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Astronomy is the study of what you see in the sky. Physics is the study of how things work. Astrophysics is the study of how things in the sky work, from large objects to tiny particles. Astrophysics For Dummies breaks it all down for you, making this difficult but fascinating topic accessible to anyone. Tracking the topics covered in a typical undergraduate astrophysics class, this book will teach you the essential pieces to understanding our universe. Get ready to launch into outer space with this ever-changing branch of science.

The Great Courses has produced thousands of lectures that have introduced millions of lifelong learners to some of the biggest and most fascinating ideas that humans have ever thought. Now, enjoy 36 lectures specially curated from some of our most popular courses and get an interesting learning experience across a wide range of disciplines.

Brought to you by Penguin. Could there be a civilization on a mote of dust? How much of your fate have you made? Who cleans the universe? Through more than fifty Koans -- pleasingly paradoxical vignettes following the ancient Zen tradition -- leading physicist Anthony Aguirre takes the reader...

Il dato è il petrolio del XXI secolo. Grandi compagnie come Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Ibm e via elencando, sono tra le società con il maggior valore di capitalizzazione al mondo e continuano a crescere. La data driven economy è una realtà che non riguarda solo le grandi compagnie citate, ma tutti i settori. La consapevolezza che il dato crea un vantaggio competitivo è una realtà per tutte le aziende. Una delle tecnologie che è importante conoscere per chi vuole capire il mondo dei Big Data è Apache Hadoop.

Read by the author, Harry Cliff. 'As fascinating as its title suggests . . . Cliff recounts with vivid clarity the stories of some of the most striking oddnesses that have lit up the landscape of modern physics.' – Philip Pullman Newly discovered strangenesses could transform our understanding...

This is the perfect way for kids to start learning about geology and earth sciences, only on children's radio station Fun Kids. Listen on DAB Digital Radio across the UK online at funkidslive.com

The Forward Trajectory Podcast brings you candid conversations with the innovators, leaders, and disruptors shaping America’s most cutting-edge industries.Hear the career journeys behind the breakthroughs: the successes worth celebrating, the failures that taught the most, and the leadership lessons that make a lasting impact. Each episode offers practical insight and inspiration for anyone looking to move their own trajectory forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Richard Garwin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama Called a "true genius" by Enrico Fermi, Richard Garwin has influenced modern life in far-reaching ways, yet he is hardly known outside the physics community. This is the first biography of one of America's...

Fakten zum Einschlafen – Das Universum ist ein ruhiger Podcast über Astronomie, Weltraum und unser Universum – zum Einschlafen, Entspannen und für alle, die auch am Abend noch neugierig sind.In jeder Folge erkunden wir das Universum in einem ruhigen, dokumentarischen Stil: Sterne, Planeten, Galaxien, Schwarze Löcher, Nebel, den Mond, die Sonne, die Geschichte des Kosmos, Raumfahrt und Weltraummissionen sowie verständliche Erklärungen aus Astronomie und Astrophysik – ohne laute Dramaturgie, hektische Erzählweise oder unnötigen Stress.Wenn du gerne Wissenschaft zum Einschlafen ...

Shortlisted for the BSHS Hughes Prize What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Whilst...

“Now” is a simple yet elusive concept. You are reading the word “now” right now. But what does that mean? What makes the ephemeral moment “now” so special? Its enigmatic character has bedeviled philosophers, priests, and modern-day physicists from Augustine to Einstein and beyond...

¿Qué hay ahí fuera? ¿Cómo empezó todo? ¿Cuál es nuestro lugar en el universo? Desde que levantamos la vista hacia las estrellas, los seres humanos no hemos dejado de hacernos preguntas. Una breve historia del Universo recorre la apasionante aventura del conocimiento humano: desde los...

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Anesthesia school hands you an ocean of content and a thimble of time. This is the show that goes back and explains the parts you had to take on faith. The gas laws, the physics, where a drug came from and why it does what it does at three in the morning — it was covered, just not all the way down.This show goes underneath. One idea per episode, Under fifteen minutes, twice a week.For anesthesia students, residents, and anyone considering applying — plus the CRNAs, AAs and anesthesiologists who never quite got it either.Not board prep.Just the moment a hard thing finally makes sense.

By an award-winning astrophysicist and coauthor of Where Did the Universe Come From?, a brisk, lucid tour of the human quest to uncover reality's fundamentals, from the atomic to the cosmological Making sense of our reality has burdened humanity since the very beginning. In their search for...

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Improve your everyday French speaking and listening skills by following typical, fun conversations and practising what you hear in the dialogues. We recommend you finish the Complete and Next Steps courses before starting French...

From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd comes this hilarious and informative book of answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science...

In this history of extinction and existential risk, a Newsweek and Bloomberg popular science and investigative journalist examines our most dangerous mistakes -- and explores how we can protect and future-proof our civilization. End Times is a compelling work of skilled reportage that peels back...

Both pseudoscience and science fiction (SF) are creative endeavors that have little in common with academic science, beyond the superficial trappings of jargon and subject matter. The most obvious difference between the two is that pseudoscience is presented as fact, not fiction. This engaging and well-researched audiobook explores a wide range of intriguing similarities and differences between pseudoscience and the fictional science found in SF. 

Astronomers have recently discovered thousands of planets that orbit stars throughout the Milky Way. Much of what has captured the imagination of planetary scientists and the public is the unexpected strangeness of these distant worlds. The quest to find other worlds brims with possibility, and Donald Goldsmith presents the science of exoplanets and the search for extraterrestrial life in a way that even Earthlings with little to no background in astronomy or astrophysics can understand and enjoy.