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Chaos

Making a New Science

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57 min

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Cuando el universo reflexiona sobre la vida

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An Exploration

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Unabridged

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How Hype Obscures the Future and How to See Past It

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Narrated by Gemma Milne ...

Unabridged

10 hours 6 min

'Stop following the news until you've read Gemma Milne's persuasive analysis of the hype and bullshit that distort our understanding of emerging science. As she shows, the starting point to grasping the genuine opportunities of AI, life sciences and climate tech is a healthy dose of critical thinking'David Rowan, founding editor of WIRED UK and author of Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from ... Read more

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Eine Enführung

by Harald Lesch ...

Narrated by Harald Lesch ...

Series series uni auditorium
Abridged

1 hour 3 min

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