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Figuring explores the complexities of love and the human search for truth and meaning through the interconnected lives of several historical figures across four centuries – beginning with the astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered the laws of planetary motion, and ending with the marine...

A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written. 'Extraordinarily detailed, serious and engaging' Daily Mail 'One of the richest accounts of evolution ever' Financial Times 'Dizzying . . . fresh, exhilarating' Daily Telegraph The Ancestor's Tale is a...

The story of human civilization can be read most deeply in the materials we have found or created, used or abused. They have dictated how we build, eat, communicate, wage war, create art, travel, and worship. Some, such as stone, iron, and bronze, lend their names to the ages. Others, such as gold, silver, and diamond, contributed to the rise and fall of great empires.

Taking an amusing and digestible look at the usually dry world of probability and statistics, this is the ultimate guide to how you can incorporate them into everyday life, from one of the worlds most sought-after experts in game theory. This book reveals how statistics and probability are...

In Rutherford and Fry's comprehensive guidebook, they tell the complete story of the universe and absolutely everything in it - skipping over some of the boring parts. This is a celebration of the weirdness of the cosmos, the strangeness of humans and the fact that amid all the mess, we can...

ஈஷா அறக்கட்டளையின் நிறுவனர் சத்குரு அவர்கள் வித்தியாசமான ஒரு யோகியாகவும் ஞானியாகவும் ஆன்மீக குருவாகவும் திகழ்கிறார்.அவரது வாழ்க்கையும் பணியும், ஆழமான உள்நிலை ஞானத்தையும் நடைமுறைக்கேற்ற யதார்த்தமான அணுகுமுறையையும் ...

James Gleick has long been fascinated by the making of science -- how ideas order visible appearances, how equations can give meaning to molecular and stellar phenomena, how theories can transform what we see. In Chaos, he chronicled the emergence of a new way of looking at dynamic systems; in...

An accessible explanation of Kurt Gödel's groundbreaking work in mathematical logic In 1931 Kurt Gödel published his fundamental paper, "On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems." This revolutionary paper challenged certain basic assumptions underlying...

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is your guide through this maze of modern life. It covers essential critical thinking skills as well as giving insight into how your brain works and how to avoid common pitfalls in thinking. They discuss the difference between science and pseudoscience, how to recognise common science news tropes, how to discuss conspiracy theories with that crazy colleague of yours and how to apply all of this to everyday life. As fascinating as it is entertaining, this enthralling audiobook is your essential guide to our increasingly confusing world. 

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Inner Life of Animals by Peter Wohlleben, read by Thomas Judd. Mother deer that grieve? Horses that feel shame? Squirrels that adopt their grandchildren? We humans tend to assume that we are the only living things able to experience feelings...

 Oxygen takes the listener on an enthralling journey, as gripping as a thriller, as it unravels the unexpected ways in which oxygen spurred the evolution of life and death. 

Welcome to The Metabolic Classroom, a nutrition and lifestyle podcast focused on metabolism, which is how our bodies use energy, and the truth behind why we get sick and fat. Every week, Dr. Ben Bikman shares valuable insights that you can apply in your own life and share with friends and loved ones. The Metabolic Classroom is brought to you by BenBikman.com and InsulinIQ.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ನೀವು ನಿಮಗೆ ನಿರಾಸೆಯಾಗುವ ದಿನಚರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಲುಕ್ಕಿದ್ದೀರ? ಆಂತಹ ಹ್ಯಾಬಿಟ್ಸ್ ಗಳನ್ನೂ ಬದಲಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಚಿಂತಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಿರಾ? ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ಬನ್ನಿ, ಆ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗೆ ಒಂದು ಪರಿಹಾರ ತಂದಿದ್ದೇವೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಹ್ಯಾಬಿಟ್ ಕೋಚ್ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪಾಡ್ಕಾಸ್ಟ್ ಆಷ್ಡಿನ್ ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್ ಅವರ ...

Immerse yourself in the history of medicine - a colourful story of skill, serendipity, trial and error, moments of genius, and dogged determination. From traditional Chinese medicine to today's sophisticated gene therapies and robotic surgery, A Short History of Medicine combines riveting...

First published in 1962, Silent Spring can single-handedly be credited with sounding the alarm and raising awareness of humankind's collective impact on its own future through chemical pollution. No other book has so strongly influenced the environmental conscience of Americans and the world at large.

What if I told you your IBS isn't being triggered by the food you are eating?And even better, calming your flare ups is actually way more simple than you think..If you’ve spent years stuck in the exhausting cycle of symptoms, diets, flare-ups, fear, and confusion, this show will help you break free by finally learning what’s really triggering your symptoms.In this podcast, you’ll discover:How your Nervous System is often the biggest driver for IBS flare upsWhy Your IBS might NEVER calm down if you don't calm your Nervous System, no matter how many diets and supplements you tryHow to calm...

One of humanity's greatest modern threats involves an area of life we thought we had mastered: energy. For the last century our energy system has delivered rising prosperity, increased lifespans and largely eliminated famine. Now it is being dismantled - with confidence, with public money and...

In the last thirty years of his life Albert Einstein searched for a unified theory - a theory which could describe all the forces of nature in a single framework. But the time was not right for such a discovery in Einstein's day. Neither was the time right when, in 1988, Professor Stephen...

An award-winning neurologist on the Stone-Age roots of our screen addictions, and what to do about them. The human brain hasn't changed much since the Stone Age, let alone in the mere thirty years of the Screen Age. That's why, according to neurologist Richard Cytowic—who, Oliver Sacks...

Actual evolutionary psychology by actual evolutionary psychologists. Hosted by Dave Pietraszewski and David Pinsof. Every week, Dave and David bring cutting-edge work in the evolutionary behavioral sciences to you. patreon.com/epthepod