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The Modern Scholar
- The Building Blocks of Human Life: Understanding Mature Cells and Stem Cells
- Written by: Professor John K. Young
- Narrated by: John K. Young
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
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In clear, concise language, Professor Young explains the basic categories of cells and tissues and then delves into their specialized functions, whether it be for muscle cells and nervous tissue or the cells of reproductive organs and the highly unusual entities known as "extreme" cells. Finally, Professor Young wraps up the lectures with a topic of universal interest-the death and aging of cells.
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The Modern Scholar
- The Building Blocks of Human Life: Understanding Mature Cells and Stem Cells
- Narrated by: John K. Young
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 2008-10-27
- Language: English
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The Modern Scholar
- Darwin, Darwinism, and the Modern World
- Written by: Dr. Chandak Sengoopta
- Narrated by: Chandak Sengoopta
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
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The history of Western civilization can be divided neatly into pre-Darwinian and post-Darwinian periods. Darwin's 1859 treatise, On the Origin of Species, was not the first work to propose that organisms had descended from other, earlier organisms and the mechanism of evolution it proposed remained controversial for years. Nevertheless, no biologist after 1859 could ignore Darwin's theories and few areas of thought and culture remained immune to their influence.
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The Modern Scholar
- Darwin, Darwinism, and the Modern World
- Narrated by: Chandak Sengoopta
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 2008-09-23
- Language: English
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Every Creeping Thing
- True Tales of Faintly Repulsive Wildlife
- Written by: Richard Conniff
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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Every Creeping Thing is a fascinating look at some of nature’s most misunderstood creatures. Traveling the world over, Conniff shatters popular myths and shares extraordinary truths about unfairly maligned animals. For instance, little brown bats help curb mosquito numbers by eating one every six seconds. Despite a reputation as maneaters, sharks ignore all but two or so of the 20 million people who use Hawaiian beaches each year....
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Every Creeping Thing
- True Tales of Faintly Repulsive Wildlife
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 2014-06-04
- Language: English
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Fueling the Planet
- The Past, Present, and Future of Energy
- Written by: Prof. Michael B. McElroy
- Narrated by: Prof. Michael B. McElroy
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Renowned professor Michael B. McElroy leads a comprehensive examination of energy, including its history, use in the world today, and environmental consequences. Whether discussing the "oil shocks" of the 1970s, the current reliance on imported oil, or the growing buildup of carbon dioxide in the planet's atmosphere, it is clear that energy represents one of the world's most daunting challenges.
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Fueling the Planet
- The Past, Present, and Future of Energy
- Narrated by: Prof. Michael B. McElroy
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 2009-12-29
- Language: English
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The Prodigy's Cousin
- The Family Link Between Autism and Extraordinary Talent
- Written by: Joanne Ruthsatz, Kimberly Stephens
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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We all know the autistic genius stereotypes. The absentminded professor with untied shoelaces. The geeky Silicon Valley programmer who writes bulletproof code but can't get a date. But there is another set of (tiny) geniuses whom you would never add to those ranks - child prodigies. We mostly know them as the chatty and charming tykes who liven up daytime TV with violin solos and engaging banter. These kids aren't autistic, and there has never been any kind of scientific connection between autism and prodigy. Until now.
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The Prodigy's Cousin
- The Family Link Between Autism and Extraordinary Talent
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 2016-03-01
- Language: English
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The Modern Scholar: Physics for Poets
- Written by: Professor Richard T. Kouzes
- Narrated by: Professor Richard T. Kouzes
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
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Exploring many of the most significant concepts in physics, Professor Kouzes explains each in a very straightforward and approachable manner. He begins by examining the history of physics - the "knowledge of nature" - as a science which encompasses the study of matter and all of the phenomena that are observed in our universe. He also explores the origins of physics, tracing it back to the ancient world.
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The Modern Scholar: Physics for Poets
- Narrated by: Professor Richard T. Kouzes
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 2014-07-18
- Language: English
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Coyote
- North America's Dog
- Written by: Stephen R. Swinburne
- Narrated by: Brian Hutchison
- Length: 25 mins
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From the Arctic Circle to Costa Rica, from Maine to the tip of Baja, California, the coyote thrives like no other animal in North America. It roams the Canadian wilderness and prowls the Arizona deserts and beyond. Over time this highly intelligent animal has learned to adapt to big cities, such as Los Angeles. It has even been sighted in Bronx, New York. But the coyote is not always welcome.
