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    narrator Victor Villar-Hauser author Tom Chatfield publisher Audible, Inc audio_length 7 hours and 18 min. release_date 02-NOV-2010 A timely and informed assessment of the rapidly growing gaming industry that is altering the world around us. Despite the recession, video games continue to break records and command unprecedented amounts of media coverage. The U.S. [...]

May 8th, 2012 | Filed under Science & Technology

    narrator Jonathan Cowley author Martin Bojowald publisher Random House Audio audio_length 12 hours and 23 min. release_date 19-OCT-2010 In 2000, Martin Bojowald, then a 27-year-old postdoc at Pennsylvania State University, used a relatively new theory called loop quantum gravity – a combination of Einstein’s theory of gravity and quantum mechanics – to create [...]

Apr 17th, 2012 | Filed under Science & Technology

    narrator George K. Wilson author Ray Kurzweil publisher Tantor Audio audio_length 24 hours and 44 min. release_date 05-MAY-2011 For over three decades, the great inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of [...]

Dec 15th, 2011 | Filed under Science & Technology

    narrator Kym Dakin-Neal author Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Toni Frohoff publisher University Press Audiobooks audio_length 6 hours and 35 min. release_date 14-DEC-2010 Dolphins have fascinated humans for millennia, giving rise to an abundance of stories and myths about them, yet the actual details of their lives in the sea have remained elusive. In this [...]

Nov 13th, 2011 | Filed under Science & Technology

    narrator Dr Nicky Hayes author Dr Nicky Hayes publisher Hodder Headline Limited audio_length 2 hours and 14 min. release_date 01-MAR-2011 More than just a straight audiobook, this provides a unique introduction to the world of psychology. In a series of structured discussions our panel of four leading experts will guide you through all [...]

Oct 30th, 2011 | Filed under Science & Technology