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El hombre prehistórico es también una mujer

Una historia de la invisibilidad de las mujeres

by Marylène Patou-Mathis ...

Narrated by Charo Soria ...

Unabridged

7 hours 23 min

Una deslumbrante investigación hasta los orígenes del ser humano para sacar a la mujer de la caverna.«Un ensayo tan erudito como reivindicativo. [...] Patou-Mathis muestra que el cambio de la mirada sobre la prehistoria no depende solo de la ciencia, sino de la perspectiva.»Guillermo Altares, BabeliaNo, las mujeres prehistóricas no se pasaban el día barriendo la cueva y cuidando de los hijos ... Read more

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Una deslumbrante investigación hasta los orígenes del ser humano para sacar a la mujer de la caverna.«Un ensayo tan erudito como reivindicativo. [...] Patou-Mathis muestra que el cambio de la mirada sobre la prehistoria no depende solo de la ciencia, sino de la perspectiva.»Guillermo Altares, BabeliaNo, las mujeres prehistóricas no se pasaban el día barriendo la cueva y cuidando de los hijos
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The History of Life

A Very Short Introduction 2nd Edition

by Michael J. Benton ...

Narrated by Richard Trinder ...

Unabridged

5 hours 29 min

There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. Where did humans come from? Where did life come from? New fields of study, such as molecular biology and astrobiology, are shedding remarkable new light on the origin of life and the origin of sex.In this Very Short Introduction Michael J. Benton covers all the main fossil groups, including dinosaurs, and the upheavals such ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. Where did humans come from? Where did life come from? New fields of study, such as molecular biology and astrobiology, are shedding remarkable new light on the origin of life and the origin of sex.In this Very Short Introduction Michael J. Benton covers all the main fossil groups, including dinosaurs, and the upheavals such
... Read more
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Hubris

The Rise, Fall, and Future of Humanity

by Johannes Krause, Thomas Trappe ...

Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

Humans are the most intelligent beings this planet has ever produced. But how is it that we find ourselves faced with an existential crisis that threatens to overwhelm us?Leading archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and journalist Thomas Trappe investigate what DNA can tell us about how we got where we are and what our future might be. They show how the first humans were defeated again and again and ... Read more

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Humans are the most intelligent beings this planet has ever produced. But how is it that we find ourselves faced with an existential crisis that threatens to overwhelm us?Leading archaeogeneticist Johannes Krause and journalist Thomas Trappe investigate what DNA can tell us about how we got where we are and what our future might be. They show how the first humans were defeated again and again and
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Chaos Of Creation, In Prose, The

by Jacob Eder ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Jacob A. Eder E, Digital Voice Voice of God E ...

Unabridged

4 hours 19 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In The Chaos of Creation, In Prose, Jacob A. Eder invites readers on an epic journey through the primordial forces of existence, stretching from the void before time to the cyclicality of the universe's birth, life, death, and inevitable rebirth. With a masterful fusion of astrophysics and evolutionary biology, this work delves deeply into the violent ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In The Chaos of Creation, In Prose, Jacob A. Eder invites readers on an epic journey through the primordial forces of existence, stretching from the void before time to the cyclicality of the universe's birth, life, death, and inevitable rebirth. With a masterful fusion of astrophysics and evolutionary biology, this work delves deeply into the violent
... Read more
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Rethinking Evolution

The Revolution That's Hiding in Plain Sight

by Gene Levinson ...

Narrated by Jeremy Arthur ...

Unabridged

9 hours 57 min

Rethinking Evolution links Darwin's early insights to the molecular realm inside living cells. This updated evolutionary synthesis provides an accessible explanation for biological complexity that cuts through the confusion surrounding evolutionary theory in a practical way. In addition to a wide-ranging survey of proposed updates to the modern synthesis, this title provides extraordinary new ... Read more

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Rethinking Evolution links Darwin's early insights to the molecular realm inside living cells. This updated evolutionary synthesis provides an accessible explanation for biological complexity that cuts through the confusion surrounding evolutionary theory in a practical way. In addition to a wide-ranging survey of proposed updates to the modern synthesis, this title provides extraordinary new
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Evolution

The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory

by Edward J. Larson ...

Narrated by John McDonough ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

Edward J. Larson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and eminent science historian. This marvelously readable, yet sumptuously erudite work traces the development of the scientific theory of evolution. From Darwin's essential trip to the GalApagos, to the most contemporary studies in sociobiology, this work takes listeners both into the field and laboratories of the world's greatest evolutionary ... Read more

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Edward J. Larson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and eminent science historian. This marvelously readable, yet sumptuously erudite work traces the development of the scientific theory of evolution. From Darwin's essential trip to the GalApagos, to the most contemporary studies in sociobiology, this work takes listeners both into the field and laboratories of the world's greatest evolutionary
... Read more
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Your Inner Fish

A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body

by Neil Shubin ...

