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Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations
- Written by: Brian M. Fagan, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Brian M. Fagan
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
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Where do we come from? How did our ancestors settle this planet? How did the great historic civilizations of the world develop? How does a past so shadowy that it has to be painstakingly reconstructed from fragmentary, largely unwritten records nonetheless make us who and what we are?
These 36 lectures bring you the answers that the latest scientific and archaeological research and theorizing suggest about human origins, how populations developed, and the ways in which civilizations spread throughout the globe.
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over rated
- By Anonymous User on 2019-12-16
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Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations
- Narrated by: Brian M. Fagan
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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Black Holes, Tides, and Curved Spacetime
- Written by: Benjamin Schumacher, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Benjamin Schumacher
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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Gravity controls everything from the falling of an apple to the rising of ocean’s tides to the motions of the heavens above. If you’ve ever wondered how this most puzzling force works across our entire universe, you will be delighted by this 24-part course that is accessible to any curious person, regardless of your science education. No other product on the market presents the subject of gravity in as much detail as this course, which will follow the past 400 years of research and experimentation in the field.
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Spectacular
- By hector on 2023-10-22
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Black Holes, Tides, and Curved Spacetime
- Narrated by: Benjamin Schumacher
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 2018-12-05
- Language: English
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The Theory of Everything: The Quest to Explain All Reality
- Written by: Don Lincoln, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Don Lincoln
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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At the end of his career, Albert Einstein was pursuing a dream far more ambitious than the theory of relativity. He was trying to find an equation that explained all physical reality - a theory of everything. Experimental physicist and award-winning educator Dr. Don Lincoln takes you on this exciting journey in The Theory of Everything: The Quest to Explain All Reality. Suitable for the intellectually curious at all levels and assuming no background beyond basic high-school math, these 24 half-hour lectures cover recent developments at the forefront of particle physics and cosmology.
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Needs to be re-recorded
- By WTL on 2019-09-17
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The Theory of Everything: The Quest to Explain All Reality
- Narrated by: Don Lincoln
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 2018-12-05
- Language: English
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The Science of Energy
- Resources and Power Explained
- Written by: Michael E. Wysession, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael E. Wysession
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
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To better put into perspective the various issues surrounding energy in the 21st century, you need to understand the essential science behind how energy works. And you need a reliable source whose focus is on giving you the facts you need to form your own educated opinions.
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The Accompanying PDF will not download
- By D on 2021-12-18
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The Science of Energy
- Resources and Power Explained
- Narrated by: Michael E. Wysession
- Series: The Great Courses: Earth Sciences
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 2016-03-04
- Language: English
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Major Transitions in Evolution
- Written by: Anthony Martin, John Hawks, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Anthony Martin, John Hawks
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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Imagine a world without bees, butterflies, and flowering plants. That was Earth 125 million years ago. Turn back the clock 400 million years, and there were no trees. At 450 million years in the past, even the earliest insects had not yet developed. And looking back 500 million years, the land was devoid of life, which at that time flourished in a profusion of strange forms in the oceans. These and other major turning points are the amazing story of evolution.
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Major Transitions in Evolution
- Narrated by: Anthony Martin, John Hawks
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-04
- Language: English
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Neuroscience of Everyday Life
- Written by: The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Sam Wang
- Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
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Your nervous system is you. All the thoughts, perceptions, moods, passions, and dreams that make you an active, sentient being are the work of this amazing network of cells. For many centuries, people knew this was true. But no one was sure how it happened. Now, thanks to the exciting new field of neuroscience, we can chart the workings of the brain and the rest of the nervous system in remarkable detail to explain how neurons, synapses, neurotransmitters, and other biological processes produce all the experiences of everyday life, in every stage of life.
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unable to find the images of the brain structures
- By Night Rider on 2020-03-05
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Neuroscience of Everyday Life
- Narrated by: Professor Sam Wang
- Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-11
- Language: English
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Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition
- Written by: Richard Wolfson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Richard Wolfson
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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"It doesn't take an Einstein to understand modern physics," says Professor Wolfson at the outset of these 24 lectures on what may be the most important subjects in the universe: relativity and quantum physics. Both have reputations for complexity. But the basic ideas behind them are, in fact, simple and comprehensible by anyone. These dynamic and illuminating lectures begin with a brief overview of theories of physical reality starting with Aristotle and culminating in Newtonian or "classical" physics.
