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The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
- The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery
- Narrado por: Henry Leyva
- Duración: 12 h y 37 m
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The author of the best seller The Disappearing Spoon reveals the secret inner workings of the brain through strange-but-true stories.
Early studies of the human brain used a simple method: Wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, horrendous accidents - and see how victims coped. In many cases their survival was miraculous, if puzzling. Observers were amazed by the transformations that took place when different parts of the brain were destroyed, altering victims' personalities. Parents suddenly couldn't recognize their own children. Pillars of the community became pathological liars. Some people couldn't speak but could still sing.
In The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, Sam Kean travels through time with stories of neurological curiosities: Phantom limbs, Siamese twin brains, viruses that eat patients' memories, blind people who see through their tongues. He weaves these narratives together to create a story of discovery that reaches back to the 1500s and the high-profile jousting accident that inspired this book's title.* With the lucid, masterful explanations and razor-sharp wit his fans have come to expect, Kean explores the brain's secret passageways and recounts the forgotten tales of the ordinary people whose struggles, resilience, and deep humanity made neuroscience possible.
*"The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons" refers to the case of French king Henri II, who in 1559 was lanced through the skull during a joust, resulting in one of the most significant cases in neuroscience history. For hundreds of years scientists have gained important lessons from traumatic accidents and illnesses, and such misfortunes still represent their greatest resource for discovery.
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The Disappearing Spoon
- And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
- De: Sam Kean
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
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Reporter Sam Kean reveals the periodic table as it’s never been seen before. Not only is it one of man's crowning scientific achievements, it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
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Great Book, Great Narration, But...
- De Henny Button en 09-18-10
De: Sam Kean
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The Hidden Brain
- How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
- De: Shankar Vedantam
- Narrado por: Steve West
- Duración: 10 h y 37 m
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Most of us would agree that there’s a clear—and even obvious—connection between the things we believe and the way we behave. But what if our actions are driven not by our conscious values and beliefs but by hidden motivations we’re not even aware of? The “hidden brain” is Shankar Vedantam’s shorthand for a host of brain functions, emotional responses, and cognitive processes that happen outside our conscious awareness but have a decisive effect on how we behave.
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Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
- De Anne en 02-16-10
De: Shankar Vedantam
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The Violinist's Thumb
- And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code
- De: Sam Kean
- Narrado por: Henry Leyva
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
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From New York Times best-selling author Sam Kean come more incredible stories of science, history, language, and music, as told by our own DNA. There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have no fingerprints, and why some people survive nuclear bombs. Genes illuminate everything from JFK's bronze skin (it wasn't a tan) to Einstein's genius. They prove that Neanderthals and humans bred thousands of years more recently than any of us would feel comfortable thinking.
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I Need the Gene for Audiobook Selection
- De Pamela Harvey en 07-30-12
De: Sam Kean
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Caesar's Last Breath
- Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us
- De: Sam Kean
- Narrado por: Ben Sullivan
- Duración: 10 h y 33 m
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The fascinating science and history of the air we breathe. It's invisible. It's ever present. Without it, you would die in minutes. And it has an epic story to tell. In Caesar's Last Breath, New York Times best-selling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe, and across time to tell the story of the air we breathe, which, it turns out, is also the story of earth and our existence on it.
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Very enjoyable until the ridiculous conclusion
- De Grant M. en 10-01-17
De: Sam Kean
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The Icepick Surgeon
- Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
- De: Sam Kean
- Narrado por: Ben Sullivan
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
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Science is a force for good in the world—at least usually. But sometimes, when obsession gets the better of scientists, they twist a noble pursuit into something sinister. Under this spell, knowledge isn’t everything, it’s the only thing—no matter the cost. Bestselling author Sam Kean tells the true story of what happens when unfettered ambition pushes otherwise rational men and women to cross the line in the name of science, trampling ethical boundaries and often committing crimes in the process.
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FANTASTIC! & What’s up with all these naysayers (negative reviewers)?!
- De Zophie Leslea en 08-19-21
De: Sam Kean
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The Bastard Brigade
- The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb
- De: Sam Kean
- Narrado por: Ben Sullivan
- Duración: 14 h y 37 m
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During World War II, in the middle of building an atomic bomb, the leaders of the Manhattan Project were alarmed to learn that Nazi Germany was far outpacing the Allies in nuclear weapons research; Hitler, with just a few pounds of uranium, would have the capability to reverse the entire D-Day operation and conquer Europe. So they assembled a rough and motley crew of geniuses—dubbed the Alsos Mission—and sent them careening into Axis territory to spy on, sabotage, and even assassinate members of Nazi Germany's feared Uranium Club.
