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- How Animals Illuminate the Wonder of Our Human Senses
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- Duración: 8 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself. The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, and other mysteries.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting book, terrible reader
- De MGM123 en 03-16-18
De: Noah Strycker
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Time, Love, Memory
- A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior
- De: Jonathan Weiner
- Narrado por: Kevin Pariseau
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Jonathan Weiner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Beak of the Finch, brings his brilliant reporting skills to the story of Seymour Benzer, the Brooklyn-born maverick scientist whose study of genetics and experiments with fruit fly genes has helped revolutionize or knowledge of the connections between DNA and behavior both animal and human.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is a profound science book
- De Timothy A. Smith en 05-12-10
De: Jonathan Weiner
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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
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,195
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,080
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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.
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1 out of 5 stars
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All smoke, no fire
- De Kenton en 07-25-15
De: Michael Brooks
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The Lives of a Cell
- Notes of a Biology Watcher
- De: Lewis Thomas
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 4 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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In The Lives of a Cell, Dr. Lewis Thomas opens up to the listener a universe of knowledge and perception that is perhaps not wholly unfamiliar to the research scientist; but the world he explores is also one of men and women, of complex interrelationships, old ironies, peculiar powers, and intricate languages that give identity to the alienated and direction to the dependent. This remarkable work offers a subtle, bold vision of humankind and the world around us - a sense of what gives life - from a writer who seems to draw grace and strength from the very substance of his subject.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So enlightening and enjoyable!
- De Flora en 03-15-18
De: Lewis Thomas
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The Brain Electric
- The Dramatic High-Tech Race to Merge Minds and Machines
- De: Malcolm Gay
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Leading neuroscience researchers are racing to unlock the secrets of the mind. On the cusp of decoding brain signals that govern motor skills, they are developing miraculous technologies to enable paraplegics and wounded soldiers to move prosthetic limbs, and the rest of us to manipulate computers and other objects through thought alone. These fiercely competitive scientists are vying for Defense Department and venture capital funding, prestige, and great wealth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Refreshingly not pop-neuro or pseudoscience
- De Jordon en 06-28-16
De: Malcolm Gay
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Superlative
- The Biology of Extremes
- De: Matthew D. LaPlante
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 9 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 71
The world's largest land mammal could help us end cancer. The fastest bird is showing us how to solve a century-old engineering mystery. The oldest tree is giving us insights into climate change. The loudest whale is offering clues about the impact of solar storms. For a long time, scientists ignored superlative life forms as outliers. Increasingly, though, researchers are coming to see great value in studying plants and animals that exist on the outermost edges of the bell curve.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating survey of amazing biology
- De Nerd's-eye view en 12-06-19
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The Body Has a Mind of Its Own
- How Body Maps Help You Do (Almost) Anything Better
- De: Sandra Blakeslee, Matthew Blakeslee
- Narrado por: Kate Reading
- Duración: 9 h
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General4 out of 5 stars 135
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 64
Why do you still feel fat after losing weight? Why do you duck your head when you drive into an underground parking garage? Why are your kids so enthralled by video games? The answers to these questions can be found in a new understanding of how your brain interacts with your body, the space around your body, and the social world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This explains alot
- De Michael en 10-18-07
De: Sandra Blakeslee, y otros
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Feathers
- The Evolution of a Natural Miracle
- De: Thor Hanson
- Narrado por: Andy Ingalls
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Feathers are an evolutionary marvel: Aerodynamic, insulating, beguiling. They date back more than 100 million years. Yet their story has never been fully told. In Feathers, biologist Thor Hanson details a sweeping natural history, as feathers have been used to fly, protect, attract, and adorn through time and place. Applying the research of paleontologists, ornithologists, biologists, engineers, and even art historians, Hanson asks: What are feathers? How did they evolve? What do they mean to us?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic Science and Fun
- De Chris Reich en 12-28-14
De: Thor Hanson
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The Performance Cortex
- How Neuroscience Is Redefining Athletic Genius
- De: Zach Schonbrun
- Narrado por: Thomas Vincent Kelly
- Duración: 10 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 81
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Why couldn't Michael Jordan, master athlete that he was, hit a baseball? Why can't modern robotics come close to replicating the dexterity of a five-year-old? Why do good quarterbacks always seem to know where their receivers are?In this deeply researched book, sports and business reporter Zach Schonbrun explores what actually drives human movement and its spectacular potential. The groundbreaking work of two neuroscientists in Major League Baseball is only the beginning.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- De MD en 07-01-23
De: Zach Schonbrun
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I, Mammal
- De: Liam Drew
- Narrado por: Neil Gardner
- Duración: 11 h y 26 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 20
A list of the attributes that define a mammal is a ragbag of things - fur, live birth, three bones in the middle ear, a brain whose two halves are robustly joined together.... But this curious collection of features contain the roots of all the biology that makes us what we are: monkeys with massive brains who parent extensively, enjoy sport and think lots. Which is to say, what makes us mammals makes us human.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Who knew?
