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All These Worlds Are Yours: The Scientific Search for Alien Life

Long before space travel was possible, the idea of life beyond Earth transfixed humans. In this fascinating book, astronomer Jon Willis explores the science of astrobiology and the possibility of locating other life in our own galaxy. Describing the most recent discoveries by space exploration missions, including the Kepler space telescope, the Mars Curiosity rover, and the New Horizons probe, Willis asks listeners to imagine-and choose among-five scenarios for finding life. He encourages us to wonder whether life might exist within Mars's subsoil ice. He reveals the vital possibilities on the water-ice moons Europa and Enceladus. He views Saturn's moon Titan through the lens of our own planet's ancient past. And, he even looks beyond our solar system, investigating the top candidates for a "second Earth" in a myriad of exoplanets and imagining the case of a radio signal arriving from deep space. Covering the most up-to-date research, this accessibly written book provides listeners with the basic knowledge necessary to decide where they would look for alien life.

Jon Willis (Author), Eric Jason Martin, Eric Martin (Narrator)

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Allergic: How Our Immune System Reacts to a Changing World

Brought to you by Penguin. Hay fever. Peanut allergies. Eczema. Billions of people worldwide have some form of allergy; millions have one severe enough to seriously endanger their health. And over the past decade, the number of people diagnosed with allergy has been steadily increasing, an ever-growing medical burden on individuals, families, and our health care system. Medical anthropologist Theresa MacPhail, herself an allergy sufferer whose father died of a bee sting, set out to understand why. The result is a holistic and deeply researched examination of allergies, from their first medical description in 1819 to the mind-bending new treatments that are giving patients hope. MacPhail spent years interviewing hundreds of experts, patients and activists, in an effort to understand how recent changes in our environment and lifestyle are contributing to the dramatic rise in cases globally. Pollution, chemicals, antibiotics and, increasingly, climate change are all making our immune systems become more and more irritated. But, as she shows us in Allergic, understanding what is irritating us and why will help us to craft better environments in the future-so we can all breathe easier. ©2023 Theresa MacPhail (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Theresa Macphail (Author), Jaime Lamchick (Narrator)

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Alzheimer's: Understanding the Science and Keeping Your Brain Healthy

Alzheimer's can be delayed or prevented. Join Harvard-trained neurologist Dr. Richard Isaacson, MD, to learn the latest developments on the science of Alzheimer's. As you listen to this 12-lecture audio course, you'll discover answers to the most common questions patients and caregivers have about its prevention and treatment. You will learn compelling ways to defend your brain against Alzheimer's while improving memory and cognition. Combining his deep understanding of new studies and firsthand experience treating thousands of patients, Dr. Isaacson provides you with a practical guide to your mental health. Throughout, you will receive actionable guidance as you learn more about the disease and assess your own risk factors. Importantly, modern science suggests that there are certain traits that may increase your chances of developing Alzheimer's. But there are also ways you can reduce your chances of developing the disease. Armed with knowledge of the latest research, you can take early action to benefit your own brain health today. This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

Richard Isaacson (Author), Richard Isaacson (Narrator)

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Amazing Truths: How Science and the Bible Agree

Does science discredit the Bible, God, religious faith? Absolutely not, says Dr. Michael Guillen, former Harvard physics instructor and Emmy-winning ABC News Science Editor. In Amazing Truths, he uses his entertaining, down-to-earth storytelling skills to reveal ten astonishing truths affirmed by both ancient Scripture and modern science that answer some of our biggest questions: - Can faith really move mountains? - Does absolute truth exist? - Are humans truly unique? - Is it possible to communicate with God? - How much about the universe do we actually know? - How could Jesus have been fully man and fully God? In Amazing Truths, Dr. Guillen explains that faith is not some outdated way of thinking. Faith is a necessary part of science, Christianity, and any intelligent, comprehensive, coherent worldview--vastly more powerful than even logic. Amazing Truths will expand your mind and bolster your faith. You will see for yourself what Dr. Guillen, a theoretical physicist and devout Christian, has discovered in a lifetime of serious exploration--that science and faith are not at odds. In fact, they're the ultimate power couple.

