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How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong

par Greg Brennecka ...

A Short History of Nearly Everything meets Astrophysics for People in a Hurry in this humorous, accessible exploration of how meteorites have helped not only build our planet but steered the evolution of life and human culture.The Solar System. Dinosaurs. Donkey Kong. What is the missing link? Surprisingly enough, it's meteorites. They explain our past, constructed our present, and could define ... En savoir plus

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A Short History of Nearly Everything meets Astrophysics for People in a Hurry in this humorous, accessible exploration of how meteorites have helped not only build our planet but steered the evolution of life and human culture.The Solar System. Dinosaurs. Donkey Kong. What is the missing link? Surprisingly enough, it's meteorites. They explain our past, constructed our present, and could define
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How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong

par Greg Brennecka ...

Lu par Sean Pratt ...

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8 heure 42 min

A Short History of Nearly Everything meets Astrophysics for People in a Hurry in this humorous, accessible exploration of how meteorites have helped not only build our planet but steered the evolution of life and human culture.The Solar System. Dinosaurs. Donkey Kong. What is the missing link? Surprisingly enough, it's meteorites. They explain our past, constructed our present, and could define ... En savoir plus

$32.99 CAD

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A Short History of Nearly Everything meets Astrophysics for People in a Hurry in this humorous, accessible exploration of how meteorites have helped not only build our planet but steered the evolution of life and human culture.The Solar System. Dinosaurs. Donkey Kong. What is the missing link? Surprisingly enough, it's meteorites. They explain our past, constructed our present, and could define
... En savoir plus

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The Secret History of Food

Strange but True Stories About the Origins of Everything We Eat

par Matt Siegel ...

Lu par Roger Wayne ...

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5 heure 30 min

An irreverent, surprising, and entirely entertaining look at the little-known history surrounding the foods we know and loveIs Italian olive oil really Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English?“As a species, we’re hardwired to obsess ... En savoir plus

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An irreverent, surprising, and entirely entertaining look at the little-known history surrounding the foods we know and loveIs Italian olive oil really Italian, or are we dipping our bread in lamp oil? Why are we masochistically drawn to foods that can hurt us, like hot peppers? Far from being a classic American dish, is apple pie actually . . . English?“As a species, we’re hardwired to obsess
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Light in the Darkness

Black Holes, the Universe, and Us

par Heino Falcke ...

Lu par Adam Verner ...

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10 heure 40 min

The International BestsellerOn April 10, 2019, award-winning astrophysicist Heino Falcke presented the first image ever captured of a black hole at an international press conference—a turning point in astronomy that Science magazine called the scientific breakthrough of the year. That photo was captured with the unthinkable commitment of an intercontinental team of astronomers who transformed the ... En savoir plus

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The International BestsellerOn April 10, 2019, award-winning astrophysicist Heino Falcke presented the first image ever captured of a black hole at an international press conference—a turning point in astronomy that Science magazine called the scientific breakthrough of the year. That photo was captured with the unthinkable commitment of an intercontinental team of astronomers who transformed the
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Biography of Resistance

The Epic Battle Between People and Pathogens

par Muhammad H. Zaman ...

Lu par Kyle Tait ...

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8 heure 3 min

Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.In September 2016, a woman in Nevada became the first known case in the U.S. of a person who died of an infection resistant to every antibiotic available. Her ... En savoir plus

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Award-winning Boston University educator and researcher Muhammad H. Zaman provides a chilling look at the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs, explaining how we got here and what we must do to address this growing global health crisis.In September 2016, a woman in Nevada became the first known case in the U.S. of a person who died of an infection resistant to every antibiotic available. Her
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The Crazy Busy Cure

A productivity book for people who don't have time to read productivity books

par Zena Everett ...

Lu par Zena Everett ...

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4 heure 27 min

How we spend our time is one of the greatest indicators of how successful we will be. We achieve our goals when we ruthlessly prioritize tasks and people that are important to us. If we focus our time, energy, and attention on the wrong things, we will never achieve the success or happiness that we aspire to. The problem is that these wrong things, the low value, low impact tasks that distract us ... En savoir plus

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How we spend our time is one of the greatest indicators of how successful we will be. We achieve our goals when we ruthlessly prioritize tasks and people that are important to us. If we focus our time, energy, and attention on the wrong things, we will never achieve the success or happiness that we aspire to. The problem is that these wrong things, the low value, low impact tasks that distract us
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The Stickler's Guide to Science in the Age of Misinformation

The Real Science Behind Hacky Headlines, Crappy Clickbait, and Suspect Sources

par R. Philip Bouchard ...

