Science & Technology Audiobooks

Peter Singer is Professor of Bioethics in the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. He's the author of Animal Liberation, The Most Good You Can Do, and many other books. His most recent book is Ethics in the Real World. He is also the co-founder of The Life You Can Save, a nonprofit devoted to spreading his ideas about why we should be doing much more to improve the lives of people living in extreme poverty. Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events. Sam Harris is the author of five New York Times bestsellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of Tolerance (with Maajid Nawaz). The End of Faith won the 2005 PEN Award for Nonfiction. His writing and public lectures cover a wide range of topics-neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, human violence, rationality-but generally focus on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. Harris's work has been published in more than 20 languages and has been discussed in The New York Times, Time, Scientific American, Nature, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, and many other journals. He has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Times (London), The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, The Annals of Neurology, and elsewhere. Sam Harris received a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.

Sam Harris (Author), Sam Harris (Narrator)

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What is Life?: With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches

Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. A distinguished physicist's exploration of the question which lies at the heart of biology, it was written for the layman, but proved one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of the structure of DNA. The philosopher Karl Popper hailed it as a "beautiful and important book" by "a great man to whom I owe a personal debt for many exciting discussions." It appears here together with "Mind and Matter," his essay investigating a relationship which has eluded and puzzled philosophers since the earliest times. Schrödinger asks what place consciousness occupies in the evolution of life, and what part the state of development of the human mind plays in moral questions. Brought together with these two classics are Schrödinger's autobiographical sketches. They offer a fascinating fragmentary account of his life as a background to his scientific writings, making this volume a valuable addition to the shelves of scientist and layman alike.

Erwin Schrödinger (Author), Bob Souer (Narrator)

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What is Justice?

In this dialogue, a case is made that justice is a kind of social proxy for the cause-effect relation. When in a state of nature, man has no one but himself to rely on in his dealings with nature, which, though cruel, is consistent, driven as she is by inviolable physical laws and which, consequently, always rewards an action with an equal and opposite reaction. But human beings are emotional and therefore mercurial creatures, and when avails himself of their assistance, they may decide not to honor their commitments to him. The interrelations of the members of a given society are just to the extent that its members fulfill their mutual obligations as consistently as nature follows her own laws, and those interrelations are unjust to the extent that they don't.

J.-M. Kuczynski (Author), J.-M. Kuczynski (Narrator)

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What Is Human Nature? Surprising Insights into Free Will, Personal Identity, and Existence

Join Pulitzer-Prize-winning, bestselling author Jared Diamond in asking some of the biggest questions of our existence. Do you create your own destiny? Or do you merely play whatever hand the universe has dealt you? This provocative audieries will stimulate your mind by raising these and other timeless questions about free will and determinism. As you analyze these competing philosophies, you will find that every answer raises fascinating new questions about morality, fate, consciousness, and the existence of a higher power. In this series, host Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn welcomes a total of 13 guest experts to discuss free will, identity, and the possibility of the afterlife. Each episode is crafted as a series of one-on-one interviews. Kuhn's interlocutors include Jared Diamond, Peter van Inwagen, and Daniel Clement Dennett III. A Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of field-spanning books on human societies, Diamond is a professor of geography at UCLA. Meanwhile, Notre Dame philosophy professor van Inwagen is a leading figure in contemporary metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of action. Dennett, a philosophy professor and cognitive scientist, is director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. Recent neuroscientific discoveries have fanned the flames of the free will debate. The implications of this debate are far-reaching and potentially paradigm-shifting. Explore its vital questions with the world's greatest minds. Note: Lectures 1 and 3-"Is Free Will an Illusion?" and "Why Is Free Will a Mystery?"-were funded in part by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. This course is part of the Learn25 Collection.

Robert L. Kuhn, Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Author), Robert L. Kuhn, Robert Lawrence Kuhn (Narrator)

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What is God Like?

Join Pulitzer-Prize-winning, bestselling author Jared Diamond in asking some of the biggest questions of our existence. Do you create your own destiny? Or do you merely play whatever hand the universe has dealt you? This provocative audio series will stimulate your mind by raising these and other timeless questions about free will and determinism. As you analyze these competing philosophies, you will find that every answer raises fascinating new questions about morality, fate, consciousness, and the existence of a higher power. In this fascinating audio series, host Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn welcomes a total of 13 guest experts to discuss free will, identity, and the possibility of the afterlife. Each episode is crafted as a series of one-on-one interviews. Kuhn's interlocutors include Jared Diamond, Peter van Inwagen, and Daniel Clement Dennett III. A Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of field-spanning books on human societies, Diamond is a professor of geography at UCLA. Meanwhile, Notre Dame philosophy professor van Inwagen is a leading figure in contemporary metaphysics, philosophy of religion, and philosophy of action. Dennett, a philosophy professor and cognitive scientist, is director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. Recent neuroscientific discoveries have fanned the flames of the free will debate. The implications of this debate are far-reaching and potentially paradigm-shifting. Explore its vital questions with the world's greatest minds. Note: Lectures 1 and 3-"Is Free Will an Illusion?" and "Why Is Free Will a Mystery?"-were funded in part by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation. This course is part of the Learn25 collection.

