Bestsellers
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Freakonomics
- Revised Edition
- By: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
- Narrated by: Stephen J. Dubner
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives: how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing....
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Good, but be careful
- By Shackleton on 07-03-08
By: Steven D. Levitt, and others
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Waves in an Impossible Sea
- How Everyday Life Emerges from the Cosmic Ocean
- By: Matt Strassler
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A theoretical physicist takes listeners on an awe-inspiring journey-found in "no other book" (Science)—to discover how the universe generates everything from nothing at all.
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No pdf
- By Mark on 01-14-25
By: Matt Strassler
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Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12
- 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning
- By: Peter Liljedahl
- Narrated by: Marlin May
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into this practical guide on how to move toward a thinking classroom....
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Audible Version
- By Neal Baer on 07-28-24
By: Peter Liljedahl
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Bernoulli's Fallacy
- Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science
- By: Aubrey Clayton
- Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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There is a logical flaw in the statistical methods used across experimental science. This fault is not a minor academic quibble: It underlies a reproducibility crisis now threatening entire disciplines....
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Rigorously Bayesian
- By Anonymous User on 01-25-22
By: Aubrey Clayton
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On the Edge
- The Art of Risking Everything
- By: Nate Silver
- Narrated by: Nate Silver
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk—and the players raising the stakes.
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Fascinating report from a distant land
- By David Benjamin on 09-14-24
By: Nate Silver
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Storytelling with Data
- A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals
- By: Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
- Narrated by: Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data....
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Very insightful and actionable
- By Amazon Customer on 04-27-18
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Freakonomics
- Revised Edition
- By: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
- Narrated by: Stephen J. Dubner
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives: how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing....
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Good, but be careful
- By Shackleton on 07-03-08
By: Steven D. Levitt, and others
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Waves in an Impossible Sea
- How Everyday Life Emerges from the Cosmic Ocean
- By: Matt Strassler
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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A theoretical physicist takes listeners on an awe-inspiring journey-found in "no other book" (Science)—to discover how the universe generates everything from nothing at all.
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No pdf
- By Mark on 01-14-25
By: Matt Strassler
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Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12
- 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning
- By: Peter Liljedahl
- Narrated by: Marlin May
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into this practical guide on how to move toward a thinking classroom....
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Audible Version
- By Neal Baer on 07-28-24
By: Peter Liljedahl
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Bernoulli's Fallacy
- Statistical Illogic and the Crisis of Modern Science
- By: Aubrey Clayton
- Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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There is a logical flaw in the statistical methods used across experimental science. This fault is not a minor academic quibble: It underlies a reproducibility crisis now threatening entire disciplines....
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Rigorously Bayesian
- By Anonymous User on 01-25-22
By: Aubrey Clayton
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On the Edge
- The Art of Risking Everything
- By: Nate Silver
- Narrated by: Nate Silver
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk—and the players raising the stakes.
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Fascinating report from a distant land
- By David Benjamin on 09-14-24
By: Nate Silver
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Storytelling with Data
- A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals
- By: Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
- Narrated by: Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data....
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Very insightful and actionable
- By Amazon Customer on 04-27-18
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Why Machines Learn
- The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI
- By: Anil Ananthaswamy
- Narrated by: Rene Ruiz
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Anil Ananthaswamy explains the mathematics that has brought us machine learning and the ongoing explosion of artificial intelligence....
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A great listen, but a physical book is pre appropriate
- By Sameer D. on 11-07-24
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The Art of Statistics
- How to Learn from Data
- By: David Spiegelhalter
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In The Art of Statistics, world-renowned statistician David Spiegelhalter shows listeners how to derive knowledge from raw data by focusing on the concepts and connections behind the math....
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very good statistics overview
- By Tom on 11-29-19
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The Art of Strategy
- A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life
- By: Barry J. Nalebuff, Avinash K. Dixit
- Narrated by: Matthew Dudley
- Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It’s the art of anticipating your opponent’s next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you....
