-
Rethink
- The Surprising History of New Ideas
- Narrado por: Simon Mattacks
- Duración: 10 h y 14 m
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Error al Agregar a Lista de Deseos.
Error al eliminar de la lista de deseos.
Error al añadir a tu biblioteca
Error al seguir el podcast
Error al dejar de seguir el podcast
Exclusivo para miembros Prime: ¿Nuevo en Audible? Obtén 2 audiolibros gratis con tu prueba.
Rethink
Compra ahora por US$25.00
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
-
The Power Law
- Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
- De: Sebastian Mallaby
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 16 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 606
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 491
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 489
Innovations rarely come from “experts.” Elon Musk was not an “electric car person” before he started Tesla. When it comes to improbable innovations, a legendary tech VC told Sebastian Mallaby, the future cannot be predicted, it can only be discovered. It is the nature of the venture-capital game that most attempts at discovery fail, but a very few succeed at such a scale that they more than make up for everything else. That extreme ratio of success and failure is the power law that drives the VC business, all of Silicon Valley, the wider tech sector, and, by extension, the world.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Same old VC bs
- De Bob Jordy en 02-01-23
-
Super Thinking
- The Big Book of Mental Models
- De: Gabriel Weinberg, Lauren McCann
- Narrado por: René Ruiz
- Duración: 12 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 526
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 442
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 439
The world's greatest problem-solvers, forecasters, and decision-makers all rely on a set of frameworks and shortcuts that help them cut through complexity and separate good ideas from bad ones. They're called mental models, and you can find them in dense textbooks on psychology, physics, economics, and more. Or, you can just listen to Super Thinking, a fun, illustrated guide to every mental model you could possibly need.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Author falls in the same mental traps he talks...
- De gimenez en 08-04-19
De: Gabriel Weinberg, y otros
-
Impact
- How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong
- De: Greg Brennecka
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 23
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22
Impact argues that Earth would be a lifeless, inhospitable piece of rock without being fortuitously assaulted with meteorites throughout the history of the planet. These bombardments transformed Earth’s early atmosphere and delivered the complex organic molecules that allowed life to develop on our planet.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
great book interesting really worth it cool
- De Rich en 07-12-22
De: Greg Brennecka
-
Failure: Why Science Is so Successful
- De: Stuart Firestein
- Narrado por: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr.
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
In his sequel to Ignorance (Oxford University Press, 2012), Stuart Firestein shows us that the scientific enterprise is riddled with mistakes and errors - and that this is a good thing! Failure: Why Science Is So Successful delves into the origins of scientific research as a process that relies upon trial and error, one which inevitably results in a hefty dose of failure. In fact, scientists throughout history have relied on failure to guide their research, viewing mistakes as a necessary part of the process.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Challenges me daily
- De Skeeterbait en 05-17-16
De: Stuart Firestein
-
Life 3.0
- Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
- De: Max Tegmark
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 13 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,812
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,053
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,036
How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society, and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology - and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Irritating
- De Thomas Cotter en 10-25-17
De: Max Tegmark
-
Fooled by Randomness
- The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 10 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,670
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,367
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,345
This audiobook is about luck, or more precisely, how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. It is already a landmark work, and its title has entered our vocabulary. In its second edition, Fooled by Randomness is now a cornerstone for anyone interested in random outcomes.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Pass on this one and read The Black Swan
- De Wade T. Brooks en 06-25-12
-
The Power Law
- Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
- De: Sebastian Mallaby
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 16 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 606
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 491
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 489
Innovations rarely come from “experts.” Elon Musk was not an “electric car person” before he started Tesla. When it comes to improbable innovations, a legendary tech VC told Sebastian Mallaby, the future cannot be predicted, it can only be discovered. It is the nature of the venture-capital game that most attempts at discovery fail, but a very few succeed at such a scale that they more than make up for everything else. That extreme ratio of success and failure is the power law that drives the VC business, all of Silicon Valley, the wider tech sector, and, by extension, the world.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Same old VC bs
- De Bob Jordy en 02-01-23
-
Super Thinking
- The Big Book of Mental Models
- De: Gabriel Weinberg, Lauren McCann
- Narrado por: René Ruiz
- Duración: 12 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 526
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 442
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 439
The world's greatest problem-solvers, forecasters, and decision-makers all rely on a set of frameworks and shortcuts that help them cut through complexity and separate good ideas from bad ones. They're called mental models, and you can find them in dense textbooks on psychology, physics, economics, and more. Or, you can just listen to Super Thinking, a fun, illustrated guide to every mental model you could possibly need.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Author falls in the same mental traps he talks...
