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A Story of Us

A New Look at Human Evolution

de Lesley Newson, Pete Richerson ...

Narrado por Mike Cooper ...

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10 hora 3 minutos

In a few decades, a torrent of new evidence and ideas about human evolution has allowed scientists to piece together a more detailed understanding of what went on thousands and even millions of years ago. We now know much more about the problems our ancestors faced, the solutions they found, and the trade-offs they made.Our species' unique capacity for culture began to evolve millions of years ago ... Leer más

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In a few decades, a torrent of new evidence and ideas about human evolution has allowed scientists to piece together a more detailed understanding of what went on thousands and even millions of years ago. We now know much more about the problems our ancestors faced, the solutions they found, and the trade-offs they made.Our species' unique capacity for culture began to evolve millions of years ago
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Purpose and Desire

What Makes Something "Alive" and Why Modern Darwinism Has Failed to Explain It

de J. Scott Turner ...

Narrado por Greg Tremblay ...

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9 hora 11 minutos

A professor, biologist, and physiologist argues that modern Darwinism's materialist and mechanistic biases have led to a scientific dead end, unable to define what life is—and only an openness to the qualities of "purpose and desire" will move the field forward.J. Scott Turner contends, "To be scientists, we force ourselves into a Hobson's choice on the matter: accept intentionality and ... Leer más

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A professor, biologist, and physiologist argues that modern Darwinism's materialist and mechanistic biases have led to a scientific dead end, unable to define what life is—and only an openness to the qualities of "purpose and desire" will move the field forward.J. Scott Turner contends, "To be scientists, we force ourselves into a Hobson's choice on the matter: accept intentionality and
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The Tell-Tale Brain

A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human

de V. S. Ramachandran ...

Narrado por David Drummond ...

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13 hora 3 minutos

V. S. Ramachandran is at the forefront of his field—so much so that Richard Dawkins dubbed him the "Marco Polo of neuroscience." Now, in a major new work, Ramachandran sets his sights on the mystery of human uniqueness. Taking us to the frontiers of neurology, he reveals what baffling and extreme case studies can teach us about normal brain function and how it evolved. Synesthesia becomes a window ... Leer más

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V. S. Ramachandran is at the forefront of his field—so much so that Richard Dawkins dubbed him the "Marco Polo of neuroscience." Now, in a major new work, Ramachandran sets his sights on the mystery of human uniqueness. Taking us to the frontiers of neurology, he reveals what baffling and extreme case studies can teach us about normal brain function and how it evolved. Synesthesia becomes a window
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Jaws

The Story of a Hidden Epidemic

de Sandra Kahn, Paul R. Erhlich ...

Narrado por Gregg Rizzo ...

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4 hora 34 minutos

There's a silent epidemic in western civilization, and it is right under our noses. Our jaws are getting smaller and our teeth crooked and crowded, creating not only aesthetic challenges but also difficulties with breathing. Modern orthodontics has persuaded us that braces and oral devices can correct these problems. While teeth can certainly be straightened, what about the underlying causes of ... Leer más

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There's a silent epidemic in western civilization, and it is right under our noses. Our jaws are getting smaller and our teeth crooked and crowded, creating not only aesthetic challenges but also difficulties with breathing. Modern orthodontics has persuaded us that braces and oral devices can correct these problems. While teeth can certainly be straightened, what about the underlying causes of
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Power, Sex, Suicide

Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life

de Nick Lane ...

Narrado por Nigel Patterson ...

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15 hora 54 minutos

Mitochondria are tiny structures located inside our cells that carry out the essential task of producing energy for the cell. They are found in all complex living things, and in that sense, they are fundamental for driving complex life on the planet. But there is much more to them than that.Mitochondria have their own DNA, with their own small collection of genes, separate from those in the cell ... Leer más

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Mitochondria are tiny structures located inside our cells that carry out the essential task of producing energy for the cell. They are found in all complex living things, and in that sense, they are fundamental for driving complex life on the planet. But there is much more to them than that.Mitochondria have their own DNA, with their own small collection of genes, separate from those in the cell
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A World Beyond Physics

The Emergence and Evolution of Life

de Stuart A. Kauffman ...

Narrado por Bob Souer ...