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Completely misleading title
- By Motorjaw on 01-28-15
By: Barry J. Nalebuff, and others
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A Man for All Markets
- From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
- By: Edward O. Thorp, Nassim Nicholas Taleb - foreword
- Narrated by: Edward O. Thorp
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to beat the dealer....
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A life of a genius
- By Oleksiy Volovik on 05-08-17
By: Edward O. Thorp, and others
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Humble Pi
- When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World
- By: Matt Parker
- Narrated by: Matt Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps, Matt Parker uncovers the bizarre ways math trips us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world....
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Fascinating & enlightening even for da mathphobic✏️
- By C. White on 01-23-20
By: Matt Parker
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A Mind for Numbers
- How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
- By: Barbara Oakley PhD
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need to get a better grasp of that intimidating material....
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Not quite what you expect
- By Sean P Ruggier on 07-20-22
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How the World Really Works
- The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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An essential analysis of the modern science and technology that makes our twenty-first century lives possible—a scientist's investigation into what science really does, and does not, accomplish....
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Let me save you a credit: progress is hard
- By Dalton on 06-06-22
By: Vaclav Smil
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Hidden Figures
- The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
- By: Margot Lee Shetterly
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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The phenomenal true story of the Black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space....
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Great Story of a History Obscured
- By Cynthia on 09-18-16
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The Signal and the Noise
- Why So Many Predictions Fail - but Some Don't
- By: Nate Silver
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Nate Silver built an innovative system for predicting baseball performance, predicted the 2008 election within a hair’s breadth, and became a national sensation as a blogger - all by the time he was 30. He solidified his standing as the nation's foremost political forecaster....
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Learn About Statistics Without All The Math
- By Scott Fabel on 03-09-13
By: Nate Silver
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Everything Is Predictable
- How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World
- By: Tom Chivers
- Narrated by: Tom Chivers
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Everything Is Predictable is a captivating and user-friendly tour of Bayes’s theorem and its global impact on modern life from the acclaimed science writer and author of The Rationalist’s Guide to the Galaxy.
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I was looking forward to this. What a disappointment.
- By Alessandro Fadini on 06-28-24
By: Tom Chivers
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The Master Algorithm
- How the Quest for the Ultimate Learning Machine Will Remake Our World
- By: Pedro Domingos
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Under the aegis of machine learning in our data-driven machine age, computers are programming themselves and solving an extraordinary range of problems....
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Great book, irritating narration
- By N. G. PEPIN on 09-24-15
By: Pedro Domingos
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The Universe Speaks in Numbers
- How Modern Math Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets
- By: Graham Farmelo
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the forces between them....
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Great story and narration, but lacks rigor...
- By James S. on 05-31-19
By: Graham Farmelo
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
- Incerto, Book 1
- By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrated by: Joe Ochman
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Fooled by Randomness is the word-of-mouth sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world. Nassim Nicholas Taleb - veteran trader, renowned risk expert, polymathic scholar, erudite raconteur has penned a modern classic that turns on its head what we believe about luck and skill....
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Not for MBAs and Economist
- By Ekele Onuh Oscar on 06-19-19
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The Model Thinker
- What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You
- By: Scott E. Page
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 15 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja....
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It does not work on Audible
- By Hamilton Carvalho on 05-14-21
By: Scott E. Page
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How Not to Be Wrong
- The Power of Mathematical Thinking
- By: Jordan Ellenberg
- Narrated by: Jordan Ellenberg
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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With the tools of mathematics in hand, you can understand the world in a deeper, more meaningful way. How Not to Be Wrong will show you how....
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Great book but better in writing
- By Michael on 07-02-14
By: Jordan Ellenberg
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Proof
- The Art and Science of Certainty
- By: Adam Kucharski
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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An award-winning mathematician shows how we prove what’s true, and what to do when we can’t.