- De gimenez en 08-04-19
De: Gabriel Weinberg, y otros
-
Impact
- How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong
- De: Greg Brennecka
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 23
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 22
Impact argues that Earth would be a lifeless, inhospitable piece of rock without being fortuitously assaulted with meteorites throughout the history of the planet. These bombardments transformed Earth’s early atmosphere and delivered the complex organic molecules that allowed life to develop on our planet.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
great book interesting really worth it cool
- De Rich en 07-12-22
De: Greg Brennecka
-
Failure: Why Science Is so Successful
- De: Stuart Firestein
- Narrado por: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr.
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 48
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
In his sequel to Ignorance (Oxford University Press, 2012), Stuart Firestein shows us that the scientific enterprise is riddled with mistakes and errors - and that this is a good thing! Failure: Why Science Is So Successful delves into the origins of scientific research as a process that relies upon trial and error, one which inevitably results in a hefty dose of failure. In fact, scientists throughout history have relied on failure to guide their research, viewing mistakes as a necessary part of the process.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Challenges me daily
- De Skeeterbait en 05-17-16
De: Stuart Firestein
-
Life 3.0
- Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
- De: Max Tegmark
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 13 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,812
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,053
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,036
How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society, and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology - and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Irritating
- De Thomas Cotter en 10-25-17
De: Max Tegmark
-
Fooled by Randomness
- The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 10 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,670
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,367
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,345
This audiobook is about luck, or more precisely, how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. It is already a landmark work, and its title has entered our vocabulary. In its second edition, Fooled by Randomness is now a cornerstone for anyone interested in random outcomes.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Pass on this one and read The Black Swan
- De Wade T. Brooks en 06-25-12
-
The Demon-Haunted World
- Science as a Candle in the Dark
- De: Carl Sagan
- Narrado por: Cary Elwes, Seth MacFarlane
- Duración: 17 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,219
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,589
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,558
How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Some good points, but not a great book
- De William Jenks en 07-25-19
De: Carl Sagan
-
The Beginning of Infinity
- Explanations That Transform the World
- De: David Deutsch
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 20 h
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,607
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,360
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,343
A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers. Throughout history, mankind has struggled to understand life's mysteries, from the mundane to the seemingly miraculous. In this important new book, David Deutsch, an award-winning pioneer in the field of quantum computation, argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Worthwhile if you have the patience
- De Scott Feuless en 08-12-19
De: David Deutsch
-
The Book of Why
- The New Science of Cause and Effect
- De: Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
- Duración: 15 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 814
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 676
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 674
"Correlation does not imply causation". This mantra has been invoked by scientists for decades and has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. But today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked by Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and placed causality - the study of cause and effect - on a firm scientific basis.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great book! Not a great audiobook.
