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De: Lisa Randall
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The Physics of Star Trek
- De: Lawrence M. Krauss
- Narrado por: Larry McKeever
- Duración: 6 h y 40 m
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What actually happens when the words, "beam me up, Scottie" are uttered? What "warps" when something travels at warp speed? Internationally renowned theoretical physicist and educator Lawrence M. Krauss provides matter-of-fact scientific explanations of the physics of Star Trek in this highly creative and informative guide for both the devoted Trekkie and the physics novice.
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Interesting Book. Quite Technical
- De Christopher B. en 12-07-04
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Origins
- The Scientific Story of Creation
- De: Jim Baggott
- Narrado por: Neil Scott-Barbour
- Duración: 16 h y 47 m
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What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? What is the universe and how was it formed? What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve? How and why do we think? What does it mean to be human? How do we know? There are many different versions of our creation story. This book tells the version according to modern science. It is a unique account, starting at the Big Bang and travelling right up to the emergence of humans as conscious intelligent beings, 13.8 billion years later.
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Interesting book, but WOW, the narrator ...
- De UH en 01-10-17
De: Jim Baggott
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The Universe in the Rearview Mirror
- How Hidden Symmetries Shape Reality
- De: Dave Goldberg
- Narrado por: Chris Sorensen
- Duración: 10 h y 35 m
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A physicist speeds across space, time, and everything in between showing that our elegant universe from the Higgs boson to antimatter to the most massive group of galaxies is shaped by hidden symmetries that have driven all our recent discoveries about the universe and all the ones to come. Why is the sky dark at night? Is it possible to build a shrink-ray gun? If there is antimatter, can there be antipeople? Why are past, present, and future our only options? Are time and space like a butterfly's wings? No one but Dave Goldberg, the coolest nerd physicist on the planet, could give a hyper-drive tour of the universe like this one.
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Good, but for whom?
- De Michael en 08-31-13
De: Dave Goldberg
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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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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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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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Knocking on Heaven's Door
- How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World
- De: Lisa Randall
- Narrado por: Carrington MacDuffie
- Duración: 14 h y 24 m
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The latest developments in physics have the potential to radically revise our understanding of the world: its makeup, its evolution, and the fundamental forces that drive its operation. Knocking on Heaven's Door is an exhilarating and accessible overview of these developments and an impassioned argument for the significance of science. There could be no better guide than Lisa Randall.
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Too Political
- De Allan en 12-14-11
De: Lisa Randall
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Six Not-So-Easy Pieces
- Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-Time
- De: Richard P. Feynman
- Narrado por: Richard P. Feynman
- Duración: 5 h y 24 m
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No 20th-century American scientist is better known to a wider spectrum of people than Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988), physicist, teacher, author, and cultural icon. His autobiographies and biographies have been read and enjoyed by millions of readers around the world, while his wit and eccentricities have made him the subject of TV specials and even a theatrical film.
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Very Interesting, but ...
- De Doug en 01-01-06
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The Quantum Story
- A History in 40 Moments
- De: Jim Baggott
- Narrado por: Mike Pollock
- Duración: 15 h y 27 m
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Utterly beautiful. Profoundly disconcerting. Quantum theory is quite simply the most successful account of the physical universe ever devised. Its concepts underpin much of the 21st-century technology that we now take for granted. But at the same time it has completely undermined our ability to make sense of the world at its most fundamental level.
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who's the target reader?
- De Hannah en 09-17-11
De: Jim Baggott
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Relativity
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Russell Stannard
- Narrado por: Nick Sullivan
- Duración: 3 h y 47 m
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If you move at high speed, time slows down, space squashes up, and you get heavier. Travel fast enough and you could weigh as much as a jumbo jet, be flattened thinner than a CD without feeling a thing - and live forever! As for the angles of a triangle, they do not always have to add up to 180 degrees. And then, of course, there are black holes. These are but a few of the extraordinary consequences of Einstein's theory of relativity.
