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Athena Aktipis of Arizona State University is a self-professed apocalypse enthusiast, and as the host of the podcast Zombified, she knows the undead inside and out. With Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses, she’s compiled her research and insights into a fascinating Audible Original that will have you thinking deeper about all those shambling, brain-hungry corpses in pop culture—not to mention our everyday lives. Drawing on years of research on zombies and zombification, these six lessons offer a fun way to explore and understand the many forces that influence us.

Sadhguru, founder of Isha Foundation is a yogi, mystic and spiritual master with a difference. An arresting blend of profundity and pragmatism, his life and work serve as a reminder that inner sciences are not esoteric philosophies from an outdated past, but a contemporary science vitally relevant to our times.

The Ape That Understood the Universe is the story of the strangest animal in the world: the human animal. It opens with a question: How would an alien scientist view our species? What would it make of our sex differences, our sexual behavior, our child-rearing patterns, our moral codes, our religions, our languages, and science? The book tackles these issues by drawing on ideas from two major schools of thought: evolutionary psychology and cultural evolutionary theory.

This podcast episode explores the concept of the multiverse, comparing and contrasting its presence in modern science and ancient Hindu mythology. The episode delves into the Hindu understanding of the cosmos, particularly its multilayered structure of "lokas" or realms, and how stories from the Mahabharata and Ramayana depict the interaction between these different realms. It further highlights examples from Hindu scriptures, like the story of Lord Krishna and King Muchukunda, to showcase how the idea of multiple realities is embedded in their narratives. The episode also touches upon the ...

The Go-to Podcast for Biotech Scientists Who Want to Master Biopharma CMC Development and Biomanufacturing.**TOP 10 LIFE SCIENCES PODCAST**Are you ready to simplify bioprocess development and scale with confidence to reduce time to market?Are you feeling overwhelmed by the complexity and guesswork of biologics development and biomanufacturing?Do you wish you had more time to enjoy the beauty of science, without worrying about failing your cell culture process development and commercialization?There's a way to simplify and streamline so you can remove complexity, skip trials and errors, deliver...

Are art and science separated by an unbridgeable divide? Can they find common ground? In this book, neuroscientist Eric R. Kandel, whose remarkable scientific career and deep interest in art give him a unique perspective, demonstrates how science can inform the way we experience a work of art and seek to understand its meaning. Kandel illustrates how reductionism - the distillation of larger scientific or aesthetic concepts into smaller, more tractable components - has been used by scientists and artists alike to pursue their respective truths.

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? What if intelligence is an inevitability, an underlying property of the universe?

(Formerly the Darkness Prevails Podcast) Host Darkness Prevails brings you Unexplained Encounters, a podcast where everyday folk share their most terrifying and unexplained experiences. From mysterious creatures seen in national forests to supernatural events disrupting peoples' lives, prepare to explore the unexplained. These stories might sound bizarre, but it's up to you to decide which to believe. Submit your story to Unexplained Encounters at darkstories.org

Welcome to "Ganesha Puranam", a podcast exploring the divine stories and teachings of Lord Ganesha.The Ganesha Purana is a sacred Hindu text that celebrates Ganesha as the remover of obstacles and giver of wisdom.This podcast, narrated by the esteemed Vaddiparti Padmakar, brings you inspiring tales, life lessons, and practical ways to incorporate Ganesh's wisdom into daily life. Perfect for devotees and spiritual seekers alike!Released on Every Wednesday.Produced by Telugu One.For Sponsorships and Promotions reach out to us at teluguonepodcasts@gmail.com✨ Contact - +91 ...

Storytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy it Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to...

Human development in an AI-shaped world.In a world moving faster than the human nervous system can metabolize, professional coaches are being called into something deeper.humain coaches is a sanctuary for the global coaching community, created for practitioners who understand that true transformation cannot be automated, rushed, or forced. This is not a show about "keeping up with AI." It is a space for remembering what coaching has always been: a developmental stewardship practice, held in relationship, where dignity, agency, and human becoming are protected.Hosted by Susan Caesar, a ...

Deutschland ist das Land der Regeln. DIN-Normen, Verordnungen, Zuständigkeiten – alles hat seinen Platz. Nur einer hält sich nicht daran: der Wolf. Er ist zurück in unseren Wäldern – und mit ihm eine Debatte, die kaum ein anderes Tier auslösen kann. Für die einen ist er Symbol wilder Natur und Freiheit. Für die anderen eine Bedrohung für Tiere, Existenz und Sicherheit. Und dazwischen: Menschen, die ihn anfüttern, verfolgen, fotografieren – und ihn damit erst recht zum Problem machen. "Der Wolf - schützen oder töten?" ist ein journalistischer Storytelling-Podcast der Badischen ...

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.

Welcome to Behind The Grow, a podcast powered by Garden Culture Magazine. We're the only magazine in the world dedicated to the art of growing food, and we use this podcast to spotlight the best and brightest in the industry.

Conversations & explorations with newsy photographer Jerome Whittingham.Expect to hear topics that interest me locally in North Staffordshire, regionally, nationally, and even internationally!NATURE • CONSERVATION • CULTURE • ARTS • CHARITY • COMMUNITY • SOCIAL ENTERPRISE • BUSINESSWhy as a photographer do I publish this podcast? Well, because words and sounds create pictures too.Get in touch with me anytime if you have something interesting and/or newsy to share.JeromeEmail: hello@jeromew.news

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What you eat doesn’t just impact you – it shapes the world around you. Wonderfully enlightening and engagingly written. Dr Idz If you are looking at ways to combat the exploitation of the planet this book is for you. Rhiannon Lambert Well Fed is a vital tool in the ongoing battle against...

We are all travelers on a single current - a River of Space and Time flowing from the hearts of ancient suns into the distant future. But we aren't just standing on the banks watching it pass; we are part of the stream.The Star River is an exploration of that profound connection. Hosted by Eric Loyd - the Astropotamus - this show bridges the gap between the technical and the transcendent. Through the lenses of astrophotographers, the melodies of musicians, and the insights of celestial explorers, we examine how we are inextricably linked to the cosmos.Every journey begins with a ritual: ...

One cannot turn on the news today without a report on an extreme-weather event or the latest update on Antarctica. But while our politicians argue, the truth is that climate change is already here. Nobody knows this better than Indigenous peoples, who, having developed an intimate relationship with ecosystems over generations, have observed these changes for decades. For them, climate change is not an abstract concept or policy issue, but the reality of daily life.

Among all life on Earth, we alone experience rich moral emotions, follow complex rules governing how we treat one another, and engage in moral dialogue. But how did human morality evolve? And can humans become morally evolved? In A Better Ape, Victor Kumar and Richmond Campbell draw on the latest research in the biological and social sciences to explain the key role that morality has played in human evolution.