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Eske Willerslev fortæller om kloge neanderthalere, alienkranier og syge vikinger

par Thomas Brunstrøm, Eske Willerslev ...

Lu par Sonny Lahey ...

Collections series Er du rigtig klog
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42 min

Vidste du, at alle mennesker – også dig – stammer fra Afrika? At neandertalere slet ikke var så dumme, som man skulle tro? At det er folk fra Mellemøsten, der har lært os at være landmænd? At alle i Danmark engang havde mørk hud? Eller at vikingerne opdagede Amerika mange år før Columbus?Kom med på den vildeste rejse, når professor og DNA-forsker Eske Willerslev fortæller om menneskehedens ... En savoir plus

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Vidste du, at alle mennesker – også dig – stammer fra Afrika? At neandertalere slet ikke var så dumme, som man skulle tro? At det er folk fra Mellemøsten, der har lært os at være landmænd? At alle i Danmark engang havde mørk hud? Eller at vikingerne opdagede Amerika mange år før Columbus?Kom med på den vildeste rejse, når professor og DNA-forsker Eske Willerslev fortæller om menneskehedens
... En savoir plus
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Sagittarius A Star

par Mike Blake ...

Lu par Mike Blake ...

Collections series COSMOS
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5 min

Sagittarius A Star *The wonders of nature, beyond our goldfish bowl.The Cosmos unfolded into a glass onion, peturbed by - NOTHING at all!The centre of our Galaxy. Inhabited by one of the most extraordinary and violent systems in Nature. ... En savoir plus

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Sagittarius A Star *The wonders of nature, beyond our goldfish bowl.The Cosmos unfolded into a glass onion, peturbed by - NOTHING at all!The centre of our Galaxy. Inhabited by one of the most extraordinary and violent systems in Nature.
... En savoir plus
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Evolution for Everyone

How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives

par David Sloan Wilson ...

Lu par René Ruiz ...

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13 heure 57 min

With stories that entertain as much as they inform, renowned evolutionist David Sloan Wilson outlines the basic principles of evolution and shows how, when properly understood, they can illuminate the length and breadth of creation, from the origin of life to the nature of religion.What is the biological reason for gossip? For laughter? For the creation of art? Why do dogs have curly tails? What ... En savoir plus

$29.99 CAD

With stories that entertain as much as they inform, renowned evolutionist David Sloan Wilson outlines the basic principles of evolution and shows how, when properly understood, they can illuminate the length and breadth of creation, from the origin of life to the nature of religion.What is the biological reason for gossip? For laughter? For the creation of art? Why do dogs have curly tails? What
... En savoir plus
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Too Much of a Good Thing

How Four Key Survival Traits Are Now Killing Us

par Lee Goldman ...

Lu par Dan Woren ...

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11 heure 1 min

The dean of Columbia University's medical school explains why our bodies are out of sync with today's environment and how we can correct this to save our health.Over the past 200 years, human life-expectancy has approximately doubled. Yet we face soaring worldwide rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, mental illness, heart disease, and stroke. In his fascinating new book, Dr. Lee ... En savoir plus

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The dean of Columbia University's medical school explains why our bodies are out of sync with today's environment and how we can correct this to save our health.Over the past 200 years, human life-expectancy has approximately doubled. Yet we face soaring worldwide rates of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, mental illness, heart disease, and stroke. In his fascinating new book, Dr. Lee
... En savoir plus
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Some Assembly Required

Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA

par Neil Shubin ...

Lu par Marc Cashman ...

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7 heure 28 min

An exciting and accessible new view of the evolution of human and animal life on Earth. From the author of national bestseller, Your Inner Fish, this extraordinary journey of discovery spans centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity.“Fossils, DNA, scientists with a penchant for suits of armor—what’s not to love?”—BBC Wildlife MagazineOver ... En savoir plus

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An exciting and accessible new view of the evolution of human and animal life on Earth. From the author of national bestseller, Your Inner Fish, this extraordinary journey of discovery spans centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity.“Fossils, DNA, scientists with a penchant for suits of armor—what’s not to love?”—BBC Wildlife MagazineOver
... En savoir plus
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Sapiens. De animales a dioses (Castellano)

Una breve historia de la humanidad

par Yuval Noah Harari ...

Lu par Luis David García Márquez ...

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16 heure

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 ... En savoir plus

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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
... En savoir plus
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Charles Darwin Experiments Explained: The Real Stories, Methods, and Surprising Results Behind His Revolutionary Ideas

par Christopher Langley ...

Lu par Christopher Langley ...

