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New York Times Bestseller The remarkable true story of an extraordinary relationship between psychologist Irene M. Pepperberg and Alex, an African Grey parrot who proved scientists and accepted wisdom wrong by demonstrating an astonishing ability to communicate and understand complex ideas...

New York Times-bestselling author of Endure Alex Hutchinson returns with a fresh, provocative investigation into how exploration, uncertainty, and risk shape our behavior and help us find meaning. Off the beaten path, following unmarked trails, we are wired to explore. More than just a need to...

Remarkable new discoveries affirm the octopus as one of nature’s most intelligent and complex animals. This new book brings us closer than ever to these elusive creatures. The companion to the highly anticipated National Geographic television special, this book explores the alluring underwater world of the octopus—a creature that resembles an alien lifeform, but whose behavior has earned it a reputation as one of the most intelligent animals on the planet.

The Internet and smartphone are just the latest in a 250-year-long cycle of disruption that has continuously changed the way we live, the way we work, and the way we interact. The coming Augmented Age, however, promises a level of disruption, behavioral shifts, and changes that are unparalleled. While consumers today are camping outside of an Apple store waiting to be one of the first to score a new Apple Watch or iPhone, the next generation of wearables will be able to predict if we're likely to have a heart attack and recommend a course of action.

From the back rooms of New York City’s age-old magic societies to cutting-edge psychology labs, three-card monte games on Canal Street to glossy Las Vegas casinos, Fooling Houdini recounts Alex Stone’s quest to join the ranks of master magicians. As he navigates this quirky and occasionally...

One of the biggest discoveries in physics, the quest for the Higgs boson demonstrates the value of a good theory. In July 2012, a Higgs-like particle was found near the energies scientists predicted. Now, armed with better evidence and better questions, the scientific process continues. In this audiobook, we’ve gathered our best reporting to explain that process - the theories, the search, the discovery, and the ongoing questions.

There's so much we don't know about what lies deep beneath the ocean's surface - and the time to find out is growing increasingly precious . . . Professor Alex Rogers is one of the world's leading experts in marine biology and oceanology, and has spent his life studying the deep ocean - and in...

Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is both a meditation on the world’s most elusive fish—the eel—and a reflection on the human condition. Remarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and...

This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts 17-year-old Alex Messenger's near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they paddle north through harrowing rapids and stunning terrain. Twenty-nine days into the trip, while out hiking alone, Alex is attacked by a barren-ground grizzly. Left for dead, he wakes to find that his summer adventure has become a struggle to stay alive.

In this "must-read" guide (Lonnie Ali), four leading doctors and advocates offer a bold action plan to prevent, care for, and treat Parkinson's disease—one of the great health challenges of our time Brain diseases are now the world's leading source of disability. The fastest growing of these...

To understand something, you need to know its history. Right? Wrong, says Alex Rosenberg in How History Gets Things Wrong. Feeling especially well-informed after reading a book of popular history on the best-seller list? Don't. Narrative history is always, always wrong. It not just incomplete or inaccurate but deeply wrong, as wrong as Ptolemaic astronomy. We no longer believe that the earth is the center of the universe. Why do we still believe in historical narrative? Our attachment to history as a vehicle for understanding has a long Darwinian pedigree and a genetic basis.

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Elephant's on Acid comes a collection of the wackiest theories from science and history. What if we’re living inside a black hole? What if we’ve already found extraterrestrial life? What if the dinosaurs died in a nuclear war? What if Jesus Christ...

That the average adult spends 50 to 70 percent of their day sitting is no surprise to anyone who works in an office environment. But few realize the health consequences they are suffering as a result of modernity's increasingly sedentary lifestyle, or the effects it has had on society at large. In Get Up!, health expert James A. Levine's original scientific research shows that today's chair-based world, where we no longer use our bodies as they evolved to be used, is having negativeconsequences on our health.

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Join Alex Rutledge along with Co-Host Wayne Lach & Mike "Redbone" Crase as we cover a variety of topics from Deer Hunting, Turkey Hunting, Fishing and today's top headlines...... all while Sharing our Faith! We will also have Special Guest appearances from some of the Hunting Industry's biggest names and Country Music Stars you all love!

I Udforsk med Alex tager jeg dig med, når jeg undersøger de mest interessante historier og idéer, du ellers ikke hører om.Her går vi i dybden med oversete og undervurderede teknologiske fremskridt, etiske dilemmaer og spændende, kontroversielle spørgsmål. Alt sammen med lige dele skepsis og optimisme.Sammen skal vi på eventyr ind i fremtiden. Jeg er nysgerrig på, hvor det fører os hen.https://alexanderkinnunen.dk/udforsk/https://www.instagram.com/alexander.kinnunen/https://www.facebook.com/alexander.kinnunen/

El podcast podhacks de "100 Hacks Club" sería una serie de episodios dedicados a explorar y compartir estrategias y algoritmos personales respaldados por la ciencia y la neurociencia para mejorar diversos aspectos de la vida cotidiana y el bienestar físico y mental. Cada episodio se centraría en un hack específico, proporcionando a los oyentes consejos prácticos y fundamentados en evidencia científica para optimizar diferentes áreas de sus vidas. Aquí tienes una descripción más detallada de lo que trataría este podcast:Título: 100 Hacks Club - Estrategias y Algoritmos Personales ...

There are innumerable stories hidden in the landscape of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico, tucked away behind Ponderosa Pine trees, bubbling up in cascading streams, soaring above verdant valleys. Who are the people? What is this place? How can we ensure a better future for us and our surroundings?The Dirt and Dust explores these questions along with the personalities, places, and peculiarities of the 2 Watersheds - 3 Rivers - 2 States Cohesive Strategy Partnership (2-3-2) landscape which works collaboratively, bringing together government agencies, tribal partners, non-profits, ...

Alex and guests discuss the food (R)evolution, cellular agriculture, novel foods, and an end to factory farming.If you have any questions or comments, or wish to discuss collaboration, sponsorship or other, please contact me crisplexmail@gmail.comWatch and subscribe on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@FutureofFoodsDONATIONs are gratefully received.https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ABYF9L6UY3A5Y

Τι κοινό έχει ο γνωστός ιταλικός καφές με το τυπικό κινέζικο πρωινό;Πέραν του ότι είναι και τα δυο απολαυστικά, στην προκειμένη περίπτωση, τους δύο παρουσιαστές της εκπομπής! Ο Δημήτρης ορθοπαιδικός χειρουργός στο Μιλάνο και ο Αλέξης σύμβουλος στρατηγικής υποδομών για την κυβέρνηση του Χονγκ Κονγκ αναλύουν, κάθε δύο ...