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good but old
- By James on 2021-02-25
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Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition
- Narrated by: Richard Wolfson
- Series: The Great Courses: Physics
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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Big History: The Big Bang, Life on Earth, and the Rise of Humanity
- Written by: David Christian, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: David Christian
- Length: 24 hrs and 26 mins
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How is it possible for the disciplines of cosmology, geology, anthropology, biology, and history to fit together? These 48 lectures answer that question by weaving a single story from accounts of the past developed by a variety of scholarly disciplines. The result is a story stretching from the origins of the universe to the present day and beyond, in which human history is seen as part of the history of our Earth and biosphere, and the Earth's history, in turn, is seen as part of the history of the universe.
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Incredible Course!
- By ryan mcnaughton on 2022-06-27
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Big History: The Big Bang, Life on Earth, and the Rise of Humanity
- Narrated by: David Christian
- Series: The Great Courses: Civilization & Culture
- Length: 24 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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Zoology: Understanding the Animal World
- Written by: Donald E. Moore, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Donald E. Moore III
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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In these 24 lectures, The Great Courses teams up with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, to take you behind the scenes of the animal world. Dr. Moore has crafted a wonderful introduction to zoology that brings you up close and personal with a breathtaking variety of animal species through the eyes of a trained zoologist.
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Zoology: Understanding the Animal World
- Narrated by: Donald E. Moore III
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 2019-03-06
- Language: English
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Understanding Genetics: DNA, Genes, and Their Real-World Applications
- Written by: David Sadava, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: David Sadava
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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We use DNA routinely - to cure diseases, solve crimes, and reunite families. Yet we've known about it for only 60 years. And what we're continuing to learn about it every day has the potential to transform our health, our nutrition, our society, and our future. But what, exactly is DNA, the self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms?
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Worth listening to in the modern age
- By Mark F Sperring on 2024-02-21
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Understanding Genetics: DNA, Genes, and Their Real-World Applications
- Narrated by: David Sadava
- Series: The Great Courses: Biology
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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The Higgs Boson and Beyond
- Written by: Sean Carroll, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Sean Carroll
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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In this 12-lecture masterpiece of scientific reporting, you'll learn everything you need to know to fully grasp the significance of this discovery, including the basics of quantum mechanics; the four forces that comprise the Standard Model of particle physics; how these forces are transmitted by fields and particles; and the importance of symmetry in physics.
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One of the greatest
- By josh brolin on 2020-11-27
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The Higgs Boson and Beyond
- Narrated by: Sean Carroll
- Series: The Great Courses: Physics
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 2015-02-05
- Language: English
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Stress and Your Body
- Written by: Robert Sapolsky, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Sapolsky
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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Feeling stressed? You're not alone. Stress is an inherent aspect of life that can have tremendous negative effects on your mental and physical health. This makes coping with stress a critical part of how well we live.Once you understand the inner workings of your stress response system, you'll possess powerful knowledge that will help you understand and better deal with this common aspect of your busy life.
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good info, an little repititious
- By Tom on 2018-11-12
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Stress and Your Body
- Narrated by: Robert Sapolsky
- Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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Exploring Metaphysics
- Written by: David K. Johnson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: David K. Johnson
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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This mind-bending tour of metaphysics applies philosophy to the forefront of today's knowledge. Over the course of 24 fascinating lectures, Professor Johnson thinks through the big questions about humans and the universe: The relationship between the mind and the brain, how consciousness emerges from neurochemical processes, the existence of God, human free will, the possibility of time travel, and whether we live in a multiverse or even a computer simulation.
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Excellent with caveats
- By Corvine Habanero on 2019-04-29
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Exploring Metaphysics
- Narrated by: David K. Johnson
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern Philosophy
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 2014-05-02
- Language: English
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Chemistry and Our Universe
- How It All Works
- Written by: Ron B. Davis, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Ron B. Davis
- Length: 30 hrs and 6 mins
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Chemistry and Our Universe: How It All Works is your in-depth introduction to this vital field, taught through 60 engaging half-hour lectures that are suitable for any background or none at all. Covering a year’s worth of introductory general chemistry at the college level, plus intriguing topics that are rarely discussed in the classroom, this amazingly comprehensive course requires nothing more advanced than high-school math. Your guide is Professor Ron B. Davis, Jr., a research chemist and award-winning teacher at Georgetown University.
