The Science category has 986 audiobooks on Listento.it, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 9,896 ratings. The most-rated is Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.
The Weather Makers
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From Dr. Tim Flannery, one of the world's foremost experts on conservation and ecology, comes a book of immeasurable importance. Hailed by Kirkus Reviews as a "powerful and persuasive" work that is "sure to provoke strong reaction", The Weather Makers is among the finest examinations of climate change ever written. Originally skeptical of global warming, Flannery spent years compiling his own research. What he learned is sobering. Human beings are weather makers whose production of carbon dioxide is polluting the planet at a devastating rate. Species are disappearing, the natural world is changing, and weather events, like Hurricane Katrina, are becoming increasingly disastrous. But as Flannery shows, there are cleaner ways to live, and doing so is the only way to avoid global catastrophe. Alarming but filled with ideas that inspire hope, The Weather Makers could be the most important book you ever hear.
©2006 Tim Flannery (P)2006 Recorded Books, LLC.
Weather 101
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Learn the science behind weather and weather prediction in this clear and straightforward new guide. Weather is everywhere, and while it's typically not thought about most of the time, it can get everyone's attention in an instant - whether it's the swirling destruction of a tornado, the wreckage from a hurricane, or the havoc of climate change on the environment. Weather 101 gives you the basics on weather, from blue skies to hail to dust storms, with information on the science of how weather works, how to predict the weather in your area, how to be ready for natural disasters, and how climate change is affecting weather patterns across the world. With this guide you'll be a weather expert in no time!
©2017 Kathleen Sears (P)2017 Simon & Schuster Audio
Wild Like Flowers: The Restoration of Relationship Through Regeneration
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This is an audiobook about regenerative agriculture gone wild. This audiobook of short stories and essays is a wondrous meditation on sunrises and wildness, on wildflowers and walks. It is also an audiobook about you, about me, and about the ecosystem regeneration possible through learning to see the wild gifts of relationship. Drawing on life in his wildland-a 400-acre process-led and emergent farm that nurtures ecosystem regeneration, carbon sequestration, nourishing foods, bio-diversity, and species habitat - the acclaimed author and poet, emergent conservationist, and Savory Institute Hub Leader, educator, and consultant, Daniel Firth Griffith, provides a poetic portrait of the powers, magic, and rich abundance harvested by learning the language of connection and the restorative powers of relationship. Wild Like Flowers is a collection of personal reflections from Griffith's regenerative wildland that utilizes the magical gifts of being, connection, reciprocity, and community to probe the larger concerns of the modern agricultural movement in lyrical and meditative prose that is a true celebration of life itself. It presents a choice to stop; to nurture awareness; to learn a language of relationship instead of dominance - of community not colonization. A choice that understands life and the landscape of our place as something we commune with-a relationship-a vision that places human life a bit closer to being native to this place.
©2021 Daniel Firth Griffith (P)2021 Daniel Firth Griffith
Geology
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In this Very Short Introduction audiobook, Jan Zalasiewicz gives a brief introduction to the fascinating field of geology. Describing how the science developed from its early beginnings, he looks at some of the key discoveries that have transformed it before delving into its various subfields, such as sedimentology, tectonics, and stratigraphy. Analyzing the geological foundations of the Earth, Zalasiewicz explains the interlocking studies of tectonics, geophysics, and igneous and metamorphic petrology and geochemistry and also describes how rocks are dated by radiometric dating. Considering the role and importance of geology in the finding and exploitation of resources (including fracking), he also discusses its place in environmental issues, such as foundations for urban structures and sites for landfill, and in tackling issues associated with climate change. Zalasiewicz concludes by discussing the exciting future and frontiers of the field, such as the exploration of the geology of Mars.
