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Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends - and their amazing links to recent discoveries.

Eden è un podcast originale di Radio NFO che parla del fitto legame tra calcio e società con un tocco di ironia. Roberto Raneri, François Fameli e Stefano Cigarini, attraverso le loro voci, vi guidano in un viaggio all’interno della società belga. Il clima è quello antico delle gite scolastiche. Tra un panino, una buca e un limone, il trio prova a portarvi quella frizzantezza che solo il surrealismo belga sa lasciarti in bocca. E voi, avete sete?

'A nuanced invitation to see the city as a place of wild co-existence and possibility.' OLIVIA LAING 'Meticulously researched and elegantly written' VICTORIA BENNETT While it's easy to think of the city as a human domain - a place that belongs to us alone - the reality is that nature is always...

“Brilliant . . . smartly written, featuring tons of interviews with the Knicks of the Phil Jackson-Clyde-Reed era.” — New York Magazine “Harvey Araton has evocatively rendered the team that New York never stops pining for—the Old Knicks. More than a nostalgic chronicle . . . it’s a...

Brought to you by Penguin. A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR Today many of us live indoor lives, disconnected from the natural world as never before. And yet nature remains deeply ingrained in our language, culture and consciousness. For centuries, we have acted on an intuitive sense that...

The stories we usually tell ourselves about climate change tend to focus on the damage inflicted on human societies by big storms, severe droughts, and rising sea levels. But the most powerful impacts are being and will be felt by the natural world and its myriad species, which are already in the midst of the sixth great extinction. The natural Eden that humanity inherited is quickly slipping away. Although we can never really know what a creature thinks or feels, The End of Eden invites the listener to meet wild species on their own terms in a range of ecosystems that span the globe.

All spring, Dr. Elizabeth Hilborn watched as her family fruit farm of many years became increasingly diminished, suffering from a lack of bees. The plentiful wildlife, so abundant just weeks before, was gone. Everything was still, silent. As an environmental scientist trained to investigate disease outbreaks, she rose to the challenge. Despite facing headwinds from skeptical neighbors, environmental experts, and agricultural consultants, she'd assembled information.

An immersive memoir about a groundbreaking surfing career, and a stunning portrait of Ireland as one of the world’s most captivating big-wave surfing destinations. Born and raised in Bundoran, with the waves of the west coast of Ireland breaking at his doorstep, Richie Fitzgerald was moulded...

One or the other of you surely remembers the school breaks back then on the playground in the elementary school at the thought of jumping rope. And surely you are smiling about it now. It was a pastime as a kid, it was fun, and it was literally child's play. Is it still that way today? Who would have thought that "rope skipping" would become a recognized sport in which even international competitions are now held. What has spilled over from abroad to Europe as a trend is also gaining enthusiasm on our doorstep in all age groups and sports groups.

This is the true story of how organized baseball started, how gambling shaped the game from its earliest days, and how it became our national pastime and our national mirror. Baseball in the Garden of Eden draws on original research to tell how the game evolved from other bat-and-ball games and gradually supplanted them, how the New York game came to dominate other variants, and how gambling and secret professionalism promoted and plagued the game.

The Wednesday Match Play Podcast is your weekly connection to the biggest and best brands in golf. On this show you will learn more about the latest golf fashion trends, hear from LPGA and PGA TOUR players and get advice on planning your next golf getaway and more. Each week, The Wednesday Match Play Podcast features one guest who answers questions related to their area of expertise. The Wednesday Match Play Podcast is hosted by Ricky L. Potts, Jr., CCM, CCAM, CML, Executive Director of Marketing & Communications, The Lakes Country Club. Check out rickyleepotts.com/podcast for more details.

L'uno o l'altro di voi ricorderà sicuramente le pause scolastiche nel cortile della scuola elementare, quando penserà al salto della corda. E sicuramente ora ne sta sorridendo. Era un passatempo da bambino, era divertente e letteralmente un gioco da ragazzi. È ancora così oggi? Chi avrebbe mai pensato che il "salto della corda" sarebbe diventato uno sport riconosciuto, in cui oggi si svolgono anche competizioni internazionali? Ciò che dall'estero si è diffuso in Europa come tendenza, sta conquistando l'entusiasmo anche da noi, in tutte le fasce d'età e in tutti i gruppi sportivi.

Seguro que alguno de vosotros recuerda los recreos en el patio de la escuela primaria cuando piensa en saltar a la comba. Y seguro que ahora sonríes al recordarlo. Era un pasatiempo de niño, era divertido y era literalmente un juego de niños. ¿Sigue siendo así hoy en día? ¿Quién iba a pensar que "saltar a la comba" se convertiría en un deporte reconocido en el que ahora se celebran incluso competiciones internacionales? Lo que se ha extendido del extranjero a Europa como una tendencia, también está conquistando el entusiasmo a nuestras puertas en todos los grupos de edad y grupos deportivos.

Der eine oder andere erinnert sich bei dem Gedanken an Seilhüpfen bestimmt noch an die Schulpausen damals auf dem Pausenhof in der Grundschule. Und sicherlich schmunzeln Sie jetzt darüber. Es war als Kind ein Zeitvertreib, hat Spaß gemacht und war im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes ein Kinderspiel. Ist es das heute immer noch? Wer hätte gedacht, dass aus dem "Seilhüpfen" eine anerkannte Sportart wird, in der mittlerweile sogar internationale Wettkämpfe ausgetragen werden.

A moving, honest and revealing memoir of living with chronic illness, and an examination of the ways a relationship with the natural world can affect us, from debut author and Guardian country diarist Nic Wilson When Nic Wilson begins researching the history of her local landscape and its...

The genetic history of the dog is a sensational example of the co-evolution of two species, man and wolf, to each other’s mutual benefit. But how did this ancient partnership begin? To answer this question, Professor Bryan Sykes identifies tantalising clues in the recently mapped genetic...

Sports for All is a podcast about speaking to people who are passionate about sport and overcoming barriers to accessing sporting opportunities. It is a way for people of all ages, particularly young people, to feel empowered and encouraged to get involved in the sporting world. The Sports for All Podcast is hosted by Eden Byrne who is a youth social activist from Northern Ireland. Eden is passionate about inclusivity and accessibility for young people and does a lot of campaigning around mental and physical health. She uses her love of sports, such as taekwondo, to encourage people to get ...

D.O.S. Drama of Sports. Rachel's boyfriend Nathan explains to her what is going on in sports in an effort to get her to be interested enough to watch with him.