Narrated by Marc Cashman ...

Unabridged

6 hours 59 min

Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales connected in some way? To better understand the inner workings of our bodies and to trace the origins of many of today’s most common diseases, we have to turn to unexpected sources: worms, flies, and even fish.Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales connected in some way? To better understand the inner workings of our bodies and to trace the origins of many of today’s most common diseases, we have to turn to unexpected sources: worms, flies, and even fish.Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of
... Read more
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The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire

Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction

by Henry Gee ...

Narrated by Henry Gee ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

**"Henry Gee presents a pithy, fascinating account of the stages of biological evolution. ... a meditative and friendly listening experience. —AudioFile on A (Very) Short History of Life on EarthWritten and read by the award-winning author of A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: a history of humanity on the brink of decline.**A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read SelectionWe are living through a ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

**"Henry Gee presents a pithy, fascinating account of the stages of biological evolution. ... a meditative and friendly listening experience. —AudioFile on A (Very) Short History of Life on EarthWritten and read by the award-winning author of A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: a history of humanity on the brink of decline.**A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read SelectionWe are living through a
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Mean Genes

by Jay Phelan, Terry Burnham ...

Narrated by Pat Woodruff ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

"The Mean Genes message is optimistic . . . a self-help book for the merely average human being." (The Washington Post Book World)"An unusual cross between a social Darwinist monograph and a self-help manual." (The New Yorker)Why do we want-and do-so many things that are bad for us? In Mean Genes Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan argue that we need to stop looking to Sigmund Freud for answers and start ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

"The Mean Genes message is optimistic . . . a self-help book for the merely average human being." (The Washington Post Book World)"An unusual cross between a social Darwinist monograph and a self-help manual." (The New Yorker)Why do we want-and do-so many things that are bad for us? In Mean Genes Terry Burnham and Jay Phelan argue that we need to stop looking to Sigmund Freud for answers and start
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Bird Evolution: From Dinosaurs to Songbirds and How Flight Transformed Life on Earth

by Daniel Kessler ...

Narrated by Daniel Kessler ...

Unabridged

1 hour 50 min

Discover the dramatic evolutionary biology of how predatory dinosaurs survived mass extinction to master global flight. Perfect for a morning commute or a mindful nature walk, this awe-inspiring journey through deep time transforms the familiar creatures in your backyard into ancient, winged survivors.Satisfy your intellectual curiosity with an energetic, fascinating exploration of the physical ... Read more

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Discover the dramatic evolutionary biology of how predatory dinosaurs survived mass extinction to master global flight. Perfect for a morning commute or a mindful nature walk, this awe-inspiring journey through deep time transforms the familiar creatures in your backyard into ancient, winged survivors.Satisfy your intellectual curiosity with an energetic, fascinating exploration of the physical
... Read more
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Labrador

The Story of the World’s Favourite Dog

by Ben Fogle ...

Narrated by Ben Fogle ...

Unabridged

7 hours 24 min

Sunday Times Bestseller‘Passionate and well-researched’ Tatler‘A must-read’ IndependentA social history of Labradors, and how they have become the world’s most beloved dogs, by writer, presenter and long-time dog lover Ben Fogle.Labradors are the most popular breed of dog in the world. Not only a great family companion, they also excel at hunting, tracking, retrieving, guiding and ... ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

Sunday Times Bestseller‘Passionate and well-researched’ Tatler‘A must-read’ IndependentA social history of Labradors, and how they have become the world’s most beloved dogs, by writer, presenter and long-time dog lover Ben Fogle.Labradors are the most popular breed of dog in the world. Not only a great family companion, they also excel at hunting, tracking, retrieving, guiding and ...
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Die Magie der Gemeinschaft

Was uns mit Tieren und künstlichen Intelligenzen verbindet

by Karsten Brensing ...

Narrated by Karsten Kramer ...

