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Imagined Life
- A Speculative Scientific Journey among the Exoplanets in Search of Intelligent Aliens, Ice Creatures, and Supergravity Animals
- By: James Trefil, Michael Summers
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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It is now known that we live in a galaxy with more planets than stars. The Milky Way alone encompasses 30 trillion potential home planets. Scientists Trefil and Summers bring listeners on a marvelous experimental voyage through the possibilities of life-unlike anything we have experienced so far - that could exist on planets outside our own solar system.
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Imagined Life
- A Speculative Scientific Journey among the Exoplanets in Search of Intelligent Aliens, Ice Creatures, and Supergravity Animals
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 17-09-19
- Language: English
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Astrophysicist Carl Sagan Discusses Life on Earth and Other Planets
- By: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: Carl Sagan
- Length: 59 mins
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Carl Edward Sagan (November 9, 1934-December 20, 1996), born in Brooklyn, NY, was an American astronomer and astrophysicist. His best-known scientific contribution was his research on the possibility of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by exposure to light. The following is a lecture Sagan gave in 1977 during which he discussed life on earth and other planets.
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Astrophysicist Carl Sagan Discusses Life on Earth and Other Planets
- Narrated by: Carl Sagan
- Length: 59 mins
- Release date: 06-04-26
- Language: English
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The Disordered Cosmos
- A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
- By: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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From a star theoretical physicist, “a love letter to the wonderous universe we call home, and an urge to think critically about how we explore its depths” (Smithsonian Magazine) In The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for physics, from the Standard Model of...
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disappointing at best
- By Amazon Customer on 26-10-21
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The Disordered Cosmos
- A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 09-03-21
- Language: English
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Minuteman
- A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare
- By: David Stumpf
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
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David K. Stumpf demystifies the intercontinental ballistic missile program that was conceived at the end of the Eisenhower administration as a key component of the US nuclear strategy of massive retaliation. Although its nuclear warhead may have lacked power relative to that of the Titan II, the Minuteman more than made up for this in terms of numbers and readiness to launch - making it the ultimate ICBM.
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Minuteman
- A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 01-06-21
- Language: English
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Coming of Age in the Milky Way
- By: Timothy Ferris
- Narrated by: Timothy Ferris
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
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Humans have long sought to comprehend the enormities of cosmic space and time. Here, best selling science writer Timothy Ferris tells the story of that quest. He interweaves the majestic themes of astronomy, physics, religion, and philosophy with fresh and lasting portraits of the men and women who created what has been called our society's most precious treasure - its conception of the universe at large.
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Coming of Age in the Milky Way
- Narrated by: Timothy Ferris
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 15-12-99
- Language: English
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Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries
- By: Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley
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Join Professor Fred Watson and Sci-Fi Author Andrew Dunkley on Space Nuts as they delve into astronomy, space travel, and cosmic mysteries. Explore groundbreaking discoveries and listener Q&A in captivating discussions. Follow us on social media to engage with our community!Two episodes a week with news and explainer focused editions published on Thursday's and our Listener Q&A focused edition on Monday's.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.
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Great
- By LyngoDizzle on 14-05-26
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To Conquer the Air
- The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight
- By: James Tobin
- Narrated by: Boyd Gaines
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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James Tobin, award-winning author of Ernie Pyle's War and The Man He Became, has penned the definitive account of the inspiring and impassioned race between the Wright brothers and their primary rival Samuel Langley across ten years and two continents to conquer the air. For years, Wilbur Wright...
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To Conquer the Air
- The Wright Brothers and the Great Race for Flight
- Narrated by: Boyd Gaines
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 18-04-03
- Language: English
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God's Equation
- Einstein, Relativity, and the Expanding Universe
- By: Amir D. Aczel
- Narrated by: Kent Broadhurst
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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Are we on the verge of solving the riddle of creation using Einstein's "greatest blunder"? In a work that is at once lucid, exhilarating and profound, renowned mathematician Dr. Amir Aczel, critically acclaimed author of Fermat's Last Theorem, takes us into the heart of science's greatest...
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Tedious in the extreme
- By Simon Pegg on 04-12-06
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God's Equation
- Einstein, Relativity, and the Expanding Universe
- Narrated by: Kent Broadhurst
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 30-11-00
- Language: English
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A Brief Welcome to the Universe
- A Pocket-Sized Tour
- By: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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A Brief Welcome to the Universe offers a breathtaking tour of the cosmos, from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes and time loops. Best-selling authors and acclaimed astrophysicists Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott take listeners on an unforgettable journey of exploration to reveal how our universe actually works. Propelling you from our home solar system to the outermost frontiers of space, this book builds your cosmic insight and perspective through a marvelously entertaining narrative.
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A Brief Welcome to the Universe
- A Pocket-Sized Tour
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 07-09-21
- Language: English
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The Contact Paradox
- Challenging our Assumptions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- By: Keith Cooper
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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In 1974 a message was beamed towards the stars by the giant Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico, a brief blast of radio waves designed to alert extraterrestrial civilizations to our existence. Of course, we don't know if such civilizations really exist. But for the past six decades a small cadre of researchers have been on a quest to find out, as part of SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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The Contact Paradox
- Challenging our Assumptions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 31-01-20
- Language: English
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A Fool's Wisdom
- Science Conspiracies & the Secret Art of Alchemy
- By: Steven A. Young MSci PhD
- Narrated by: Steven A. Young
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Attend to these words gentle soul, herein ye shall find a two-part alchemical discourse concerning the purity and veracity of scientific thought, separating the 'ugly truth' (science conspiracies) from the 'beautiful truth' (the secret art of Alchemy). Part One takes aim at the post-modern secular worldview of Scientific Materialism or Scientism, rebuking and revealing the fatal flaws inherent in its core beliefs and cosmology, as well as the various conspiracies and occult shenanigans underlying physics, chemistry and medicine.