Robert L. Kuhn (Author), Robert L. Kuhn (Narrator)

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What is Blockchain?

Bitcoin. Cryptocurrencies. Digital dollars. They’re all built on the world-changing technology known as blockchain. This “audiobook single” explains blockchain in a format that’s friendly and fun. Written for busy technology leaders, entrepreneurs, and students, Sir John Hargrave and Evan Karnoupakis show you how leading-edge organizations are building blockchain into their businesses. You’ll explore the origins of blockchain, with plain-English descriptions of key terms and takeaways. You’ll learn about blockchain projects and businesses like Ethereum and Binance, and best practices for building your own blockchain success story.

Evan Karnoupakis, John Hargrave (Author), Evan Karnoupakis, John Hargrave (Narrator)

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What is Analytic Truth? A Dialogue

JOHN-MICHAEL KUCZYNSKI (Author), JOHN-MICHAEL KUCZYNSKI (Narrator)

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What in the World is Treatment Resistance in Psychiatry?

Treatment resistance in psychiatry involves mental illnesses that do not significantly or positively respond to their treatments. In this book, the definition of this complication is elaborated on. It covers many topics that will aid with one's knowledge regarding treatment resistance in this area of medicine. This includes: the science involved, how different environments can affect it, and how prevalent treatment resistance is in our society.

David Supina, Hassan Khan, Jessica Henschel, Katerina Bavaro, Kelly Wu, Kendall Caperchion, Megha Sharma, Razan Ahmed, Rosalie Sullivan, Ruchira Nandasiri (Author), Brenden Hiebert (Narrator)

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What in the World is RH Disease?

The Rhesus factor is an important blood type. Rh disease is a disease of the blood that affects pregnant women and causes fetal death in around 276 fetuses of every 100,00 that are born. In this book, we will be discussing how Rh disease works, the history behind Rh disease, and how societal, economic and cultural factors affect Rh disease prevalence.

Anusha Mappanasingam, Dhwani Bhadresa, Dr. Austin Mardon, Joonsoo Sean Lyeo, Olivia Brodowski, Pareesa Ali, Rahma Gulaid, Rishi Thangarajah, Rodala Aranya, Salma Abrahim, Samira Sunderji, Sheher-Bano Ahmed, Si Cong Zhang (Author), George Mcfarlane (Narrator)

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What in the World is Paralysis?

Modern medicine has revolutionized the way we understand and manage conditions that affect the nervous system. Centuries of scientific and medicinal endeavors across the world have paved the way for us to better understand the pathology and treatment prospects of conditions like paralysis, which are discussed in this book.

Austin Mardon, Bilal Ahmed, Chen-Hui (tiffany) Yeh, Dr. Austin Mardon, Elizabeth C. Li, Lajendon Jeyakumar, Steven Saleeb, Unaiza Asad Ullah, Wenteng Hou, Zarish Jawad, Zeest Kadri (Author), Alexa Cable (Narrator)

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What in the World is Medical Isotope Production?

Intense Research into the use of what medical isotope is used. In this book the history of medical isotope is discussed in detail to show its coming into use in the medical world. In this book, the breakthroughs of medical isotopes are revealed such as their uses in cancer treatment etc. It also goes in depth to discuss popular culture in regards to medical isotope. The written chapters focus extensively into medical isotopes and how they are used more in treatment as well as research into possible future uses. All in all, a considerable amount of research and facts gives you insight to is needed to know and what is to come with medical isotopes.

Austin Mardon, Diana Eve Amiscaray, Dr. Austin Mardon, Ellen Mak, Ezzah Inayat, Faith Dong, Grace Parish, Hadia Saleem, Ipsa Gusain, Jessica Henry, Leah Heinen, Minahil Syed (Author), David Henneberg (Narrator)

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What in the World is Insulin?

When you hear the word insulin, you may think of high blood sugar or diabetes. While insulin is involved in these conditions, the dangers of uncontrolled levels of insulin show to be more life-threatening. Insulin is a hormone that plays an essential role in digestion and metabolism because it allows glucose to enter the body's cells to provide energy. It is also responsible for regulating the storage of excess glucose in the liver, muscles and fat cells. Driven by Canadian inventiveness in 1921 and carried across the globe, insulin is widely recognized as one of medicine's greatest achievements. In this book, you will learn the story of insulin, including its discovery, development and continued innovation.

Anthony Chen, April Sui, Arnavi Patel, Asfar Khan, Austin Mardon, Avery Kennedy, Belinda Tam, Dr. Austin Mardon, Jeremy Steen, John Christy Johnson, Justine Nicole Banszky, Nasia Sheikh, Peter Anto Johnson, Sameen Ali (Author), Carla Lenfesty (Narrator)

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