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How to Design a Universe

The Science of Real and Virtual Worlds

by Prof Catherine Heymans ...

Narrated by Prof Catherine Heymans ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

Bloomsbury presents…How to Design a Universe: The Science of Real and Virtual WorldsWritten and read by Professor Catherine HeymansCould we be living in a computer simulation? How would we even know?In How to Design a Universe, acclaimed astrophysicist Catherine Heymans takes you on a humorous and mind-bending journey through the science of reality itself. From the quantum quirks of s... ... Read more

$21.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents…How to Design a Universe: The Science of Real and Virtual WorldsWritten and read by Professor Catherine HeymansCould we be living in a computer simulation? How would we even know?In How to Design a Universe, acclaimed astrophysicist Catherine Heymans takes you on a humorous and mind-bending journey through the science of reality itself. From the quantum quirks of s...
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The Black Hole War

My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics

by Leonard Susskind ...

Narrated by Ray Porter ...

Unabridged

12 hours 47 min

This is the inside account of the battle over the true nature of black holes—with nothing less than our understanding of the entire universe at stake.What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed that it did—and in doing so, put at risk everything we know about the fundamental laws of the universe. ... Read more

$22.99 USD

This is the inside account of the battle over the true nature of black holes—with nothing less than our understanding of the entire universe at stake.What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed that it did—and in doing so, put at risk everything we know about the fundamental laws of the universe.
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Cosmos

A Personal Voyage

by Carl Sagan ...

Narrated by LeVar Burton, Seth MacFarlane, Ann Druyan, Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

Unabridged

14 hours 31 min

RETURNING TO TELEVISION AS AN ALL-NEW MINISERIES ON FOXCosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into ... Read more

$42.99 USD

RETURNING TO TELEVISION AS AN ALL-NEW MINISERIES ON FOXCosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into
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The Disordered Cosmos

A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein ...

Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt ...

Unabridged

10 hours 56 min

From a star theoretical physicist, “a love letter to the wonderous universe we call home, and an urge to think critically about how we explore its depths” (Smithsonian Magazine)In The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to the latest theories of dark ... Read more

$27.99 USD

From a star theoretical physicist, “a love letter to the wonderous universe we call home, and an urge to think critically about how we explore its depths” (Smithsonian Magazine)In The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to the latest theories of dark
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Death by Black Hole, and Other Cosmic Quandaries

by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

12 hours 6 min

“[Tyson] tackles a great range of subjects…with great humor, humility, and—most important—humanity.” —Entertainment WeeklyNeil deGrasse Tyson has a talent for guiding readers through the mysteries of outer space with stunning clarity and almost childlike enthusiasm. Here, Tyson compiles his favorite essays that he wrote for Natural History magazine across a myriad of cosmic topics, from astral ... Read more

$22.99 USD

“[Tyson] tackles a great range of subjects…with great humor, humility, and—most important—humanity.” —Entertainment WeeklyNeil deGrasse Tyson has a talent for guiding readers through the mysteries of outer space with stunning clarity and almost childlike enthusiasm. Here, Tyson compiles his favorite essays that he wrote for Natural History magazine across a myriad of cosmic topics, from astral
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The End of Everything

(Astrophysically Speaking)

by Katie Mack ...

Narrated by Katie Mack, Gabra Zackman ...

Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * AN NPR SCIENCE FRIDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, THE ECONOMIST, NEW SCIENTIST, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY,and THE GUARDIANFrom the cohost of the podcast The Universe with John Green and one of the most dynamic stars in astrophysics, an “engrossing, elegant” (The New York Times) look at five ways the universe could e... ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK * AN NPR SCIENCE FRIDAY BOOK CLUB SELECTION * NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST, THE ECONOMIST, NEW SCIENTIST, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY,and THE GUARDIANFrom the cohost of the podcast The Universe with John Green and one of the most dynamic stars in astrophysics, an “engrossing, elegant” (The New York Times) look at five ways the universe could e...
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Parallel Worlds

A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos

by Michio Kaku ...

Narrated by Marc Vietor ...

