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The Flamingo's Smile

Reflections in Natural History

de Stephen Jay Gould ...

Narrado por Jonathan Sleep ...

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13 hora 33 minutos

Evolutionary theory in the theme that binds together these essays on such seemingly disparate topics as the feeding habits of flamingos, flowers and snails that change from male to female and sometimes back again, and the extinction from baseball of the .400 hitter. ... Leer más

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Evolutionary theory in the theme that binds together these essays on such seemingly disparate topics as the feeding habits of flamingos, flowers and snails that change from male to female and sometimes back again, and the extinction from baseball of the .400 hitter.
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Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That?

And Other Reflections on Being Human

de Jesse Bering ...

Narrado por Jesse Bering ...

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6 hora 57 minutos

Why do testicles hang the way they do? Is there an adaptive function to the female orgasm? What does it feel like to want to kill yourself? Does "free will" really exist? And why is the penis shaped like that anyway?In Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That?, the research psychologist and award-winning columnist Jesse Bering features more than thirty of his most popular essays from Scientific American ... Leer más

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Why do testicles hang the way they do? Is there an adaptive function to the female orgasm? What does it feel like to want to kill yourself? Does "free will" really exist? And why is the penis shaped like that anyway?In Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That?, the research psychologist and award-winning columnist Jesse Bering features more than thirty of his most popular essays from Scientific American
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The Genesis Quest

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

de Michael Marshall ...

Narrado por Ciaran Saward ...

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10 hora 35 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Labrador

The Story of the World’s Favourite Dog

de Ben Fogle ...

Narrado por Ben Fogle ...

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7 hora 24 minutos

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 ... ... Leer más

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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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Hidden Physics Behind Life's Origins, The

Unveil Life's Mysteries! Dive into gripping audio lessons on The Hidden Physics Behind Life's Origins.

de Grayson Wellmont ...

Narrado por Nick Porter ...

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3 hora 46 minutos

The Hidden Physics Behind Life's Origins⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you eager to unlock the mysteries underpinning our very existence?Seeking a comprehensive guide that elucidates the fundamental principles of life's origins through the lens of physics?Your search ends here!This audiobook serves as your ultimate companion for deepening your understanding, applyin... ... Leer más

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The Hidden Physics Behind Life's Origins⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐Are you eager to unlock the mysteries underpinning our very existence?Seeking a comprehensive guide that elucidates the fundamental principles of life's origins through the lens of physics?Your search ends here!This audiobook serves as your ultimate companion for deepening your understanding, applyin...
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The Greatest Show on Earth

The Evidence for Evolution

de Richard Dawkins ...

Narrado por Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward ...

Series series A Brief History of the Natural World
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14 hora 36 minutos

Richard Dawkins transformed our view of God in his blockbuster, The God Delusion, which sold millions of copies in English alone. He revolutionized the way we see natural selection in the seminal bestseller The Selfish Gene. Now, he launches a fierce counterattack against proponents of "Intelligent Design" in his New York Times bestseller, The Greatest Show on Earth."Intelligent Design" is being ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

Richard Dawkins transformed our view of God in his blockbuster, The God Delusion, which sold millions of copies in English alone. He revolutionized the way we see natural selection in the seminal bestseller The Selfish Gene. Now, he launches a fierce counterattack against proponents of "Intelligent Design" in his New York Times bestseller, The Greatest Show on Earth."Intelligent Design" is being
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Путеводитель зоолога по Галактике: Что земные животные могут рассказать об инопланетянах – и о нас самих

de Арик Кершенбаум, Арик Кершенбаум ...

Narrado por Роман Рассказов ...

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13 hora 50 minutos

Наши представления об инопланетянах как о необычной форме жизни зачастую основаны на зрелищных голливудских фильмах и фантастических рассказах. Однако биологические законы, действующие на нашей планете, работают во всех уголках Вселенной. Опираясь на свои профессиональные знания, наблюдения за животными и дарвиновскую теорию эволюции, зоолог Арик Кершенбаум рассказывает о том, какие черты, ... Leer más

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Наши представления об инопланетянах как о необычной форме жизни зачастую основаны на зрелищных голливудских фильмах и фантастических рассказах. Однако биологические законы, действующие на нашей планете, работают во всех уголках Вселенной. Опираясь на свои профессиональные знания, наблюдения за животными и дарвиновскую теорию эволюции, зоолог Арик Кершенбаум рассказывает о том, какие черты,
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Our Inner Ape

A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are

de Frans de Waal ...