- De rrwright en 05-30-18
De: Judea Pearl, y otros
-
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
- How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake
- De: Steven Novella, Bob Novella - contributor, Cara Santa Maria - contributor, y otros
- Narrado por: Steven Novella
- Duración: 15 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,983
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,739
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,723
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is your map through this maze of modern life. Here Dr. Steven Novella and friends will explain the tenets of skeptical thinking and debunk some of the biggest scientific myths, fallacies, and conspiracy theories - from anti-vaccines to homeopathy, UFO sightings to N-rays. You'll learn the difference between science and pseudoscience, essential critical thinking skills, ways to discuss conspiracy theories with that crazy co-worker of yours, and how to combat sloppy reasoning, bad arguments, and superstitious thinking.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Condescending & ridiculing to those who differ
- De Bookworm en 04-15-19
De: Steven Novella, y otros
-
The Great Mental Models
- General Thinking Concepts
- De: Shane Parrish
- Narrado por: Shane Parrish
- Duración: 3 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,603
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,331
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,312
The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts is the first book in The Great Mental Models series designed to upgrade your thinking with the best, most useful and powerful tools so you always have the right one on hand. This volume details nine of the most versatile all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making, your productivity, and how clearly you see the world.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
A dissapointing debut
- De Peter en 04-14-19
De: Shane Parrish
-
Making Sense
- Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity
- De: Sam Harris
- Narrado por: Sam Harris, David Chalmers, David Deutsch, y otros
- Duración: 22 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 556
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 461
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 455
Sam Harris—neuroscientist, philosopher, and bestselling author—has been exploring some of the most important questions about the human mind, society, and current events on his podcast, Making Sense. For Harris, honest conversation, no matter how difficult or controversial, represents the only path to moral and intellectual progress. This audiobook includes talks with Daniel Kahneman, Timothy Snyder, Nick Bostrom, and Glen Loury, on topics that range from the nature of consciousness and free will, to politics and extremism, to living ethically.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Audiobook review (just a podcast collection)
- De Amazon Customer en 12-21-20
De: Sam Harris
-
The Believing Brain
- From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies - How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths
- De: Michael Shermer
- Narrado por: Michael Shermer
- Duración: 13 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 1,268
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 986
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 976
In this, his magnum opus, the world’s best known skeptic and critical thinker Dr. Michael Shermer—founding publisher of Skeptic magazine and perennial monthly columnist (“Skeptic”) for Scientific American—presents his comprehensive theory on how beliefs are born, formed, nourished, reinforced, challenged, changed, and extinguished.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
A reader's digest version of many other good books
- De K. S. en 06-29-11
De: Michael Shermer
-
Breaking the Spell
- Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
- De: Daniel C. Dennett
- Narrado por: Dennis Holland
- Duración: 12 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 749
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 655
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 642
For all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask why - and how - it has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts religion’s evolution from “wild” folk belief to “domesticated” dogma.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great Reader Actually Enhances A Great Book!
- De Don Caliente en 07-14-14
-
Science Set Free
- 10 Paths to New Discovery
- De: Rupert Sheldrake
- Narrado por: Rupert Sheldrake, Jane Collingwood, David Timson
- Duración: 12 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 540
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 473
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 467
Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, here shows the ways in which science is being constricted by assumptions that have, over the years, hardened into dogmas. Such dogmas are not only limiting, but dangerous for the future of humanity. According to these principles, all of reality is material or physical; the world is a machine, made up of inanimate matter; nature is purposeless; consciousness is nothing but the physical activity of the brain; free will is an illusion; and God exists only as an idea in human minds.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Dear Science: Put up or shut up.
- De RSR en 12-15-12
De: Rupert Sheldrake
-
The Black Swan, Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable: With a new section: "On Robustness and Fragility"
- Incerto, Book 2
- De: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrado por: Joe Ochman
- Duración: 15 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,032
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,682
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,672
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, The Black Swan will change the way you look at the world.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Interesting, but over the top
- De Anonymous User en 08-08-19
-
Rationality: From AI to Zombies
- De: Eliezer Yudkowsky
- Narrado por: George Thomas, Robert DeRoeck, Aaron Silverbook
- Duración: 49 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 180
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 152
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 148
What does it actually mean to be rational? Not Hollywood-style "rational", where you forsake all human feeling to embrace Cold Hard Logic, but where you make good decisions, even when it's hard; where you reason well, even in the face of massive uncertainty; where you recognize and make full use of your fuzzy intuitions and emotions, rather than trying to discard them. In Rationality: From AI to Zombies, Eliezer Yudkowsky explains the science underlying human irrationality with a mix of fables, argumentative essays, and personal vignettes.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great content. Some chapters should be re-recorded.