By: Adam Kucharski
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Game Theory
- Understanding the Mathematics of Life
- By: Brian Clegg
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Clegg delves into game theory’s colorful history and significant findings and shows what we can all learn from this oft-misunderstood field of study....
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Enjoyable
- By Amazon Customer on 04-17-23
By: Brian Clegg
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Six Easy Pieces
- Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
- By: Richard P. Feynman
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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Learn how to think like a physicist from a Nobel laureate and "one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of Books) with these six classic and beloved lessons.
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Naked Statistics
- Stripping the Dread from the Data
- By: Charles Wheelan
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, chief economist at Google, has actually called "sexy"....
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Starts well then becomes non-Audible
- By Michael on 09-07-13
By: Charles Wheelan
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Hello World
- Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
- By: Hannah Fry
- Narrated by: Hannah Fry
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Hello World takes us on a tour through the good, the bad, and the downright ugly of the algorithms that surround us on a daily basis. Mathematician Hannah Fry reveals their inner workings, showing us how algorithms are written and implemented, and more....
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Disappointing and meandering book
- By Sc on 02-10-20
By: Hannah Fry
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How to Lie with Statistics
- By: Darrell Huff
- Narrated by: Bryan DePuy
- Length: 3 hrs
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Darrell Huff's celebrated classic How to Lie With Statistics is a straightforward and engaging guide to understanding the manipulation and misrepresentation of information....
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No longer deceived
- By Richard on 06-14-16
By: Darrell Huff
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Math-ish
- Finding Creativity, Diversity, and Meaning in Mathematics
- By: Jo Boaler
- Narrated by: Jo Boaler
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Mathematics is a fundamental part of life, yet every one of us has a unique relationship with learning and understanding the subject. Working with numbers may inspire confidence in our abilities or provoke anxiety and trepidation....
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great book
- By Alena Vesela on 09-11-24
By: Jo Boaler
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Mathematica
- A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity
- By: David Bessis, Kevin Frey - translator
- Narrated by: Mike Lenz
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet, the greatest mathematicians throughout history, from Rene Descartes to Alexander Grothendieck, have insisted that this is not the case.
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Great General Creativity Guide (w' math as a lens)
- By V. Bandy on 07-19-24
By: David Bessis, and others
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Beyond Measure
- The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
- By: James Vincent
- Narrated by: James Vincent
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
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A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day....
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Hoped for more information
- By A Z A R on 06-26-23
By: James Vincent
New releases
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Proof
- The Art and Science of Certainty
- By: Adam Kucharski
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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An award-winning mathematician shows how we prove what’s true, and what to do when we can’t.
By: Adam Kucharski
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Love and Math
- The Heart of Hidden Reality
- By: Edward Frenkel
- Narrated by: Mike Lenz
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In Love and Math, renowned mathematician Edward Frenkel reveals a side of math we've never seen, suffused with all the beauty and elegance of a work of art. In this heartfelt and passionate book, Frenkel shows that mathematics, far from occupying a specialist niche, goes to the heart of all matter, uniting us across cultures, time, and space.
By: Edward Frenkel
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The Evolution of Cooperation
- By: Robert Axelrod
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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A vital book for leaders and decision makers, The Evolution of Cooperation reveals how cooperative principles help us think better about everything from military strategy, to political elections, to family dynamics.
By: Robert Axelrod
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Monsieur LeBlanc
- The Secret Identity of Sophie Germain, Mathematician and Revolutionary
- By: Rain Vaulter
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Monsieur LeBlanc: The Secret Identity of Sophie Germain, Mathematician and Revolutionary She defied a revolution, disguised her identity, and changed the future of science—all while the world looked the other way. In Legacy in Silence, the forgotten story of Sophie Germain comes vividly to life: a young girl in revolutionary France who taught herself mathematics in secret, defied every social barrier, and helped lay the foundations for modern physics and engineering. Denied formal education and excluded from scientific institutions, Sophie forged a path with ink, intellect, and an ...