Unabridged

14 hours 50 min

Is our universe dying?Could there be other universes?In Parallel Worlds,world-renowned physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku*—*anauthor who “has a knack for bringing the most ethereal ideas down to earth” (Wall Street Journal)—takes readers on a fascinating tour of cosmology, M-theory, and its implications for the fate of the universe.In his first book of physics since Hyperspace, Michio ... Read more

$22.50 USD

Is our universe dying?Could there be other universes?In Parallel Worlds,world-renowned physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku*—*anauthor who “has a knack for bringing the most ethereal ideas down to earth” (Wall Street Journal)—takes readers on a fascinating tour of cosmology, M-theory, and its implications for the fate of the universe.In his first book of physics since Hyperspace, Michio
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The Holographic Universe

The Revolutionary Theory of Reality

by Michael Talbot ...

Narrated by Nick Mondelli ...

Unabridged

13 hours

Nearly everyone is familiar with holograms—three-dimensional images projected into space with the aid of a laser. Two of the world's most eminent thinkers believe that the universe itself may be a giant hologram, quite literally a kind of image or construct created, at least in part, by the human mind. University of London physicist David Bohm, a protégé of Einstein and one of the world's most ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Nearly everyone is familiar with holograms—three-dimensional images projected into space with the aid of a laser. Two of the world's most eminent thinkers believe that the universe itself may be a giant hologram, quite literally a kind of image or construct created, at least in part, by the human mind. University of London physicist David Bohm, a protégé of Einstein and one of the world's most
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Believing Is Seeing

A Physicist Explains How Science Shattered His Atheism and Revealed the Necessity of Faith

by Michael Guillen, Ph.D ...

Narrated by Michael Guillen, Ph.D ...

Unabridged

10 hours 4 min

Is your worldview enlightened enough to accommodate both science and God at the same time?Dr. Michael Guillen, a best-selling author, Emmy award–winning journalist and former physics instructor at Harvard, used to be an Atheist―until science changed his mind. Once of the opinion that people of faith are weak, small-minded folks who just don’t understand science, Dr. Guillen ultimately concluded ... Read more

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Is your worldview enlightened enough to accommodate both science and God at the same time?Dr. Michael Guillen, a best-selling author, Emmy award–winning journalist and former physics instructor at Harvard, used to be an Atheist―until science changed his mind. Once of the opinion that people of faith are weak, small-minded folks who just don’t understand science, Dr. Guillen ultimately concluded
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Seven Days that Divide the World, 10th Anniversary Edition

The Beginning According to Genesis and Science

by John C. Lennox ...

Narrated by Justin Brierly ...

Unabridged

5 hours 37 min

Now revised and updated--John Lennox's acclaimed method of reading and interpreting the first chapters of Genesis without discounting either science or Scripture.What did the writer of Genesis mean by "the first day?" Are the seven days in Genesis 1 a literal week or a series of time periods? If I believe that the earth is 4.5 billion years old as cosmologists believe, am I denying the authority ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Now revised and updated--John Lennox's acclaimed method of reading and interpreting the first chapters of Genesis without discounting either science or Scripture.What did the writer of Genesis mean by "the first day?" Are the seven days in Genesis 1 a literal week or a series of time periods? If I believe that the earth is 4.5 billion years old as cosmologists believe, am I denying the authority
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A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos

by Geraint F. Lewis and Luke A. Barnes ...

Narrated by Geraint F. Lewis and Luke A. Barnes ...

Unabridged

10 hours 13 min

Over the last forty years, scientists have uncovered evidence that if the Universe had been forged with even slightly different properties, life as we know it - and life as we can imagine it - would be impossible. Join us on a journey through how we understand the Universe, from its most basic particles and forces, to planets, stars and galaxies, and back through cosmic history to the birth of the ... Read more

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Over the last forty years, scientists have uncovered evidence that if the Universe had been forged with even slightly different properties, life as we know it - and life as we can imagine it - would be impossible. Join us on a journey through how we understand the Universe, from its most basic particles and forces, to planets, stars and galaxies, and back through cosmic history to the birth of the
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The Planets

by Professor Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen ...

Narrated by Samuel West ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

‘So staggering you go “whoa!” every few seconds’ Guardian‘Really impressive’ Eamonn Holmes, ITV This MorningA companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series.The bestselling authors of Wonders of the Universe are back with another blockbuster, a groundbreaking exploration of our Solar System as it has never been seen before.Mercury, a lifeless victim of the Sun’s expanding power. Venus, once ... Read more

$24.99 USD

‘So staggering you go “whoa!” every few seconds’ Guardian‘Really impressive’ Eamonn Holmes, ITV This MorningA companion book to the critically acclaimed BBC series.The bestselling authors of Wonders of the Universe are back with another blockbuster, a groundbreaking exploration of our Solar System as it has never been seen before.Mercury, a lifeless victim of the Sun’s expanding power. Venus, once
... Read more
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Origins, Revised and Updated

Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

by Donald Goldsmith, Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 46 min

Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and crosspollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos. This revised and updated edition features such startling discoveries as the now more than 5,000 detected exoplanets that ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and crosspollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos. This revised and updated edition features such startling discoveries as the now more than 5,000 detected exoplanets that
... Read more
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Taking Religion Seriously

by Charles Murray ...