- De Geordie en 03-13-18
-
Skeptic
- Viewing the World with a Rational Eye
- De: Michael Shermer
- Narrado por: Michael Shermer
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 325
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 289
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 280
From the author's monthly Scientific American columns. An eclectic, inspiring collection exploring a broad range of scientific thought from best-selling author and celebrated skeptic Michael Shermer.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Mostly for Those Already in the Choir
- De dugreader en 09-04-16
De: Michael Shermer
Resumen del Editor
A brilliant and groundbreaking argument that innovation and progress are often achieved by revisiting and retooling ideas from the past rather than starting from scratch - from The Guardian columnist and contributor to The Atlantic.
Innovation is not always as innovative as it may seem. This is the story of how old ideas that were mocked or ignored for centuries are now storming back to the cutting edge of science and technology, informing the way we lead our lives. This is the story of Lamarck and the modern-day epigeneticist whose research vindicated his mocked 200-year-old theory of evolution; of the return of cavalry use in the war in Afghanistan; of Tesla's bringing back the electric car; and of the cognitive scientists who made breakthroughs by turning to ancient Greek philosophy.
Drawing on examples from business to philosophy to science, Rethink shows what we can learn by revisiting old, discarded ideas and considering them from a novel perspective. From within all these rich anecdotes of overlooked ideas come good ones, helping us find new ways to think about ideas in our own time - from out-of-the-box proposals in the boardroom to grand projects for social and political change.
Armed with this picture of the surprising evolution of ideas and their triumphant second lives, Rethink helps you see the world differently. In the best-selling tradition of Malcolm Gladwell, Poole's new approach to a familiar topic is fun, convincing, and brilliant - and offers a clear takeaway: if you want to affect the future, start by taking a look at the past.
Más títulos del mismo
Related to this topic
-
When Einstein Walked with Gödel
- Excursions to the Edge of Thought
- De: Jim Holt
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 15 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 626
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 531
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 533
Does time exist? What is infinity? Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down? In this scintillating collection, Holt explores the human mind, the cosmos, and the thinkers who’ve tried to encompass the latter with the former. With his trademark clarity and humor, Holt probes the mysteries of quantum mechanics, the quest for the foundations of mathematics, and the nature of logic and truth. Along the way, he offers intimate biographical sketches of celebrated and neglected thinkers, from the physicist Emmy Noether to the computing pioneer Alan Turing and the discoverer of fractals, Benoit Mandelbrot.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A good overview of scientific theory
- De MJ Walters en 09-11-18
De: Jim Holt
-
Breaking the Spell
- Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
- De: Daniel C. Dennett
- Narrado por: Dennis Holland
- Duración: 12 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 749
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 655
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 642
For all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask why - and how - it has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts religion’s evolution from “wild” folk belief to “domesticated” dogma.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great Reader Actually Enhances A Great Book!
- De Don Caliente en 07-14-14
-
Know This
- Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments
- De: John Brockman
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman, Dan John Miller
- Duración: 14 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 230
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 202
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 199
Scientific developments radically alter our understanding of the world. Whether it's technology, climate change, health research, or the latest revelations of neuroscience, physics, or psychology, science has, as Edge editor John Brockman says, "become a big story, if not the big story". In that spirit this new addition to Edge.org's fascinating series asks a powerful and provocative question: What do you consider the most interesting and important recent scientific news?
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Pete and Repeat and Re-repeat
- De Daniel L en 02-25-18
De: John Brockman
-
The Upright Thinkers
- The Human Journey From Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
- De: Leonard Mlodinow
- Narrado por: Leonard Mlodinow
- Duración: 12 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 201
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 177
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 178
In this fascinating and illuminating work, Leonard Mlodinow guides us through the critical eras and events in the development of science, all of which, he demonstrates, were propelled forward by humankind's collective struggle to know. From the birth of reasoning and culture to the formation of the studies of physics, chemistry, biology, and modern-day quantum physics, we come to see that much of our progress can be attributed to simple questions - why? how? - bravely asked.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
10/10 Got What I Wanted.