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Awesome
- De Solar red en 07-12-19
De: Sam Kean
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The Disappearing Spoon
- And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
- De: Sam Kean
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
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Reporter Sam Kean reveals the periodic table as it’s never been seen before. Not only is it one of man's crowning scientific achievements, it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
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Great Book, Great Narration, But...
- De Henny Button en 09-18-10
De: Sam Kean
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The Hidden Brain
- How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
- De: Shankar Vedantam
- Narrado por: Steve West
- Duración: 10 h y 37 m
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Most of us would agree that there’s a clear—and even obvious—connection between the things we believe and the way we behave. But what if our actions are driven not by our conscious values and beliefs but by hidden motivations we’re not even aware of? The “hidden brain” is Shankar Vedantam’s shorthand for a host of brain functions, emotional responses, and cognitive processes that happen outside our conscious awareness but have a decisive effect on how we behave.
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Adjunct Instructor of Psychology
- De Anne en 02-16-10
De: Shankar Vedantam
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Unlocking the Hidden History of DNA
- De: Sam Kean, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Professor Sam Kean
- Duración: 6 h y 19 m
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Locked inside the DNA of every species that ever lived are endless stories - about origins, ancestors, fate, and much more. Until recently, these secrets were completely inaccessible. But with the help of new technologies, scientists are now reading the hidden history of DNA, making remarkable discoveries about ourselves and our fellow species. Your gateway to this treasure trove of information is Unlocking the Hidden History of DNA, 12 informative and accessible lectures delivered by New York Times best-selling author Sam Kean.
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Great course
- De MyGrnEyesF en 04-29-21
De: Sam Kean, y otros
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Dr. Mutter's Marvels
- A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine
- De: Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz
- Narrado por: Erik Singer
- Duración: 8 h y 54 m
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Imagine undergoing an operation without anesthesia performed by a surgeon who refuses to sterilize his tools - or even wash his hands. This was the world of medicine when Thomas Dent Mütter began his trailblazing career as a plastic surgeon in Philadelphia during the middle of the 19th century. Although he died at just 48, Mütter was an audacious medical innovator who pioneered the use of ether as anesthesia, the sterilization of surgical tools, and a compassion-based vision for helping the severely deformed, which clashed spectacularly with the sentiments of his time.
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Morbidly wonderful
- De serine en 04-08-16
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The Spike
- An Epic Journey Through the Brain in 2.1 Seconds
- De: Mark Humphries
- Narrado por: Anand Jagatia
- Duración: 6 h y 49 m
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This audiobook narrated by Anand Jagatia tells the extraordinary story of a neural impulse and what it reveals about how our brains work.
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Read this a year ago, very handy info
- De Philip Savva en 08-10-21
De: Mark Humphries
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The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth
- And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine
- De: Thomas Morris
- Narrado por: Thomas Morris, Ruper Farley
- Duración: 9 h y 7 m
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A puzzling series of dental explosions beginning in the 19th century is just one of many strange tales that have long lain undiscovered in the pages of old medical journals. Award-winning medical historian Thomas Morris delivers one of the most remarkable, cringe-inducing collections of stories ever assembled.
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Boring Toilet Humor
- De Nemo en 01-30-20
De: Thomas Morris
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Hallucinations
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Dan Woren, Oliver Sacks
- Duración: 9 h y 49 m
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Hallucinations don’t belong wholly to the insane. Much more commonly, they are linked to sensory deprivation, intoxication, illness, or injury. Here Dr. Sacks weaves together stories of his patients and of his own mind-altering experiences to illuminate what hallucinations tell us about the organization and structure of our brains, how they have influenced every culture’s folklore and art, and why the potential for hallucination is present in us all.
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Not Just Hallucinations
- De Pamela Harvey en 01-05-13
De: Oliver Sacks
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The Butchering Art
- Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine
- De: Lindsey Fitzharris
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
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In The Butchering Art, the historian Lindsey Fitzharris reveals the shocking world of 19th-century surgery on the eve of profound transformation. She conjures up early operating theaters - no place for the squeamish - and surgeons, working before anesthesia, who were lauded for their speed and brute strength. They were baffled by the persistent infections that kept mortality rates stubbornly high. A young, melancholy Quaker surgeon named Joseph Lister would solve the deadly riddle and change the course of history.
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Not one boring moment!
- De WRWF en 12-22-17
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Gulp
- Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
- De: Mary Roach
- Narrado por: Emily Woo Zeller
- Duración: 8 h y 21 m
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Best-selling author Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside. Roach takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: The questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn’t the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts?
