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The Superluminal Universe: Redefining Consciousness, Time and Space

The Superluminal Universe reveals, for the first time in English, the incredible insights of French quantum physicist Professor Regis Dutheil. Thanks to the development of particle accelerators, physicists are now able to propel particles (tachyons) at a speed close to that of light (300,000 km per second). At these extreme speeds, the laws that govern our universe no longer apply. Professor Dutheil's work has shown that the theory of relativity is not incompatible with that of tachyons, provided that we allow for the possibility of a double reality: that alongside our sub-luminous universe, which follows the law of time, is a superluminal universe. This second reality is another universe, complementary to and symmetrical with ours, governed by superluminal space-time in which light moves 300,000 km/s to infinity. In the superluminal universe, everything is instantaneous. It is possible to conceive of a superluminal being capable of moving from one end of space to the other. This parallel universe consists only of information and consciousness: all information (past, present, future) and the consciousness of all humanity. Professor Dutheil's thesis joins the intuitions of ancient philosophers with current quantum physics to blow our current notions of time, of past and present, of the nature of consciousness, of birth and death right out of the water.

Brigitte Dutheil, Régis Dutheil (Author), Ray Greenley (Narrator)

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Alien Earths: Planet Hunting in the Cosmos

Brought to you by Penguin. For thousands of years, humans have wondered whether we're alone in the cosmos. Now, for the first time, we have the technology to investigate. The question should have an obvious answer: yes or no. But once you try to find life elsewhere, you realize it is not so simple. How do you find it over cosmic distances? What actually is life? As founding director of Cornell University's Carl Sagan Institute, astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger built a team of tenacious scientists from many disciplines to create a uniquely specialized toolkit to find life on faraway worlds. In Alien Earths, she demonstrates how we can use our homeworld as a Rosetta Stone, creatively analyzing Earth's history and its astonishing biosphere to inform this search. With infectious enthusiasm, she takes us on an eye-opening journey to the most unusual exoplanets that have shaken our worldview - planets covered in oceans of lava, lonely wanderers lost in space, and others with more than one sun in their sky! And the best contenders for Alien Earths. We also see the imagined worlds of science fiction and how close they come to reality. We live in an incredible new epoch of exploration. As our witty and knowledgeable tour guide, Professor Kaltenegger shows how we discover not merely new continents, like the explorers of old, but whole new worlds circling other stars and how we could spot life there. Worlds from where aliens may even be gazing back at us. What if we're not alone? ©2024 Lisa Kaltenegger (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Lisa Kaltenegger (Author), Cassandra Campbell, Lisa Kaltenegger, TBD (Narrator)

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The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System

A "captivating, behind-the-scenes account" of NASA's historic OSIRIS-REx mission to return an asteroid sample and unlock the mystery of formation on life on earth braided with the remarkable life story of the mission's leader, Dr. Dante Lauretta (Sara Seager). On September 11, 1999, humanity made a monumental discovery in the vastness of space. Scientists uncovered an asteroid of immense scientific importance-a colossal celestial entity. As massive as an aircraft carrier and towering as high as the iconic Empire State Building, this cosmic titan was later named Bennu. Remarkable for much more than its size, Bennu belonged to a rare breed of asteroids capable of revealing the essence of life itself. But just as Bennu became a beacon of promise, researchers identified a grave danger. Hurtling through space, it threatens to collide with our planet on September 24, 2182. Leading the expedition was Dr. Dante Lauretta, the Principal Investigator of NASA's audacious OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Tasked with unraveling Bennu's mysteries, his team embarked on a daring quest to retrieve a precious sample from the asteroid's surface - one that held the potential to not only unlock the secrets of life's origins but also to avert an unprecedented catastrophe. A tale of destiny and danger, The Asteroid Hunter chronicles the high-stakes mission firsthand, narrated by Dr. Lauretta. It offers readers an intimate glimpse into the riveting exploits of the mission and Dr. Lauretta's wild, winding personal journey to Bennu and back. Peeling back the curtain on the wonders of the cosmos, this enthralling account promises a rare glimpse into the tightly woven fabric of scientific exploration, where technical precision converges with humanity's profound curiosity and indominable spirit.