Michael Guillen (Author), Michael Guillen (Narrator)

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Amphibians: A Very Short Introduction

From frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders, to the lesser-known caecilians, there are over 8,000 species of amphibians alive today. Characterized by their moist, naked skin and the tadpole phase of their lives, they are uniquely adapted to occupy the interphase habitat between freshwater and land. This Very Short Introduction explores amphibians' evolution, adaptations, and biology, from the first emergence of tetrapods onto land 370 million years ago, to how their permeable skin enables them to thrive in their habitat today. T. S. Kemp describes how different amphibians go about their lives, looking in particular at their complex courtship behavior and their extraordinary means of providing care for their eggs and larvae. Finally, he considers amphibians' relationship to humans, and the ways in which they have been exploited as food, folk medicine, and pets, as well as used in many areas of scientific research. Today amphibians face a serious threat, with almost half of species judged to be at risk of extinction. As the causes include habitat destruction, pollution, and disease, mostly resulting from human activity, T. S. Kemp shows that the conservation of amphibians is very much in our hands.

T.S. Kemp (Author), Dennis Kleinman (Narrator)

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An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives

A magnificently reported and soulfully crafted exploration of the human immune system–the key to health and wellness, life and death. An epic, first-of-its-kind book, entwining leading-edge scientific discovery with the intimate stories of four individual lives, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times journalist. “An Elegant Defense by Matt Richtel is one of those rare nonfiction books that transcends the genre. On one level it is a fascinating and engrossing account of the latest, and quite astonishing, discoveries involving the human immune system and how it works. But it is also a story about people facing mortality, about the passion of scientists searching for truth, and a meditation on death and how all of us struggle with the ultimate mystery. Heartfelt and moving, full of compassion, love, and the human drama, this is the work of a writer of high ethical character who is grappling with big issues and deep humanistic problems. What an inspiring and wonderful read. I highly recommend this extraordinary book.” —DOUGLAS PRESTON, #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God

Matt Richtel (Author), Fred Sanders (Narrator)

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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

As intriguing today as when it was first published, Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is a fascinating exploration into the nature of human knowledge. Using billiard balls, candles and other colorful examples, Hume conveys the core of his empiricism - that true knowledge can only be gained through sensory experience. No other philosopher has been at the forefront of the mind than David Hume; physics, psychology, neuroscience - connections to Hume are everywhere. Here is the book that Immanuel Kant confessed to have awoken him from his 'dogmatic slumber'.

David Hume (Author), Hugh Ross (Narrator)

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An Epidemic of Absence: A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseases

An Epidemic of Absence asks what will happen in developing countries, which, as they become more affluent, have already seen an uptick in allergic disease: Will India end up more allergic than Europe? Velasquez-Manoff also details a controversial underground movement that has coalesced around the treatment of immune-mediated disorders with parasites. Against much of his better judgment, he joins these do-it-yourselfers and reports his surprising results. An Epidemic of Absence considers the critical immune stimuli we inadvertently lost as we modernized, and the modern ills we may be able to correct by restoring them. At stake is nothing less than our health, and that of our loved ones. Researchers, meanwhile, have the good fortune of living through a paradigm shift, one of those occasional moments in the progress of science when a radically new way of thinking emerges, shakes things up, and suggests new avenues of treatment. You'll discover that you're not you at all, but a bustling collection of organisms, an ecosystem whose preservation and integrity require the utmost attention and care.

Moises Velasquez-Manoff (Author), Chris Sorensen (Narrator)

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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER)

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Wonderful, mind-broadening... a journey to alternative realities as extraordinary as any you'll find in science fiction' - The Times, Book of the Week Humans have three or four colour-detecting cones in their retinas. Mantis shrimp have 16. In fact, their eyes seem to have more in common with satellite technology than with biological vision as we currently understand it. They have evolved to track movement with an acuity no other species can match by processing raw information; they may not 'see', in the human sense, at all. Marine molluscs called chitons have eyes which are made of stone. Scorpions appear to see with their entire bodies. It isn't only vision that differs from species to species - some animals also have senses we lack entirely. Knifefish navigate by electrical charge. An Immense World will take us on an insider's tour of the natural world by describing the biology, physics and chemistry animals use to perceive it. We may lack some of their senses, but our own super-sense lies in our ability to understand theirs. And in the face of the largest extinction event since the meteor that killed the dinosaurs, our only hope of saving other species is bound up with our ability to see what they see, and feel what they feel. © Ed Yong 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Ed Yong (Author), Ed Yong (Narrator)