De: Russell Stannard
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The Brain
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Michael O’Shea
- Narrado por: Dennis Holland
- Duración: 4 h y 40 m
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How does the brain work? How different is a human brain from other creatures' brains? Is the human brain still evolving? In this fascinating book, Michael O'Shea provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research, and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind.
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Excellent clarity, perfect level of technical
- De Harlan Findley en 11-03-23
De: Michael O’Shea
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Nothing
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Frank Close
- Narrado por: Ray Chase
- Duración: 4 h y 53 m
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This short, smart book tells you everything you need to know about "nothing". What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - "nothing" - exist? To answer these questions, eminent scientist Frank Close takes us on a lively and accessible journey that ranges from ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research, illuminating the story of how scientists have explored the void and the rich discoveries they have made there.
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Nice lil book about vacuum and void
- De Huntress Janos en 07-13-24
De: Frank Close
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The History of Medicine
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: William Bynum
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cowley
- Duración: 5 h y 8 m
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Taking a thematic rather than strictly chronological approach, W. F. Bynum, explores the key turning points in the history of Western medicine - such as the first surgical procedures, the advent of hospitals, the introduction of anesthesia, X-Rays, vaccinations, and many other innovations, as well as the rise of experimental medicine. The book also explores Western medicine's encounters with Chinese and Indian medicine, as well as nontraditional treatments such as homeopathy, chiropractic, and other alternative medicines.
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Good overview
- De Kari Campbell en 10-14-23
De: William Bynum
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Cosmology
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Peter Coles
- Narrado por: Nick Sullivan
- Duración: 4 h y 32 m
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Written in simple and accessible language, this nontechnical introduction to cosmology, or the creation and development of the universe, explains the discipline, covers its history, details the latest developments, and explains what is known, what is believed, and what is purely speculative. In addition, the author discusses the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter.
De: Peter Coles
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Number Theory: A Very Short Introduction
- Very Short Introductions
- De: Robin Wilson
- Narrado por: Al Kessel
- Duración: 7 h y 16 m
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Number theory is the branch of mathematics that is primarily concerned with the counting numbers. Of particular importance are the prime numbers, the "building blocks" of our number system. The subject is an old one, dating back over two millennia to the ancient Greeks, and for many years has been studied for its intrinsic beauty and elegance, not least because several of its challenges are so easy to state that everyone can understand them, and yet no one has ever been able to resolve them. But number theory has also recently become of great practical importance.
De: Robin Wilson
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Relativity
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Russell Stannard
- Narrado por: Nick Sullivan
- Duración: 3 h y 47 m
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If you move at high speed, time slows down, space squashes up, and you get heavier. Travel fast enough and you could weigh as much as a jumbo jet, be flattened thinner than a CD without feeling a thing - and live forever! As for the angles of a triangle, they do not always have to add up to 180 degrees. And then, of course, there are black holes. These are but a few of the extraordinary consequences of Einstein's theory of relativity.
De: Russell Stannard
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The Brain
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Michael O’Shea
- Narrado por: Dennis Holland
- Duración: 4 h y 40 m
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How does the brain work? How different is a human brain from other creatures' brains? Is the human brain still evolving? In this fascinating book, Michael O'Shea provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research, and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind.
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Excellent clarity, perfect level of technical
- De Harlan Findley en 11-03-23
De: Michael O’Shea
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Nothing
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Frank Close
- Narrado por: Ray Chase
- Duración: 4 h y 53 m
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This short, smart book tells you everything you need to know about "nothing". What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - "nothing" - exist? To answer these questions, eminent scientist Frank Close takes us on a lively and accessible journey that ranges from ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research, illuminating the story of how scientists have explored the void and the rich discoveries they have made there.
