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Nexus
- A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
- De: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrado por: Vidish Athavale
- Duración: 17 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,856
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,704
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,704
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive? Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Painfully boring
- De 80s Kid en 09-18-24
- Nexus
- A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
- De: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrado por: Vidish Athavale
An essential read
Revisado: 02-03-25
Following the same style of the previous books via Harrari, Nexus explains the points patiently and clearly with preponderance of evidence. It is quite convincing of the factual threats that AI is imposing on our society at this time without being an alarmist
highly recommended.
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Afraid
- Understanding the Purpose of Fear and Harnessing the Power of Anxiety
- De: Arash Javanbakht MD
- Narrado por: Arash Javanbakht
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 11
About a third of the world population suffers from an anxiety disorder, and half of Americans have had at least one traumatic experience like rape, assault, shooting, or natural disasters. Fear and anxiety are with us everywhere we go. Fear is deeply woven into our biology, culture, politics, and day to day life. We sometimes don't even know what we are afraid of. What we know for sure is that we are afraid too often.But why are we so scared? How does fear work in our brains? What is the evolutionary purpose of fear? In this book, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist answers these questions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully comprehensive, cogent, compelling, and fluent book on the topic
- De B. Gholami en 03-21-24
- Afraid
- Understanding the Purpose of Fear and Harnessing the Power of Anxiety
- De: Arash Javanbakht MD
- Narrado por: Arash Javanbakht
Wonderfully comprehensive, cogent, compelling, and fluent book on the topic
Revisado: 03-21-24
Dr Javanbakht has done an amazing job, drawing on everything ranging from personal childhood experiences to cutting edge research in his own labs, creating a gripping narrative which uses everything ranging from old Persian sayings to newest scientific findings and from pop culture references to classical literature to make to reader truly understand many interrelated topics; ranging from nature and use of fear to the reason for international events fueled by hatred.
Truly a masterpiece.
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Think like a Stoic
- Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World
- De: Massimo Pigliucci, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Professor Massimo Pigliucci
- Duración: 11 h y 10 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 674
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 584
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 578
Distilled to its essence, the ancient Greco-Roman philosophy known as Stoicism is a philosophy of personal betterment. Professor Pigliucci, who knows firsthand just how transformative a Stoic approach to life can be, has designed these 25 lessons as an enlightening introduction to the basics of Stoic philosophy and ways to incorporate its lessons into your own life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A lot to love. A little to object to.
- De Amazon Customer en 08-20-21
- Think like a Stoic
- Ancient Wisdom for Today’s World
- De: Massimo Pigliucci, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Professor Massimo Pigliucci
Redundant and repetitive
Revisado: 11-29-22
It was really Redundant and repetitive ; many sentences were repeated verbatim. Speakers accent is kinda annoying
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Why You Are Who You Are
- Investigations into Human Personality
- De: Mark Leary, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Mark Leary
- Duración: 12 h y 52 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,353
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,053
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,021
To understand the roots of personality is to understand motivations and influences that shape behavior, which in turn reflect how you deal with the opportunities and challenges of everyday life. That's the focus of these exciting 24 lectures, in which you examine the differences in people's personalities, where these differences come from, and how they shape our lives. Drawing on information gleaned from psychology, neuroscience, and genetics, Professor Leary opens the door to understanding how personality works and why.
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5 out of 5 stars
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As an addict, I listened to this book. Very Helpfu
- De Life Lover en 05-15-18
- Why You Are Who You Are
- Investigations into Human Personality
- De: Mark Leary, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Mark Leary
Nothing about “why”
Revisado: 05-10-18
This book is about tools for measurement of human behavior. Not a bad one at that, but nothing about explaining why the behaviors occur. Read “Behave” by Robert Sapolsky, Instead.
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Great Masters: Shostakovich - His Life and Music
- De: Robert Greenberg, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Robert Greenberg
- Duración: 6 h y 17 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 344
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 303
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 295
Dmitri Shostakovich is without a doubt one of the central composers of the 20th century. Drawing on both the flood of declassified documents from the Soviet Union that began in 1991 and Shostakovich's own extraordinarily frank posthumous reminiscences, Professor Greenberg shows how Shostakovich, who, in the words of a friend, "did not want to rot in a prison or a graveyard" was still unwilling to become a docile instrument of the Soviet regime.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb Course: Greenberg on Speed
- De Chris Reich en 12-23-13
a bit over enthusiastic
Revisado: 11-03-17
I love Prof Greenberg and his passion and hate dictators like Stalin but still ...Prof Greenberg sounded a bit too angry for a lecture series on a composer (as opposed to trying to demolish communist regimes of the past). Still pretty good though.
