Science & Technology audiobooks
Cradle to Cradle
By: Michael Braungart & William McDonough
Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
Length: 5 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
"Reduce, reuse, recycle," urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visionary book, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that dates to the Industrial Revolution and casts off as much... Read more
View audiobookNaturwissenschaft und Religion 05: Der Anfang aller Dinge - Abridged
By: Hans Küng
Narrated by: Hans Küng
Length: 1 hour 34 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Der Mensch Anfang und Ende - Naturwissenschaft und Religion mit Prof. Dr. Hans Küng. Genetisch wie in seinem Sozialverhalten lässt sich die Entwicklung des Menschen aus tierischen Vorfahren ableiten. Auch der menschliche Geist fiel vor 200.000 Jahren, als das "Menschsein" begann, nicht vom Himmel. In mehreren Stufen entwickelte sich das... Read more
View audiobookDie Erfindung der Schrift - Abridged
By: Walther Sallaberger
Narrated by: Walther Sallaberger
Length: 1 hour 10 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Assyriologie mit Prof. Dr. Walther Sallaberger: Kaum eine andere Erfindung hat die geistige und kulturelle Entwicklung der Menschheit so stark geprägt wie die Erfindung der Schrift. Erst mit Schrift lassen sich Sprache und damit Wissen unabhängig von Personen überliefern. In der Stadt Uruk, im Süden Mesopotamiens, wurde im späten vierten... Read more
View audiobookNaturwissenschaft und Religion 04: Der Anfang aller Dinge - Abridged
By: Hans Küng
Narrated by: Hans Küng
Length: 1 hour 11 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Leben im Kosmos - Naturwissenschaft und Religion mit Prof. Dr. Hans Küng. Auf der Erde, unserem Heimatplaneten, wird das erste Leben vor 3,5 Mrd. Jahren vermutet. Was ist Leben überhaupt? Eigenschaften wie Fortpflanzung, Mutation oder Stoffwechsel zeichnen es aus. Wie entstand das Leben und warum? War es Zufall oder existiert ein... Read more
View audiobookNaturwissenschaft und Religion 03: Der Anfang aller Dinge - Abridged
By: Hans Küng
Narrated by: Hans Küng
Length: 1 hour 18 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Es wird vermutet, dass das biologische Leben auf der Erde vor 3,5 Mrd. Jahren begann und durch die einzelnen Stufen der Evolution bis zum ersten Menschen ("homo erectus" vor 1,5 Mio. Jahren) führte. Darwins Forschungen und Erkenntnis lösten eine scharfe theologische Abwehr aus, die bis ins 21. Jahrhundert (Designer-Weltall und Kreationismus)... Read more
View audiobookNaturwissenschaft und Religion 02: Der Anfang aller Dinge - Abridged
By: Hans Küng
Narrated by: Hans Küng
Length: 1 hour 24 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Gott als Anfang? - Naturwissenschaft und Religion mit Prof. Dr. Hans Küng: Der Urknall bestimmt heute das wissenschaftliche Weltbild. Nach dieser allgemein anerkannten Theorie begann in der Anfangs-Singularität Zeit und Raum. In ihnen entstanden durch eine Assymetrie von Teilchen und ihrer Antiteilchen Energie und Materie, daraus wiederum in... Read more
View audiobookNaturwissenschaft und Religion 01: Der Anfang aller Dinge - Abridged
By: Hans Küng
Narrated by: Hans Küng
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Eine einheitliche Theorie für alles - Naturwissenschaft und Religion mit Prof. Dr. Hans Küng. Denker des antiken Griechenlands halten durch Naturbeobachtung und Vernunft die Welt getrennt von den göttlichen Sphären des Olymp. Die Philosophie begleitet den langen Weg der Naturwissenschaft über Kopernikus, Galileo, Kepler und Newton. Die... Read more
View audiobookThe Way of the World
By: Ron Suskind
Narrated by: Alan Sklar
Length: 16 hours 12 minutes
Abridged: No
From Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author Ron Suskind comes a startling look at how America lost its way and at the nation's struggle, day by day, to reclaim the moral authority upon which its survival depends. From the White House to Downing Street, from the fault-line countries of South Asia to the sands of Guantánamo,... Read more
View audiobookTo Die Well
By: Sidney Wanzer & Joseph Glenmullen
Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz
Length: 6 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
While every one of us hopes "to die well," this may not be possible without knowing our rights about care at the end of life.
How can futile medical treatment be stopped?
When might death be hastened?
How can each of us retain control of these decisions?
The information in To Die Well is both comforting and empowering. Knowing our rights to refuse... Read more
Proust and the Squid
By: Maryanne Wolf
Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Length: 8 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Reading is a miracle, because the brain was never wired for written language. This eloquent, accessible look at reading explores how it has transformed our brains, our lives, and the world.