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Nice lil book about vacuum and void
- De Huntress Janos en 07-13-24
De: Frank Close
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The History of Medicine
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: William Bynum
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cowley
- Duración: 5 h y 8 m
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Taking a thematic rather than strictly chronological approach, W. F. Bynum, explores the key turning points in the history of Western medicine - such as the first surgical procedures, the advent of hospitals, the introduction of anesthesia, X-Rays, vaccinations, and many other innovations, as well as the rise of experimental medicine. The book also explores Western medicine's encounters with Chinese and Indian medicine, as well as nontraditional treatments such as homeopathy, chiropractic, and other alternative medicines.
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Good overview
- De Kari Campbell en 10-14-23
De: William Bynum
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Cosmology
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Peter Coles
- Narrado por: Nick Sullivan
- Duración: 4 h y 32 m
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Written in simple and accessible language, this nontechnical introduction to cosmology, or the creation and development of the universe, explains the discipline, covers its history, details the latest developments, and explains what is known, what is believed, and what is purely speculative. In addition, the author discusses the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter.
De: Peter Coles
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Number Theory: A Very Short Introduction
- Very Short Introductions
- De: Robin Wilson
- Narrado por: Al Kessel
- Duración: 7 h y 16 m
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Number theory is the branch of mathematics that is primarily concerned with the counting numbers. Of particular importance are the prime numbers, the "building blocks" of our number system. The subject is an old one, dating back over two millennia to the ancient Greeks, and for many years has been studied for its intrinsic beauty and elegance, not least because several of its challenges are so easy to state that everyone can understand them, and yet no one has ever been able to resolve them. But number theory has also recently become of great practical importance.
De: Robin Wilson
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Socrates (2nd Edition)
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: C.C.W. Taylor
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 4 h y 15 m
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In this Very Short Introduction audiobook, Christopher Taylor explores the life of Socrates and his philosophical activity, before looking to the responses his philosophical doctrines have evoked in the centuries since his betrayal and execution at fellow Athenian hands.
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Unhelpful
- De Abi Saraga en 07-08-24
De: C.C.W. Taylor
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Orthodox Christianity
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: A. Edward Siecienski
- Narrado por: David Cochran Heath
- Duración: 3 h y 28 m
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To many in the West, Orthodoxy remains shrouded in mystery, an exotic and foreign religion that survived in the East following the Great Schism of 1054 that split the Christian world into two camps - Catholic and Orthodox. However, as the second largest Christian denomination, Orthodox Christianity is anything but foreign to the nearly 300 million worshipers who practice it. For them, Orthodoxy is a living, breathing reality; a way of being Christian ultimately rooted in the person of Jesus and the experience of the early church.
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A brief introduction to Orthodox Christianity
- De Adam Shields en 05-27-24
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Ethics (2nd Edition)
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Simon Blackburn
- Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray
- Duración: 3 h y 46 m
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This second edition of the Very Short Introduction on ethics has revised and updated aspects of the original to reflect changing times and mores. It highlights the importance of an understanding of approaches to ethics and its foundations, confronted as we are with a fluid and uncertain world of eroding trust, swirling conspiracy theories, and a dismaying loss of respect in public discourse.
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Probably too brief to be helpful
- De Adam Shields en 02-16-24
De: Simon Blackburn
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The Abrahamic Religions
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Charles L. Cohen
- Narrado por: Jim Denison
- Duración: 4 h y 53 m
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In the book of Genesis, God bestows a new name upon Abram - Abraham, a father of many nations. With this name and his covenant, Abraham would become the patriarch of three of the world's major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Connected by their mutual - if differentiated - veneration of the one God proclaimed by Abraham, these traditions share much beyond their origins in the ancient Israel of the Old Testament. This Very Short Introduction audiobook explores the intertwined histories of these monotheistic religions.
De: Charles L. Cohen
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The Roman Empire
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Christopher Kelly
- Narrado por: Richard Davidson
- Duración: 5 h y 17 m
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The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. It had a population of 60 million people spread across lands encircling the Mediterranean and stretching from northern England to the sun-baked banks of the Euphrates, and from the Rhine to the North African coast. It was, above all else, an empire of force - employing a mixture of violence, suppression, order, and tactical use of power to develop an astonishingly uniform culture.