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3 hora 44 minutos

Among the estimated one hundred billion solar systems in the known universe, evolving life is surely abundant. That evolution is a process of "becoming" in each case. Since Newton, we have turned to physics to assess reality. But physics alone cannot tell us where we came from, how we arrived, and why our world has evolved past the point of unicellular organisms to an extremely complex biosphere ... Leer más

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Among the estimated one hundred billion solar systems in the known universe, evolving life is surely abundant. That evolution is a process of "becoming" in each case. Since Newton, we have turned to physics to assess reality. But physics alone cannot tell us where we came from, how we arrived, and why our world has evolved past the point of unicellular organisms to an extremely complex biosphere
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Faith Versus Fact

Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible

de Jerry A. Coyne ...

Narrado por Joe Barrett ...

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11 hora 24 minutos

In his provocative new book, evolutionary biologist Jerry A. Coyne lays out in clear, dispassionate detail why the toolkit of science, based on reason and empirical study, is reliable, while that of religion—including faith, dogma, and revelation—leads to incorrect, untestable, or conflicting conclusions.Coyne is responding to a national climate in which over half of Americans don't believe in ... Leer más

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In his provocative new book, evolutionary biologist Jerry A. Coyne lays out in clear, dispassionate detail why the toolkit of science, based on reason and empirical study, is reliable, while that of religion—including faith, dogma, and revelation—leads to incorrect, untestable, or conflicting conclusions.Coyne is responding to a national climate in which over half of Americans don't believe in
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Evolutionaries

Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science's Greatest Idea

de Carter Phipps ...

Narrado por Tom Parks ...

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14 hora 7 minutos

Blending cutting-edge ideas with incisive spiritual insights, Evolutionaries is the first popular presentation of an emerging school of thought called "evolutionary spirituality." Carter Phipps, the former executive editor of EnlightenNext magazine, asserts that evolution is not only a scientific but also a spiritual idea in a book whose message has the power to bring new meaning and purpose to ... Leer más

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Blending cutting-edge ideas with incisive spiritual insights, Evolutionaries is the first popular presentation of an emerging school of thought called "evolutionary spirituality." Carter Phipps, the former executive editor of EnlightenNext magazine, asserts that evolution is not only a scientific but also a spiritual idea in a book whose message has the power to bring new meaning and purpose to
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The Fossil Hunter

Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World

de Shelley Emling ...

Narrado por Rachael Beresford ...

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9 hora 5 minutos

Mary Anning was only twelve years old when, in 1811, she discovered the first dinosaur skeleton—of an ichthyosaur—while fossil hunting on the cliffs of Lyme Regis, England. Until Mary's incredible discovery, it was widely believed that animals did not become extinct. The child of a poor family, Mary became a fossil hunter, inspiring the tongue-twister, "She Sells Sea Shells by the Seashore." She ... Leer más

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Mary Anning was only twelve years old when, in 1811, she discovered the first dinosaur skeleton—of an ichthyosaur—while fossil hunting on the cliffs of Lyme Regis, England. Until Mary's incredible discovery, it was widely believed that animals did not become extinct. The child of a poor family, Mary became a fossil hunter, inspiring the tongue-twister, "She Sells Sea Shells by the Seashore." She
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Infinite Life

The Revolutionary Story of Eggs, Evolution, and Life on Earth

de Jules Howard ...

Narrado por Jules Howard ...

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5 hora 52 minutos

Eggs are the origins of ninety percent of the Earth's organisms. They can be found as far apart as deep-sea volcanoes and in space. Yet despite their fundamental importance, eggs often find themselves an afterthought in the discussion of evolution of life on Earth as the interests of scientists congregate around the things that emerge from eggs rather than the eggs themselves.In Infinite Life, ... Leer más

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Eggs are the origins of ninety percent of the Earth's organisms. They can be found as far apart as deep-sea volcanoes and in space. Yet despite their fundamental importance, eggs often find themselves an afterthought in the discussion of evolution of life on Earth as the interests of scientists congregate around the things that emerge from eggs rather than the eggs themselves.In Infinite Life,
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Life

The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science

de John Brockman ...

Narrado por Mike Chamberlain, Antony Ferguson, Jonathan Yen ...