- De Austin en 09-22-15
De: Leonard Mlodinow
-
Freedom Evolves
- De: Daniel C. Dennett
- Narrado por: Robert Blumenfeld
- Duración: 11 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 134
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 112
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 111
Can there be freedom and free will in a deterministic world? Renowned philosopher Daniel Dennett emphatically answers "yes!" Using an array of provocative formulations, Dennett sets out to show how we alone among the animals have evolved minds that give us free will and morality. Weaving a richly detailed narrative, Dennett explains in a series of strikingly original arguments - drawing upon evolutionary biology, cognitive neuroscience, economics, and philosophy - that far from being an enemy of traditional explorations of freedom, morality, and meaning, the evolutionary perspective can be an indispensable ally.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
I knew I was going to like this book
- De Gary en 05-30-14
-
The Great Mental Models
- General Thinking Concepts
- De: Shane Parrish
- Narrado por: Shane Parrish
- Duración: 3 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,603
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,331
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,312
The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts is the first book in The Great Mental Models series designed to upgrade your thinking with the best, most useful and powerful tools so you always have the right one on hand. This volume details nine of the most versatile all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making, your productivity, and how clearly you see the world.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
A dissapointing debut
- De Peter en 04-14-19
De: Shane Parrish
-
When Einstein Walked with Gödel
- Excursions to the Edge of Thought
- De: Jim Holt
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 15 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 626
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 531
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 533
Does time exist? What is infinity? Why do mirrors reverse left and right but not up and down? In this scintillating collection, Holt explores the human mind, the cosmos, and the thinkers who’ve tried to encompass the latter with the former. With his trademark clarity and humor, Holt probes the mysteries of quantum mechanics, the quest for the foundations of mathematics, and the nature of logic and truth. Along the way, he offers intimate biographical sketches of celebrated and neglected thinkers, from the physicist Emmy Noether to the computing pioneer Alan Turing and the discoverer of fractals, Benoit Mandelbrot.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A good overview of scientific theory
- De MJ Walters en 09-11-18
De: Jim Holt
-
Breaking the Spell
- Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
- De: Daniel C. Dennett
- Narrado por: Dennis Holland
- Duración: 12 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 749
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 655
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 642
For all the thousands of books that have been written about religion, few until this one have attempted to examine it scientifically: to ask why - and how - it has shaped so many lives so strongly. Is religion a product of blind evolutionary instinct or rational choice? Is it truly the best way to live a moral life? Ranging through biology, history, and psychology, Daniel C. Dennett charts religion’s evolution from “wild” folk belief to “domesticated” dogma.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great Reader Actually Enhances A Great Book!
- De Don Caliente en 07-14-14
-
Know This
- Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments
- De: John Brockman
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman, Dan John Miller
- Duración: 14 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 230
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 202
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 199
Scientific developments radically alter our understanding of the world. Whether it's technology, climate change, health research, or the latest revelations of neuroscience, physics, or psychology, science has, as Edge editor John Brockman says, "become a big story, if not the big story". In that spirit this new addition to Edge.org's fascinating series asks a powerful and provocative question: What do you consider the most interesting and important recent scientific news?
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Pete and Repeat and Re-repeat
- De Daniel L en 02-25-18
De: John Brockman
-
The Upright Thinkers
- The Human Journey From Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
- De: Leonard Mlodinow
- Narrado por: Leonard Mlodinow
- Duración: 12 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 201
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 177
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 178
In this fascinating and illuminating work, Leonard Mlodinow guides us through the critical eras and events in the development of science, all of which, he demonstrates, were propelled forward by humankind's collective struggle to know. From the birth of reasoning and culture to the formation of the studies of physics, chemistry, biology, and modern-day quantum physics, we come to see that much of our progress can be attributed to simple questions - why? how? - bravely asked.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
10/10 Got What I Wanted.
