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Discover the science behind the abilities of your favorite superheroes—the physics, chemistry, and biology of Superman, Iron Man, Captain Americam, Aquaman, Spiderman, Cyborg, and more!
The concept of the superhero has permeated our culture. They fascinate their fans with their incredible superhuman abilities and impressive technology. But do you ever wonder if any of it is plausible or rooted in fact?
Enter The Science of Superheroes, which address more than fifty topics that span the worlds of your favorite superheroes and villains. Explore and examine their amazing abilities and fantastic gadgets with a detailed scientific lens.
The scientific questions examined within this book include:
- Can an Iron Man suit be made?
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- Could any known forms of radiation cause superpowers?
- How many calories does Superman need each day?
- Could you cross a Lamborghini and a Hummer to make the Batmobile Tumbler?
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Whether you're a movie or comic buff, this book is certain to entertain and open your eyes to the truth behind these amazing characters.
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Blending biology, chemistry, and physics basics with accessible - and witty-prose, The Science of Rick and Morty equips you with the scientific foundation to thoroughly understand Rick's experiments from the show, such as how we can use dark matter and energy, just what is intelligence hacking, and whether or not you can really control a cockroach's nervous system with your tongue. Perfect for longtime and new fans of the show, this is the ultimate segue into discovering more about our complicated and fascinating universe.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Some good science in here?
- De Darin Harbert en 02-06-20
De: Matt Brady
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The Complete (Short) Guide to Absolutely Everything
- Adventures in Math and Science
- De: Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry
- Narrado por: Hannah Fry, Adam Rutherford
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
Geneticist Adam Rutherford and mathematician Hannah Fry guide listeners through time and space, through our bodies and brains, showing how emotions shape our view of reality, how our minds tell us lies, and why a mostly bald and curious ape decided to begin poking at the fabric of the universe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enthralling facts, great delivery!
- De Skip en 04-11-24
De: Adam Rutherford, y otros
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Space Chronicles
- Facing the Ultimate Frontier
- De: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrado por: Mirron Willis
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 760
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 701
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 695
With his signature wit and thought-provoking insights, Neil deGrasse Tyson - one of our foremost thinkers on all things space - illuminates the past, present, and future of space exploration and brilliantly reminds us why NASA matters now as much as ever. As Tyson reveals, exploring the space frontier can profoundly enrich many aspects of our daily lives, from education systems and the economy to national security and morale.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The least helpful review of Space Chronicles.
- De Joshua Kring en 06-17-15
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End Times
- A Brief Guide to the End of the World
- De: Bryan Walsh
- Narrado por: Bryan Walsh, Corey Carthew
- Duración: 12 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 79
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 64
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 65
End Times is a compelling work of skilled reportage that peels back the layers of complexity around the unthinkable - and inevitable - end of humankind. From asteroids and artificial intelligence to volcanic supereruption to nuclear war, veteran science reporter and TIME editor Bryan Walsh provides a stunning panoramic view of the most catastrophic threats to the human race.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Important topic ruined by needless political blather
- De J. Gordon en 08-29-19
De: Bryan Walsh
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Chariots of the Gods
- De: Erich von Däniken
- Narrado por: William Dufris
- Duración: 5 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,769
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,389
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,383
Erich von Däniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance---the first book to introduce the shocking theory that ancient Earth was visited by aliens. This world-famous best seller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the author's own popular sequel, The Eye of the Sphinx.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Answers? No. But if you wish to think it's great!
- De Neal en 09-10-12
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Five Billion Years of Solitude
- The Search for Life Among the Stars
- De: Lee Billings
- Narrado por: Lee Billings
- Duración: 9 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 50
Since its formation nearly five billion years ago, our planet has been the sole living world in a vast and silent universe. Now, Earth's isolation is coming to an end. Over the past two decades, astronomers have discovered thousands of "exoplanets" orbiting other stars, including some that could be similar to our own world. Studying those distant planets for signs of life will be crucial to understanding life's intricate mysteries right here on Earth. In a firsthand account of this unfolding revolution, Lee Billings draws on interviews with top researchers.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bloated
- De Dr A en 01-09-14
De: Lee Billings
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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
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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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.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sagan's lectures about the possibility of God
- De David T. en 11-13-17
De: Carl Sagan, y otros
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The Disappearing Spoon
- And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
- De: Sam Kean
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,029
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,762
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,771
Reporter Sam Kean reveals the periodic table as it’s never been seen before. Not only is it one of man's crowning scientific achievements, it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Book, Great Narration, But...