Narrado por Alan Sklar ...

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10 hora 14 minutos

We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy, and morality by virtue of our genes? What if our behavior actually makes us apes? What kind of apes are we?From a scientist and writer E. O. Wilson has called "the world authority on primate social behavior" comes a fascinating look at the most ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy, and morality by virtue of our genes? What if our behavior actually makes us apes? What kind of apes are we?From a scientist and writer E. O. Wilson has called "the world authority on primate social behavior" comes a fascinating look at the most
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Brains Through Time

A Natural History of Vertebrates

de Georg F. Striedter, R. Glenn Northcutt ...

Narrado por Tom Perkins ...

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16 hora 9 minutos

When did the first vertebrates emerge, and how did they differ from their invertebrate ancestors? When did vertebrates evolve jaws, paired fins, pattern vision, or a neocortex? How have evolutionary innovations such as these impacted vertebrate behavior and success? Georg Striedter and R. Glenn Northcutt answer these fundamental questions about all major vertebrate lineages. Highlighting the key ... Leer más

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When did the first vertebrates emerge, and how did they differ from their invertebrate ancestors? When did vertebrates evolve jaws, paired fins, pattern vision, or a neocortex? How have evolutionary innovations such as these impacted vertebrate behavior and success? Georg Striedter and R. Glenn Northcutt answer these fundamental questions about all major vertebrate lineages. Highlighting the key
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Inheritance

The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World

de Harvey Whitehouse ...

Narrado por Harvey Whitehouse ...

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10 hora 54 minutos

The ancient inheritance that made us who we are—and is now driving us to ruin.Each of us is endowed with an inheritance—a set of evolved biases and cultural tools that shape every facet of our behavior. For countless generations, this inheritance has taken us to ever greater heights: driving the rise of more sophisticated technologies, more organized religions, more expansive empires. But now, for ... Leer más

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The ancient inheritance that made us who we are—and is now driving us to ruin.Each of us is endowed with an inheritance—a set of evolved biases and cultural tools that shape every facet of our behavior. For countless generations, this inheritance has taken us to ever greater heights: driving the rise of more sophisticated technologies, more organized religions, more expansive empires. But now, for
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Riconquistare Felicità e Amore

de Marco Ferrini ...

Narrado por Marco Ferrini ...

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2 hora 30 minutos

Non tutto ciò che provoca piacere conduce verso la felicità.L’essere umano vive una continua tensione tra Eros e Amore: la mera soddisfazione dei desideri sensoriali, da un lato, ed una necessità insopprimibile di idealità, dall’altro.Pur essendo in perenne viaggio alla ricerca della felicità, spesso orienta i propri desideri verso piaceri effimeri, che infine producono vuoto interiore e ... Leer más

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Non tutto ciò che provoca piacere conduce verso la felicità.L’essere umano vive una continua tensione tra Eros e Amore: la mera soddisfazione dei desideri sensoriali, da un lato, ed una necessità insopprimibile di idealità, dall’altro.Pur essendo in perenne viaggio alla ricerca della felicità, spesso orienta i propri desideri verso piaceri effimeri, che infine producono vuoto interiore e
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3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution, The

de Ylia Callan ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Chris G ...

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1 horas 23 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution is a sweeping journey through the deep history of our planet, from the mysterious spark that gave rise to the first cells to the complex web of life that surrounds us today.Spanning billions of years, this story traces the great turning points that shaped life’s destiny: the microbial pioneers that ruled ... Leer más

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The 3.8 Billion Year Story of Life and Evolution is a sweeping journey through the deep history of our planet, from the mysterious spark that gave rise to the first cells to the complex web of life that surrounds us today.Spanning billions of years, this story traces the great turning points that shaped life’s destiny: the microbial pioneers that ruled
... Leer más
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Creazione Ed Evoluzione

Un Confronto Fra Evoluzionismo Teista, Darwinismo Casualista E Creazionismo - Saggio

de Guido Pagliarino ...

Narrado por Patrizia Barrera ...

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4 hora 17 minutos

Saggio che tratta temi temi legati all’evoluzionismo, relativamente al quale prosperano pregiudizi e imprecisioni come, ad esempio, l'idea che i termini “evoluzionismo” e “darwinismo” siano sinonimi. Le teorie evoluzioniste sono in realtà molteplici. Nel saggio l'autore parla, fra l’altro, del significato del termine caso, fa presente che a base della ricerca scientifica c'è sempre una posizione ... Leer más

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Saggio che tratta temi temi legati all’evoluzionismo, relativamente al quale prosperano pregiudizi e imprecisioni come, ad esempio, l'idea che i termini “evoluzionismo” e “darwinismo” siano sinonimi. Le teorie evoluzioniste sono in realtà molteplici. Nel saggio l'autore parla, fra l’altro, del significato del termine caso, fa presente che a base della ricerca scientifica c'è sempre una posizione
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Synthetic Age, The

Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World

de Christopher J. Preston ...

