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Eve

How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

de Cat Bohannon ...

Narrado por Cat Bohannon ...

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15 hora 54 minutos

An ambitious, eye-opening, myth-busting, and groundbreaking history of the evolution of the female body, by a brilliant new researcher and writerWhy do women live longer than men? Why do women have menopause? Why are women more likely to get Alzheimer’s? Why do girls score better at every academic subject than boys until puberty, when suddenly their scores plummet? And does the female brain really ... Leer más

$24.75 USD

An ambitious, eye-opening, myth-busting, and groundbreaking history of the evolution of the female body, by a brilliant new researcher and writerWhy do women live longer than men? Why do women have menopause? Why are women more likely to get Alzheimer’s? Why do girls score better at every academic subject than boys until puberty, when suddenly their scores plummet? And does the female brain really
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Power, Sex, Suicide

Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life

de Nick Lane ...

Narrado por Nigel Patterson ...

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15 hora 54 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$22.49 USD

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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The Elephant in the Brain

Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

de Kevin Simler, Robin Hanson ...

Narrado por Jeffrey Kafer ...

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10 hora 26 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$22.49 USD

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

de Ian Tattersall ...

Narrado por Bob Souer ...

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8 hora 43 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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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Life on a Young Planet

The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth

de Andrew H. Knoll ...

Narrado por Eric Jason Martin ...

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9 hora 48 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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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Free Your Emotional Brain Think Again

de N. Micklem ...

Narrado por Phillip Law ...

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1 horas 21 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
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How To Save Our Planet

The Facts

de Mark A. Maslin ...

Narrado por Esh Alladi ...

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2 hora 2 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$10.53 USD

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

de Бренна Хассетт ...

Narrado por Ирина Булекова ...

Series series Хиты научпопа
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12 hora 30 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$10.28 USD

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

de Devon Kade ...

Narrado por Digital Voice DO E ...

Series Audiolibro 13 - Psychology Summit Collection
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8 hora 35 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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

de Josh Smith, William Nothdurft ...

Narrado por Michael C. Hall ...

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5 hora 58 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Life Finds a Way

What Evolution Teaches Us About Creativity

de Andreas Wagner ...

Narrado por Alex Hyde-White ...

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7 hora 33 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$22.49 USD

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
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Ask the Beasts: Darwin and the God of Love

de Elizabeth A. Johnson ...

Narrado por Katherine Fenton ...

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15 hora 34 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$23.40 USD

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

de Stephen Jay Gould ...

Narrado por Meredith MacRae, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ...

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18 hora 20 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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

de Stephen Jay Gould ...

Narrado por Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ...

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12 hora 43 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Rocks of Ages

Science and Religion in the Fullness of Life

de Stephen Jay Gould ...

Narrado por Richard McGonagle ...

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4 hora 39 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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

de Basile Valentin ...

Narrado por Nicola Charbono ...

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1 horas 53 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$5.39 USD

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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Spite

The Upside of Your Dark Side

de Simon McCarthy-Jones ...

Narrado por Chris Clarkson ...

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6 hora 5 minutos

Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people?As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we ... Leer más

$22.49 USD

Spite angers and enrages us, but it also keeps us honest. In this provocative account, a psychologist examines how petty vengeance explains human thriving.Spite seems utterly useless. You don't gain anything by hurting yourself just so you can hurt someone else. So why hasn't evolution weeded out all the spiteful people?As psychologist Simon McCarthy-Jones argues, spite seems pointless because we
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Arrival the Fittest

Solving Evolution's Greatest Puzzle

de Andreas Wagner ...

Narrado por Sean Pratt ...

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8 hora 29 minutos

“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, ... Leer más

$25.18 USD

“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

de Алекс Беззеридес ...

Narrado por Михаил Нордшир ...

Series series Науки о Земле и космосе (Лёд)
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9 hora 34 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$13.60 USD

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

de Eduardo Cruz Cabrera ...

Narrado por AI-generated male voice ...

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1 horas 49 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$7.19 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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)

de José Peña Coto ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Marcus G ...

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1 horas 48 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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

de Peter Russell ...

Narrado por Peter Russell ...

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1 horas 46 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$3.56 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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

de MalihehEftekhari, MehdiShafa, RayhanehAsadi ...

Narrado por Maliheh Eftekhari ...

Completo

13 hora 17 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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

de Christian Kromme ...

Narrado por Derek Botten ...

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8 hora 19 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$13.50 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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
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