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An Internet in Your Head: A New Paradigm for How the Brain Works

Whether we realize it or not, we think of our brains as computers. In neuroscience, the metaphor of the brain as a computer has defined the field for much of the modern era. But as neuroscientists increasingly reevaluate their assumptions about how brains work, we need a new metaphor to help us ask better questions. The computational neuroscientist Daniel Graham offers an innovative paradigm for understanding the brain. He argues that the brain is not like a single computer—it is a communication system, like the internet. Both are networks whose power comes from their flexibility and reliability. The brain and the internet both must route signals throughout their systems, requiring protocols to direct messages from just about any point to any other. But we do not yet understand how the brain manages the dynamic flow of information across its entire network. The internet metaphor can help neuroscience unravel the brain’s routing mechanisms by focusing attention on shared design principles and communication strategies that emerge from parallel challenges. Highlighting similarities between brain connectivity and the architecture of the internet can open new avenues of research and help unlock the brain’s deepest secrets. An Internet in Your Head presents a clear-eyed and engaging tour of brain science as it stands today and where the new paradigm might take it next. It offers anyone with an interest in brains a transformative new way to conceptualize what goes on inside our heads.

Daniel Graham (Author), Stephen Wojtas (Narrator)

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Anatomy and Physiology Audio Course

With so many incredible modern day advancements making our lives easier, there is something we frequently take for granted, something that is not new or technologically perfected, something simple yet complex and which we use every day without thought, our bodies. The Anatomy and Physiology Audio Course takes you on a journey through the incredible mass of cells that is your body. From head to toe and everything in-between, you’ll discover the structures, functions, and pathologies of the various systems and organs of the body and how they work independently and as a coherent whole. An incredibly comprehensive study of the human body, the Anatomy and Physiology Audio Course can be used by those going into higher education in the fields of medicine and biology. Similarly, practitioners of complementary and alternative therapies, treatments, and medicines will be able to improve their techniques by increasing their knowledge through studying this course. If you have ever wondered how this tool that you use every day of your life actually functions, this course has the answers. With an overview of each system of the body, in-depth breakdowns of the structures and functions of their component parts, and pathologies of each, you will understand how the body works and the problems that can occur within it.

Centre Of Excellence, Centre of Excellence (Author), Brian Greyson (Narrator)

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Anatomy and Physiology For Students: A College Level Study Guide for Life Science and Allied Health

Discover the intricate wonders of the human body with Anatomy and Physiology For Students – the definitive college-level guide tailored specifically for life science and allied health majors. Dive deep into the machinery that runs the human body, from the minuscule cellular processes to the grand orchestration of the body's many systems. This comprehensive study guide bridges the gap between basic understanding and the intricate details, offering students both a foundational overview and an in-depth exploration of human anatomy and physiology. Inside, You Will Discover: - Tailored Content: Designed with the specific needs of life science and allied health majors in mind, ensuring relevant and applicable knowledge. - Rich Illustrations: Vibrant, detailed diagrams and images complement the text, offering visual learners an edge in understanding complex topics. - Study Tools: End-of-chapter review questions, case studies, and practice quizzes help reinforce key concepts and prepare students for exams. - Real-world Applications: Engage with clinical examples and insights, helping to relate academic knowledge to practical scenarios in the healthcare realm. - Current & Comprehensive: Incorporates the latest advancements in the field, ensuring students are up-to-date with modern research and methodologies. Whether you're an aspiring doctor, nurse, physiotherapist, or just passionate about understanding the human body, this guide is the key to unlocking a deeper appreciation and understanding of our incredible biological machinery. Equip yourself with the knowledge to excel in your courses and to forge a successful career in the life sciences. Dive into the captivating world of human anatomy and physiology with this indispensable guide today!

Leonel Travers (Author), Jim Pearson Perry (Narrator)

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