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Good insight into the workings of our ‘rulers’
- By Pepper82 on 02-04-25
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A Fool's Wisdom
- Science Conspiracies & the Secret Art of Alchemy
- Narrated by: Steven A. Young
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 31-07-24
- Language: English
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Moon Landing Theory
- By: Inception Point AI
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Host Ava Grey dissects the Apollo Moon landing conspiracy theory claim by claim, examining photographic anomalies, lunar surface evidence, and the origins of persistent doubt. Through expert analysis and scientific verification, each episode separates misinformation from documented reality, exploring why millions still question one of humanity's greatest achievements. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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The Anthropic Principle
- Finding Ourselves in the Middle of Everything
- By: Boris Kriger
- Narrated by: Amber Guthrie
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
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This book is the boundary between science and philosophy dissolves into a haunting exploration of existence itself. Beginning with the mysterious precision of the universe’s physical constants and ending at the silent edge of knowledge, this book traces the anthropic principle not as an answer, but as a profound and unsettling question. From the delicate balance that permits life to the strange recursion of a cosmos observed by minds it created, each chapter draws closer to a truth that cannot be fully named.
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The Anthropic Principle
- Finding Ourselves in the Middle of Everything
- Narrated by: Amber Guthrie
- Series: Science and Cosmos
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
- Release date: 12-11-25
- Language: English
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Handprints on Hubble
- An Astronaut's Story of Invention
- By: Kathryn D. Sullivan
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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In Handprints on Hubble, retired astronaut Kathryn Sullivan describes her work on the NASA team that made all of this possible. Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, recounts how she and other astronauts, engineers, and scientists launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained Hubble, the most productive observatory ever built.
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So pleased with this book
- By Amber Geddes on 24-10-22
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Handprints on Hubble
- An Astronaut's Story of Invention
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-11-19
- Language: English
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The Romance of Reality
- How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity
- By: Bobby Azarian
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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According to the prevailing scientific paradigm, the universe tends toward randomness; it functions according to laws without purpose, and life is an accident devoid of meaning. Thanks to a new understanding of evolution, as well as recent advances in our understanding of the phenomenon known as emergence, a new cosmic narrative is taking shape: Nature’s simplest “parts” come together to form ever-greater “wholes” in a process that has no end in sight. Bobby Azarian explains the science behind this new view of reality and explores what it means for all of us.
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Excellent book
- By Stuart V. on 11-05-23
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The Romance of Reality
- How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 24-06-22
- Language: English
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Gamekeeper at Home
- By: Richard Jefferies
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Richard Jefferies (1848 – 1887) was born and spent his childhood on a farm at Coate,Wiltshire. He joined the ‘Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard’ in 1868 and also started to write articles and pamphlets on various agricultural issues and local history topics. He is best known for his depiction of English rural life in essays, books of natural history, and novels. This classic of English nature writing gives an idea of the life of a gamekeeper in southern England in the second half of the nineteenth century. (Summary by AJM)
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An End to the Upside Down Cosmos
- Rethinking the Big Bang, Heliocentrism, the Lights in the Sky…and Where We Live
- By: Mark Gober
- Narrated by: Mark Gober
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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Scientists tell us that ninety-six percent of the universe is unexplained dark matter and dark energy. Also, they admit that no unifying “theory of everything” exists in physics. This shaky foundation is the basis of modern thinking about the cosmos and Earth’s place in it. Something big seems to be missing. Thus, we’re left with no choice but to question the “consensus” cosmological model. Are we really flying through space on a spinning ball within an expanding universe, while free-falling around the Sun—all as a consequence of a “Big Bang” that supposedly occurred 13.8 billion years ago?
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Warning - information contained is only for truly questioning and honest minds!
- By David on 12-11-24
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An End to the Upside Down Cosmos
- Rethinking the Big Bang, Heliocentrism, the Lights in the Sky…and Where We Live
- Narrated by: Mark Gober
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 24-09-24
- Language: English
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The Glass Universe
- The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars
- By: Dava Sobel
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
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AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘A peerless intellectual biography. The Glass Universe shines and twinkles as brightly as the stars themselves’ The Economist #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel returns with a captivating, little-known true story of women in science In the...
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The Glass Universe
- The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 06-12-16
- Language: English
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The Observing Universe
- On Cosmology, Consciousness and Meaning
- By: Fernando J. M. Lopes
- Narrated by: Tony Rao
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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The Observing Universe is not a book of answers. It is a book of questions — approached with attention, silence, and wonder. Drawing from cosmology, science, philosophy, and human experience, this contemplative essay invites the listener to reflect on the movement of the universe, the nature of life, consciousness, and the place of the human being within the whole. Throughout this book, the universe is not presented as a distant object to be explained, but as a living process in which we participate.
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interesting view of the universe.
- By Anonymous on 05-05-26
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The Observing Universe
- On Cosmology, Consciousness and Meaning
- Narrated by: Tony Rao
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Release date: 09-04-26
- Language: English
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The Interstellar Age
- The Story of the NASA Men and Women Who Flew the Forty-Year Voyager Mission
- By: Jim Bell
- Narrated by: Jim Bell
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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The story of the men and women who drove the Voyager spacecraft mission— told by a scientist who was there from the beginning. The Voyager spacecraft are our farthest-flung emissaries—11.3 billion miles away from the crew who built and still operate them, decades since their launch. Voyager...
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loved it
- By Marty on 03-12-21
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The Interstellar Age
- The Story of the NASA Men and Women Who Flew the Forty-Year Voyager Mission
- Narrated by: Jim Bell
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 24-02-15
- Language: English
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