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Funtastic Voyage
- De Mel en 04-05-13
De: Mary Roach
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How the Mind Changed
- A Human History of Our Evolving Brain
- De: Joseph Jebelli
- Narrado por: Joe Eyre
- Duración: 8 h y 4 m
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We’ve come a long way. The earliest human had a brain as small as a child’s fist; ours are four times bigger, with spectacular abilities and potential we are only just beginning to understand. This is How the Mind Changed, a seven-million-year journey through our own heads, packed with vivid stories, groundbreaking science, and thrilling surprises. Discover how memory has almost nothing to do with the past.
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I loved this book
- De Philip Savva en 07-07-23
De: Joseph Jebelli
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Stiff
- The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
- De: Mary Roach
- Narrado por: Shelly Frasier
- Duración: 8 h
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For two thousand years, cadavers have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way.
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I worked with cadavers for years, but....
- De POQA en 11-11-12
De: Mary Roach
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Gory Details
- De: Erika Engelhaupt
- Narrado por: Mari Weiss
- Duración: 8 h y 33 m
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Filled to the brim with far-out facts, this wickedly informative narrative from the author of National Geographic's popular Gory Details blog takes us on a fascinating journey through an astonishing new reality. Blending humor and journalism in the tradition of Mary Roach, acclaimed science reporter Erika Engelhaupt investigates the gross, strange, and morbid absurdities of our bodies and our universe.
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Feels like old school Discovery channel
- De Anonymous User en 02-15-23
De: Erika Engelhaupt
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Spook
- Science Tackles the Afterlife
- De: Mary Roach
- Narrado por: Bernadette Quigley
- Duración: 8 h y 29 m
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In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die. She begins the journey in rural India with a reincarnation researcher and ends up in a University of Virginia operating room where cardiologists have installed equipment near the ceiling to study out-of-body near-death experiences.
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Read this book, but don't listen to it!
- De Christine en 11-21-09
De: Mary Roach
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Mortuary Confidential
- Undertakers Spill the Dirt
- De: Todd Harra, Kenneth McKenzie
- Narrado por: Susan Larkin, Allan Robertson
- Duración: 6 h y 47 m
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From shoot-outs at funerals to dead men screaming and runaway corpses, undertakers have plenty of unusual stories to tell - and a special way of telling them. In this macabre and moving compilation, funeral directors across the country share their most embarrassing, jaw-dropping, irreverent, and deeply poignant stories about life at death's door.
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A wonderful read!
- De Grace Adele Spruiell en 12-25-22
De: Todd Harra, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons
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- Danny
- 08-18-16
An amazing book. Epic and enthralling.
This is Sam Keens third book based on the history of biological sciences. I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this novel. I highly recommend it to anyone with a scientists mind.
Finally, I recommend you read this book at 1.5 speed.
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- Danielle
- 06-21-21
Excellent!!
I'm so entertained by this book, I recommend it to anyone who thinks they might be interested!
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- Elena Macias
- 03-26-19
Wonderfully told!
i could not put down this audiobook. It is a charming way to teach us abiut the mysteries of humans and other life forms.
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- sam
- 07-23-18
Sam Kean is great story teller
I love all Sam Kean’s books, this one is as good as the others if not better
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- Angela
- 07-27-14
Outstanding!!
What made the experience of listening to The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons the most enjoyable?
There are very few books that merit a 5 star rating. There are even fewer narrations of books that deserve 5 star ratings. This book is that delicious juxtaposition of incredible narration and tight, well-paced writing.
What did you like best about this story?
I disliked that it ended so soon. I also wish the author had delved further into some of the cases to give the reader a deeper glimpse into the patients' regular lives
What about Henry Leyva’s performance did you like?
Excellent, well-paced narration. Neither breathy nor dramatic, Mr Leyva imparted just the right gravitas for the subject matter.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Other than a documentary, this book wouldn't translate into film.
Any additional comments?
This author and narrator have an excellent thing going. I hope they work together in future, and that the author write more on this topic. The author makes the subject matter accessible to regular minds like mine.
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- JOSEPH E DITTO
- 11-30-20
Do not listen while eating
Interesting history, graphically gruesome. Many cringeworthy moments. Reviews require fifteen words minimum so I'm still typing.
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- Lauren Perreault
- 09-20-16
Another great one by Sam Kean
Sam Kean has a real knack for making what should be incomprehensible clear and relatable. Fascinating and thought provoking - highly recommend this book for anyone interested in medicine or the Hunan condition.
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- Gail
- 12-02-15
Excellent essays on the brain
From "kings to assassins" -- each chapter charts a different part of the brain with intriguing discoveries.
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- Matthew K. Warner
- 05-16-17
Great book and great reading
Very well done in all respects. Great listen, very interesting and well read. I highly recommend it.
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- Sonia
- 04-26-15
Narrator was great!
Narrator was great! Didn't fall asleep! The book was very interesting and memorable! There were so many stories and structural explanation, it all made sense!
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