Unabridged

11 hours 18 min

KI wird unseren Arbeitsmarkt verändern, doch das ist nicht das Problem: Unser Sozialleben macht uns zum Menschen. Doch wenn unser bester Freund eine KI ist – haben wir dann noch eins? Karsten Brensing wirft einen Blick auf den Einzug von KI in die Mitte unserer Gesellschaft. Die Veränderungen werden vor allem auch unser Sozialleben betreffen. Tierisch glücklich sein in einer komplexen Welt Trotz ... Read more

$34.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

KI wird unseren Arbeitsmarkt verändern, doch das ist nicht das Problem: Unser Sozialleben macht uns zum Menschen. Doch wenn unser bester Freund eine KI ist – haben wir dann noch eins? Karsten Brensing wirft einen Blick auf den Einzug von KI in die Mitte unserer Gesellschaft. Die Veränderungen werden vor allem auch unser Sozialleben betreffen. Tierisch glücklich sein in einer komplexen Welt Trotz
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The Genesis Quest

The Geniuses and Eccentrics on a Journey to Uncover the Origin of Life on Earth

by Michael Marshall ...

Narrated by Ciaran Saward ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

How did life begin? Why are we here? These are some of the most profound questions we can ask.For almost a century, a small band of eccentric scientists has struggled to answer these questions and explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life began on Earth. There are many different proposals, and each idea has attracted passionate believers who promote it with an almost religious ... Read more

$36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

How did life begin? Why are we here? These are some of the most profound questions we can ask.For almost a century, a small band of eccentric scientists has struggled to answer these questions and explain one of the greatest mysteries of all: how and why life began on Earth. There are many different proposals, and each idea has attracted passionate believers who promote it with an almost religious
... Read more
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Memorias de un primate

La vida nada convencional de un neurocientifico entre babuinos (A Neuroscientists Unconventional Life Among the Baboons)

by Robert M. Sapolsky ...

Narrated by Tony Chiroldes ...

Unabridged

19 hours 23 min

En la tradición de Jane Goodall y Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, uno de los divulgadores científicos más reconocidos en la actualidad, cuenta la fascinante historia de cómo dejó las comodidades de la universidad para compartir durante más de dos décadas su trabajo de campo con una tropa de traviesos babuinos en la sabana africana. Sólo un joven idealista podía aterrizar en el corazón de Kenia ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

En la tradición de Jane Goodall y Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, uno de los divulgadores científicos más reconocidos en la actualidad, cuenta la fascinante historia de cómo dejó las comodidades de la universidad para compartir durante más de dos décadas su trabajo de campo con una tropa de traviesos babuinos en la sabana africana. Sólo un joven idealista podía aterrizar en el corazón de Kenia
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Purpose and Desire

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

by J. Scott Turner ...

Narrated by Greg Tremblay ...

Unabridged

9 hours 11 min

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 ... Read more

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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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Pax and the Crossroads of Our Survival

Volume 4 of Do Unto Earth

by Penelope Jean Hayes, Carole Serene Borgens ...

Narrated by Penelope Jean Hayes ...

Series Audiobook 4 - The Do Unto Earth Series
Unabridged

1 hour 17 min

What happens to the continent of Australia when the bushfires meet the coal in the ground? What does the Spirit World have to say about the state of our environment? Can heavy viral energy masses be seen from space by those who can sense energy? Is it possible to dissolve a cloud using thought power? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as the ... Read more

$21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

What happens to the continent of Australia when the bushfires meet the coal in the ground? What does the Spirit World have to say about the state of our environment? Can heavy viral energy masses be seen from space by those who can sense energy? Is it possible to dissolve a cloud using thought power? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as the
... Read more
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Darwin on Trial

by Phillip E. Johnson ...

Narrated by Frederick Davidson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 35 min

Is evolution fact or fancy? Is natural selection an unsupported hypothesis or a confirmed mechanism of evolutionary change?Darwin's theory of evolution is accepted by most educated Americans as simple fact, but what if this idea is wrong? What if "evolution" is just a word that covers up scientific ignorance of how the wonders of the living world may have been created?Berkeley law professor ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Is evolution fact or fancy? Is natural selection an unsupported hypothesis or a confirmed mechanism of evolutionary change?Darwin's theory of evolution is accepted by most educated Americans as simple fact, but what if this idea is wrong? What if "evolution" is just a word that covers up scientific ignorance of how the wonders of the living world may have been created?Berkeley law professor
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The Future of Humankind

Why We Should be Optimistic

by John Hands ...