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Creatures of a Day, and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
- De: Irvin D. Yalom
- Narrado por: Traber Burns
- Duración: 6 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,018
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 912
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 905
In his long career, eminent psychotherapist and author Irvin Yalom has pressed his patients and readers to grapple with life's two greatest challenges: that we all must die, and that each of us is responsible for leading a life worth living. In Creatures of a Day, he and his patients confront the difficulty of these challenges. Although these people have come to Yalom seeking relief, recognition, or meaning, they discover that such things are rarely found in the places where we think to look.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A book of rich experience, wonderfully narrated
- De LostinBooks en 04-12-15
fantastic book, brilliant performance
Revisado: 11-11-15
Would you listen to Creatures of a Day, and Other Tales of Psychotherapy again? Why?
Here are the factors making this book a great listen:
Great writing style, engaging, witty and deep.
Astute observation power of the writer
Great clinical experience reflected in all stories
humanity of stories and humility of the author's account
Brilliance of performance.
What about Traber Burns’s performance did you like?
He brought the book to life. I felt the characters.
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Life Unfolding
- How the Human Body Creates Itself
- De: Jamie A. Davies
- Narrado por: Napoleon Ryan
- Duración: 9 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 101
Where did I come from? Why do I have two arms but just one head? How is my left leg the same size as my right one? Why are the fingerprints of identical twins not identical? How did my brain learn to learn? Why must I die? Questions like these remain biology's deepest and most ancient challenges. They force us to confront a fundamental biological problem: How can something as large and complex as a human body organize itself from the simplicity of a fertilized egg?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating Biology ; Distracting Narration
- De Tim en 03-01-15
- Life Unfolding
- How the Human Body Creates Itself
- De: Jamie A. Davies
- Narrado por: Napoleon Ryan
Very clear description of the title
Revisado: 11-06-15
Where does Life Unfolding rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Great book! In much detail (which surprisingly is not extremely technical or boring) the books describes what it promises: How human body creates itself. This has been the most understandable and convincing account, helping me understand how this complexity can be created without a creator.
Who was your favorite character and why?
uh...human?
What does Napoleon Ryan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He just does his part OK
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, I'd rather think in between the listenings. Great book!
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The Marshmallow Test
- Mastering Self-Control
- De: Walter Mischel
- Narrado por: Alan Alda
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,770
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,565
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,550
In The Marshmallow Test, Mischel explains how self-control can be mastered and applied to challenges in everyday life - from weight control to quitting smoking, overcoming heartbreak, making major decisions, and planning for retirement. With profound implications for the choices we make in parenting, education, public policy and self-care, The Marshmallow Test will change the way you think about who we are and what we can be.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great performance, but lacking in content
- De Hilary - San Francisco en 09-27-14
- The Marshmallow Test
- Mastering Self-Control
- De: Walter Mischel
- Narrado por: Alan Alda
If you think you know about the marshmallow test..
Revisado: 11-06-15
Would you listen to The Marshmallow Test again? Why?
I loved it, but no; there are more books to read.
What did you like best about this story?
I am a child psychiatrist and thought I already knew what the test was about. Nevertheless I read it and was surprised by the depth of new understanding this book helped me acquire of concepts of impulse control.
What about Alan Alda’s performance did you like?
his performance somehow matched the book.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, I'd rather have time to think in between listenings.
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Our Mathematical Universe
- My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
- De: Max Tegmark
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 15 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,516
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,199
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,190
Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy, and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate multiverse. In a dazzling combination of both popular and groundbreaking science, he not only helps us grasp his often mind-boggling theories, but he also shares with us some of the often surprising triumphs and disappointments that have shaped his life as a scientist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow!
- De Michael en 02-02-14
- Our Mathematical Universe
- My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
- De: Max Tegmark
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
it depends on who YOU are
Revisado: 11-06-15
What did you like best about Our Mathematical Universe? What did you like least?
I am not a physicist, just educated in another side of science (I am a psychiatrist) and very interested in understanding the nature of reality. I was very impressed by the passion of the writer and that was satisfying. Most of the material covered went above my head (e.g. the entire concept of "level 4 multiverse"). However I enjoyed the little that I actually understood here and there. I think I would have liked it more if I were a physicist.
What did you like best about this story?
Mostly the passion for pursuit of reality.
What about Rob Shapiro’s performance did you like?
Excellent job!
Did Our Mathematical Universe inspire you to do anything?
Yes! read more books!
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Lolita
- De: Vladimir Nabokov
- Narrado por: Jeremy Irons
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,478
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9,658
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,594
Awe and exhilaration—along with heartbreak and mordant wit—abound in Lolita, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsession for the nymphet Dolores Haze. Lolita is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbarism of postwar America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Absolutely Gorgeous Audible Experience
- De Jim en 10-26-05
- Lolita
- De: Vladimir Nabokov
- Narrado por: Jeremy Irons
Narration
Revisado: 10-14-15
Probably the best narration I have ever heard. Best rendition possible of the book, which is masterful and real.
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