- De Fitmen en 04-25-18
De: Liam Drew
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What a Fish Knows
- The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins
- De: Jonathan Balcombe
- Narrado por: Graham Winton
- Duración: 8 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 501
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An underwater exploration that overturns myths about fishes and reveals their complex lives, from tool use to social behavior. There are more than 30,000 species of fish - more than all mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians combined. But for all their breathtaking diversity and beauty, we rarely consider how fish think, feel, and behave.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Title misled me
- De Margaret Weidemann en 08-12-17
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Your Brain Is a Time Machine
- The Neuroscience and Physics of Time
- De: Dean Buonomano
- Narrado por: Aaron Abano
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 549
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In Your Brain Is a Time Machine, brain researcher and best-selling author Dean Buonomano draws on evolutionary biology, physics, and philosophy to present his influential theory of how we tell and perceive time. The human brain, he argues, is a complex system that not only tells time but creates it; it constructs our sense of chronological flow and enables "mental time travel" - simulations of future and past events.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book on an underrated subject
- De Neuron en 05-09-17
De: Dean Buonomano
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Sync
- How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature, and Daily Life
- De: Steven Strogatz
- Narrado por: Kevin T. Collins
- Duración: 13 h y 58 m
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At once elegant and riveting, Sync tells the story of the dawn of a new science. Steven Strogatz, a leading mathematician in the fields of chaos and complexity theory, explains how enormous systems can synchronize themselves, from the electrons in a superconductor to the pacemaker cells in our hearts. He shows that although these phenomena might seem unrelated on the surface, at a deeper level there is a connection, forged by the unifying power of mathematics.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Engaging, but maybe better suited for non-audio
- De Ryan en 05-26-12
De: Steven Strogatz
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Gifts of the Crow
- How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans
- De: John Marzluff, Tony Angell
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 8 h y 15 m
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New research indicates that crows are among the brightest animals in the world. And professor of Wildlife Science at the University of Washington John Marzluff has done some of the most extraordinary research on crows, which has been featured in the New York Times, National Geographic, and the Chicago Tribune, as well as on NPR and PBS. Now he teams up with artist and fellow naturalist Tony Angell to offer an in-depth look at these incredible creatures - in a book that is brimming with surprises.
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4 out of 5 stars
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You Will Never Look At A Crow The Same Way Again
- De Diane en 06-30-12
De: John Marzluff, y otros
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Nature's Nether Regions
- What the Sex Lives of Bugs, Birds, and Beasts Tell Us About Evolution, Biodiversity, and Ourselves
- De: Menno Schithuizen
- Narrado por: Steven Menasche
- Duración: 7 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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The story of evolution as you’ve never heard it before. What’s the easiest way to tell species apart? Check their genitals. Researching private parts was long considered taboo, but scientists are now beginning to understand that the wild diversity of sex organs across species can tell us a lot about evolution. Menno Schilthuizen invites listeners to join him as he uncovers the ways the shapes and functions of genitalia have been molded by complex Darwinian struggles.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A New Favorite
- De S. Pepper en 05-15-15
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How to Build a Dinosaur
- Extinction Doesn't Have to Be Forever
- De: Jack Horner, James Gorman
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 6 h y 36 m
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In movies, in novels, in comic strips, and on television, we've all seen dinosaurs - or at least somebody's educated guess of what they would look like. But what if it were possible to build, or grow, a real dinosaur without finding ancient DNA? Jack Horner, the scientist who advised Steven Spielberg on the blockbuster film Jurassic Park and a pioneer in bringing paleontology into the 21st century, teams up with the editor of the New York Times's Science Times section to reveal exactly what's in store.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book but misplaced title
- De Robert en 06-19-15
De: Jack Horner, y otros
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- L Rod Squared
- 05-25-23
Highly recommend
This book was chock full of fascinating facts, interesting anecdotes, and meaningful revelations!!! Just read it. You’ll never see things the same way again.
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- Patricia
- 05-23-22
Complicated subject in uncomplicated presentation
I got this because of the reviews and a need for an antidote to a bit too much fiction. Thanks to the writing style and the narration, it is a very easy and entertaining "read" about a very complicated set of concepts. A chapter or two at a time has enlivened my daily commute.
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