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Coyote
- North America's Dog
- Narrated by: Brian Hutchison
- Length: 25 mins
- Release date: 2013-10-18
- Language: English
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The Modern Scholar: Seeing, Eye to I
- Understanding Visual Perception
- Written by: Professor Rolf Nelson
- Narrated by: Professor Rolf Nelson
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
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Rolf Nelson of Wheaton College has been widely published in the fields of psychology and visual perception. Seeing Eye to I examines the human visual system, from basic processes like perceiving color and shape to recognizing and categorizing objects to self-awareness. Professor Nelson also demonstrates how the human brain constructs a representation of the world replete with meaning, a task beyond the capability of any current computer.
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The Modern Scholar: Seeing, Eye to I
- Understanding Visual Perception
- Narrated by: Professor Rolf Nelson
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 2013-03-06
- Language: English
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Mercies in Disguise
- A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them
- Written by: Gina Kolata
- Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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In Mercies in Disguise, acclaimed New York Times reporter and best-selling author Gina Kolata tells the story of the Baxleys, an upstanding family in small-town South Carolina. Many of them were doctors, but still, they are struck down by an inscrutable illness. Finally they discover the cause of the disease after a remarkable sequence of providential events. Meanwhile science, progressing for 50 years along a parallel track, handed the Baxleys a question - not a cure but a blood test that would reveal who had the gene for the disease.
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Mercies in Disguise
- A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them
- Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 2017-03-21
- Language: English
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Spineless Wonders
- Strange Tales from the Invertebrate World
- Written by: Richard Conniff
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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With this fascinating audiobook, award-winning journalist Richard Conniff satisfies your cravings for the thrill and horror of formication - that chilling sensation of something crawling across your skin. Blending humor and sophistication, he introduces you to a host of spineless creatures, from moths to leeches, and the extraordinary enthusiasts who study them. For over 20 years, the author has trekked through jungles, oceans, and deserts in search of invertebrates.
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Spineless Wonders
- Strange Tales from the Invertebrate World
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 2014-06-04
- Language: English
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Tigers in the Snow
- Written by: Peter Matthiessen
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
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Author of At Play in the Fields of the Lord, national Book Award-winner Peter Matthiessen is an accomplished naturalist and one of the most acclaimed writers in the world. This book is a stirring look at the tiger, a magnificent animal that has long fueled human fascination. In critical danger of extinction, only a few thousand of these giant cats remain. Matthiessen's exquisite prose stunningly captures the tigers' dramatic fight to survive.
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Tigers in the Snow
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 2004-08-05
- Language: English
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Total Recall
- How the E-Memory Revolution Will Change Everything
- Written by: Gordon Bell, David James Gemmell
- Narrated by: John Haag
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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Authors Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell tap their experiences with the MyLifeBits project at Microsoft Research for this extraordinary book. What if you could remember everything? With today’s technology, that notion becomes more realistic each day. Bell and Gemmell explain what it could all mean.
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Total Recall
- How the E-Memory Revolution Will Change Everything
- Narrated by: John Haag
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 2010-03-23
- Language: English
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Lucky 13
- Survival in Space
- Written by: Richard Hilliard
- Narrated by: Jodi Dick
- Length: 16 mins
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On April 11, 1970, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert were launched into space as the crew of Apollo 13. Their mission, like the missions of Apollo 11 and Apollo 12, was to explore the lunar surface. But that mission was never completed. As they began the procedure for landing on the Moon, the spacecraft was rocked by a violent explosion. Oxygen began pouring out of the Service Module, and the spacecraft began to lose power. Jim Lovell radioed Mission Control with the now-famous words, "Houston, we have a problem."
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Blues
- Written by: John Hersey
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
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“Bluefish,” writes the author, are “animated chopping machines. They will eat anything alive. They have stripped the toes from surfers in Florida. They can’t not eat.” Hersey weaves fact and legend around his subject, engaging the reader with juicy details of ocean life, philosophy, natural history, and the crises into which man has let his environment slide.
