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    • An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things
    • By: Josh Clark, Chuck Bryant
    • Narrated by: Chuck Bryant, Josh Clark
    • Length: 9 hrs
    • Release date: 11-24-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 503 ratings
    • From the duo behind the massively successful and award-winning podcast Stuff You Should Know comes an unexpected look at things you thought you knew. Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant started the podcast Stuff You Should Know back in 2008 because they were curious....

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    • With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches
    • By: Erwin Schrödinger, Roger Penrose - foreword
    • Narrated by: Bob Souer
    • Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 01-22-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 247 ratings
    • Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the 20th century and the distinguished physicist's exploration of the question which lies at the heart of biology....

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    • The Unofficial Guide to Earth's Stupidest Show
    • By: Matt Brady
    • Narrated by: Joe Hempel
    • Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 10-22-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 104 ratings
    • Explore the real science behind the Cartoon Network phenomenon Rick and Morty - one of television's most irreverent, whip-smart, and darkly hilarious shows - and discover how close we are to Rick's many experiments becoming a reality....

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    • A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality
    • By: Paul Levy, Jean Houston - foreword
    • Narrated by: Paul Brion
    • Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 09-08-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 207 ratings
    • Written for those with no physics background, Paul Levy's latest book, The Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality, is for those who have heard that quantum physics is a fascinating subject but don't quite understand how or why....

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    • By: Richard Dawkins
    • Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward
    • Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 03-29-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 8,919 ratings
    • Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it....

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    • The Molecule That Made the World
    • By: Nick Lane
    • Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
    • Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
    • Release date: 04-14-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 215 ratings
    • Oxygen takes the listener on an enthralling journey, as gripping as a thriller, as it unravels the unexpected ways in which oxygen spurred the evolution of life and death....

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    • A History
    • By: Martin Booth
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 04-09-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
    • In this first full-length history of opium, acclaimed author Martin Booth uncovers the multifaceted nature of this remarkable narcotic and the bittersweet effects of a simple poppy with a deadly legacy....

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    • A Strange and Terrible Saga
    • By: Hunter S. Thompson
    • Narrated by: Scott Sowers
    • Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 04-10-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,464 ratings
    • First published in 1966, Hell’s Angels is Thompson’s up-close and personal look at the infamous motorcycle gang during the time when its moniker was most feared....

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    • Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics
    • By: Roger Penrose
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 10-15-19
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 112 ratings
    • In this absorbing and frequently contentious book, Roger Penrose puts forward his view that there are some facets of human thinking that can never be emulated by a machine. The book's central concern is what philosophers call the "mind-body problem". He examines what physics can tell us....

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    • By: Noah Levine
    • Narrated by: Noah Levine
    • Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 08-30-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 285 ratings
    • As Noah Levine delved deeper into Buddhism, he chose not to reject the punk scene, instead integrating the two worlds as a catalyst for transformation....

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    • The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
    • By: Rom Brafman, Ori Brafman
    • Narrated by: John Apicella
    • Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 06-17-08
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 780 ratings
    • This lively narrative is a fresh view of the world, explaining the previously inexplicable and revealing hidden influences on human decision-making....

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    • Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths
    • By: Scientific American
    • Narrated by: Janet Metzger
    • Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 08-04-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 153 ratings
    • Did NASA really spend millions creating a pen that would write in space? Is chocolate poisonous to dogs? Does stress cause gray hair? These questions are a sample of the urban lore investigated in this audiobook....

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    • How Stories Make Us Human
    • By: Jonathan Gottschall
    • Narrated by: Kris Koscheski
    • Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 09-24-12
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 488 ratings
    • Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives....

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    • The Revolutionary New Therapy for Rapid and Effective Change
    • By: David Grand PhD
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
    • Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 11-12-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 135 ratings
    • Dr. David Grand presents the next leap forward in psychological care. Dr. Grand combines the strengths of brain-based and talk therapies into a powerful technique he calls Brainspotting....

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    • A Handbook for Unapologetic Living
    • By: Jes M. Baker
    • Narrated by: Jes M. Baker
    • Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 10-27-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,007 ratings
    • With smart and sassy eloquence, veteran blogger Jes M. Baker calls on women to be proud of their bodies, fight against fat shaming, and embrace a body-positive worldview....

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    • Love and Death Behind the Gates of Palm Beach
    • By: Laurence Leamer
    • Narrated by: Todd McLaren
    • Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 03-02-09
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 121 ratings
    • In March 1999, a Palm Beach matron and her socially ambitious husband invited the elite of the island for a dinner dance honoring Prince Edward....

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    • Technology and the End of the Future
    • By: James Bridle
    • Narrated by: Emily Beresford
    • Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
    • Release date: 01-22-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 65 ratings
    • In his brilliant new work, leading artist and writer James Bridle surveys the history of art, technology, and information systems and reveals the dark clouds that gather over our dreams of the digital sublime....

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    • Why Knowing Things Still Matters When Facts Are So Easy to Look Up
    • By: William Poundstone
    • Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
    • Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 07-19-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
    • How important is it to fill our heads with facts? A few keystrokes can summon any information in seconds. Why should we bother learning facts at all? William Poundstone confronts that question....

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