- De Austin en 09-22-15
De: Leonard Mlodinow
-
Freedom Evolves
- De: Daniel C. Dennett
- Narrado por: Robert Blumenfeld
- Duración: 11 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 134
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 112
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 111
Can there be freedom and free will in a deterministic world? Renowned philosopher Daniel Dennett emphatically answers "yes!" Using an array of provocative formulations, Dennett sets out to show how we alone among the animals have evolved minds that give us free will and morality. Weaving a richly detailed narrative, Dennett explains in a series of strikingly original arguments - drawing upon evolutionary biology, cognitive neuroscience, economics, and philosophy - that far from being an enemy of traditional explorations of freedom, morality, and meaning, the evolutionary perspective can be an indispensable ally.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
I knew I was going to like this book
- De Gary en 05-30-14
-
The Great Mental Models
- General Thinking Concepts
- De: Shane Parrish
- Narrado por: Shane Parrish
- Duración: 3 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,603
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,331
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,312
The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts is the first book in The Great Mental Models series designed to upgrade your thinking with the best, most useful and powerful tools so you always have the right one on hand. This volume details nine of the most versatile all-purpose mental models you can use right away to improve your decision making, your productivity, and how clearly you see the world.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
A dissapointing debut
- De Peter en 04-14-19
De: Shane Parrish
-
The Book of Why
- The New Science of Cause and Effect
- De: Judea Pearl, Dana Mackenzie
- Narrado por: Mel Foster
- Duración: 15 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 814
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 676
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 674
"Correlation does not imply causation". This mantra has been invoked by scientists for decades and has led to a virtual prohibition on causal talk. But today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked by Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and placed causality - the study of cause and effect - on a firm scientific basis.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great book! Not a great audiobook.
- De rrwright en 05-30-18
De: Judea Pearl, y otros
-
The Theory That Would Not Die
- How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy
- De: Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 11 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 484
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 407
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 407
Bayes' rule appears to be a straightforward, one-line theorem: by updating our initial beliefs with objective new information, we get a new and improved belief. To its adherents, it is an elegant statement about learning from experience. To its opponents, it is subjectivity run amok. Sharon Bertsch McGrayne here explores this controversial theorem and the human obsessions surrounding it.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Who is the intended audience?
- De Billy en 07-21-14
-
What Is Real?
- The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics
- De: Adam Becker
- Narrado por: Greg Tremblay
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 701
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 610
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 603
Every physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr's Copenhagen interpretation and dismissed questions about the reality underlying quantum physics as meaningless. A mishmash of solipsism and poor reasoning, Copenhagen endured, as Bohr's students vigorously protected his legacy, and the physics community favored practical experiments over philosophical arguments.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Good, "light" "read"... potential caveat below...
- De James S. en 03-31-18
De: Adam Becker
-
Future Babble
- Why Expert Predictions Fail - and Why We Believe Them Anyway
- De: Dan Gardner
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 11 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 57
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 37
In Future Babble, award-winning journalist Dan Gardner presents landmark research debunking the whole expert prediction industry and explores our obsession with the future. The truth is that experts are about as accurate as dart-throwing monkeys.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Future Babble Babble
- De Karen en 05-04-11
De: Dan Gardner
-
The Varieties of Scientific Experience
- A Personal View of the Search for God
- De: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan - editor
- Narrado por: Adrienne C. Moore, Ann Druyan
- Duración: 7 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 173
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 153
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 150
The late great astronomer and astrophysicist describes his personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos. Exhibiting a breadth of intellect nothing short of astounding, Sagan presents his views on a wide range of topics, including the likelihood of intelligent life on other planets, creationism and so-called intelligent design.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Sagan's lectures about the possibility of God
- De David T. en 11-13-17
De: Carl Sagan, y otros
-
The Devil's Delusion
- Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions
- De: David Berlinski
- Narrado por: Dennis Holland
- Duración: 6 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 649
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 557