Lu par Joe Ochman ...

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9 heure 8 min

The perfect remedy for our culture of fake news, bad science, and propaganda.We have more scientific information at our fingertips today than ever before. And more disinformation too. Online, on television, and in print, science is often communicated through shorthand analogies and phrases that obscure or omit important facts. “Superfoods,” “right- and left-brained” people, and “global warming” ... En savoir plus

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The perfect remedy for our culture of fake news, bad science, and propaganda.We have more scientific information at our fingertips today than ever before. And more disinformation too. Online, on television, and in print, science is often communicated through shorthand analogies and phrases that obscure or omit important facts. “Superfoods,” “right- and left-brained” people, and “global warming”
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American Cheese

An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World

par Joe Berkowitz ...

Lu par Charlie Thurston ...

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8 heure 5 min

From the author of Away with Words, a deeply hilarious and unexpectedly insightful deep-dive into a cultural and culinary phenomenon: cheese.“Who knew it was possible to enjoy reading about cheese as much as eating it? Remarkably entertaining, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious, American Cheese goes far beyond the plastic yellow slices we all know, and some love, revealing a community as ... En savoir plus

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From the author of Away with Words, a deeply hilarious and unexpectedly insightful deep-dive into a cultural and culinary phenomenon: cheese.“Who knew it was possible to enjoy reading about cheese as much as eating it? Remarkably entertaining, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious, American Cheese goes far beyond the plastic yellow slices we all know, and some love, revealing a community as
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Dirt

A Social History as Seen Through the Uses and Abuses of Dirt

par Terence McLaughlin ...

Lu par Todd Belcher ...

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6 heure 35 min

Delve into the fascinating world of dirt in this history of culture, cleanliness, and our evolving perceptions of what is and isn’t gross.In this engaging and often humorous study of life’s imperfections, public health and hygiene authority Terence McLaughlin dissects our attitudes toward the filth that has accompanied society throughout human history. According to him, “dirt” is a matter of ... En savoir plus

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Delve into the fascinating world of dirt in this history of culture, cleanliness, and our evolving perceptions of what is and isn’t gross.In this engaging and often humorous study of life’s imperfections, public health and hygiene authority Terence McLaughlin dissects our attitudes toward the filth that has accompanied society throughout human history. According to him, “dirt” is a matter of
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A Natural History of the Heart

par Bill Schutt ...

Lu par LJ Gasner ...

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7 heure 50 min

"Fascinating . . . Surprising entertainment, combining deep learning with dad jokes . . . [Schutt] is a natural teacher with an easy way with metaphor.”—The Wall Street JournalIn this lively, unexpected look at the hearts of animals—from fish to bats to humans—American Museum of Natural History zoologist Bill Schutt tells an incredible story of evolution and scientific progress.We join Schutt on a ... En savoir plus

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"Fascinating . . . Surprising entertainment, combining deep learning with dad jokes . . . [Schutt] is a natural teacher with an easy way with metaphor.”—The Wall Street JournalIn this lively, unexpected look at the hearts of animals—from fish to bats to humans—American Museum of Natural History zoologist Bill Schutt tells an incredible story of evolution and scientific progress.We join Schutt on a
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The Genesis Machine

Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology

par Amy Webb, Andrew Hessel ...

Lu par Amy Webb, Andrew Hessel, Tim Campbell, Landon Woodson, Amanda Dolan ...

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10 heure 6 min

A New Yorker Best Book of the YearA breakthrough investigation of synthetic biology: the promising and controversial technology platform that combines biology and artificial intelligence and has the potential to program biological systems like we program computers.The breakthrough science of synthetic biology has the potential to help solve humanity’s existential challenges from climate change, to ... En savoir plus

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A New Yorker Best Book of the YearA breakthrough investigation of synthetic biology: the promising and controversial technology platform that combines biology and artificial intelligence and has the potential to program biological systems like we program computers.The breakthrough science of synthetic biology has the potential to help solve humanity’s existential challenges from climate change, to
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Conquering The Pacific

An Unknown Mariner and the Final Great Voyage of the Age of Discovery

par Andrés Reséndez ...

Lu par Phil Morris ...

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6 heure 6 min

The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery—and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to historyIt began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plotting to break Portugal’s monopoly trade with the fabled Orient, set sail from a hidden Mexican port to cross the Pacific—and then, critically, to ... En savoir plus

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The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery—and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to historyIt began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plotting to break Portugal’s monopoly trade with the fabled Orient, set sail from a hidden Mexican port to cross the Pacific—and then, critically, to
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