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12 hora 37 minutos

Scientists' understanding of life is progressing more rapidly than at any point in human history, from the extraordinary decoding of DNA to the controversial emergence of biotechnology. Featuring pioneering biologists, geneticists, physicists, and science writers, Life explains just how far we've come—and takes a brilliantly educated guess at where we're heading.Richard Dawkins and J. Craig Venter ... Leer más

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Scientists' understanding of life is progressing more rapidly than at any point in human history, from the extraordinary decoding of DNA to the controversial emergence of biotechnology. Featuring pioneering biologists, geneticists, physicists, and science writers, Life explains just how far we've come—and takes a brilliantly educated guess at where we're heading.Richard Dawkins and J. Craig Venter
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Animate

How Animals Shape the Human Mind

de Michael Bond ...

Narrado por Michael Bond ...

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7 hora 29 minutos

A mind-expanding deep dive into how animals have shaped us, from the Paleolothic Period to the present day.In Animate, acclaimed science writer Michael Bond explores how animals have profoundly influenced our minds and cultures. Drawing on cutting-edge insights from psychology, anthropology, literature, and neuroscience, Bond traces the varied ways their lives have affected ours, from our hunter ... Leer más

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A mind-expanding deep dive into how animals have shaped us, from the Paleolothic Period to the present day.In Animate, acclaimed science writer Michael Bond explores how animals have profoundly influenced our minds and cultures. Drawing on cutting-edge insights from psychology, anthropology, literature, and neuroscience, Bond traces the varied ways their lives have affected ours, from our hunter
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The Unity of Science

Exploring Our Universe, from the Big Bang to the Twenty-First Century

de Irwin Shapiro ...

Narrado por Christina Delaine ...

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12 hora 47 minutos

A journey guided by science that explores the universe, the earth, and the story of lifeFor Irwin Shapiro, science starts with questions. This book provides a broad and entertaining survey of major scientific discoveries that have changed our views of nature and, in turn, spawned further questions.Shapiro, an award-winning scientist and beloved teacher, separates his inquiry into three parts: ... Leer más

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A journey guided by science that explores the universe, the earth, and the story of lifeFor Irwin Shapiro, science starts with questions. This book provides a broad and entertaining survey of major scientific discoveries that have changed our views of nature and, in turn, spawned further questions.Shapiro, an award-winning scientist and beloved teacher, separates his inquiry into three parts:
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A Darwinian Survival Guide

Hope for the Twenty-First Century

de Daniel R. Brooks, Salvatore J. Agosta ...

Narrado por Tim Fannon ...

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12 hora 17 minutos

Despite efforts to sustain civilization, humanity faces existential threats from overpopulation, globalized trade and travel, urbanization, and global climate change. In A Darwinian Survival Guide, Daniel Brooks and Salvatore Agosta offer a novel—and hopeful—perspective on how to meet these tremendous challenges by changing the discourse from sustainability to survival. Darwinian evolution, the ... Leer más

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Despite efforts to sustain civilization, humanity faces existential threats from overpopulation, globalized trade and travel, urbanization, and global climate change. In A Darwinian Survival Guide, Daniel Brooks and Salvatore Agosta offer a novel—and hopeful—perspective on how to meet these tremendous challenges by changing the discourse from sustainability to survival. Darwinian evolution, the
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Origin Story

The Trials of Charles Darwin

de Howard Markel ...

Narrado por Mike Cooper ...

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7 hora 49 minutos

By early morning of June 30, 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University's brand-new Museum of Natural History. The occasion was the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the subject of discussion was Charles Darwin's new treatise: fact or fiction?Darwin claimed to have solved "that mystery of mysteries," introducing a logical ... Leer más

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By early morning of June 30, 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University's brand-new Museum of Natural History. The occasion was the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the subject of discussion was Charles Darwin's new treatise: fact or fiction?Darwin claimed to have solved "that mystery of mysteries," introducing a logical
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What Is Life?

Five Great Ideas in Biology

de Paul Nurse ...

Narrado por Paul Nurse ...