By: Rain Vaulter
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Generative AI
- By: Ajit Singh
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) is not just a frontier of technology—it's a paradigm shift in how we think about creativity, automation, and intelligence itself. When I first encountered the idea that a machine could write poetry, compose music, or even generate original research, it felt like science fiction. Today, it's an undeniable reality, transforming industries and inspiring new forms of human expression. This book is the culmination of my academic journey, research, and reflective exploration into this fascinating and sometimes controversial domain. I have ...
By: Ajit Singh
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The Life & Legacy of Jules Henri Poincaré
- A Master of Pattern Recognition, He Laid the Groundwork for Chaos Theory, Relativity, and More
- By: Rain Vaulter
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The Life and Legacy of Jules Henri Poincaré A Master of Pattern Recognition, He Laid the Groundwork for Chaos Theory, Relativity, and More Step into the life of one of history’s most quietly transformative minds—Jules Henri Poincaré, the mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and polymath who bridged the old world of Newtonian mechanics and the modern age of chaos and relativity. In this sweeping and intimate biography, The Life and Legacy of Jules Henri Poincaré traces the journey of a man whose insights redefined the laws of the universe—often before the world was ready to ...
By: Rain Vaulter
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Proof
- The Art and Science of Certainty
- By: Adam Kucharski
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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An award-winning mathematician shows how we prove what’s true, and what to do when we can’t.
By: Adam Kucharski
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Love and Math
- The Heart of Hidden Reality
- By: Edward Frenkel
- Narrated by: Mike Lenz
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In Love and Math, renowned mathematician Edward Frenkel reveals a side of math we've never seen, suffused with all the beauty and elegance of a work of art. In this heartfelt and passionate book, Frenkel shows that mathematics, far from occupying a specialist niche, goes to the heart of all matter, uniting us across cultures, time, and space.
By: Edward Frenkel
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The Evolution of Cooperation
- By: Robert Axelrod
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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A vital book for leaders and decision makers, The Evolution of Cooperation reveals how cooperative principles help us think better about everything from military strategy, to political elections, to family dynamics.
By: Robert Axelrod
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Monsieur LeBlanc
- The Secret Identity of Sophie Germain, Mathematician and Revolutionary
- By: Rain Vaulter
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Monsieur LeBlanc: The Secret Identity of Sophie Germain, Mathematician and Revolutionary She defied a revolution, disguised her identity, and changed the future of science—all while the world looked the other way. In Legacy in Silence, the forgotten story of Sophie Germain comes vividly to life: a young girl in revolutionary France who taught herself mathematics in secret, defied every social barrier, and helped lay the foundations for modern physics and engineering. Denied formal education and excluded from scientific institutions, Sophie forged a path with ink, intellect, and an ...
By: Rain Vaulter
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Generative AI
- By: Ajit Singh
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI) is not just a frontier of technology—it's a paradigm shift in how we think about creativity, automation, and intelligence itself. When I first encountered the idea that a machine could write poetry, compose music, or even generate original research, it felt like science fiction. Today, it's an undeniable reality, transforming industries and inspiring new forms of human expression. This book is the culmination of my academic journey, research, and reflective exploration into this fascinating and sometimes controversial domain. I have ...
By: Ajit Singh
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The Life & Legacy of Jules Henri Poincaré
- A Master of Pattern Recognition, He Laid the Groundwork for Chaos Theory, Relativity, and More
- By: Rain Vaulter
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The Life and Legacy of Jules Henri Poincaré A Master of Pattern Recognition, He Laid the Groundwork for Chaos Theory, Relativity, and More Step into the life of one of history’s most quietly transformative minds—Jules Henri Poincaré, the mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and polymath who bridged the old world of Newtonian mechanics and the modern age of chaos and relativity. In this sweeping and intimate biography, The Life and Legacy of Jules Henri Poincaré traces the journey of a man whose insights redefined the laws of the universe—often before the world was ready to ...
By: Rain Vaulter