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Blues
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 2011-05-20
- Language: English
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Our Robots, Ourselves
- Robotics and the Myth of Autonomy
- Written by: David A. Mindell
- Narrated by: David Chandler
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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In Our Robots, Ourselves, David Mindell offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of robotics today, debunking commonly held myths and exploring the rapidly changing relationships between humans and machines. Drawing on firsthand experience, extensive interviews, and the latest research from MIT and elsewhere, Mindell takes us to extreme environments-high atmosphere, deep ocean, and outer space - to reveal where the most advanced robotics already exist.
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Our Robots, Ourselves
- Robotics and the Myth of Autonomy
- Narrated by: David Chandler
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 2015-10-13
- Language: English
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Children of Prometheus
- The Accelerating Pace of Human Evolution
- Written by: Christopher Wills
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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Christopher Wills is Professor of Biology at the University of California. In his popular books, which include Yellow Fever, Black Goddess, he offers fascinating insights into the world of biological science and how it affects our daily lives. Children of Prometheus answers three basic but intriguing questions: Are we still evolving? If so, how? What are we evolving into?
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Children of Prometheus
- The Accelerating Pace of Human Evolution
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 2011-11-22
- Language: English
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Dawn of Infamy
- A Sunken Ship, a Vanished Crew, and the Final Mystery of Pearl Harbor
- Written by: Stephen Harding
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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On December 7, 1941, even as Japanese carrier-launched aircraft flew toward Pearl Harbor, a small American cargo ship chartered by the army reported that it was under attack from a submarine halfway between Seattle and Honolulu. After that one cryptic message, the humble lumber carrier Cynthia Olson and her crew vanished without a trace, sparking one of the most enduring nautical mysteries of the war. What happened to the ill-fated ship? What happened to her crew?
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Dawn of Infamy
- A Sunken Ship, a Vanished Crew, and the Final Mystery of Pearl Harbor
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 2016-11-22
- Language: English
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A Bridge to the Future: Understanding Nanotechnology, Part 1
- The Modern Scholar
- Written by: Professor Deborah Gibbs Sauder
- Narrated by: Professor Deborah Gibbs Sauder
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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Nanotechnology is radically altering the world in ways almost unimaginable in only the very recent past. With applications in arenas from medicine and science to warfare and even the world of sports, nanotechnology opens the doorway to a vast array of breathtaking possibilities. In this series of clearly articulated lectures, Professor Deborah Gibbs Sauder explores the world of nanotechnology and all its astounding applications, while also examining the ethical issues raised by the science and the impact nanotechnology is having on big business.
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A Bridge to the Future: Understanding Nanotechnology, Part 1
- The Modern Scholar
- Narrated by: Professor Deborah Gibbs Sauder
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 2011-03-15
- Language: English
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DNA USA
- A Genetic Portrait of America
- Written by: Bryan Sykes
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
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Having worked on numerous high-profile genetic investigations, including one focused on the famed Iceman of the Italian Alps, Bryan Sykes has become a premier authority on human genetics. In DNA USA, Sykes examines the unique fabric of the population of the United States - one of the world’s most genetically variegated countries. His fascinating discoveries offer new insights into the biological profile of the great melting pot.
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DNA USA
- A Genetic Portrait of America
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 2012-05-14
- Language: English
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The Modern Scholar: Hearing, Tasting, Touching
- Understanding the World Through Our Senses
- Written by: Rolf Nelson Professor
- Narrated by: Rolf Nelson Professor
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
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Many are familiar with the commonly known senses - sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. But most do know realize that humans have other senses beyond these. This is not, however, a spooky "sixth sense" of extrasensory perception. But humans do have a different kind of sixth sense. We also have a seventh sense, and it can be debated that we have even more. These additional senses are in fact specialized systems to detect other aspects of the world that we rarely consider, though they are an important part of our everyday life.
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The Modern Scholar: Hearing, Tasting, Touching
- Understanding the World Through Our Senses
- Narrated by: Rolf Nelson Professor
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 2013-10-22
- Language: English
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