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1 heures 48 min

Master the scientific method and explore the history of evolutionary biology through ingenious, low-tech experiments. Perfect for an educational commute or a mindful walk in nature, this inspiring science biography transforms a legendary genius into a relatable, skeptical observer. Watch a shy country gentleman turn his Victorian home and garden into a bustling research station using nothing but ... En savoir plus

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Master the scientific method and explore the history of evolutionary biology through ingenious, low-tech experiments. Perfect for an educational commute or a mindful walk in nature, this inspiring science biography transforms a legendary genius into a relatable, skeptical observer. Watch a shy country gentleman turn his Victorian home and garden into a bustling research station using nothing but
... En savoir plus
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Waarom zijn er zoveel soorten?

En andere ecologische raadsels

par Menno Schilthuizen ...

Lu par Roel Fooij ...

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8 heure 51 min

In 'Waarom zijn er zoveel soorten?' verbaast bioloog Menno Schilthuizen zich over de enorme soortenrijkdom van al wat leeft, te beginnen bij zijn eigen achtertuin. Als hij de biodiversiteit in zijn tuin precies zou kennen, hoeveel zou die dan verschillen van die in de tuin van de buurvrouw? En als hij alle soorten zou tellen, springend over het ene tuinhek na het andere, hoe snel zou de ... En savoir plus

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In 'Waarom zijn er zoveel soorten?' verbaast bioloog Menno Schilthuizen zich over de enorme soortenrijkdom van al wat leeft, te beginnen bij zijn eigen achtertuin. Als hij de biodiversiteit in zijn tuin precies zou kennen, hoeveel zou die dan verschillen van die in de tuin van de buurvrouw? En als hij alle soorten zou tellen, springend over het ene tuinhek na het andere, hoe snel zou de
... En savoir plus
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L’Amore oltre i vincoli dell’ego

par Marco Ferrini ...

Lu par Marco Ferrini ...

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2 heure 39 min

Conoscere se stessi è la meta, ma è anche l’inizio del viaggio della vita.Vivere un senso di completezza e soddisfazione, ispirando altri a fare altrettanto; imparare ad amare; superare le rigide barriere delle relazioni egoiche per giungere a uno scambio profondo, autentico e costruttivo: questi alcuni degli affascinanti temi sviluppati in questo ascolto.La meta del viaggio è ritrovare la propria ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Conoscere se stessi è la meta, ma è anche l’inizio del viaggio della vita.Vivere un senso di completezza e soddisfazione, ispirando altri a fare altrettanto; imparare ad amare; superare le rigide barriere delle relazioni egoiche per giungere a uno scambio profondo, autentico e costruttivo: questi alcuni degli affascinanti temi sviluppati in questo ascolto.La meta del viaggio è ritrovare la propria
... En savoir plus
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Cognitive Gadgets

The Cultural Evolution of Thinking

par Cecilia Heyes ...

Lu par Esther Wane ...

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7 heure 34 min

How did human minds become so different from those of other animals? What accounts for our capacity to understand the way the physical world works, to think ourselves into the minds of others, to gossip, read, tell stories about the past, and imagine the future? These questions are not new: they have been debated by philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists, evolutionists, and neurobiologists ... En savoir plus

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How did human minds become so different from those of other animals? What accounts for our capacity to understand the way the physical world works, to think ourselves into the minds of others, to gossip, read, tell stories about the past, and imagine the future? These questions are not new: they have been debated by philosophers, psychologists, anthropologists, evolutionists, and neurobiologists
... En savoir plus
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A Troublesome Inheritance

Genes, Race, and Human History

par Nicholas Wade ...

Lu par Alan Sklar ...

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10 heure 48 min

Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human storyFewer ideas have been more toxic or harmful than the idea of the biological reality of race, and with it the idea that humans of different races are biologically different from one another. For this understandable reason, the idea has been banished ... En savoir plus

$20.99 CAD

Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human storyFewer ideas have been more toxic or harmful than the idea of the biological reality of race, and with it the idea that humans of different races are biologically different from one another. For this understandable reason, the idea has been banished
... En savoir plus
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Monarchs and Milkweed

A Migrating Butterfly, a Poisonous Plant, and Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution

par Anurag Agrawal ...

Lu par Stephen R. Thorne ...

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8 heure

Monarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the monarch than its distinctive presence and mythic journeying. In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag Agrawal presents a vivid investigation into how the monarch butterfly has evolved closely alongside the ... En savoir plus

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Monarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the monarch than its distinctive presence and mythic journeying. In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag Agrawal presents a vivid investigation into how the monarch butterfly has evolved closely alongside the
... En savoir plus
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The Goodness Paradox

The Strange Relationship Between Peace and Violence in Human Evolution

par Richard Wrangham ...