Narrated by Charles Murray ...

Unabridged

4 hours 19 min

“Millions are like me when it comes to religion: well-educated and successful people for whom religion has been irrelevant,” Charles Murray writes. “For them, I think I have a story worth telling.”Taking Religion Seriously is Murray’s autobiographical account of the decades-long evolution in his stance toward the idea of God in general and Christianity in particular. He argues that religion is ... Read more

$19.99 USD

“Millions are like me when it comes to religion: well-educated and successful people for whom religion has been irrelevant,” Charles Murray writes. “For them, I think I have a story worth telling.”Taking Religion Seriously is Murray’s autobiographical account of the decades-long evolution in his stance toward the idea of God in general and Christianity in particular. He argues that religion is
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From Eternity to Here

The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time

by Sean Carroll ...

Narrated by Erik Synnestvedt ...

Unabridged

16 hours 4 min

Time moves forward, not backward—everyone knows you can't unscramble an egg. In the hands of one of today's hottest young physicists, that simple fact of breakfast becomes a doorway to understanding the Big Bang, the universe, and other universes, too. In From Eternity to Here, Sean Carroll argues that the arrow of time, pointing resolutely from the past to the future, owes its existence to ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Time moves forward, not backward—everyone knows you can't unscramble an egg. In the hands of one of today's hottest young physicists, that simple fact of breakfast becomes a doorway to understanding the Big Bang, the universe, and other universes, too. In From Eternity to Here, Sean Carroll argues that the arrow of time, pointing resolutely from the past to the future, owes its existence to
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Universe: The Solar System and Beyond

by My Ebook Publishing House ...

Narrated by Matt Montanez ...

Unabridged

43 min

Experience the cosmos as never before with UNIVERSE: The Solar System and Beyond.Beginning with a fascinating overview and then organized by planet, this book takes us on a trip across time and space that includes a front-row seat to the explosive birth of the solar system, a journey to (and then deep inside) each of its eight planets, and even an in-depth exploration of asteroids and comets. With ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Experience the cosmos as never before with UNIVERSE: The Solar System and Beyond.Beginning with a fascinating overview and then organized by planet, this book takes us on a trip across time and space that includes a front-row seat to the explosive birth of the solar system, a journey to (and then deep inside) each of its eight planets, and even an in-depth exploration of asteroids and comets. With
... Read more
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The Universe

The book of the BBC TV series presented by Professor Brian Cox

by Andrew Cohen ...

Narrated by Brian Cox, Jot Davies ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell.We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that’s barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell.We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that’s barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And
... Read more
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Future Minds

The Rise of Intelligence, from the Big Bang to the End of the Universe

by Richard Yonck ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Unabridged

11 hours 44 min

With the ongoing advancement of AI and other technologies, our world is becoming increasingly intelligent. From chatbots to innovations in brain-computer interfaces to the possibility of superintelligences leading to the Singularity later this century, our reality is being transformed before our eyes. This is commonly seen as the natural result of progress, but what if there's more to it than that ... Read more

$24.99 USD

With the ongoing advancement of AI and other technologies, our world is becoming increasingly intelligent. From chatbots to innovations in brain-computer interfaces to the possibility of superintelligences leading to the Singularity later this century, our reality is being transformed before our eyes. This is commonly seen as the natural result of progress, but what if there's more to it than that
... Read more
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Chasing Proof, Finding Faith

A Young Scientist’s Search for Truth in a World of Uncertainty

by Tom Rudelius ...

Narrated by Tom Rudelius ...