Narrado por Scott Merriman ...

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7 hora 52 minutos

Imagining a future in which humans fundamentally reshape the natural world using nanotechnology, synthetic biology, de-extinction, and climate engineering.We have all heard that there are no longer any places left on Earth untouched by humans. The significance of this goes beyond statistics documenting melting glaciers and shrinking species counts. It signals a new geological epoch. In The ... Leer más

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Imagining a future in which humans fundamentally reshape the natural world using nanotechnology, synthetic biology, de-extinction, and climate engineering.We have all heard that there are no longer any places left on Earth untouched by humans. The significance of this goes beyond statistics documenting melting glaciers and shrinking species counts. It signals a new geological epoch. In The
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Strange Survivors

How Organisms Attack and Defend in the Game of Life

de Oné R. Pagán ...

Narrado por Tony Chiroldes ...

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7 hora 9 minutos

Life is beautiful, ruthless, and very, very strange.In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom—all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, helping the species avoid extinction. Every living thing ... Leer más

$35.99 USD

Life is beautiful, ruthless, and very, very strange.In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom—all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, helping the species avoid extinction. Every living thing
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The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything

How Carbon Dioxide Made Our World

de Peter Brannen ...

Narrado por Adam Verner ...

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18 hora 45 minutos

How carbon dioxide made planet Earth, shaped human history, and now holds our future in the balanceEvery year, we are dangerously warping the climate by putting gigantic amounts of carbon dioxide into the air. But CO2 isn’t merely the by-product of burning fossil fuels—it is also fundamental to how our planet works. All life is ultimately made from CO2, and it has kept Earth bizarrely habitable ... Leer más

$39.99 USD

How carbon dioxide made planet Earth, shaped human history, and now holds our future in the balanceEvery year, we are dangerously warping the climate by putting gigantic amounts of carbon dioxide into the air. But CO2 isn’t merely the by-product of burning fossil fuels—it is also fundamental to how our planet works. All life is ultimately made from CO2, and it has kept Earth bizarrely habitable
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Dog Is Love

Why and How Your Dog Loves You

de Clive D. L. Wynne ...

Narrado por James Langton ...

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8 hora 26 minutos

“Lively and fascinating... The reader comes away cheered, better informed, and with a new and deeper appreciation for our amazing canine companions and their enormous capacity for love.”—Cat Warren, New York Times best-selling author of What the Dog KnowsDoes your dog love you?Every dog lover knows the feeling. The nuzzle of a dog’s nose, the warmth of them lying at our feet, even their whining ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

“Lively and fascinating... The reader comes away cheered, better informed, and with a new and deeper appreciation for our amazing canine companions and their enormous capacity for love.”—Cat Warren, New York Times best-selling author of What the Dog KnowsDoes your dog love you?Every dog lover knows the feeling. The nuzzle of a dog’s nose, the warmth of them lying at our feet, even their whining
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Naturally Selective

Evolution, Orgasm, and Female Choice

de Robert King ...

Narrado por Robert King ...

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7 hora 28 minutos

Researchers of human behavior have identified an "orgasm gap": Men usually orgasm during intercourse, whereas women often do not. This book addresses this mystery. The two leading explanations are either that women are "psychologically broken"—Freud's theory—or badly designed—the "by-product theory." However, there is a much more compelling third explanation. Evolutionary biology, anatomy, ... Leer más

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Researchers of human behavior have identified an "orgasm gap": Men usually orgasm during intercourse, whereas women often do not. This book addresses this mystery. The two leading explanations are either that women are "psychologically broken"—Freud's theory—or badly designed—the "by-product theory." However, there is a much more compelling third explanation. Evolutionary biology, anatomy,
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العقل المؤمن / العقل الملحد: كيف لعقول البشر أن تؤمن أو تلحد‎

de عبد الله الغذامي ...

Narrado por Marleen Shakeeb ...

