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“david stipp”

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  • Why Rats Laugh and Jellyfish Sleep

    And Other Enchanting Stories of Evolution

    by David Stipp ...
    For fans of accessible and fun popular science comes an exploration of evolution’s quirkiest puzzles and most enduring mysteries.Why do cats live longer than dogs? Why do bees have yellow stripes? Why can we smell a skunk from a mile away? Such questions can be seen as puzzles about creatures' evolved traits. Besides triggering our curiosity, they focus our attention on beguiling designs that have ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Most Elegant Equation

    Euler's Formula and the Beauty of Mathematics

    by David Stipp ...
    An award-winning science writer introduces us to mathematics using the extraordinary equation that unites five of mathematics' most important numbersBertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry." This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler, the Mozart of mathematics. More than two centuries after Euler's death, it is still ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Youth Pill

    Scientists at the Brink of an Anti-Aging Revolution

    by David Stipp ...
    In a world where the quest for eternal youth seems unattainable, David Stipp offers a captivating exploration into the scientific battle against aging.Even before the first person set off to find the Fountain of Youth, we were searching for a way to live longer. But promises of life extension have long reeked of snake oil, and despite our wishful thinking—not to mention the number of vitamins we ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Why Rats Laugh and Jellyfish Sleep

    And Other Enchanting Stories of Evolution

    by David Stipp ...
    Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 1 min

    For fans of accessible and fun popular science comes an exploration of evolution’s quirkiest puzzles and most enduring mysteries.Why do cats live longer than dogs? Why do bees have yellow stripes? Why can we smell a skunk from a mile away? Such questions can be seen as puzzles about creatures' evolved traits. Besides triggering our curiosity, they focus our attention on beguiling designs that have ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    A Most Elegant Equation

    Euler’s Formula and the Beauty of Mathematics

    by David Stipp ...
    Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 2 min

    Bertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry." This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler, the Mozart of mathematics. More than two centuries after Euler's death, it is still regarded as a conceptual diamond of unsurpassed beauty. Called Euler's identity or God's equation, it includes just five numbers but represents an ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Youth Pill

    Scientists at the Brink of an Anti-Aging Revolution

    by David Stipp ...
    Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 40 min

    The promise of a longer life has captivated humans for centuries, even before the first person set out to find the Fountain of Youth. But promises of life extension have long reeked of snake oil, and despite our wishful thinking, most of us regard it as an impossible dream.In The Youth Pill, science writer David Stipp explores the history of efforts to slow aging, which have been plagued by fits ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Secret Life of the Universe

    An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life

    by Nathalie A. Cabrol ...
    Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 18 min

    **One of Scientific American’s Best Books of 2024One of the world’s leading astrobiologists takes us on an awe-inspiring journey across the cosmos to investigate some of humanity’s most profound questions: Are we alone in the universe? And how did life on Earth begin?**We are in a golden age in astronomy, living on the cusp of breakthroughs that will revolutionize our understanding of our place in ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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    OCME

    Life in America's Top Forensic Medical Center

    by Bruce Goldfarb ...
    Narrated by Adam Barr ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 23 min

    Bruce Goldfarb spent ten years with Maryland's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where every sudden or unattended death in the state is scrutinized.Touching on numerous scandals, including Derek Chauvin's trial for the murder of George Floyd and the tragic killing in police custody of Freddie Gray, Goldfarb pulls back the curtain on a pioneer institution in crisis.Medical examiners and the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Superconvergence

    How the Genetics, Biotech, and AI Revolutions Will Transform our Lives, Work, and World

    by Jamie Metzl ...
    Narrated by Jamie Metzl, James Anderson Foster ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 44 min

    From a leading futurist and OneShared.World founder, a "brilliant" book that explores how artificial intelligence and other revolutionary technologies are transforming our lives–and our future (Sanjay Gupta).New technologies have the potential to improve our health, feed billions of people, supercharge our economies, store essential information for millions of years, and save our planet. But if we ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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    The Stolen Wealth of Slavery

    A Case for Reparations

    by David Montero ...
    Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 10 min

    This groundbreaking book tracks the massive wealth amassed from slavery from pre-Civil War to today, showing how our modern economy was built on the backs of enslaved Black people—and lays out a clear argument for reparations that shows exactly what was stolen, who stole it, and to whom it is owed.In this timely, powerful, investigative history, The Stolen Wealth of Slavery, Emmy Award-nominated ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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    Elephants

    Birth, Life, and Death in the World of the Giants

    by Hannah Mumby ...
    Narrated by Gemma Lawrence ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 50 min

    What Jane Goodall did for chimpanzees, international ecologist and conservation scientist Hannah Mumby now does for elephants in this compelling, eye-opening account that brings into focus this species remarkably similar to humans—and makes a persuasive argument for saving them.From early childhood, Dr. Hannah Mumby has loved wildlife, especially elephants. Her first wild elephant sighting at ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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    Lone Wolf

    Walking the Line Between Civilization and Wildness

    by Adam Weymouth ...
    Narrated by John Sackville ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 27 min

    An illuminating account of a lone wolf journeying across the Alps into Italy, and what the resurgence of wolves says about our connection to nature, immigration, and one another—from an award-winning journalist.“Lone Wolf is a deeply fascinating story, grippingly told.”—Robert Macfarlane, New York Times bestselling author of UnderlandFINALIST FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEIn 2011, a lone wo... ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

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