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The Genome Defense
- Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA
- De: Jorge L. Contreras
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 29
When attorney Chris Hansen learned that the U.S. government was issuing patents for human genes to biotech companies, his first thought was, How can a corporation own what makes us who we are? Then he discovered that women were being charged exorbitant fees to test for hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, tests they desperately needed—all because Myriad Genetics had patented the famous BRCA genes. So he sued them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Terriffic book
- De barry sookman en 12-11-23
- The Genome Defense
- Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA
- De: Jorge L. Contreras
- Narrado por: Kaleo Griffith
Engaging narrative of important decision
Revisado: 12-17-22
Although my current job involves forensic DNA analysis, I was mostly ignorant of the events described in this book while they were happening several years ago. This is really important subject matter, and it’s written in a gripping and easy to understand manner.
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APUSH Period 2: Colonization, Cultural Collision, and the Transatlantic Trade: Passing the United States History Exam, 1607 to 1754
- Passing the AP United States History Exam
- De: CG Smith
- Narrado por: Scott Armstrong
- Duración: 2 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2
The book and its audio narration explain every key concept, word for word, that the College Board publishes for the Advanced Placement United States History. Better yet, it is delivered by a professional actor in language that is relatable, understandable, and sometimes humorous. This is your best investment for a passing grade on your exam!
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good overview, but narration is a bit too goofy
- De JWS en 04-13-21
- APUSH Period 2: Colonization, Cultural Collision, and the Transatlantic Trade: Passing the United States History Exam, 1607 to 1754
- Passing the AP United States History Exam
- De: CG Smith
- Narrado por: Scott Armstrong
Good overview, but narration is a bit too goofy
Revisado: 04-13-21
This is a good overview of colonial American history from roughly the settlement of Jamestown to just before the French-Indian War. Although some of the events narrativized in this recording are a little over-simplified and in a few places perpetuate untrue grade-school civics class myths, this would accomplish the purpose of helping a high school student pass an AP history exam. The narration is continually goofy, which can understandably help prevent young listeners from getting bored but sometimes the goofiness feels a bit over the top. The narrator tries to do accents for various types of people and usually fails. Sometimes these accents are pretty funny (the pompous and posh, if anachronistic, British accents). Sometimes, however, it can make the listener cringe, as when the narrator tries to mimic African-Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanic people. Most of the narrator's non-Caucasian accents sound like South-Asian Draculas. I would advise this narrator to just not do accents when reading quotes. Some of his accents might be offensive to some listeners. The only other issue with this is the editing: there are LOTS of narration mistakes that were left in the recording. The narrator will flub a word, let out a sigh, wait several seconds, and then make another attempt at the sentence. I'm sure these instances weren't intended to remain in the recording, but the sound editor was apparently not careful enough to remove them.
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The Rise of Absolutism and of the Middle Class
- De: Lynn Thorndike
- Narrado por: Andrea Giordani
- Duración: 1 h y 1 m
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General2 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:2 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia2 out of 5 stars 1
The era of absolutism as exemplified by the "Sun King" Louis XIV of France marks the rise of rulers throughout Europe who had absolute power over their nations. Mercantilism became the primary form of economy and gave rise to a middle class.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Dry text, odd narration
- De JWS en 04-12-21
- The Rise of Absolutism and of the Middle Class
- De: Lynn Thorndike
- Narrado por: Andrea Giordani
Dry text, odd narration
Revisado: 04-12-21
The text itself, representative of the kind of history that was written 100 years ago, is a dry recitation of "great men," the important dates in their lives, and droning lists of the territories that were added to or lost from their realms. The essay does not divulge how the author defines "absolutism," or how absolutism is differentiated from what came before or after. It barely scratches the changing relationships between monarchs and nobles, or between monarchs and peasants. It also only covers from about 1450-1520, thus leaving out some of the most important absolutists, like Louis XIV in the 17th century and the absolutists of the Enlightenment in the 18th century. This is odd because the publisher's description of this essay specifically mentions Louis XIV, but when you actually get into the essay, the author states that even the German Peasants' War of 1525 is beyond the chronological scope of this essay. As for the development of the middle class, probably less than 2 minutes out of the 1 hour length of this recorded essay are devoted to talking about the rise of the middle class at all. This essay is more of a low-quality Wikipedia or encyclopedia article than something that will inform the listener about the mechanics of how absolutism actually evolved and what absolutism meant.
The narration also leaves something to be desired. The narrator's voice seems to be a mix of British with Eastern and Southern European accents, which makes it hard to follow the idiosyncratic pronunciations of words. Some of the pronunciations are just flat-out incorrect, regardless of which accent someone has. For instance, the narrator pronounces Cesare Borgia like "Caesar" (it's supposed to be pronounced like CHE-sa-REY). The narrator's accent also causes her to put emphases on odd syllables (like pronouncing "political" as "PAW-lee-TEE-kal" instead of "po-LIT-i-CAL"), which breaks the listener's flow of concentration and causes the listener to have to pause and think, "Wait, what word did she just say?" Also, the audio equipment used by the narrator seems to be of low quality, as her plosives pop and pierce through one's headphones/speakers too sharply.
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Deer University
- De: Dr. Bronson Strickland & Dr. Steve Demarais
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1
Deer University podcasts are all about deer biology and management. Drs. Bronson Strickland and Steve Demarais are both deer hunters, deer biologists, professors of wildlife management, and co-directors of the Mississippi State University Deer Lab. Steve and Bronson are so crazy about deer biology and management that they made it their career! Our goal is to explain how you can use deer research to improve your hunting and management experiences. Don’t take for granted what your buddy says or what you read in a hunting magazine – we’ll train you to think like a deer biologist. As ...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great, comprehensive podcast
- De JWS en 04-03-21
Great, comprehensive podcast
Revisado: 04-03-21
This podcast is excellent for anyone who wants to really understand deer. This was probably developed more with deer hunters and deer managers in mind, but as an environmental historian I found it very helpful and informative.
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