It took 2,000 years for written language to develop, and it takes 2,000 days for a child's brain to learn to read. During that time, the brain must literally... Read more
Astrophysik: Geburt, Leben und Sterben der Sterne - Abridged
By: Hanns Ruder
Narrated by: Hanns Ruder
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Sterne werden seit 13 Milliarden Jahren kontinuierlich in Molekülwolken durch Gravitationsinstabilitäten geboren. Wenn im Inneren dieser kollabierenden Gaskugeln Druck und Temperatur hoch genug sind, setzt Energieproduktion durch Kernfusion ein - das normale Leben der Sterne beginnt. Je größer die Sterne sind, desto kürzer leben sie. Wenn durch... Read more
View audiobookAstrophysik: Dunkle Materie und die Einsteinsche kosmologische Konstante - Abridged
By: Hanns Ruder
Narrated by: Hanns Ruder
Length: 52 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Wie entstand das Weltall? Wie hat es sich entwickelt? Was bringt die Zukunft? Viele neue Beobachtungsergebnisse haben unser Weltbild, wie es noch in den 90er Jahren dargestellt wurde, total verändert, zum Teil sogar auf den Kopf gestellt. Hochgenaue Messungen der Temperaturfluktuationen der Kosmischen Hintergrundstrahlung durch den Satelliten... Read more
View audiobookAstrophysik: Kulturgeschichte der Elemente - Abridged
By: Harald Lesch
Narrated by: Harald Lesch
Length: 1 hour 4 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Hier ist die Rede von den großen Männern der griechischen Philosophie, die auf die Frage "Was ist die Welt" geantwortet haben: Wasser, Luft Feuer, Erde. Es geht um den Anfang der Naturforschung, denn Naturwissenschaften sind die griechische Art über die Natur nachzudenken. WAS IST DIE WELT? Die moderne Antwort auf eine alte Frage. Die Welt... Read more
View audiobookAstrophysik: Gravitationswellen-Astronomie - Abridged
By: Hanns Ruder
Narrated by: Hanns Ruder
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Was sind Gravitationswellen? Was bewirken sie? Wie entstehen sie? Was sind ihre Quellen? Wie weist man sie nach? Warum ist es so schwierig, sie nachzuweisen und was kann man letztendlich aus ihrer Beobachtung Neues lernen? Wenn alles klappt, wird die Gravitationswellen-Astronomie Einblicke in die energiereichsten Vorgänge im Kosmos... Read more
View audiobookHay una respuesta
By: Luis Cortes
Narrated by: George Bass
Length: 3 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
El VIH y el SIDA son temas que asustan. No solo pueden destruir un cuerpo, sino que tambien pueden destruir una familia, las amistades y hasta una comunidad. A nadie le gusta hablar de eso, pero ignorar el problema no hara que este desaparezca. La unica manera en que podremos superar esta enfermedad es a traves de la educacion, la precaucion y... Read more
View audiobookBrainstorm
By: Mariette DiChristina
Narrated by: William Dufris & Helen Litchfield
Length: 1 hour 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Creativity is often considered an innate gift, not something that can be learned or optimized. In fact, there is an entire branch of science devoted to dissecting, understanding, and stimulating creativity. Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in the U.S., has been bringing its readers unique insights about... Read more
View audiobookThe Pig Who Sang to the Moon
By: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Narrated by: Tim Jerome
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson's groundbreaking When Elephants Weep explored emotions in the animal kingdom, particularly from animals in the wild. Now, he reveals startling evidence that barnyard creatures have complex feelings too … among them, love, loyalty, friendship, sadness, grief, and sorrow. Weaving history, literature, science, and his own... Read more
View audiobookLove as a Way of Life
By: Gary Chapman
Narrated by: Gary Chapman
Length: 8 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
Each day involves countless interactions with others–not only among family and friends but also with neighbors, coworkers, even telephone solicitors. An attitude of love may ot be your top priority in some of these encounters. But what if the ancient maxim “love your neighbor as yourself” applied to everyone, including those you meet in the most... Read more
View audiobookUnstoppable Confidence
By: Kent Sayre
Length: 5 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
“If you are serious about gaining more confidence, you must get this book!”
--Robert Allen, bestselling author of The One Minute Millionaire
Imagine having the confidence and courage to go after your goals: a successful career; a rewarding relationship; a richer, fuller life. If you can dream it, you can do it--using the scientific methods of... Read more
Impacts of Global Climate Change
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 8 minutes
Abridged: No
In Shishmaref, Alaska -- a 600-person village 20 miles south of the Arctic Circle -- residents are feeling the effects of climate change: earlier sea ice melts and increasing storm surges. Tom Bearden reports on how the residents are coping. Read more
View audiobookThe Black Hole War
By: Leonard Susskind
Narrated by: Ray Porter
Length: 12 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
This is the inside account of the battle over the true nature of black holes—with nothing less than our understanding of the entire universe at stake.What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed that it did—and in doing so, put at risk everything we... Read more
View audiobookFurnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction - Abridged
By: Roy Chester
Narrated by: Bill Weideman
Length: 7 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Over the past few years, devastating tsunamis off the coast of the Indian Ocean have killed hundreds of thousands of people. Even more alarmingly, scientists predict that these tsunamis, as well as a series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, may eventually threaten Hawaii, California, and Oregon. The cause of this trinity of natural... Read more
View audiobookMy Stroke of Insight
By: Jill Bolte Taylor
Narrated by: Jill Bolte Taylor
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment.
On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not... Read more
Prisoners of Our Thoughts
By: Alex Pattakos
Narrated by: Alex Pattakos
Length: 4 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
World-renowned psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning is one of the most important books of modern times. Frankl's personal story of finding a reason to live in the most horrendous of circumstances, Nazi concentration camps, has inspired millions. Now, Prisoners of Our Thoughts applies Frankl's philosophy to the workplace,... Read more
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