talents. In "Erosion",l by Ian Creasey, a man tests the limits of his exo-suit prior to leaving a dying earth. In "As Women Fight", by Sara Genge, a hunter has no time to train for a fight to inhabit his wife's body in a society of body-switchers....

Short novels are movie length narratives that may well be the perfect length for science fiction stories. This audio collection presents the best-of-the-best short science fiction novels published in 2012 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form.

When a strange coin and a puff of pink smoke bring a seductive djinni into his life, one lonely college student and his roommate, Daniel, are granted the chance to make a single wish each. But with power like that comes a catch—they have to make each others wishes for them.

Explicit romance. Editors Brenda Cothern and Heather Norris worked with fifteen lovely authors to provide you with short stories sure to pleasure. An explicit romance anthology; we found spicy romance. This anthology has high heat levels and a variety of genres.

Stranded on a forgotten island, the young wizard Elian and his companions seek shelter in a crumbling ruin, but the island has plans of its own. Lurking beneath the surface is an ancient hunger, one that warps flesh and mind alike. As the line between pleasure and peril blurs, Elian is drawn into a world of seductive horror, where desire is a weapon and corruption feels like bliss.

Steve Fisher’s Lifeslices podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in learning more about the world around them and the people who are making a difference. Fisher interviews guests from a variety of backgrounds, including scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, and politicians. The podcast covers a wide range of topics, from life on Mars to the future of humanity to the meaning of life. Here are some of the things that make Steve Fisher’s Lifeslices podcast so great: High-quality content: Fisher interviews some of the most interesting and thought-provoking people in the world. His guests...

The guest you're about to listen to is going to be famous one day... You heard it here first. Host Steven Jay (that's me) welcomes engaging personalities who I believe are going to be famous one day. Guests provide vivid illustrations, explain confusing concepts, or reveal deeply personal experiences. Here you'll find yourself learning something new, listening to a captivating story, and maybe even transforming your perception on a subject, or person, you didn't previously understand. You'll be able to look back and say, "I remember listening to them before they were famous!"

Cheerful in the face of dark opposition. Innovative to improve a backward world. Industrial as a cure for oppressive conditions. Unyielding beneath all who seek to bind and control them. Faithful until they conquer the fear of death and rise to great acts of heroism and service. Mormons and steampunks are two faces of the same coin. Twelve authors spin tales of true believers facing impossible odds, risking this life in the hope of gaining something better after.

In a world where space travel is the ultimate frontier, one astronaut's mission to Mars becomes the catalyst for an unimaginable transformation. Tasked with helping to establish a new colony, he finds himself not only grappling with the isolation of space but also with a profound personal journey that challenges his very identity.