Narrated by Ralph Lister ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

This is the sequel to the award-winning Cosmosapiens, named Book of the Year by the UK’s Times Literary Supplement and One of the Best Science Books of 2015 by The Telegraph.In his acclaimed Cosmosapiens, renowned scientist John Hands looked back on how we humans evolved from the origin of the universe to the present day. Building on that work, The Future of Humankind: Why We Should Be Optimistic ... Read more

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This is the sequel to the award-winning Cosmosapiens, named Book of the Year by the UK’s Times Literary Supplement and One of the Best Science Books of 2015 by The Telegraph.In his acclaimed Cosmosapiens, renowned scientist John Hands looked back on how we humans evolved from the origin of the universe to the present day. Building on that work, The Future of Humankind: Why We Should Be Optimistic
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The Red Queen

Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

by Matt Ridley ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

12 hours 52 min

“A terrific book, witty and lucid, and brimming with provocative conjectures.” (Wall Street Journal) from the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller GenomeBrilliantly written, The Red Queen compels us to rethink everything from the persistence of sexism to the endurance of romantic love.Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has ... ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

“A terrific book, witty and lucid, and brimming with provocative conjectures.” (Wall Street Journal) from the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller GenomeBrilliantly written, The Red Queen compels us to rethink everything from the persistence of sexism to the endurance of romantic love.Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has ...
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Pax and the Next Evolutionary Leap

Volume 7 of Do Unto Earth

by Penelope Jean Hayes, Carole Serene Borgens ...

Narrated by Penelope Jean Hayes ...

Series Audiobook 7 - The Do Unto Earth Series
Unabridged

1 hour 26 min

What’s next in clean fuels and what can replace crude oil altogether? What is the next frontier in our scientific exploration? What is the new field of science that will merge traditional science with metaphysics and spiritual modalities? Do governments use a special psychic power to spy on each other, and why? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as ... Read more

$21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

What’s next in clean fuels and what can replace crude oil altogether? What is the next frontier in our scientific exploration? What is the new field of science that will merge traditional science with metaphysics and spiritual modalities? Do governments use a special psychic power to spy on each other, and why? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as
... Read more
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Sapiens. De animales a dioses (Castellano)

Una breve historia de la humanidad

by Yuval Noah Harari ...

Narrated by Luis David García Márquez ...

Unabridged

16 hours

El libro de no ficción de la década.Bestseller internacional con más de 23 millones de ejemplares vendidos. Traducido a 65 idiomas. Número 1 en la lista de The New York Times. Recomendado por Barack Obama, Bill Gates y Mark Zuckerberg.De la mano de uno de los historiadores más interesantes de la actualidad, he aquí la fascinante interpretación de Yuval Noah Harari sobre la historia de la humanidad ... Read more

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El libro de no ficción de la década.Bestseller internacional con más de 23 millones de ejemplares vendidos. Traducido a 65 idiomas. Número 1 en la lista de The New York Times. Recomendado por Barack Obama, Bill Gates y Mark Zuckerberg.De la mano de uno de los historiadores más interesantes de la actualidad, he aquí la fascinante interpretación de Yuval Noah Harari sobre la historia de la humanidad
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The Tangled Tree

A Radical New History of Life

by David Quammen ...

Narrated by Jacques Roy ...

Unabridged

13 hours 49 min

In this New York Times bestseller and longlist nominee for the National Book Award, “our greatest living chronicler of the natural world” (The New York Times), David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology, evolutionary biology, and genetics and genomics affect our understanding of evolution and life’s history.In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequencing to ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

In this New York Times bestseller and longlist nominee for the National Book Award, “our greatest living chronicler of the natural world” (The New York Times), David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology, evolutionary biology, and genetics and genomics affect our understanding of evolution and life’s history.In the mid-1970s, scientists began using DNA sequencing to
... Read more
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The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy

What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens--and Ourselves

by Arik Kershenbaum ...

Narrated by Samuel West ...

Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

From a noted Cambridge zoologist, a wildly fun and scientifically sound exploration of what alien life must be like, using universal laws that govern life on Earth and in space.Scientists are confident that life exists elsewhere in the universe. Yet rather than taking a realistic approach to what aliens might be like, we imagine that life on other planets is the stuff of science fiction. The time ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

From a noted Cambridge zoologist, a wildly fun and scientifically sound exploration of what alien life must be like, using universal laws that govern life on Earth and in space.Scientists are confident that life exists elsewhere in the universe. Yet rather than taking a realistic approach to what aliens might be like, we imagine that life on other planets is the stuff of science fiction. The time
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HUMANIFICATION of AI

Go Digital, Stay Human

by Christian Kromme ...

Narrated by Derek Botten ...

Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

How Technology will Advance Humanity Towards a More Meaningful FutureImagine being able to spot the next big trend, or being able to predict the next big wave of change. Imagine having a code that gives you the power to invent, predict or harness the next big technology. Humanification is going to help you unlock the DNA of innovation itself, so you can apply it to your life, your business and ... Read more

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How Technology will Advance Humanity Towards a More Meaningful FutureImagine being able to spot the next big trend, or being able to predict the next big wave of change. Imagine having a code that gives you the power to invent, predict or harness the next big technology. Humanification is going to help you unlock the DNA of innovation itself, so you can apply it to your life, your business and
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