Lu par Michael Page ...

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11 heure 44 min

Throughout history even as daily life has exhibited calm and tolerance war has never been far away, and even within societies violence can be a threat. The Goodness Paradox gives a new and powerful argument for how and why this uncanny combination of peacefulness and violence crystallized after our ancestors acquired language in Africa a quarter of a million years ago. Words allowed the sharing of ... En savoir plus

$35.99 CAD

Throughout history even as daily life has exhibited calm and tolerance war has never been far away, and even within societies violence can be a threat. The Goodness Paradox gives a new and powerful argument for how and why this uncanny combination of peacefulness and violence crystallized after our ancestors acquired language in Africa a quarter of a million years ago. Words allowed the sharing of
... En savoir plus
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What If Dinosaurs Came Back to Life? - For Sleep

par What If For Sleep ...

Lu par Digital Voice Frank E ...

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42 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if dinosaurs suddenly returned to modern Earth? This scientifically rigorous exploration examines why our world would prove fatally incompatible with Mesozoic life. Atmospheric oxygen at 21% versus Cretaceous 30% compromises their metabolism. Global temperatures 7-13 degrees cooler than their era triggers hypothermia. Modern pathogens with 66 ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What if dinosaurs suddenly returned to modern Earth? This scientifically rigorous exploration examines why our world would prove fatally incompatible with Mesozoic life. Atmospheric oxygen at 21% versus Cretaceous 30% compromises their metabolism. Global temperatures 7-13 degrees cooler than their era triggers hypothermia. Modern pathogens with 66
... En savoir plus
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Animal Madness

How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, Gorillas on Drugs, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves

par Laurel Braitman ...

Lu par Madeleine Maby ...

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11 heure 37 min

****“Science Friday” Summer Reading Pick****Discover magazine Top 5 Summer Reads****People magazine Best Summer Reads**“A lovely, big-hearted book…brimming with compassion and the tales of the many, many humans who devote their days to making animals well” (The New York Times).**Have you ever wondered if your dog might be a bit depressed? How about heartbroken or homesick? Animal Madness takes ... En savoir plus

$35.99 CAD

****“Science Friday” Summer Reading Pick****Discover magazine Top 5 Summer Reads****People magazine Best Summer Reads**“A lovely, big-hearted book…brimming with compassion and the tales of the many, many humans who devote their days to making animals well” (The New York Times).**Have you ever wondered if your dog might be a bit depressed? How about heartbroken or homesick? Animal Madness takes
... En savoir plus
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Darwin's Backyard

How Small Experiments Led to a Big Theory

par James T. Costa ...

Lu par Sean Runnette ...

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14 heure 36 min

James T. Costa takes listeners on a journey from Darwin's youth and travels on the HMS Beagle to Down House, his bustling home of forty years. To test his insights into evolution, Darwin devised an astonishing array of hands-on experiments using his garden and greenhouse, surrounding meadows and woodlands, even taking over the cellar, study, yard, and hallways of his home-turned-field-station. ... En savoir plus

$49.99 CAD

James T. Costa takes listeners on a journey from Darwin's youth and travels on the HMS Beagle to Down House, his bustling home of forty years. To test his insights into evolution, Darwin devised an astonishing array of hands-on experiments using his garden and greenhouse, surrounding meadows and woodlands, even taking over the cellar, study, yard, and hallways of his home-turned-field-station.
... En savoir plus
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Dirt, Bones & DNA: A Paleo Manifesto

par Olivia H. Mirela ...

Lu par Digital Voice Mary G ...

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4 heure 2 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Your body speaks a language written millions of years ago—a code etched into your DNA long before agriculture, industry, or digital technology existed. Yet in our modern world, we've lost fluency in this primal dialect, creating a profound mismatch between our ancient biology and contemporary environment.Discover why chronic inflammation, autoimmune ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Your body speaks a language written millions of years ago—a code etched into your DNA long before agriculture, industry, or digital technology existed. Yet in our modern world, we've lost fluency in this primal dialect, creating a profound mismatch between our ancient biology and contemporary environment.Discover why chronic inflammation, autoimmune
... En savoir plus
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Hard Evidence for ET Origins and Visits

A Scientific Story of Creation

par Scott R. Campbell ...

Lu par Digital Voice Archie G ...