©2018 Jan Zalasiewicz (P)2018 Tantor
Here on Earth
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Tim Flannery’s first major book since The Weather Makers charts the history of life on our planet. Here on Earth, which draws its points of departure from Darwin and Wallace, Lovelock and Dawkins, is an extraordinary exploration of evolution and sustainability. Our success as a species has had disastrous effects on many of the Earth’s ecosystems and could lead to our downfall. But equally, Flannery argues, we are now equipped as never before to explore our true relationship with the planet on which our biological, economic and cultural futures depend. Here on Earth is not just a dazzling account of life on our planet. It will change the way you live.
©2010 Tim Flannery (P)2010 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Kundalini Awakening
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Kundalini Awakening: Guided Meditation to Heal Your Body, Gain Enlightenment, Expand Mind Power, Intuition, Clairvoyance, Psychic Awareness, and Enhance Psychic Abilities is the complete audio guide that will teach you how to unleash your psychic abilities, intuition, clairvoyance, and awaken your Kundalini. If you've been searching for the right guide that can enrich your spirituality and psychic senses then this is the perfect audiobook for you. This audiobook unveils the secrets that will allow you to create positive changes in your life. Key concepts discusses in this audiobook: What Kundalini is How to awaken Kundalini The effects of Kundalini activation Prana How to control Prana Chakra healing and meditation How to sense energy The four elements Enhance your psychic abilities Astral travel Meet your spirit guide Auras and how to see them How to raise your vibration Enlightenment Best practices Different terminologies and their meaning A step-by-step guide to mastery And so much more Get your copy of Kundalini Awakening today!
©2018 Jenifer Williams (P)2018 Jenifer Williams
The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
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First published in 1871, The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex sees Darwin apply his evolutionary theory to the human race, controversially placing apes in our family tree. The book covers a range of adjacent themes, including differences between different peoples, the dominance of women in mate choice, and the relevance of evolutionary theory to general society. After the criticism of his On the Origin of Species, Darwin was apprehensive about the possible public reception of The Descent of Man. However, there was an immediate interest in the book, and it had to be reprinted within three weeks of publication, leading a relieved Darwin to remark that "Everybody is talking about it without being shocked". PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
Public Domain (P)2020 Naxos AudioBooks
Der Ruf der rosa Delfine
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Sy Montgomery ist mit ihrem Bestseller Rendezvous mit einem Oktopus in die erste Liga der Nature Writer vorgestoßen, auch in Deutschland. Doch nicht nur Oktopoden liegen der Naturforscherin und Autorin am Herzen - sie hat für viele faszinierende Kreaturen Leib und Leben riskiert, aber insbesondere für die rosa Amazonas-Delfine. Viermal ist sie ins Amazonas-Delta gereist, um ihnen auf die Spur zu kommen, wurde von Ameisen gebissen, teilte mit Spinnen das Quartier und schwamm mit Piranhas. Schnell wird ihr klar: Man kann den rosa Delfin nicht erfassen, wenn man nicht begreift, wo er in der Evolution steht und welche Rolle er im Ökosystem Regenwald spielt - es ranken sich zahlreiche Mythen um die "Botos", die Amazonas-Bewohner verehren und fürchten sie. Sy Montgomery begegnet allen auf Augenhöhe: Den "Indigenas", die mit dem ständigen Schwund ihres Lebensraumes ringen müssen, den Forscher*innen, die ihr Leben dem Studium des Amazonas-Deltas gewidmet haben, und nicht zuletzt den Tieren und Pflanzen der Region. Ihre Liebe zu den Geheimnissen unserer Natur ist ansteckend - und in Zeiten des Klimawandels notwendiger denn je!
