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The Copenhagen Interpretation Resurrected
- De S. Kozlowski en 12-14-09
De: Robert Lanza, y otros
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Paradox
- The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
- De: Jim Al-Khalili
- Narrado por: Matthew Waterson
- Duración: 6 h y 54 m
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Throughout history, scientists have come up with theories and ideas that just don't seem to make sense. These we call paradoxes. The paradoxes Al-Khalili offers are drawn chiefly from physics and astronomy and represent those that have stumped some of the finest minds. With elegant explanations that bring the listener inside the mind of those who've developed them, Al-Khalili helps us to see that, in fact, paradoxes can be solved if seen from the right angle.
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Almost Useless
- De Michael en 06-19-19
De: Jim Al-Khalili
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Forces of Nature
- De: Professor Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen
- Narrado por: Samuel West
- Duración: 7 h y 15 m
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Professor Brian Cox uncovers some of the most extraordinary natural events on Earth and in the universe and beyond. From the immensity of the universe and the roundness of Earth to the form of every single snowflake, the forces of nature shape everything we see. Pushed to extremes, the results are astonishing. In seeking to understand the everyday world, the colours, structure, behaviour and history of our home, we develop the knowledge and techniques necessary to step beyond the everyday.
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Complicated in its simplicity
- De Philomath en 06-13-17
De: Professor Brian Cox, y otros
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The Complete (Short) Guide to Absolutely Everything
- Adventures in Math and Science
- De: Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry
- Narrado por: Hannah Fry, Adam Rutherford
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
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Geneticist Adam Rutherford and mathematician Hannah Fry guide listeners through time and space, through our bodies and brains, showing how emotions shape our view of reality, how our minds tell us lies, and why a mostly bald and curious ape decided to begin poking at the fabric of the universe.
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Enthralling facts, great delivery!
- De Skip en 04-11-24
De: Adam Rutherford, y otros
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The Island of Knowledge
- The Limits of Science and the Search for Meaning
- De: Marcelo Gleiser
- Narrado por: William Neenan
- Duración: 10 h y 33 m
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How much can we know about the world? In this audiobook physicist Marcelo Gleiser traces our search for answers to the most fundamental questions of existence, the origin of the universe, the nature of reality, and the limits of knowledge. In so doing he reaches a provocative conclusion: Science, like religion, is fundamentally limited as a tool for understanding the world. As science and its philosophical interpretations advance, we face the unsettling recognition of how much we don't know.
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Island of knowledge
- De Joshua Kring en 07-26-15
De: Marcelo Gleiser
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Einstein's Cosmos
- How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time: Great Discoveries
- De: Michio Kaku
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 6 h y 30 m
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A dazzling tour of the universe as Einstein saw it. How did Albert Einstein come up with the theories that changed the way we look at the world? By thinking in pictures. Michio Kaku, leading theoretical physicist (a cofounder of string theory) and best-selling science storyteller, shows how Einstein used seemingly simple images to lead a revolution in science. With originality and expertise, Kaku uncovers the surprising beauty that lies at the heart of Einstein's cosmos
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Mix of science and the man
- De B. Ruple en 11-03-13
De: Michio Kaku
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Our Mathematical Universe
- My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
- De: Max Tegmark
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 15 h y 22 m
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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, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate multiverse. In a dazzling combination of both popular and groundbreaking science, he not only helps us grasp his often mind-boggling theories, but he also shares with us some of the often surprising triumphs and disappointments that have shaped his life as a scientist.
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Wow!
- De Michael en 02-02-14
De: Max Tegmark
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The Upright Thinkers
- The Human Journey From Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
- De: Leonard Mlodinow
- Narrado por: Leonard Mlodinow
- Duración: 12 h y 29 m
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In this fascinating and illuminating work, Leonard Mlodinow guides us through the critical eras and events in the development of science, all of which, he demonstrates, were propelled forward by humankind's collective struggle to know. From the birth of reasoning and culture to the formation of the studies of physics, chemistry, biology, and modern-day quantum physics, we come to see that much of our progress can be attributed to simple questions - why? how? - bravely asked.
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10/10 Got What I Wanted.
- De Austin en 09-22-15
De: Leonard Mlodinow
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A Beginner’s Guide to Reality
- Exploring Our Everyday Adventures in Wonderland
- De: Jim Baggott
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 9 h y 16 m
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A unique fusion of philosophy and metaphysics set against the backdrop of contemporary culture. Have you ever wondered if the world is really there when you're not looking? We tend to take the reality of our world very much for granted. This book will lead you down the rabbit hole in search of something we can point to, hang our hats on, and say this is real.