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I love it
- De Amazon Customer en 08-23-21
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Black Holes
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Katherine Blundell
- Narrado por: Leila Birch
- Duración: 3 h y 11 m
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Black holes are a constant source of fascination to many due to their mysterious nature. This Very Short Introduction audiobook addresses a variety of questions, including what a black hole actually is, how they are characterized and discovered, and what would happen if you came too close to one.
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Hegel
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Peter Singer
- Narrado por: Christine Williams
- Duración: 3 h y 30 m
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Hegel is regarded as one of the most influential figures on modern political and intellectual development. After painting Hegel's life and times in broad strokes, Peter Singer goes on to tackle some of the more challenging aspects of Hegel's philosophy. Offering a broad discussion of Hegel's ideas and an account of his major works, Singer explains what have often been considered abstruse and obscure ideas in a clear and inviting manner.
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Great introduction
- De I'm all ears en 02-17-22
De: Peter Singer
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Superconductivity
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Stephen J. Blundell
- Narrado por: L.J. Ganser
- Duración: 4 h y 22 m
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Superconductivity is one of the most exciting areas of research in physics today. Outlining the history of its discovery and the race to understand its many mysterious and counterintuitive phenomena, this Very Short Introduction audiobook explains in accessible terms the theories that have been developed and how they have influenced other areas of science, including the Higgs boson of particle physics and ideas about the early universe.
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under-rated
- De jacob Yeager en 12-10-21
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Astrobiology
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: David C. Catling
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 4 h y 51 m
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Astrobiology is an exciting new subject, and one, arguably, more interdisciplinary than any other. Astrobiologists seek to understand the origin and evolution of life on Earth in order to illuminate and guide the search for life on other planets. In this Very Short Introduction, David C. Catling introduces the subject through our understanding of the factors that allowed life to arise and persist on our own planet, and for the signs we are looking for in the search for extraterrestrial life.
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Excellent Biochemistry Overview
- De Terri en 07-10-24
De: David C. Catling
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Consciousness, 2nd Edition
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Susan Blackmore
- Narrado por: Zehra Jane Naqvi
- Duración: 4 h y 35 m
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Exciting new developments in brain science are continuing the debates on these issues, and the field has now expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. This controversial book clarifies the potentially confusing arguments, and the major theories, while also outlining the amazing pace of discoveries in neuroscience. Covering areas such as the construction of self in the brain, mechanisms of attention, the neural correlates of consciousness, and the physiology of altered states of consciousness, Susan Blackmore highlights our latest findings.
De: Susan Blackmore
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Monasticism
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Stephen J. Davis
- Narrado por: Adam Verner
- Duración: 4 h y 15 m
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In this Very Short Introduction Stephen J. Davis discusses the history of monasticism, from our earliest evidence for it, and the different types that have developed from antiquity to the present day. He considers where monasteries are located, from East Asia to North America, and everywhere in between, and how their settings impact the everyday life and worldview of the monks and nuns who dwell there. Exploring how monastic communities are organized, he also looks at how aspects of life like food, sleep, sex, work, and prayer are regimented.
De: Stephen J. Davis
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Science and Religion
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Thomas Dixon
- Narrado por: Christine Williams
- Duración: 3 h y 53 m
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The debate between science and religion is never out of the news: Emotions run high, fueled by polemical best sellers like The God Delusion and, at the other end of the spectrum, high-profile campaigns to teach "Intelligent Design" in schools. Yet there is much more to the debate than the clash of these extremes. As Thomas Dixon shows in this balanced and thought-provoking introduction, many have seen harmony rather than conflict between faith and science.
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An Excellent book
- De Rara Sh en 01-05-22
De: Thomas Dixon