©2020 Eden Books. Übersetzung von Gertrud Bauer (P)2020 Bonnevoice Hörbuchverlag GmbH
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Fisica Quantistica per Principianti [Quantum Physics for Beginners]
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La verità è questa: quando lo guardi da un punto di vista esterno, il termine Fisica. Quantistica è abbastanza intimidatorio? Questa materia è molto complessa e talvolta anche i fisici professionisti hanno difficoltà a orientarsi nella fisica quantistica, poiché può sembrare abbastanza contro intuitiva. Ma anche se è difficile e complessa da capire, non è neanche lontanamente incomprensibile. Ci sono alcuni concetti chiave della fisica quantistica, attorno ai quali ruota l'intera materia. Se conosci e comprendi questi concetti, scoprirai che è molto facile capire come funziona la fisica quantistica. Prima di tutto, devi sapere che tutto all'interno dell'universo è costituito da onde e particelle. Sì, entrambi allo stesso tempo. Questa è chiamata la doppia natura delle sostanze. Sembra abbastanza folle e difficile da credere, ma entrambe queste conclusioni sono state derivate da numerosi esperimenti scientifici. La seconda cosa che devi capire ed accettare è che quando si tratta di fisica quantistica, è quasi impossibile prevedere il risultato esatto di un esperimento su un sistema quantistico. Ci può essere solo probabilità, nessuna certezza, il che ci porta alla conclusione che la fisica quantistica è probabilistica. E ultimo, ma non meno importante, devi capire che la fisica quantistica è molto piccola, il più delle volte. Ciò significa che lo studio della meccanica quantistica è ben osservato quando le particelle in oggetto sono estremamente piccole. Questo è dovuto al fatto che gli effetti quantistici coinvolti nei processi si riducono all'aumentare delle dimensioni degli oggetti. Di conseguenza, i comportamenti quantistici sono difficili da trovare. Please note: This audiobook is in Italian.
©2020 Brad Olsson (P)2020 Brad Olsson
The Strange and Scientific World of Sex
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Sex - it's not just for humans! Dive into this wacky but scientific exploration of all things sex. Get answers to all of the random questions you might never have thought to ask yourself: How did dinosaurs have sex millions of years ago? What's going on in your brain when having sex? Can exercising improve your sex life? And more!
©2021 Seeker (P)2021 Audiogems by Findaway
The Meat Racket
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How much do you know about the meat on your dinner plate? Journalist Christopher Leonard spent more than a decade covering the country's biggest meat companies, including four years as the national agribusiness reporter for the Associated Press. Now he delivers the first comprehensive look inside the industrial meat system, exposing how a handful of companies executed an audacious corporate takeover of the nation's meat supply. Leonard's revealing account shines a light on the inner workings of Tyson Foods, a pioneer of the industrial system that dominates the market. You'll learn how the food industry got to where it is today and how companies like Tyson have escaped the scrutiny they deserve. You'll discover how these companies are able to raise meat prices for consumers while pushing down the price they pay to farmers. And you'll even see how big business and politics have derailed efforts to change the system, from a years-long legal fight in Iowa to the Obama administration's recent failed attempt to pass reforms. Important, timely, and explosive, The Meat Racket is an unvarnished portrait of the food industry that now dominates America's heartland.
©2014 Christopher Leonard (P)2014 Tantor
Quantum Physics for Beginners
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"Everything is energy": The mysterious reasons why only 0.0001 percent of humans really understand this principle, and how applying it every day in your life will let you get everything you desire.... In today's society, it is increasingly on the agenda to reason by stereotypes. The continuous distractions and surplus of information are leading us to an increasingly elusive and superficial perception of the world. Only a few discerning people are engaged in a careful and in-depth analysis of reality. "Things are not always as they seem," says the famous Gibran, and quantum physics unquestionably sanctions the truth of this famous thought. Einstein, Planck, Heisenberg, and Bohr (just to mention the most famous) were courageous visionaries - careful observers who did not stop at appearances and what the world of conventions proposed to them as absolute realities. This value was reciprocated with a revolutionary conception of life, which in some cases, for the weakest of hearts, led to madness. But for the most valiant, it was the keystone that allowed them to get everything they wanted out of their lives. How strong is your heart? In this essential guide to quantum physics, I will explain the most complex concepts in a very simple and understandable way, with the help of practical and immediate examples. Not only that, I will reveal to you the most intricate and hidden (in the worst mathematical formulas), real and tangible implications that you can apply in everyday life, giving you the opportunity to literally make a quantum leap. Now for a little taste of what you will find inside this wonderful essay: Where it all began The basic concepts of quantum physics The mysterious adventures of Einstein Wormholes, time, and the fourth dimension: What do they have in common? Where will relativity take us in the third millennium? Light: Do you really know what it is? What was hidden in Heisenberg's mind? And much more... Learn concepts worthy of an excellent mind without effort, understand the most revolutionary and mysterious rules that govern the universe in which you live. Observe and interpret the reality that surrounds you with Einstein's eyes and change your life by catapulting it light years away from oppressive ordinariness. Don't wait any longer than you have already done to get hold of the keystone.... Act now! Scroll up to the top of the page like a photon rocket and click on the "Buy Now" button!