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A real great listen on the nature of reality
- De Patrick Mabry, Jr. en 07-30-14
De: Jim Baggott
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The Unknown Universe
- A New Exploration of Time, Space and Cosmology
- De: Stuart Clark
- Narrado por: Stephen Hoye
- Duración: 8 h y 22 m
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On March 21, 2013, the European Space Agency released a map of the afterglow of the big bang. Taking in 440 sextillion kilometers of space and 13.8 billion years of time, it is physically impossible to make a better map: We will never see the early universe in more detail. On the one hand, such a view is the apotheosis of modern cosmology; on the other, it threatens to undermine almost everything we hold cosmologically sacrosanct.
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Everything, Absolutely Everything!
- De Gillian en 03-09-17
De: Stuart Clark
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Euclid's Window
- The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace
- De: Leonard Mlodinow
- Narrado por: Robert Blumenfeld
- Duración: 8 h y 13 m
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Through Euclid's Window Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. Here is an altogether new, refreshing, alternative history of math revealing how simple questions anyone might ask about space -- in the living room or in some other galaxy -- have been the hidden engine of the highest achievements in science and technology.
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Wow!
- De Eric en 08-13-10
De: Leonard Mlodinow
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The Story of Western Science
- From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory
- De: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 8 h y 3 m
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Far too often, public discussion of science is carried out by journalists, voters, and politicians who have received their science secondhand. The Story of Western Science shows us the joy and importance of reading groundbreaking science writing for ourselves and guides us back to the masterpieces that have changed the way we think about our world, our cosmos, and ourselves.
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Good text, tedious book structure
- De Diane K. en 10-07-15
De: Susan Wise Bauer
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The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
- How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
- De: Mario Livio
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
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For thousands of years mathematicians solved progressively more difficult algebraic equations, until they encountered the quintic equation, which resisted solution for three centuries. Working independently, two prodigies ultimately proved that the quintic cannot be solved by a simple formula. The first popular account of the mathematics of symmetry and order, The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved is told not through abstract formulas but in a beautifully written and dramatic account of the lives and work of some of the greatest and most intriguing mathematicians in history.
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Historical Perspective Appreciated
- De Michael Hanrahan en 01-22-20
De: Mario Livio
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Fact or Fiction
- Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths
- De: Scientific American
- Narrado por: Janet Metzger
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Did NASA really spend millions creating a pen that would write in space? Is chocolate poisonous to dogs? Does stress cause gray hair? These questions are a sample of the urban lore investigated in this audiobook, Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths. Drawing from Scientific American’s “Fact or Fiction” and “Strange But True” columns, we’ve selected 58 of the most surprising, fascinating, useful, and just plain wacky topics confronted by our writers over the years.
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The Book of Common Fallacies
- Falsehoods, Misconceptions, Flawed Facts, and Half-Truths That Are Ruining Your Life
- De: Phillip Ward, Julia Edwards
- Narrado por: Traber Burns
- Duración: 21 h y 35 m
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Everything you thought you knew was wrong! Long before Snopes.com and Wikipedia, The Book of Common Fallacies set out to debunk popular beliefs and set the record straight. By tracking down the facts and citing experts in a multitude of fields, Philip Ward points out the senseless ideas that we have come to accept as fact. Newly updated with today’s common misconceptions, The Book of Common Fallacies exposes the truth behind hundreds of commonly held false beliefs.
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A few good entries, but most are obscure
- De Dana en 06-10-16
De: Phillip Ward, y otros
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The Second Book of General Ignorance
- Everything You Think You Know Is (Still) Wrong
- De: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
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Just when you thought that it was safe to start showing off again, John Lloyd and John Mitchinson are back with another busload of mistakes and misunderstandings. Here is a new collection of simple, perfectly obvious questions you'll be quite certain you know the answers to. Whether it's history, science, sports, geography, literature, language, medicine, the classics, or common wisdom, you'll be astonished to discover that everything you thought you knew is still hopelessly wrong.
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It's all stuff from QI
- De Bonnie Kennedy en 04-07-21
De: John Lloyd, y otros
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Fact or Fiction 2
- 50 (More) Popular Myths Explained
- De: Scientific American
- Narrado por: Suzie Althens
- Duración: 6 h y 34 m
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The editors of Scientific American’s best-selling Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths return with Fact or Fiction 2: 50 (More) Popular Myths Explained. We cast an analytical eye on another collection of urban lore and cultural myths that persist so long in our collective consciousness they acquire a ring of truth. Who hasn’t heard the “five-second rule”, which insists that food dropped on the floor is safe to eat if it’s picked up within five seconds? How many of us have been told to “feed a cold, starve a fever"?
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great info
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Our Universe
- An Astronomer’s Guide
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Most of us have heard of black holes and supernovas, galaxies and the big bang. But few of us understand more than the bare facts about the universe we call home. What is really out there? How did it all begin? Jo Dunkley begins in Earth's neighborhood, explaining the nature of the solar system, the stars in our night sky, and the Milky Way. She then moves out past nearby galaxies - and back in time - to the horizon of the observable universe, which contains over a hundred billion galaxies, each with billions of stars, many orbited by planets, some of which may host life.