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Excellent survey of chemistry
- By Shesophist on 2020-07-21
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Chemistry and Our Universe
- How It All Works
- Narrated by: Ron B. Davis
- Length: 30 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 2019-04-03
- Language: English
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The Origin and Evolution of Earth
- From the Big Bang to the Future of Human Existence
- Written by: Robert M. Hazen, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert M. Hazen
- Length: 25 hrs and 15 mins
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This course chronicles the history of Earth and life on Earth from the point of view of the minerals that made it all happen. A major theme is how minerals and life coevolved, leading to the unprecedented mineral diversity on our world compared to the other planets in the solar system. Professor Hazen tells this epic story in 48 action-packed lectures that take you from the big bang to the formation of the solar system to the major milestones that marked the evolution of Earth and life.
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very engaging
- By Richard on 2019-04-16
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The Origin and Evolution of Earth
- From the Big Bang to the Future of Human Existence
- Narrated by: Robert M. Hazen
- Series: The Great Courses: History of Science
- Length: 25 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 2013-11-12
- Language: English
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The Evidence for Modern Physics
- How We Know What We Know
- Written by: Professor Don Lincoln, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Don Lincoln
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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In this 24-lesson course aimed at non-scientists, noted particle physicist Dr. Don Lincoln of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory covers more than a century of progress in physics, describing exactly how scientists reach the conclusions they do. He starts with the atom, which was long hypothesized but wasn’t definitively proven until a paper by Albert Einstein in 1905. That was just the beginning, as researchers probed ever deeper into the atom’s complex structure, leading to the weird findings of quantum mechanics.
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The Evidence for Modern Physics
- How We Know What We Know
- Narrated by: Professor Don Lincoln
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 2021-05-21
- Language: English
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Thermodynamics: Four Laws That Move the Universe
- Written by: Jeffrey C. Grossman, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jeffrey C. Grossman
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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Nothing has had a more profound impact on the development of modern civilization than thermodynamics. Thermodynamic processes are at the heart of everything that involves heat, energy, and work, making an understanding of the subject indispensable for careers in engineering, physical science, biology, meteorology, and even nutrition and culinary arts. Get an in-depth tour of this vital and fascinating science in 24 enthralling lectures suitable for everyone from science novices to experts who wish to review elementary concepts and formulas.
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Too technical for most people
- By Tariq Rana on 2024-01-15
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Thermodynamics: Four Laws That Move the Universe
- Narrated by: Jeffrey C. Grossman
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 2018-12-05
- Language: English
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Redefining Reality
- The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science
- Written by: Steven Gimbel, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Steven Gimbel
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
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No subject is bigger than reality itself, and nothing is more challenging to understand, since what counts as reality is undergoing continual revision and has been for centuries. The quest to pin down what's real and what's illusory is both philosophical and scientific, a metaphysical search for ultimate reality that goes back to the ancient Greeks. For the last 400 years, this search has been increasingly guided by scientists, who create theories and test them in order to define and redefine reality.
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Utterly enjoyable journey
- By jill on 2023-05-25
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Redefining Reality
- The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science
- Narrated by: Steven Gimbel
- Series: The Great Courses: Modern Philosophy
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 2015-06-26
- Language: English
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The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries
- Written by: Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
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Everything we now know about the universe - from the behavior of quarks to the birth of galaxies - has come from people who've been willing to ponder the unanswerable. And with the advent of modern science, great minds have turned to testing and experimentation rather than mere thought as a way of grappling with some of the universe's most vexing dilemmas. So what is our latest picture of some of the most inexplicable features of the universe? What still remains to be uncovered and explored by today's scientists?
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Fantastic
- By Marc G. on 2023-08-26
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The Inexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Series: The Great Courses: Astronomy
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 2014-08-01
- Language: English
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Biology: The Science of Life
- Written by: Stephen Nowicki, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Stephen Nowicki
- Length: 36 hrs and 38 mins
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One of the greatest scientific feats of our era is the astonishing progress made in understanding biology-the intricate machinery of life-a progress to which the period we are living in right now has contributed the most.As you read these words, researchers are delving ever deeper into the workings of living systems, turning their discoveries into new medical treatments, improved methods of growing food, and innovative products that are already changing the world.
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narrator made this enjoyable
- By ok on 2018-03-10
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Biology: The Science of Life
- Narrated by: Stephen Nowicki
- Series: The Great Courses: Biology
- Length: 36 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 2013-07-08
- Language: English
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