©2020 James Fradkov (P)2020 James Fradkov
The Backyard Homestead
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Start an organic chicken farm, make your home self-sufficient, save a lot of money, and start a successful business! Do you want to grow organic food, and raise healthy livestock like chickens? Have you always wondered about the phenomena of sustainable living? Would you like to transform your home into a self-sufficient, eco-friendly paradise? Poultry meat, and especially chicken, has been heavily analyzed these last few years, and the results were defeating. It turns out, most chicken farms use a lot of antibiotics and other drugs to stimulate growth, fatten the animals up, and ultimately make more profit. Eating that meat, poisoned with chemicals, can seriously damage your health and even cause cancer. So, what can you do? Have your own chicken farm! It might sound like a complicated thing to do, but with this book, you’ll enjoy organic, healthy chicken meat and eggs in no time! This bundle will show you how to grow quality chickens in even the smallest backyards and how to become a homesteader, even if you live in a city and have little or no space for agriculture. Here’s what you’ll learn: How to choose the breed of chicken to farm, based on whether you want to grow them for eggs, meat, or both What to look for when purchasing that first flock of birds How to prepare their habitat and what it has to contain for successful and organic farming How to feed and grow healthy chickens without drugs and other damaging compounds How to raise chickens in any surroundings, including backyards Numerous professional tips for raising, housing, and caring for your flock Everything about backyard homesteading, what it entails, and how to become a homesteader How to start this project the right way, by following important homesteading principles How to homestead if you live in the city or own a very small backyard Techniques for gardening and producing fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms Building tips for everyone who want to make their own sheds and furniture And much more! Just imagine what amount of money you would save every month if you didn’t have to buy your food, wines, or pay your energy bills! Join thousands of people living a healthy, eco-friendly, fulfilling life! Scroll up, click on "buy now", and get your audiobook!
©2020 Martin Travis (P)2020 Martin Travis
Hydrofracked?
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When the well water on Louis Meeks’ ranch turned brown and oily, he suspected that the thousands of natural gas wells dotting the once-empty Wyoming landscape were somehow to blame. The hard part was proving it. Meeks’ struggle to get the energy companies to take responsibility, meticulously documented through three years of investigative reporting by ProPublica’s Abrahm Lustgarten, coincide with a national uproar over the oil and gas drilling process called hydraulic fracturing – a technology that promises to open large new energy supplies, perhaps at the expense of the nation’s water.
©2011 Pro Publica, Inc. (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
Warden Force: Grim Witness and Other True Game Warden Adventures
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The audiobook Warden Force: Grim Witness and Other True Game Warden Adventures is a collection of short stories, the true adventures of some of the toughest, most dedicated, and courageous protectors of wildlife in the world and the wildlife-destroying outlaws they pursue.