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5 hora 6 minutos

The Nobel Prize–winning scientist's elegant explanation of the fundamental ideas in biology and their uses today.The renowned biologist Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In What Is Life?, he takes up the challenge of describing what it means to be alive in a way that every listener can understand.It is a shared journey of discovery; step-by-step Nurse illuminates ... Leer más

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The Nobel Prize–winning scientist's elegant explanation of the fundamental ideas in biology and their uses today.The renowned biologist Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In What Is Life?, he takes up the challenge of describing what it means to be alive in a way that every listener can understand.It is a shared journey of discovery; step-by-step Nurse illuminates
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The Voyage of the Beagle, with eBook

de Charles Darwin ...

Narrado por David Case ...

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16 hora 36 minutos

Charles Darwin was just twenty-two when he went on his first voyage around the world in 1831. Darwin's father at first refused to allow his young son to go on the voyage. Fortunately, his father relented, and Darwin's journal is now considered by many to be the greatest scientific travel narrative ever written.Revised by the author in 1860, this is an account of his experiences on the HMS Beagle, ... Leer más

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Charles Darwin was just twenty-two when he went on his first voyage around the world in 1831. Darwin's father at first refused to allow his young son to go on the voyage. Fortunately, his father relented, and Darwin's journal is now considered by many to be the greatest scientific travel narrative ever written.Revised by the author in 1860, this is an account of his experiences on the HMS Beagle,
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The Earth

A Biography of Life: The Story of Life On Our Planet through 47 Incredible Organisms

de Dr Elsa Panciroli ...

Narrado por Reanne Farley ...

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9 hora 12 minutos

A unique perspective on how our living planet has evolved and adapted, from early organisms to life in the current Anthropocene.It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms sparking into life in hydrothermal deep-sea vents to the dizzying diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists ... Leer más

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A unique perspective on how our living planet has evolved and adapted, from early organisms to life in the current Anthropocene.It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms sparking into life in hydrothermal deep-sea vents to the dizzying diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists
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Denial

Self-Deception, False Beliefs, and the Origins of the Human Mind

de Ajit Varki, Danny Brower ...

Narrado por Bob Walter ...

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10 hora 17 minutos

The history of science abounds with momentous theories that disrupted conventional wisdom and yet were eventually proven true. Ajit Varki and Danny Brower's "Mind over Reality" theory is poised to be one such idea-a concept that runs counter to commonly-held notions about human evolution but that may hold the key to understanding why humans evolved as we did, leaving all other related species far ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

The history of science abounds with momentous theories that disrupted conventional wisdom and yet were eventually proven true. Ajit Varki and Danny Brower's "Mind over Reality" theory is poised to be one such idea-a concept that runs counter to commonly-held notions about human evolution but that may hold the key to understanding why humans evolved as we did, leaving all other related species far
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新・生命史：恐竜はいかにして覇者となり、なぜ姿を消したのか

de 岩井悠斗 ...

Narrado por 岩井悠斗 ...

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2 hora 11 minutos

地球規模の環境激変と大量絶滅が交錯する壮大な生命史の中で、恐竜がいかにして進化の頂点を極め、なぜ姿を消したのか、数十億年にわたる生命の試行錯誤を鮮やかに描き出します。毎日の通勤時間や夜の深いリラックスタイムに、知的好奇心を静かに満たしてくれる没入感あふれる体験をお届けします。彼らは決して特別なモンスターではなく、私たちと同じように変わりゆく環境と対話し、懸命に適応しようとした生命の一つの形でした。単なる強さや大きさの比較を超え、体温調節から繁殖戦略まで、豊かな生態系のパズルが組み合わさっていく驚きを味わうことができます。太古の息吹を感じながら、地球と生命が織りなす究極のサバイバルストーリーへと深く潜り込んでいきましょう。本書で見つかること:• 海から陸へと命が繋がり、恐竜が登場する遥か以前から繰り返されてきた進化と絶滅のサイクル。• 体温調節、成長の仕組み、食性の違いなど ... Leer más

