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A podcast about the real science behind your favorite science fiction themes and tropes. Each episode, I choose a recurring topic or two in science fiction, and then dive into how it works in reality. If you ever wanted to learn more about genetics, virtual reality, or space travel - this podcast is for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is it like to be a swift, flying at over one hundred kilometres an hour? Or a kiwi, plodding flightlessly among the humid undergrowth in the pitch dark of a New Zealand night? And what is going on inside the head of a nightingale as it sings, and how does its brain improvise? Bird Sense addresses questions like these and many more, by describing the senses of birds that enable them to interpret their environment and to interact with each other.

Welcome to 'Reality Check: The Science of Fiction', bridging the worlds of sci-fi and science fact. With experts, we examine the plausibility of sci-fi concepts - from time travel and space exploration to AI and nanotech. Join us to satisfy your curiosity and discover the reality behind your favorite narratives.

Building from his acclaimed anthology Tales of Two Americas, beloved writer and editor John Freeman draws together a group of our greatest writers from around the world to help us see how the environmental crisis is hitting some of the most vulnerable communities where they live. In the past five years, John Freeman, previously editor of Granta, has launched a celebrated international literary magazine, Freeman's, and compiled two acclaimed anthologies that deal with income inequality as it is experienced.

Zwei Werke von Henry David Thoreau: Im Jahr 1849 schrieb er seinen weltberühmten Essay über die Pflicht zum Ungehorsam gegen den Staat. In diesem stellte er sich außerhalb einer Gesellschaft, die, obwohl auf den Prinzipien der Freiheit und Gleichheit aller gegründet, nicht in der Lage war, die Sklaverei abzuschaffen. Ungekürzte Lesung (Tracks 1 - 14). Fünf Jahre später folgte Walden oder Das Leben in den Wäldern - seit langem DAS Buch für Aussteiger, Frugalisten, Konsumverweigerer - oder auch ganz einfach nur Naturliebhaber.

Over billions of years, animals have evolved and adapted, learning through trial and error the best strategies for surviving and thriving. So who better to help us humans when it comes to solving our own challenges? In this fascinating series, biologist and wildlife filmmaker Patrick Aryee tells the incredible stories of some remarkable animals and the surprising ways they have enabled us to make technological and scientific breakthroughs

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For two months, journalist Peter Heller rode aboard the vegan pirate ship Farley Mowat as it stalked its prey, a Japanese whaling fleet, through the storms and ice of Antarctica. The ship is black, flies under a jolly roger, and carries members of the Sea Shepherd Society, a radical environmental group who are willing to die to stop illegal whale hunting.

Beginning with Yuka, a 39,000-year-old mummified woolly mammoth recently found in the Siberian permafrost, each of the 16 essays in Animals Strike Curious Poses investigates a different famous animal named and immortalized by humans. Modeled loosely after a medieval bestiary, these witty, playful, whip-smart essays traverse history, myth, science, and more, bringing each beast vibrantly to life.

Noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau spent two years, two months, and two days chronicling his near-isolation in the small cabin he built in the woods near Walden Pond on land owned by his mentor, the father of Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Immersing himself in nature and solitude, Thoreau sought to develop a greater understanding of society amidst a life of self-reliance and simplicity. Originally published in 1854, Walden remains one of the most celebrated works in American literature.

Cinq ans après l'accord de Paris sur le climat, l'auteur constate un échec de l'entreprise. Il explique que les émissions mondiales de CO2 ont continué à augmenter, notamment à cause des pays tels que la Chine et l'Inde qui ne se sont engagés à rien. Selon lui, les dépenses consacrées à la transition écologique en Europe ne pourront rien faire face à l'explosion des émissions du tiers-monde. La température moyenne de la planète a augmenté d'environ 1°c depuis un siècle et demi.

The sixth "mass extinction event" in the history of planet Earth is currently under way, with over two hundred species dying off every day. The cause of this seismic event is also the source of the single biggest threat to human life: our own inventions. But for all our talk about sea levels and biotechnology, do we really know what our future will actually look like? Will our immune systems be attacked by so-called super bugs, always evolving, and more easily spread than ever? Will the disappearance of numerous species cripple the biosphere?

Step into the living voice of history.This podcast presents complete, unabridged audiobooks from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries—an era that shaped theology, philosophy, literature, and the moral imagination of the modern world. Each episode features a full classical work, faithfully narrated and preserved for modern listeners.From early modern theology and devotional writings to foundational works of philosophy, history, and moral reflection, these recordings restore the original cadence, gravity, and depth of texts too often reduced to excerpts or summaries.🎧 What you’ll find here:...

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Rafe Martin shares some of his own stories and poems in this collection, such as "Belugas of Mystic", based on an experience he had at Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, and "Digit", based on the famous gorilla whose story is told in Gorillas in the Mist.

In dieser Sachreihe geht es um das Leben der Tiere, die verschiedenen Tierarten und ihre Umwelt. In leicht verständlicher, unterhaltender Form wird hier alles Wissenswerte über "Die Katzen" vermittelt. Dazu zählen die Hauskatzen ebenso wie die Wildkatzen.

🎙️The culture and science of palaeontology.

Ob Klimawandel, Rückgang der Artenvielfalt, oder schwindende Ressourcen – der Planet ächzt unter einer wachsenden Weltbevölkerung und erdölbasierten Wirtschaft. Eines scheint klar: Für eine nachhaltige Zukunft braucht es einen grundlegenden Wandel! Dafür müssen die Wirtschaftsformen der Gegenwart von fossilen auf regenerative Rohstoffe umgestellt werden. Genau das verspricht die Bioökonomie. Doch was ist eigentlich Bioökonmie? Wie leben, arbeiten und ernähren wir uns in einer Welt, die nicht mehr auf fossilen Rohstoffen basiert? Und wie können biobasierte Innovationen dabei helfen...

Welcome, dear listeners, to "Climate Change: The Facts, the Fiction, and the Solutions," a multi-episode podcast series that promises to take you on an enlightening journey through the intricate web of climate change. We will guide you through this thought-provoking exploration. In this series, we're going to delve deep into one of the most pressing issues of our time: climate change. But before we begin, I want to make something clear. This isn't going to be just another climate change podcast filled with doom and gloom. No, we're here to uncover the facts, dispel the fiction, and, most ...

Imagine a city bathed not in the golden glow of sunrise but in the shimmering embrace of the ocean. A futuristic metropolis, not chained to the constraints of land, but buoyant and free, dancing with the tides and whispering secrets to the waves. This isn't the stuff of science fiction; it's the ambitious vision of the Oceanix project, the world's first prototype for a sustainable floating city poised to redefine our relationship with the water. Nestled off the vibrant shores of Busan, South Korea, Oceanix isn't your typical concrete jungle. No towering skyscrapers pierce the sky, no endless ...