Dante Lauretta (Author), Brian May, Dante Lauretta, TBD (Narrator)

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Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe

'As fascinating as its title suggests . . . Cliff recounts with vivid clarity the stories of some of the most striking oddnesses that have lit up the landscape of modern physics.' - Philip Pullman Experimental physicist at CERN and acclaimed science presenter Harry Cliff offers an eye-opening account of the newly discovered strangenesses of the universe that could transform our understanding of the fundamentals of physics and of reality. Something strange is going on in the cosmos. Scientists are uncovering a catalogue of weird phenomena that simply can't be explained by our long-established theories of the universe. Particles with unbelievable energies are bursting from beneath the Antarctic ice. Unknown forces seem to be tugging on the basic building blocks of matter. Stars are flying away from us far faster than anyone can explain. In Space Oddities, Harry Cliff provides a riveting look at the universe's most confounding puzzles. In a journey that spans continents, he meets the men and women hunting for answers - who have staked their careers and reputations on the uncertain promise of new physics. The result is a mind-expanding investigation of physics and cosmology as they transform before us. With wonder, clarity, and a dose of humour, Cliff investigates the question: Are these anomalies accidents of nature, or could they be pointing us toward vast, hidden worlds?

Harry Cliff (Author), Harry Cliff, TBD (Narrator)

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Our Accidental Universe: Stories of Discovery from Asteroids to Aliens

Brought to you by Penguin. The BBC presenter of 'Sky at Night', and Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Chris Lintott, takes us on an astonishing tour of bizarre accidents, big characters, and human error to tell the story of some of the most important astronomical events of the past hundred years. - Our first views of the earliest galaxies were brought to us by the Hubble Space Telescope when it was pointed at absolutely nothing. - The ice-covered Enceladus, one of Saturn's nearly one hundred moons, was revealed as a possible habitat for life after a by-chance fly by of NASA's Cassini probe on a mission elsewhere. - Pulsars, the spectacular remnants of long-dead massive stars, were discovered as 'scruff' in the data for measurements of the twinkling of possible radio stars. As new telescopes are built on mountaintops and in deserts around the world, aiming to transform our view of the universe once more, Chris Lintott shows us that keeping an open mind will benefit us all - whatever might still be out there for us to find. Praise for Chris Lintott 'Superbly written insights.' - Professor Brian Cox 'Chris Lintott is a modest genius. He has quietly revolutionized modern astronomy.' Brian May 'Lintott deftly interweaves personal experience and more philosophical ruminations.' Michael West, Nature ©2024 Chris Lintott (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Chris Lintott (Author), Chris Lintott, TBD (Narrator)

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Splinters of Infinity: Cosmic Rays and the Clash of Two Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists over the Secr

Set in a revolutionary era of physics and science when a series of rapid-fire discoveries was upending our understanding of the universe, Splinters of Infinity by Mark Wolverton tells a little-known story: the tale of two of America's foremost physicists, Robert Millikan (1868-1953) and Arthur Compton (1892-1962), who found themselves locked in an intense, often deeply personal, conflict about cosmic rays. Confirmed in 1912, cosmic rays-enigmatic forms of penetrating radiation-seemed to raise all new questions about the origins of the universe, but they also offered the potential to explain everything-or reveal the existence of God. In engaging, accessible prose, Wolverton takes the listener through the twists and turns of the Millikan-Compton debate, one of the first major public examples of how heated the controversies among scientists could become-and the lengths that scientists would go to settle their disputes. Along the way, Wolverton probes the forever elusive question, still unanswered today, about where cosmic rays come from and what they reveal about black holes, distant galaxies, the existence of dark matter and dark energy, and the birth of the universe, concluding that these splinters of infinity may not hold the keys to the secret of creation but do bring us ever closer to it.