Unabridged

5 hours 4 min

He had science and an Ivy League pedigree―why did he need God? Immersed in his physics studies at Cornell, Tom Rudelius never thought much about God until his brother, a new convert to Christianity, challenged him to explore faith. To placate his twin, he reluctantly began exploring the Bible and the life of Jesus. Seeking proof of God’s existence, he found himself in a world of uncertainty, faced ... Read more

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He had science and an Ivy League pedigree―why did he need God? Immersed in his physics studies at Cornell, Tom Rudelius never thought much about God until his brother, a new convert to Christianity, challenged him to explore faith. To placate his twin, he reluctantly began exploring the Bible and the life of Jesus. Seeking proof of God’s existence, he found himself in a world of uncertainty, faced
... Read more
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Conjuring the Universe

The Origins of the Laws of Nature

by Peter Atkins ...

Narrated by Chris Sorensen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 10 min

The marvelous complexity of the Universe emerges from several deep laws and a handful of fundamental constants that fix its shape, scale, and destiny. There is a deep structure to the world which at the same time is simple, elegant, and beautiful. Where did these laws and these constants come from? And why are the laws so fruitful when written in the language of mathematics?Peter Atkins considers ... Read more

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The marvelous complexity of the Universe emerges from several deep laws and a handful of fundamental constants that fix its shape, scale, and destiny. There is a deep structure to the world which at the same time is simple, elegant, and beautiful. Where did these laws and these constants come from? And why are the laws so fruitful when written in the language of mathematics?Peter Atkins considers
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The Stellar Mind

The Fundamental Intelligence of the Universe

by Ylia Callan ...

Narrated by AI Voice Chris ...

Unabridged

2 hours 4 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the universe itself thinks? The Stellar Mind takes listeners on an extraordinary journey into the hidden intelligence woven into the very fabric of reality. From the silent dance of neutrinos to the magnetic memory of planets, this audiobook explores how consciousness might exist far beyond brains, permeating stars, Earth, and the cosmos itself ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if the universe itself thinks? The Stellar Mind takes listeners on an extraordinary journey into the hidden intelligence woven into the very fabric of reality. From the silent dance of neutrinos to the magnetic memory of planets, this audiobook explores how consciousness might exist far beyond brains, permeating stars, Earth, and the cosmos itself
... Read more
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Our Universe

An Astronomer’s Guide

by Jo Dunkley ...

Narrated by Jo Dunkley ...

Unabridged

7 hours 25 min

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? Where are we going?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 ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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? Where are we going?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
... Read more
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Die unheimliche Stille: Warum schweigen außerirdische Intelligenzen und Superzivilisationen?

by Harald Lesch, Harald Lesch, Harald Zaun, Harald Zaun ...

Narrated by Harald Lesch ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

Die Raumfahrt unternimmt einen neuen Anlauf in die unendlichen Weiten, und unsere Instrumente schauen immer tiefer ins Weltall. Eine zentrale Frage, die uns dabei bewegt: Sind wir allein im Universum? Wenn wir uns die ungeheure Größe des Weltalls und die riesige Vielzahl von Sternen und Planeten vor Augen halten, ist das Schweigen der Anderen kaum nachvollziehbar. Warum hören und sehen wir nichts ... Read more

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Die Raumfahrt unternimmt einen neuen Anlauf in die unendlichen Weiten, und unsere Instrumente schauen immer tiefer ins Weltall. Eine zentrale Frage, die uns dabei bewegt: Sind wir allein im Universum? Wenn wir uns die ungeheure Größe des Weltalls und die riesige Vielzahl von Sternen und Planeten vor Augen halten, ist das Schweigen der Anderen kaum nachvollziehbar. Warum hören und sehen wir nichts
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Вселенная в вопросах и ответах. Задачи и тесты по астрономии и космонавтике

by Владимир Сурдин, Владимир Сурдин ...

Narrated by Александр Милославский ...

Unabridged

8 hours 5 min

В книге собраны 181 задача, 50 вопросов и 319 тестов с ответами и решениями. Материал в основном новый, но включает наиболее удачные задания из предыдущих изданий. В целом это не очень сложные, но «креативные» задачи, раскрывающие разные стороны современной астрономии и космонавтики и требующие творческого мышления и понимания предмета. Основой для некоторых вопросов стали литературные ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

В книге собраны 181 задача, 50 вопросов и 319 тестов с ответами и решениями. Материал в основном новый, но включает наиболее удачные задания из предыдущих изданий. В целом это не очень сложные, но «креативные» задачи, раскрывающие разные стороны современной астрономии и космонавтики и требующие творческого мышления и понимания предмета. Основой для некоторых вопросов стали литературные
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