English | 2004 | MP3 | M4B | ASIN: B0001O3570 | Duration: 15:40 h | 431 MB
Philip Taubman / Narrated by Michael Prichard

English | ASIN: B00HEDVG9K | 2013 | 10 hours and 10 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 282 MB
What if you had to take an art class in which you were only taught how to paint a fence? What if you were never shown the paintings of van Gogh and Picasso, weren't even told they existed? Alas, this is how math is taught, and so for most of us it becomes the intellectual equivalent of watching paint dry. In Love and Math, renowned mathematician Edward Frenkel reveals a side of math we've never seen, suffused with all the beauty and elegance of a work of art. In this heartfelt and passionate audiobook, Frenkel shows that mathematics, far from occupying a specialist niche, goes to the heart of all matter, uniting us across cultures, time, and space.

English | ASIN: B0B3F6J34C | 2022 | 5 hours and 12 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 142 MB
A revelatory journey into the beautifully intricate conversion of light into life, key to every living thing's survival—and our planet's future. We think we know photosynthesis: Plants convert of sunlight, CO2, and water into energy and, ultimately, the food we eat and air we breathe. But Raffael Jovine shows how this incredible process goes beyond what we learned in grade school. First, it's not only about plants: Corals partner with photosynthetic organisms to create the most productive habitat on Earth, slugs eat chloroplasts to create a photosynthesis-based camouflage, hornets use photosynthesis for a very unconventional form of air conditioning—and much more! Further, photosynthesis can help save the world. Jovine's groundbreaking blueprint for the future harnesses photosynthesis to repair ecosystems, create jobs, and grow sustainable food. This book will help you to see the many surprising ways we can't live without this miracle of light—through the photosynthetic pigments in your own eyes!

English | ASIN: B09S3ZDSZL | 2022 | 10 hours and 41 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 298 MB
Two MIT economists show how game theory—the ultimate theory of rationality—explains irrational behavior. We like to think of ourselves as rational. This idea is the foundation for classical economic analysis of human behavior, including the awesome achievements of game theory. But as behavioral economics shows, most behavior doesn't seem rational at all—which, unfortunately, casts doubt on game theory's real-world credibility.

English | ISBN: 9780998293530 | 2017 | MP3 | M4B | 12h | 312 MB
Many words have been written about this period of life sometimes called middle age. What makes Hidden Blessings different is its unique blend of psychological and spiritual guidance to help us respond fully to the transformative invitation of midlife. That invitation is to step away from taking life literally – and, perhaps, superficially – to discover a deep and profound underlying existence.

English | 2022 | MP3 | M4B | ASIN: B09MZKC62W | Duration: 8:45 h | 478 MB
Marie Benedict / Narrated by Nicola Barber

English | ASIN: B0B33WCHQX | 2022 | 6 hours and 36 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 182 MB
An estimated 80 million people live with a neurodegenerative disease, with this number expected to double by 2050. Despite decades of research and billions in funding, there are no medications that can slow, much less stop, the progress of these diseases. The time to rethink degenerative brain disorders has come. With no biological boundaries between neurodegenerative diseases, illnesses such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's result from a large spectrum of biological abnormalities, hampering effective treatment. Acclaimed neurologist Dr. Alberto Espay and Parkinson's advocate Benjamin Stecher present compelling evidence that these diseases should be targeted according to genetic and molecular signatures rather than clinical diagnoses. There is no Parkinson's or Alzheimer's, simply people with Parkinson's or Alzheimer's. An incredibly important story never before told, Brain Fables is a wakeup call to the scientific community and society, explaining why we have no effective disease-modifying treatments, and how we can get back on track.

English | ISBN: 9780571373833 | 2022 | 10 hours and 2 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 276 MB
We measure rainfall and radiation, the depths of space and the emptiness of atoms, calories and steps, happiness and fear. If we could not measure then we could not observe the world around us; we could not experiment, learn, and co-operate. But why did this urge to measure flourish? And when did measurement become ubiquitous? It is an incredible story that spans hunter-gatherer societies to ancient Egyptians, the French Revolution to the relentless quantification of the 21st-century self. It is a tale that tracks humanity's search for dependable truths in a chaotic universe. Full of mavericks and visionaries, adventure and breakthroughs, Beyond Measure shows that measurement has not only made the world we live in, it has made us too.

English | ASIN: B00KO150L4 | 2014 | 19 hours and 56 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 548 MB
Culled from original presidential archival documents, All the Presidents' Bankers delivers an explosive account of the 100-year interdependence between the White House and Wall Street that transcends a simple analysis of money driving politics or greed driving bankers. Nomi Prins ushers us into the intimate world of exclusive clubs, vacation spots, and Ivy League universities that binds presidents and financiers. She unravels the multi-generational blood, intermarriage, and protégé relationships that have confined national influence to a privileged cluster of people. This unprecedented history of American power illuminates how financiers have retained their authoritative position through history, swaying presidents regardless of party affiliation. It explores the alarming global repercussions of a system lacking barriers between public office and private power. Prins leaves us with an ominous choice: either we break the alliances of the power elite, or they will break us.

English | 2022 | ISBN: 038554488X | 271 pages | True EPUB | 1.55 MB
From an award-winning writer at theNew York Times Magazineanda contributor to the1619 Projectcomesa landmark book that tells the full story of racial health disparities in America, revealing the toll racism takes on individuals and the health of our nation.