Mark Wolverton (Author), Steve Marvel (Narrator)

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The Race for Nuclear Weapons during World War II: The History and Legacy of Both Sides’ Efforts to B

Before the Second World War, military conflicts were fought under orthodox conditions, usually termed “conventional warfare,” but several innovations had significantly changed combat, leading inextricably to the race for a nuclear weapon in the 1930s and 1940s. Conflicts had been fought by armies on horseback with guns of varying sophistication since the 16th century, but mechanized warfare and machine guns changed this calculus and set the stage for future combat by the end of World War I. Other sinister changes entered the fray during this conflict, such as chemical weapons like chlorine and mustard gas. The total warfare brought about by World War I and ensuing wars like the Spanish Civil War made the quest for the most powerful weapons somewhat necessary. The Manhattan Project would ultimately yield the “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” bombs that released more than 100 Terajoules of energy at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but as it turned out, the Axis were not far behind with their own nuclear weapons program. When the Nazis’ quest for a nuclear weapon began in earnest in 1939, no one really had a handle on how important nuclear weapons would prove to war and geopolitics. The attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, along with the Cold War-era tests and their accompanying mushroom clouds, would demonstrate the true power and terror of nuclear weapons, but in the late 1930s these bombs were only vaguely being thought through, particularly after the successful first experiment to split the atom by a German scientist. The nuclear age itself was in its infancy, barely 35 years old, but within a few short years the advent of nuclear war loomed over the world and the prospect of the enemy winning the nuclear race kept Allied leaders awake at night.

Charles River Editors (Author), Bill Caufield (Narrator)

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42 Reasons to Hate the Universe: And One Reason Not To

If you've always suspected the universe was out to get you . . . you were right! Yes, the universe we live in is cosmically beautiful and mysterious and all that crap. But it's also a bit of an asshole. After all, remember that you are just a group of atoms structured in a specific way for barely long enough to try to understand this thing we call existence. Those atoms could just have easily been used to make the dog shit you're cleaning off your shoe or the mold that grows on your bread! The fact is, when you zoom out to look at the universe and how it functions, you'll see that it's usually not in our favor, and many of the laws of physics are actively working against our survival. In this book, you'll discover why you're an aging mutant; invisible rays are melting our genetic code; literally everything is poisonous; and more true and terrifying scientific facts! But don't worry! While it's true that there are (at least) forty-two grudges to hold against the universe, the good news is that there is also one very good reason to forgive them all and embrace the wild, improbable fact that we are alive (for now) and we should take advantage of it while we can. 42 Reasons to Hate the Universe (And One Reason Not To) is a hilarious, no-holds-barred exploration of all the reasons we shouldn't exist-but somehow do anyway.

Byrne Laginestra, Chris Ferrie, Wade David Fairclough (Author), Grant Cartwright (Narrator)

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The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes

The long history of one of physics' most enticing ideas: that the universe we know isn't the only one Our books, our movies-our imaginations-are obsessed with extra dimensions, alternate timelines, and the sense that all we see might not be all there is. In short, we can't stop thinking about the multiverse. As it turns out, physicists are similarly captivated. In The Allure of the Multiverse, physicist Paul Halpern tells the epic story of how science became besotted with the multiverse, and the controversies that ensued. The questions that brought scientists to this point are big and deep: Is reality such that anything can happen, must happen? How does quantum mechanics 'choose' the outcomes of its apparently random processes? And why is the universe habitable? Each question quickly leads to the multiverse. Drawing on centuries of disputation and deep vision, from luminaries like Nietzsche, Einstein, and the creators of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Halpern reveals the multiplicity of multiverses that scientists have imagined to make sense of our reality. Whether we live in one of many different possible universes, or simply the only one there is, might never be certain. But Halpern shows one thing for sure: how stimulating it can be to try to find out.

Paul Halpern (Author), Paul Woodson (Narrator)

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What's Hidden Inside Planets?

A guided journey through the inner workings of Earth, the cloaked mysteries of other planets in our solar system, and beyond. Earth, from space, looks like a shimmering gem suspended in an inky, infinite expanse. But this serene image masks the magnificent and volatile interior forces that make life possible for millions of species on the surface. The placid appearances of our neighboring planets similarly belie their powers-and science fiction-worthy features, like diamond rain. The daily machinations of Earth's deep interior make the planet a habitable, yet sometimes treacherous, place to live. Drill down thousands of miles through our built environments and soil, sand, water, rock, and minerals to the outer (mainly liquid iron with nickel) and inner core, encountering intense convection, roiling metals, hidden continents, and shifting tectonic plates. Discover the effects of magnetism, rotation, and seismic activity seen and sensed in the forms of auroras, hurricanes, volcanoes, and earthquakes, among other manifestations. Join this exciting journey to far-flung interstellar locations and the center of the Earth to learn what lies beneath our feet, and why it's the best real estate in our solar system.