©2016 Tharen Hodges (P)2019 Tharen "Terry" Hodges
Tesla vs Edison
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Human history has seen many surprising and profound turning points. Our distant ancestors discovered fire and invented tools. They developed languages and writing. They built shelters, temples, and schools; sometimes warred against each other; and organized complex systems of governance, social organization, and production. Lastly, the ways that humans learned to use raw materials to create activity and resources set the stage for the most compelling and life-altering phase of the modern era, the Industrial Revolution. Into this exciting historical period, two remarkable men were born. Tied by birth to different continents but connected by similar interests, each indelibly marked their generation and those that followed with their genius and foresight. This audiobook covers the war of currents and the individual lives of Tesla and Edison. Listen to this audiobook now to learn more about the lives of Tesla and Edison!
©2018 Captivating History (P)2018 Captivating History
The Mission
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A masterful, genre-defying narrative of the most ambitious science project ever conceived: NASA’s deep-space mission to Europa - the Jovian moon where might swim the first known alien life in our solar system - powered by a motley team of obsessives and eccentrics. When scientists discovered the first ocean beyond Earth, they had two big questions: “Is it habitable?” and “How do we get there?” To answer the first, they had to answer the second, and so began a vivacious team’s 20-year odyssey to mount a mission to Europa, the ocean moon of Jupiter. Standing in their way: NASA, fanatically consumed with landing robots on Mars; the White House, which never saw a science budget it couldn’t cut; Congress, fixated on going to the moon or Mars - anywhere, really, to give astronauts something to do; rivals in academia, who wanted instead to go to Saturn; and even Jupiter itself, which guards Europa in a pulsing, rippling, radiation belt - a halo of death whose conditions are like those that follow a detonated thermonuclear bomb. The Mission, or: How a Disciple of Carl Sagan, an Ex-Motocross Racer, a Texas Tea Party Congressman, the World's Worst Typewriter Saleswoman, California Mountain People, and an Anonymous NASA Functionary Went to War with Mars, Survived an Insurgency at Saturn, Traded Blows with Washington, and Stole a Ride on an Alabama Moon Rocket to Send a Space Robot to Jupiter in Search of the Second Garden of Eden at the Bottom of an Alien Ocean Inside of an Ice World Called Europa (A True Story) is the Homeric, never-before-told story of modern space exploration, and a magnificent portrait of the inner lives of scientists who study the solar system’s mysterious outer planets. David W. Brown chronicles the remarkable saga of how Europa was won, and what it takes to get things done - down here, and up there. Crafted with verve, humor, and uncanny empathy, The Mission is an exuberant masterclass in how a few determined cogs can change an entire machine.
©2020 David W. Brown (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers
The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry: Series 11-15
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Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry solve more of your everyday mysteries in these five fantastic radio series. Inquisitive investigators Dr Adam Rutherford and Dr Hannah Fry are back to crack open another batch of baffling cases sent in by the great British public. Using the power of science, they find the surprising solutions to tricky questions such as 'Is anything really random?', 'Why do we have hangovers?', 'Is hypnotism real?' and 'How do you make gold?' These 29 episodes encompass classic cosmic conundrums - including whether there is intelligent alien life out there, if infinity exists and how wormholes could allow us to time-travel - as well as probing more down-to-earth human quirks like our differing pain thresholds, our attraction to 'bad' foods like chips and chocolate and our varied regional accents. Plus, the duo embarks on a cheery evolutionary thought experiment as they wonder what would happen if humanity became extinct.... Also included is a Valentine's episode about how love affects our brain and a two-part Halloween special on why horror bewitches us so - and it's Rutherford and Fry squared when Stephen Fry joins the show to find out why he struggles to remember faces. Among the many guest experts aiding the two doctors in their investigations are quantum physicist Jim Al-Khalili, cosmologist Andrew Pontzen, 'The