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 558
Militant atheism is on the rise. In recent years, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens have produced a steady stream of best-selling books denigrating religious belief. These authors are merely the leading edge of a larger movement that includes much of the scientific community. In response, mathematician David Berlinski, himself a secular Jew, delivers a biting defense of religious thought.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Riddled With Problems
- De Ben en 11-01-13
De: David Berlinski
-
At the Edge of Uncertainty
- 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise
- De: Michael Brooks
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 1,195
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,080
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,079
The atom, the big bang, DNA, natural selection - all are ideas that have revolutionized science; and all were dismissed out of hand when they first appeared. The surprises haven't stopped in recent years, and in At the Edge of Uncertainty, best-selling author Michael Brooks investigates the new wave of radical insights that are shaping the future of scientific discovery.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
All smoke, no fire
- De Kenton en 07-25-15
De: Michael Brooks
-
The Spiritual Brain
- A Neuroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul
- De: Mario Beauregard, Denyse O'Leary
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 12 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 160
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 87
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 86
Does religious experience come from God, or is it just the random firing of neurons in the brain? Drawing on brain research on Carmelite nuns that has attracted major media attention and provocative new research in near-death experiences, The Spiritual Brain proves that genuine, life-changing spiritual events can be documented. The authors make a convincing case for what many in science are loathe to consider: that it is God who creates our spiritual experiences, not the brain.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
interesting topic, but frustrating listen
- De Barry T en 08-27-08
De: Mario Beauregard, y otros
-
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True
- De: Guy P. Harrison
- Narrado por: Erik Synnestvedt
- Duración: 13 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 138
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 118
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 117
Maybe you know someone who swears by the reliability of psychics or who is in regular contact with angels. Or perhaps you're trying to find a nice way of dissuading someone from wasting money on a homeopathy cure. How do you find a gently persuasive way of steering people away from unfounded beliefs, bogus cures, conspiracy theories, and the like? Longtime skeptic Guy P. Harrison shows you how in this down-to-earth, entertaining exploration of commonly held extraordinary claims.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Skepticism, so Dull & Condescending
- De Mr Conway en 03-11-13
De: Guy P. Harrison
-
The Landscape of History
- How Historians Map the Past
- De: John Lewis Gaddis
- Narrado por: Jack Chekijian
- Duración: 6 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 98
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 89
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 85
What is history, and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness should matter to us today.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent Book!
- De Billy en 09-15-18
-
Would You Kill the Fat Man?
- De: David Edmonds
- Narrado por: Gareth Armstrong
- Duración: 5 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 106
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 93
A train is racing toward five men, tied to the track. Unless the train is stopped, it will inevitably kill all five men. If a fat man is pushed onto the line, although he will die, his body will stop the train, saving five lives. Would you kill the fat man? As David Edmonds shows, answering the question is far more complex, and important, than it first appears. In fact, how we answer it tells us a great deal about right and wrong.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wonderfully Rendered Book...
- De Douglas en 01-25-14
De: David Edmonds
-
What the Bleep Do We Know
- Discovering the Endless Possibilities for Altering Your Everyday Reality
- De: William Arntz, Betsy Chase, Mark Vicente
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 11 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 434
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 318
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 321
With the help of 14 leading physicists, scientists, and spiritual thinkers, this book guides listeners on a course from the scientific to the spiritual, and from the universal to the personal. Along the way, it asks such questions as: Are we seeing the world as it really is What is the relationship between our thoughts and our world? How can I create my day every day? What the Bleep answers this question and others through an innovative new approach to self-help and spirituality.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Attacking straw men
- De Henrik en 08-06-11
De: William Arntz, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Rethink
Calificaciones medias de los clientesReseñas - Selecciona las pestañas a continuación para cambiar el origen de las reseñas.
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Johnhmd
- 01-25-21
The Favorite Book in my Audible Library
I keep going back to this book and it seems more prescient each time. Not easy in a world constantly flooded with unsifted information. Anyone interested in a truly objective view of modern thought will enjoy it.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña