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The Elephant in the Brain

Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

par Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson ...

Lu par Jeffrey Kafer ...

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10 heure 26 min

Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better—and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the ... En savoir plus

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Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise. The less we know about our own ugly motives, the better—and thus we don't like to talk or even think about the
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Masters of the Planet

The Search for Our Human Origins

par Ian Tattersall ...

Lu par Bob Souer ...

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8 heure 43 min

Fifty thousand years ago—merely a blip in evolutionary time—our Homo sapiens ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their precursors had done for millions of years. Yet something about our species distinguished it from the pack, and ultimately led to its survival while the rest became extinct. Just what was it that allowed Homo sapiens to become masters of ... En savoir plus

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Fifty thousand years ago—merely a blip in evolutionary time—our Homo sapiens ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their precursors had done for millions of years. Yet something about our species distinguished it from the pack, and ultimately led to its survival while the rest became extinct. Just what was it that allowed Homo sapiens to become masters of
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Power, Sex, Suicide

Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life

par Nick Lane ...

Lu par Nigel Patterson ...

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15 heure 54 min

Mitochondria are tiny structures located inside our cells that carry out the essential task of producing energy for the cell. They are found in all complex living things, and in that sense, they are fundamental for driving complex life on the planet. But there is much more to them than that.Mitochondria have their own DNA, with their own small collection of genes, separate from those in the cell ... En savoir plus

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Mitochondria are tiny structures located inside our cells that carry out the essential task of producing energy for the cell. They are found in all complex living things, and in that sense, they are fundamental for driving complex life on the planet. But there is much more to them than that.Mitochondria have their own DNA, with their own small collection of genes, separate from those in the cell
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Life on a Young Planet

The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth

par Andrew H. Knoll ...

Lu par Eric Jason Martin ...

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9 heure 48 min

Australopithecines, dinosaurs, trilobites—such fossils conjure up images of lost worlds filled with vanished organisms. But in the full history of life, ancient animals, even the trilobites, form only the half-billion-year tip of a nearly four-billion-year iceberg. Andrew Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, presenting a ... En savoir plus

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Australopithecines, dinosaurs, trilobites—such fossils conjure up images of lost worlds filled with vanished organisms. But in the full history of life, ancient animals, even the trilobites, form only the half-billion-year tip of a nearly four-billion-year iceberg. Andrew Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, presenting a
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The Deep History of Ourselves

The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains

par Joseph LeDoux ...

Lu par Fred Sanders ...

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11 heure 9 min

A leading neuroscientist offers a history of the evolution of the brain from unicellular organisms to the complexity of animals and human beings todayRenowned neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux digs into the natural history of life on earth to provide a new perspective on the similarities between us and our ancestors in deep time. This page-turning survey of the whole of terrestrial evolution sheds new ... En savoir plus

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A leading neuroscientist offers a history of the evolution of the brain from unicellular organisms to the complexity of animals and human beings todayRenowned neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux digs into the natural history of life on earth to provide a new perspective on the similarities between us and our ancestors in deep time. This page-turning survey of the whole of terrestrial evolution sheds new
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Free Your Emotional Brain Think Again

par N. Micklem ...

Lu par Phillip Law ...

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1 heures 21 min

Free Your Emotional Brain explores the built-in world of our emotions and how we can make best use of them. Based upon what neuroscience tells us about the raw machinery of our brains, it explores the pursuit of happiness and exposes the hidden power of spirituality.With humanity so often "filthy rich and mean as hell", what has gone so terribly wrong? Looking at the subject of climate change: is ... En savoir plus

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Free Your Emotional Brain explores the built-in world of our emotions and how we can make best use of them. Based upon what neuroscience tells us about the raw machinery of our brains, it explores the pursuit of happiness and exposes the hidden power of spirituality.With humanity so often "filthy rich and mean as hell", what has gone so terribly wrong? Looking at the subject of climate change: is
... En savoir plus
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How To Save Our Planet

The Facts

par Mark A. Maslin ...

Lu par Esh Alladi ...

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2 heure 2 min

Brought to you by Penguin.How can we save our planet and survive the 21st century? How can you argue with deniers? How can we create positive change in the midst of the climate crisis?Professor Mark Maslin has the key facts that we need to protect our future.Global awareness of climate change is growing rapidly. Science has proven that our planet and species are facing a massive environmental ... En savoir plus

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Brought to you by Penguin.How can we save our planet and survive the 21st century? How can you argue with deniers? How can we create positive change in the midst of the climate crisis?Professor Mark Maslin has the key facts that we need to protect our future.Global awareness of climate change is growing rapidly. Science has proven that our planet and species are facing a massive environmental
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Homo Sapiens. Обезьяна, которая отказалась взрослеть

Занимательная наука об эволюции и невероятно длинном детстве

par Бренна Хассетт ...

Lu par Ирина Булекова ...

Collections series Хиты научпопа
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12 heure 30 min

Антрополог и биоархеолог Бренна Хассетт бросает вызов устоявшимся представлениям об эволюции Homo Sapiens и предлагает свои ответы на одни из самых занимательных вопросов всех времен: • Как и почему два миллиона лет назад на земле появился человек? • Зачем человеку нужен такой необоснованно длинный с точки зрения биологии период взросления? • Как в природе связаны плодовитость и жир? • Какие тайны ... En savoir plus

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Антрополог и биоархеолог Бренна Хассетт бросает вызов устоявшимся представлениям об эволюции Homo Sapiens и предлагает свои ответы на одни из самых занимательных вопросов всех времен: • Как и почему два миллиона лет назад на земле появился человек? • Зачем человеку нужен такой необоснованно длинный с точки зрения биологии период взросления? • Как в природе связаны плодовитость и жир? • Какие тайны
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EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY Summarized

Why We Do What We Do: The Biology of Human Nature, Mating Strategies, and Social Behavior

par Devon Kade ...

Lu par Digital Voice DO E ...

Collections Livre audio : 13 - Psychology Summit Collection
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8 heure 35 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.YOU ARE RUNNING 200,000-YEAR-OLD SOFTWARE IN A 21ST-CENTURY WORLD.Why do you crave sugar even when you’re full? Why does a rejection on a dating app feel like a physical blow? Why do we gossip, worry about status, and divide the world into "us" vs. "them"?We like to believe we are rational beings in full control of our choices. But beneath the surface ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.YOU ARE RUNNING 200,000-YEAR-OLD SOFTWARE IN A 21ST-CENTURY WORLD.Why do you crave sugar even when you’re full? Why does a rejection on a dating app feel like a physical blow? Why do we gossip, worry about status, and divide the world into "us" vs. "them"?We like to believe we are rational beings in full control of our choices. But beneath the surface
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The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt

par Josh Smith, William Nothdurft ...

Lu par Michael C. Hall ...

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5 heure 58 min

The date is January 11, 1911. A young German paleontologist, accompanied only by a guide, a cook, four camels, and a couple of camel drivers, reaches the lip of the vast Bahariya Depression after a long trek across the bleak plateau of the western desert of Egypt. The scientist, Ernst Freiherr Stromer von Reichenbach, hopes to find fossil evidence of early mammals. In this, he will be disappointed ... En savoir plus

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The date is January 11, 1911. A young German paleontologist, accompanied only by a guide, a cook, four camels, and a couple of camel drivers, reaches the lip of the vast Bahariya Depression after a long trek across the bleak plateau of the western desert of Egypt. The scientist, Ernst Freiherr Stromer von Reichenbach, hopes to find fossil evidence of early mammals. In this, he will be disappointed
... En savoir plus
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Life Finds a Way

What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity

par Andreas Wagner ...

Lu par Alex Hyde-White ...

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7 heure 33 min

How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and scienceIn Life Finds a Way, biologist Andreas Wagner reveals the deep symmetry between innovation in biological evolution and human cultural creativity. Rarely is either a linear climb to perfection--instead, "progress" is typically marked by a sequence of peaks, plateaus, and pitfalls. For ... En savoir plus

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How the principles of biological innovation can help us overcome creative challenges in art, business, and scienceIn Life Finds a Way, biologist Andreas Wagner reveals the deep symmetry between innovation in biological evolution and human cultural creativity. Rarely is either a linear climb to perfection--instead, "progress" is typically marked by a sequence of peaks, plateaus, and pitfalls. For
... En savoir plus
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Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love

par Elizabeth A. Johnson ...

Lu par Katherine Fenton ...

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15 heure 34 min

Bloomsbury presents Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love by Elizabeth A. Johnson, read by Katherine FentonFor millennia plant and animal species have received little sustained attention as subjects of Christian theology and ethics in their own right.Focused on the human dilemma of sin and redemptive grace, theology has considered the doctrine of creation to be mainly an overture to the main ... En savoir plus

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Bloomsbury presents Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love by Elizabeth A. Johnson, read by Katherine FentonFor millennia plant and animal species have received little sustained attention as subjects of Christian theology and ethics in their own right.Focused on the human dilemma of sin and redemptive grace, theology has considered the doctrine of creation to be mainly an overture to the main
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Dinosaur in a Haystack

Reflections in Natural History

par Stephen Jay Gould ...

Lu par Meredith MacRae, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ...

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18 heure 20 min

For more than twenty-five years, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote a column called "The View of Life" for Natural History magazine. More than thirty entries from that column comprise this collection, which covers topics from dinosaurs to baseball and nearly everything in between related to natural history and evolution. Among the essays included here are "A Humongous Fungus among Us," "The ... En savoir plus

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For more than twenty-five years, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote a column called "The View of Life" for Natural History magazine. More than thirty entries from that column comprise this collection, which covers topics from dinosaurs to baseball and nearly everything in between related to natural history and evolution. Among the essays included here are "A Humongous Fungus among Us," "The
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Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms

Essays on Natural History

par Stephen Jay Gould ...

Lu par Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ...

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12 heure 43 min

For more than twenty-five years, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote a column called "The View of Life" for Natural History magazine. More than twenty entries from that column comprise this collection, which includes such essays as "Boyle's Law and Darwin's Details," "Brotherhood by Inversion (or, As the Worm Turns)," "Darwin's American Soulmate," "The Diet of Worms and Defenestration of Prague ... En savoir plus

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For more than twenty-five years, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote a column called "The View of Life" for Natural History magazine. More than twenty entries from that column comprise this collection, which includes such essays as "Boyle's Law and Darwin's Details," "Brotherhood by Inversion (or, As the Worm Turns)," "Darwin's American Soulmate," "The Diet of Worms and Defenestration of Prague
... En savoir plus
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Rocks of Ages

Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life

par Stephen Jay Gould ...

Lu par Richard McGonagle ...

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4 heure 39 min

Since the Renaissance, people have been plagued by the tense battle between science and religion. Revered evolutionist Stephen Jay Gould suggests instead of choosing between the two, why not opt for a golden mean that accords dignity and distinction to each realm? With intelligence and clarity, Gould renders the complex simple and sheds new light on this dilemma, mending the seeming split between ... En savoir plus

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Since the Renaissance, people have been plagued by the tense battle between science and religion. Revered evolutionist Stephen Jay Gould suggests instead of choosing between the two, why not opt for a golden mean that accords dignity and distinction to each realm? With intelligence and clarity, Gould renders the complex simple and sheds new light on this dilemma, mending the seeming split between
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Les douze clefs de la philosophie

par Basile Valentin ...

Lu par Nicola Charbono ...

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1 heures 53 min

Plongez dans l'univers mystérieux de l'alchimie avec "Les douze clefs de la philosophie" de Basile Valentin. Ce texte énigmatique du XVIe siècle vous invite à explorer les secrets anciens et les symboles cryptiques qui ont fasciné les esprits curieux à travers les âges. Chaque clef ouvre une porte vers une compréhension plus profonde des mystères de la transformation et de la quête de la pierre ... En savoir plus

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Plongez dans l'univers mystérieux de l'alchimie avec "Les douze clefs de la philosophie" de Basile Valentin. Ce texte énigmatique du XVIe siècle vous invite à explorer les secrets anciens et les symboles cryptiques qui ont fasciné les esprits curieux à travers les âges. Chaque clef ouvre une porte vers une compréhension plus profonde des mystères de la transformation et de la quête de la pierre
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Exercised

Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

par Daniel E. Lieberman ...

Lu par Sean Runnette ...

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13 heure 13 min

If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging stories and explanations will revolutionize the way you think about exercising—not to mention sitting, sleeping, sprinting, weight lifting, playing, fighting, walking, jogging, and even dancing.“Strikes a perfect balance of scholarship, wit, and enthusiasm.” —Bill Bryson, New York Times best-selling ... En savoir plus

$26.55 CAD

If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging stories and explanations will revolutionize the way you think about exercising—not to mention sitting, sleeping, sprinting, weight lifting, playing, fighting, walking, jogging, and even dancing.“Strikes a perfect balance of scholarship, wit, and enthusiasm.” —Bill Bryson, New York Times best-selling
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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

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“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,
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Ловушка эволюции. Почему наше тело болит

par Алекс Беззеридес ...

Lu par Михаил Нордшир ...

Collections series Науки о Земле и космосе (Лёд)
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9 heure 34 min

Эта книга не собирается внушать вам чувство вины. Здесь не будут обсуждаться атеросклероз, легочные заболевания или кариес. Автор и не думает придираться к вашей диете и тому, как много вы занимаетесь спортом. Алекс Беззеридес объясняет биологические несовершенства человека, которые возникли в ходе эволюции и теперь так предсказуемо нас подводят. Автор расскажет о природе кривых зубов, плохого ... En savoir plus

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Эта книга не собирается внушать вам чувство вины. Здесь не будут обсуждаться атеросклероз, легочные заболевания или кариес. Автор и не думает придираться к вашей диете и тому, как много вы занимаетесь спортом. Алекс Беззеридес объясняет биологические несовершенства человека, которые возникли в ходе эволюции и теперь так предсказуемо нас подводят. Автор расскажет о природе кривых зубов, плохого
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Life is Inevitable

Death is just life, reshaped

par Eduardo Cruz Cabrera ...

Lu par AI-generated male voice ...

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1 heures 49 min

What if death weren’t the end—but merely a change of form?An intimate conversation about death, transformation… and the mystery of continued existence.This book doesn’t try to convert you with religion or overwhelm you with science. It’s a direct, warm, and deeply human reflection on what it truly means to die… and to keep on existing.From the mites that feed on your skin to the stars that shaped ... En savoir plus

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What if death weren’t the end—but merely a change of form?An intimate conversation about death, transformation… and the mystery of continued existence.This book doesn’t try to convert you with religion or overwhelm you with science. It’s a direct, warm, and deeply human reflection on what it truly means to die… and to keep on existing.From the mites that feed on your skin to the stars that shaped
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Be Less Human

Merge with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

par José Peña Coto ...

Lu par Digital Voice Marcus G ...

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1 heures 48 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Preserving our current human form is to condemn ourselves to extinction."TECHNOLOGY IS THE NEXT EVOLUTIONARY STEP.Do not be left behind. Adapt.Humans must integrate with artificial intelligence to overcome their biological limitations and ensure their survival in a solar system that has numbered days.Accept the invitation to be part of the avant-garde ... En savoir plus

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Preserving our current human form is to condemn ourselves to extinction."TECHNOLOGY IS THE NEXT EVOLUTIONARY STEP.Do not be left behind. Adapt.Humans must integrate with artificial intelligence to overcome their biological limitations and ensure their survival in a solar system that has numbered days.Accept the invitation to be part of the avant-garde
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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
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کتاب ژنتیک مردگان

یک خیالپردازی داروینی

par MalihehEftekhari, MehdiShafa, RayhanehAsadi ...

Lu par Maliheh Eftekhari ...

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13 heure 17 min

از زیستشناسی نامدار و نویسندهای پرفروش، نگاهی نو به موجودات زنده: خواندن آنها همچون اسنادی که جهانهای کهن را توصیف میکنندمارمولکی با استتاری شگفتانگیز، چشماندازی خشک و سنگلاخی از بیابانهای باستانی را بر پوست خود «نقاشی کرده است»؛ نقشی که گویی شرح زیستگاه نیاکانش در گذشتههای دور است. این توصیفها فقط به سطح پوست محدود نمیشوند، بلکه تا ژرفای کل تار و پود جانور نفوذ کردهانددر این جستار بنیادین دربارۀ ... En savoir plus

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از زیستشناسی نامدار و نویسندهای پرفروش، نگاهی نو به موجودات زنده: خواندن آنها همچون اسنادی که جهانهای کهن را توصیف میکنندمارمولکی با استتاری شگفتانگیز، چشماندازی خشک و سنگلاخی از بیابانهای باستانی را بر پوست خود «نقاشی کرده است»؛ نقشی که گویی شرح زیستگاه نیاکانش در گذشتههای دور است. این توصیفها فقط به سطح پوست محدود نمیشوند، بلکه تا ژرفای کل تار و پود جانور نفوذ کردهانددر این جستار بنیادین دربارۀ
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HUMANIFICATION of AI

Go Digital, Stay Human

par Christian Kromme ...

Lu par Derek Botten ...

Version Longue

8 heure 19 min

How Technology will Advance Humanity Towards a More Meaningful FutureImagine being able to spot the next big trend, or being able to predict the next big wave of change. Imagine having a code that gives you the power to invent, predict or harness the next big technology. Humanification is going to help you unlock the DNA of innovation itself, so you can apply it to your life, your business and ... En savoir plus

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How Technology will Advance Humanity Towards a More Meaningful FutureImagine being able to spot the next big trend, or being able to predict the next big wave of change. Imagine having a code that gives you the power to invent, predict or harness the next big technology. Humanification is going to help you unlock the DNA of innovation itself, so you can apply it to your life, your business and
... En savoir plus

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