Angry Chef' Anthony Warner, stage hypnotist Ben Dali, psychologist Claudia Hammond, neuroscientist Sophie Scott and Phil Plait, a.k.a. The Bad Astronomer. Presented by Drs Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry Producer: Michelle Martin Series 11 featuring: Monica Grady, Seth Shostak, Matthew Cobb, Sara Rugheimer, Peter Weyand, Polly McGuigan, Steve Haake, Colva Roney-Dougal, Bill Thompson, Tilly Blyth, Jim Al-Khalili, Irene Tracey, Steve Pete Series 12 featuring: Janina Ramirez, Mark Thomas, Marina Tyndall, Trevor Cox, Steven Strogatz, Eugenia Cheng, Sean Carroll, Andrew Pontzen, Mark Miodownik, Linda Bartoshuk, Anthony Warner, Sally Adams, Andrea Sella, Adam Rogers Series 13 featuring: Ben Dali, Wendy Moore, Devin Terhune, Dawn Shaughnessy, Philip Ball, Jim Al-Khalili, Matt Chandler, Wayne Urquhart, Trevor Cox, Zoe Laughlin, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Sara Russell, Brendan Owens, Neil Comins, Steve Brusatte, Julia Clarke, Al Nelson Series 14 featuring: Mathias Clasen, Margee Kerr, Claudia Hammond, David Poeppel, Sophie Scott, Brad Duchaine, Frank Close, Andrew Pontzen, Andrew Blum, Helen Willetts, Steven Strogatz, Matthew Cobb, Kate Jones, Phil Plait Series 15 featuring: Mark Miodownik, Lucie Green, Andrew Pontzen, Dr Helen Fisher, Claudia Hammond, Irene Tracey, Dr Nick Davis, Dr Giulia Poerio, Claire Jones, Jonathan Ball, Wendy Barclay, Carl Philpott. Richard Warren, Heather Massey, Kathryn Jeffs, Jim Al-Khalili, Jennifer Oullette First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 3rd-7th September 2018 (Series 11), 21st November-26th December 2018 (Series 12), 3rd April-8th May 2019 (Series 13), 30th October-4th December 2019 (Series 14), 5th February-11th March 2020 (Series 15)
©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
Quantum Physics for Beginners Who Flunked Math and Science
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Have you ever wondered where we come from - like where we really come from and what we are made of? Have you ever wondered if, let’s say, teleportation is possible, or if we will ever learn more about the Universe than we already do? Have you ever asked yourself what was Albert Einstein’s true contribution to the science of the 20th century and whether or not there were other scientists just as smart as him, but less frequently mentioned in frequent discussions? Quantum mechanics and the history of quantum theory might have all these answers for you and much, much more than you can even imagine. Download Quantum Physics for Beginners Who Flunked Math and Science today and learn more about: Waves and particles and why they are much more important than we think Neutrinos and why, although incredibly small, they are essential for our knowledge-seeking endeavors Quantum entanglement and how it might make teleportation possible Why Albert Einstein opposed quantum theory as it is generally accepted today What quantum physicists are attempting to do these days Step into a fascinating world that might not have all the answers just yet, but might as well be on its way to finding them!
©2020 Bluesource and Friends (P)2020 Bluesource and Friends
Edge of the Universe
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An accessible look at the mysteries that lurk at the edge of the known universe and beyond. The observable universe, the part we can see with telescopes, is incredibly vast. Yet recent theories suggest that there is far more to the universe than what our instruments record - in fact, it could be infinite. Colossal flows of galaxies, large empty regions called voids, and other unexplained phenomena offer clues that our own "bubble universe" could be part of a greater realm called the multiverse. How big is the observable universe? What it is made of? What lies beyond it? Was there a time before the Big Bang? Could space have unseen dimensions? In this book, physicist and science writer Paul Halpern explains what we know - and what we hope to soon find out - about our extraordinary cosmos. The book: Explains what we know about the Big Bang, the accelerating universe, dark energy, dark flow, and dark matter to examine some of the theories about the content of the universe and why its edge is getting farther away from us faster Explores the idea that the observable universe could be a hologram and that everything that happens within it might be written on its edge The author is a physicist and popular science writer whose other books include Collider: The Search for the World's Smallest Particles and What's Science Ever Done for Us: What the Simpsons Can Teach Us About Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe.
©2012 Paul Halpern (P)2013 Audible, Inc.