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4 heure 24 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the film Prometheus about traveling to the moon of a distant planet to find our creators, Shaw and Holloway make a presentation on their research to the crew. They seek answers to the age-old questions of where we came from. They claim our DNA was “engineered” by the same advanced alien species they seek.Immediately the biologist on the crew objects ... En savoir plus

$8.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the film Prometheus about traveling to the moon of a distant planet to find our creators, Shaw and Holloway make a presentation on their research to the crew. They seek answers to the age-old questions of where we came from. They claim our DNA was “engineered” by the same advanced alien species they seek.Immediately the biologist on the crew objects
... En savoir plus
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The 4 States of Consciousness

par Michael Mathiesen ...

Lu par Michael Mathiesen ...

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1 heures 50 min

Every living thing with a brain has some form of Consciousness, or an awareness of who or what they are and the role they play in the universe. But few of the living really know what to do with that information.Electrons make up the first state of Consciousness. We now know that they can learn about each other and bind together for life like a marriage in what's known as 'Entanglements.' Whenever ... En savoir plus

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Every living thing with a brain has some form of Consciousness, or an awareness of who or what they are and the role they play in the universe. But few of the living really know what to do with that information.Electrons make up the first state of Consciousness. We now know that they can learn about each other and bind together for life like a marriage in what's known as 'Entanglements.' Whenever
... En savoir plus
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Human Evolution Explained For Sleep

The Complete Timeline—Origins of Life to Homo sapiens, Natural Selection, Extinctions, Brain Evolution, Fire, Language & Civilization

par Atlas History ...

Lu par AI Voice Christopher ...

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1 heures 43 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if you could witness the most improbable journey ever told—the four-billion-year odyssey from the first spark of life to the moment you began reading these words? This groundbreaking documentary narrative traces the extraordinary evolutionary path that led to human existence, revealing how every ancestor in your lineage survived against impossible ... En savoir plus

$2.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What if you could witness the most improbable journey ever told—the four-billion-year odyssey from the first spark of life to the moment you began reading these words? This groundbreaking documentary narrative traces the extraordinary evolutionary path that led to human existence, revealing how every ancestor in your lineage survived against impossible
... En savoir plus
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The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy

What Animals on Earth Reveal About Aliens--and Ourselves

par Arik Kershenbaum ...

Lu par Samuel West ...

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11 heure 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 ... En savoir plus

$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
... En savoir plus
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On the Backs of Tortoises

Darwin, the Galapagos, and the Fate of an Evolutionary Eden

par Elizabeth Hennessy ...

Lu par Donna Postel ...

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11 heure 38 min

An insightful exploration of the iconic Galápagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly changing world.The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This book ... En savoir plus

$34.99 CAD

An insightful exploration of the iconic Galápagos tortoises, and how their fate is inextricably linked to our own in a rapidly changing world.The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This book
... En savoir plus
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Forgiving Humanity

How the Most Innovative Species Became the Most Dangerous - The Curse of Exponential Change

par Peter Russell ...

Lu par Peter Russell ...

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1 heures 46 min

Why has the most innovative of species become so dangerous? The answer, suggests Peter Russell, lies in humanity’s accelerating pace of development. He shows how innovation breeds further innovation—a positive feedback loop leading to exponential rates of change. But our minds cannot grasp the full implications of exponential growth. We think more in terms of linear change, leading to a blind spot ... En savoir plus

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Why has the most innovative of species become so dangerous? The answer, suggests Peter Russell, lies in humanity’s accelerating pace of development. He shows how innovation breeds further innovation—a positive feedback loop leading to exponential rates of change. But our minds cannot grasp the full implications of exponential growth. We think more in terms of linear change, leading to a blind spot
... En savoir plus
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Arrival the Fittest

Solving Evolution's Greatest Puzzle

par Andreas Wagner ...

Lu par Sean Pratt ...

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8 heure 29 min

“Natural selection can preserve innovations, but it cannot create them. Nature’s many innovations—some uncannily perfect—call for natural principles that accelerate life’s ability to innovate, its innovability.”Darwin’s theory of natural selection explains how useful adaptations are preserved over time. But the biggest mystery about evolution eluded him. As genetics pioneer Hugo de Vries put it, ... En savoir plus

$38.99 CAD

“Natural selection can preserve innovations, but it cannot create them. Nature’s many innovations—some uncannily perfect—call for natural principles that accelerate life’s ability to innovate, its innovability.”Darwin’s theory of natural selection explains how useful adaptations are preserved over time. But the biggest mystery about evolution eluded him. As genetics pioneer Hugo de Vries put it,
... En savoir plus

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