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地球規模の環境激変と大量絶滅が交錯する壮大な生命史の中で、恐竜がいかにして進化の頂点を極め、なぜ姿を消したのか、数十億年にわたる生命の試行錯誤を鮮やかに描き出します。毎日の通勤時間や夜の深いリラックスタイムに、知的好奇心を静かに満たしてくれる没入感あふれる体験をお届けします。彼らは決して特別なモンスターではなく、私たちと同じように変わりゆく環境と対話し、懸命に適応しようとした生命の一つの形でした。単なる強さや大きさの比較を超え、体温調節から繁殖戦略まで、豊かな生態系のパズルが組み合わさっていく驚きを味わうことができます。太古の息吹を感じながら、地球と生命が織りなす究極のサバイバルストーリーへと深く潜り込んでいきましょう。本書で見つかること:• 海から陸へと命が繋がり、恐竜が登場する遥か以前から繰り返されてきた進化と絶滅のサイクル。• 体温調節、成長の仕組み、食性の違いなど
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The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar

Evolution's Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life's Biggest Problems

de Matt Simon ...

Narrado por Jonathan Todd Ross ...

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6 hora 15 minutos

From the man behind the popular Wired series "Absurd Creature of the Week," a fun, fascinating collection of unique animals and the unbelievable evolutionary traits they use to survive the most extreme scenarios From Wired columnist Matt Simon, The Wasp that Brainwashed the Caterpillar is an absurdist, comical romp through evolution's weirdest solutions to - appropriately enough - the hazards that ... Leer más

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From the man behind the popular Wired series "Absurd Creature of the Week," a fun, fascinating collection of unique animals and the unbelievable evolutionary traits they use to survive the most extreme scenarios From Wired columnist Matt Simon, The Wasp that Brainwashed the Caterpillar is an absurdist, comical romp through evolution's weirdest solutions to - appropriately enough - the hazards that
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Evolution of Kangaroos in Australia

Ancient Origins to Modern Science

de Azhar ul Haque Sario ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

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5 hora 49 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Amazing Story of the Australian KangarooJourney from ancient Gondwana to the modern outback. This book explores how tiny, possum-like ancestors evolved into the jumping giants we know today. Uncover secrets in fossil bones and DNA, and learn how total isolation let kangaroos rule Australia.What You Will Discover:Perfect Hopping: Understand the ... Leer más

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Amazing Story of the Australian KangarooJourney from ancient Gondwana to the modern outback. This book explores how tiny, possum-like ancestors evolved into the jumping giants we know today. Uncover secrets in fossil bones and DNA, and learn how total isolation let kangaroos rule Australia.What You Will Discover:Perfect Hopping: Understand the
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The New Creationism

Building Scientific Theory on a Biblical Foundation

de Paul Garner ...

Narrado por Johnathan Welsh ...

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6 hora 49 minutos

The academic culture in which science is practiced today is one of tacit - if not explicit - atheism. Nowhere is this more evident than in the scientific study of how the universe began and developed - the field of origins. This book has been written in the conviction that the first eleven chapters of the book of Genesis - the Bible's book of beginnings - provide a trustworthy and accurate account ... Leer más

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The academic culture in which science is practiced today is one of tacit - if not explicit - atheism. Nowhere is this more evident than in the scientific study of how the universe began and developed - the field of origins. This book has been written in the conviction that the first eleven chapters of the book of Genesis - the Bible's book of beginnings - provide a trustworthy and accurate account
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Происхождение вкусов: Как любовь к еде сделала нас людьми

de Роб Данн, Моника Санчес ...

Narrado por Елена Суворова ...

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7 hora 42 minutos

Природа, как говорят, приглашает нас к столу с помощью аппетита и вознаграждает вкусом. Но что именно представляют собой вкусы? Почему одни из них нам приятны, а другие нет? «Происхождение вкусов» —  в высшей степени увлекательное погружение в наваристую гущу этих вопросов. Щедро сдобрив повествование столовыми ложками искренности и остроумия, Роб Данн и Моника Санчес предлагают новаторский взгляд ... Leer más

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Природа, как говорят, приглашает нас к столу с помощью аппетита и вознаграждает вкусом. Но что именно представляют собой вкусы? Почему одни из них нам приятны, а другие нет? «Происхождение вкусов» —  в высшей степени увлекательное погружение в наваристую гущу этих вопросов. Щедро сдобрив повествование столовыми ложками искренности и остроумия, Роб Данн и Моника Санчес предлагают новаторский взгляд
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