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Great book!
- De Ryan en 06-13-24
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Exact Thinking in Demented Times
- The Vienna Circle and the Epic Quest for the Foundations of Science
- De: Karl Sigmund
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
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Inspired by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and Bertrand Russell and David Hilbert's pursuit of the fundamental rules of mathematics, some of the most brilliant minds of the generation came together in post-World War I Vienna to present the latest theories in mathematics, science, and philosophy and to build a strong foundation for scientific investigation. Composed of such luminaries as Kurt Gödel and Rudolf Carnap, and stimulated by the works of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper, the Vienna Circle left an indelible mark on science.
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Historical narrative, with physics and despair.
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Fact or Fiction
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Did NASA really spend millions creating a pen that would write in space? Is chocolate poisonous to dogs? Does stress cause gray hair? These questions are a sample of the urban lore investigated in this audiobook, Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths. Drawing from Scientific American’s “Fact or Fiction” and “Strange But True” columns, we’ve selected 58 of the most surprising, fascinating, useful, and just plain wacky topics confronted by our writers over the years.
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funny
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The Book of Common Fallacies
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Everything you thought you knew was wrong! Long before Snopes.com and Wikipedia, The Book of Common Fallacies set out to debunk popular beliefs and set the record straight. By tracking down the facts and citing experts in a multitude of fields, Philip Ward points out the senseless ideas that we have come to accept as fact. Newly updated with today’s common misconceptions, The Book of Common Fallacies exposes the truth behind hundreds of commonly held false beliefs.
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A few good entries, but most are obscure
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Just when you thought that it was safe to start showing off again, John Lloyd and John Mitchinson are back with another busload of mistakes and misunderstandings. Here is a new collection of simple, perfectly obvious questions you'll be quite certain you know the answers to. Whether it's history, science, sports, geography, literature, language, medicine, the classics, or common wisdom, you'll be astonished to discover that everything you thought you knew is still hopelessly wrong.
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It's all stuff from QI
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The editors of Scientific American’s best-selling Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths return with Fact or Fiction 2: 50 (More) Popular Myths Explained. We cast an analytical eye on another collection of urban lore and cultural myths that persist so long in our collective consciousness they acquire a ring of truth. Who hasn’t heard the “five-second rule”, which insists that food dropped on the floor is safe to eat if it’s picked up within five seconds? How many of us have been told to “feed a cold, starve a fever"?
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Our Universe
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Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
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- Caro
- 03-12-22
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An enjoyable collection of diverse informstion turning around CATS through time and disciplines. A fun read.
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- Nom de Guerre
- 02-01-22
Adorable and enlightening
I was surprised that this book 1. continued the story of cats landing on their feet throughout and 2. covered such a broad array of topics in the process, including the development of photography, Earth's magnetic poles, and Foucault's pendulum. The reader does the work justice. thoroughly enjoyable!
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- Luis
- 03-26-21
great book. poor playback.
playback kept stopping. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15.
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- 08-18-21
Who Knew?
Physics certainly is not my area of knowledge- in fact the last contact with physics as a subject was high school. This book was fascinating in its interweaving of sciences, inventions, and experiments that established fundamental principles in a variety of fields throughout history. The quite large role that cats’ ability to land on their feet in all of this was certainly surprising. After finishing, I still can’t explain a cat’s righting behavior, but I don’t care since it was fascinating to hear about others journeys to try to do so.
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- N Clement
- 09-30-23
Enjoy!
Entertaining and great facts. Could not stop listening. Cats are also great listeners. thank you
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- alady
- 09-21-22
Very dense with a wide variety of information
This is not just the history of the scientific investigation into why cats always land on their feet. It touches on a huge variety of topics, from the history of photography to quantum physics and shrodingers cat, as well as the history of weightlessness experiments and even cat authors. Occasionally the book feels a bit distracted, and feels like it could have been about half the length to effectively address the topic, but all of the extra information will still be interesting to anyone who enjoys reading about the history of science and scientific discoveries.
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- Alla
- 06-12-21
A enjoyable & enlightening read
I had no idea that the study of cat physics was so lengthy & deep. I’m interested in physics but I sometimes struggle with the higher concepts. This is the first book that had me mentally visualizing physics problems and trying to sort them out myself. Loving felines doesn’t hurt but it’s not critical. Very engaging & amusing subject and excellent narration. I highly recommend this book.
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- Monica
- 11-08-21
Fun Feline Physics
I didn’t imagine that there was so much too say about falling cats, but the author covered a lot of ground, from high speed photography to the Hubble discoveries of new galaxies. The author’s descriptions of physical movements were excellent.
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