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4 hora 15 minutos

يتجه كتاب 'العقل المؤمن/ العقل الملحد' للكاتب عبد الله الغذامي نحو العقل في محاولة لقراءة حجج الملحدين ومقابلتهم بالمؤمنين من أوساطهم نفسها، فيتساءل أحد الفريقين عن الكون والوجود وما بعد الموت مجيبًا عنها، في حين يرفض الفريق الثاني اتكاءً على الحتمية العلمية كما في نظرية هوكينغ من أن الطبيعة خلقت نفسَها، متجاهلًا رؤيته هو في أنها لا تملك عقلًا؛ فكيف لقوة غير عاقلة أن تخلق قوة عاقلة! ويهدف الغذامي ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

يتجه كتاب 'العقل المؤمن/ العقل الملحد' للكاتب عبد الله الغذامي نحو العقل في محاولة لقراءة حجج الملحدين ومقابلتهم بالمؤمنين من أوساطهم نفسها، فيتساءل أحد الفريقين عن الكون والوجود وما بعد الموت مجيبًا عنها، في حين يرفض الفريق الثاني اتكاءً على الحتمية العلمية كما في نظرية هوكينغ من أن الطبيعة خلقت نفسَها، متجاهلًا رؤيته هو في أنها لا تملك عقلًا؛ فكيف لقوة غير عاقلة أن تخلق قوة عاقلة! ويهدف الغذامي
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Les clefs de la philosophie spagyrique

de Le Charles Breton ...

Narrado por Nicola Charbono ...

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3 hora 24 minutos

Découvrez les mystères de la philosophie spagyrique avec "Les clefs de la philosophie spagyrique" de Charles Le Breton. Plongez dans un univers où les élixirs et pierres chymiques surpassent en noblesse et en énergie les mixtes naturels dont ils sont issus. Ces élixirs, d'une pureté et d'une subtilité inégalées, sont imprégnés d'esprits et de chaleur naturelle. À chaque multiplication, leurs ... Leer más

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Découvrez les mystères de la philosophie spagyrique avec "Les clefs de la philosophie spagyrique" de Charles Le Breton. Plongez dans un univers où les élixirs et pierres chymiques surpassent en noblesse et en énergie les mixtes naturels dont ils sont issus. Ces élixirs, d'une pureté et d'une subtilité inégalées, sont imprégnés d'esprits et de chaleur naturelle. À chaque multiplication, leurs
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Life as No One Knows It

The Physics of Life's Emergence

de Sara Imari Walker ...

Narrado por Sara Imari Walker ...

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7 hora 20 minutos

An intriguing new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges.What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. None help us understand how life originates or the full range of possibilities for what life on other planets might look like.In ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

An intriguing new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges.What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. None help us understand how life originates or the full range of possibilities for what life on other planets might look like.In
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A Polar Affair

Antarctica’s Forgotten Hero and the Secret Love Lives of Penguins

de Lloyd Spencer Davis ...

Narrado por Raphael Corkhill ...

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13 hora 9 minutos

A captivating blend of true adventure and natural history by one of today’s leading penguin experts and Antarctic explorersGeorge Murray Levick was the physician on Robert Falcon Scott’s tragic Antarctic expedition of 1910. Marooned for an Antarctic winter, Levick passed the time by becoming the first man to study penguins up close. His findings were so shocking to Victorian morals that they were ... Leer más

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A captivating blend of true adventure and natural history by one of today’s leading penguin experts and Antarctic explorersGeorge Murray Levick was the physician on Robert Falcon Scott’s tragic Antarctic expedition of 1910. Marooned for an Antarctic winter, Levick passed the time by becoming the first man to study penguins up close. His findings were so shocking to Victorian morals that they were
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El hombre prehistórico es también una mujer

Una historia de la invisibilidad de las mujeres

de Marylène Patou-Mathis ...

Narrado por Charo Soria ...

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7 hora 23 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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 Last Days of the Dinosaurs

An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World

de Riley Black ...

Narrado por Christina Delaine ...

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8 hora 53 minutos

In The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, Riley Black walks listeners through what happened in the days, the years, the centuries, and the million years after the impact, tracking the sweeping disruptions that overtook this one spot, and imagining what might have been happening elsewhere on the globe. Life’s losses were sharp and deeply-felt, but the hope carried by the beings that survived sets the ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

In The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, Riley Black walks listeners through what happened in the days, the years, the centuries, and the million years after the impact, tracking the sweeping disruptions that overtook this one spot, and imagining what might have been happening elsewhere on the globe. Life’s losses were sharp and deeply-felt, but the hope carried by the beings that survived sets the
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