John Wenz, Sabine Stanley (Author), Kim Niemi (Narrator)

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QUANTUM PHYSICS, The Complete Guide: Understanding the Fascinating Reality of the Universe

Do You Feel As If The Mysteries Of The Universe Are Beyond Your Grasp? Have You Tried To Immerse Yourself In The Fascinating World Of Quantum Physics Only To Find Yourself Lost Among Complex Terminology And Abstract Concepts? Perhaps You Feel Like A Tourist In A Strange Land, Overwhelmed By The Wonders Around You But Without A Guide To Help You Understand What You Are Seeing. Why Do Other Quantum Physics Books Fail To Meet Your Expectations? Many Books On Quantum Physics Fail In One Critical Respect: They Take For Granted That Readers Already Have Deep Prior Knowledge. These Texts Often Focus On The Technical Details, Obviating The Fact That Most Readers First Need An Intuitive Understanding Of The Fundamental Concepts. As A Result, You Have Probably Encountered Works That Tell You About Wave-Particle Duality, Quantum Superposition, Or The Uncertainty Principle, Without First Having Established A Solid Foundation That Allows You To Assimilate These Concepts Effectively. But What If The Problem Is Not That Quantum Physics Is Too Complicated, But That It Has Not Been Presented In The Right Way? That's Where This Magical And Fascinating Read Changes The Game. This Book Has Been Designed With You In Mind. Instead Of Throwing You Into The Deep End Of The Quantum Ocean, It Takes You By The Hand Through A Journey Of Discovery. It Starts With The Basics Of Quantum Physics In Chapter 1, Establishing A Solid Foundation Before Introducing More Complex Ideas Such As Quantum Entanglement In Chapter 4 Or Quantum Superposition In Chapter 6. It Is Not Only A Journey Of Learning, But Also Of Reflection. The Book Raises Fundamental Questions About How We Understand The World. In Chapter 16, For Example, You Can Explore The Relationship Between Quantum Physics And Consciousness, Which Will Surely Give You A New Perspective On Your Place In The Universe.

Antonio Jaimez (Author), Jackson Anderson (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - APRENDE COSMETOLOGÍA ELEMENTOS EXTERNOS PIEL, UNAS Y CABELLOS

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital. APRENDE COSMETOLOGÍA ELEMENTOS EXTERNOS PIEL, UNAS Y CABELLOS, EXPLICADO PASO A PASO La cosmetología es el tratamiento de la piel, el cabello y las uñas e incluye, entre otros, manicuras, pedicuras, aplicación de uñas artificiales, peinado para ocasiones especiales, champú, aplicación de cosméticos, depilación corporal, alisadores o alisadores químicos del cabello, ondas permanentes. , coloración y mechas de cabello y extensiones de cabello o tratamientos con pelucas. Una persona con licencia en cosmetología se llama cosmetóloga. Un cosmetólogo , a veces llamado esteticista , especialista en belleza o esteticista o esteticista , es un trabajador que se especializa en brindar tratamientos de belleza. Los destinatarios de estos tratamientos suelen ser mujeres, sin embargo hay un número creciente de hombres. Una cosmetóloga general es competente en todas las formas de cuidado de la belleza y puede brindar tratamientos para el cabello, tratamientos faciales, tratamientos para la piel y tratamientos para las uñas. Hay disciplinas específicas de la cosmetología en las que algunos cosmetólogos pueden especializarse. Los diferentes tipos de cosmetólogos especiales incluyen estilistas, champúes, manicuristas, esteticistas y electrólogos. Muchos cosmetólogos se especializan en al menos una de estas categorías.

Asomoo.Net (Author), Voz Digital Leonardo G (Narrator)

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