- De Henny Button en 09-18-10
De: Sam Kean
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: Richard Matthews
- Duración: 18 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27,649
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 20,979
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20,875
Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science. Although he doesn't know anything about the subject (at first), he is eager to learn, and takes information that he gets from the world's leading experts and explains it to us in a way that makes it exciting and relevant.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Only Book I reread imediatley after reading
- De Andrew en 11-09-09
De: Bill Bryson
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Soonish
- Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything
- De: Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith
- Narrado por: Kelly Weinersmith, Zach Weinersmith
- Duración: 10 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,299
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,166
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,159
In this smart and funny book, celebrated cartoonist Zach Weinersmith and noted researcher Dr. Kelly Weinersmith give us a snapshot of what's coming next - from robot swarms to nuclear fusion powered-toasters. By weaving their own research and interviews with the scientists who are making these advances happen, the Weinersmiths investigate why these technologies are needed, how they would work, and what is standing in their way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really Good-ish!
- De See Reverse en 04-16-18
De: Kelly Weinersmith, y otros
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A Little History of the World
- De: E. H. Gombrich
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
- Duración: 9 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,950
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,309
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,295
E. H. Gombrich's world history, an international best seller now available in English for the first time, is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements, and an acute witness to its frailties.
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5 out of 5 stars
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an enlightening book; very well read
- De A.B.Oxford en 06-03-06
De: E. H. Gombrich
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How to Speak Science
- Gravity, Relativity, and Other Ideas That Were Crazy Until Proven Brilliant
- De: Bruce Benamran, Stephanie Delozier Strobel
- Narrado por: Braden Wright
- Duración: 13 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 196
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 192
As smartphones, supercomputers, supercolliders, and AI propel us into an ever more unfamiliar future, How to Speak Science takes us on a rollicking historical tour of the greatest discoveries and ideas that make today's cutting-edge technologies possible. Wanting everyone to be able to "speak" science, YouTube science guru Bruce Benamran explains - as accessibly and wittily as in his acclaimed videos - the fundamental ideas of the physical world: matter, life, the solar system, light, electromagnetism, thermodynamics, special and general relativity, and much more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wowzers!
- De Ralph Temblador en 02-15-21
De: Bruce Benamran, y otros
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Biocentrism
- How Life and Consciousness are the Keys to the True Nature of the Universe
- De: Robert Lanza, Bob Berman
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 6 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,041
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 837
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 825
The whole of Western natural philosophy is undergoing a sea change, forced upon us by the experimental findings of quantum theory. At the same time, these findings have increased our doubt and uncertainty about traditional physical explanations of the universe's genesis and structure. Biocentrism completes this shift in worldview, turning the planet upside down again with the revolutionary view that life creates the universe instead of the other way around.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Copenhagen Interpretation Resurrected
- De S. Kozlowski en 12-14-09
De: Robert Lanza, y otros
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Confessions of an Alien Hunter
- A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- De: Seth Shostak
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 10 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 95
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 69
This engaging memoir reveals the true story of the Search for ExtraterrestrialIntelligence (SETI), and discloses what we may very soon discover. Chronicling the program’s history with insight and humor, SETI senior astronomer Seth Shostak assures us that if there is sentient life in the universe, we are within decades of picking up its signal.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Somewhat Disappointed...
- De Tim en 11-12-10
De: Seth Shostak
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The Second Book of General Ignorance
- Everything You Think You Know Is (Still) Wrong
- De: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson
- Narrado por: Julian Elfer
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 82
Just when you thought that it was safe to start showing off again, John Lloyd and John Mitchinson are back with another busload of mistakes and misunderstandings. Here is a new collection of simple, perfectly obvious questions you'll be quite certain you know the answers to. Whether it's history, science, sports, geography, literature, language, medicine, the classics, or common wisdom, you'll be astonished to discover that everything you thought you knew is still hopelessly wrong.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's all stuff from QI
- De Bonnie Kennedy en 04-07-21
De: John Lloyd, y otros
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The Clockwork Universe
- Isaac Newton, The Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
- De: Edward Dolnick
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 10 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,886
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,308
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,320
The Clockwork Universe is the story of a band of men who lived in a world of dirt and disease but pictured a universe that ran like a perfect machine. A meld of history and science, this book is a group portrait of some of the greatest minds who ever lived as they wrestled with natures most sweeping mysteries. The answers they uncovered still hold the key to how we understand the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Calculus Ergo Modernity
- De Nelson Alexander en 07-09-11
De: Edward Dolnick
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Tomorrowland
- Our Journey From Science Fiction to Science Fact
- De: Steven Kotler
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 8 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 428
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 363
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 363
New York Times, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Discover bestselling author Steven Kotler has written extensively about those pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact...and fundamentally reshaped the world. Now he gathers the best of his best, updated and expanded upon, to guide listeners on a mind-bending tour of the far frontier, and how these advances are radically transforming our lives.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Covers a lot of different topics in many industries
- De ErnieA en 06-27-15
De: Steven Kotler