Modern Technology

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    • Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics
    • By: Roger Penrose
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 15-10-19
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
    • In this absorbing and frequently contentious book, Roger Penrose puts forward his view that there are some facets of human thinking that can never be emulated by a machine. The book's central concern is what philosophers call the "mind-body problem". He examines what physics can tell us....

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    • Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster
    • By: David Farley
    • Narrated by: Amy Gordon
    • Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 10-11-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
    • In Modern Software Engineering, continuous delivery pioneer David Farley helps software professionals think about their work more effectively, manage it more successfully, and genuinely improve the quality of their applications, their lives, and the lives of their colleagues....

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    • By: Tim Harford
    • Narrated by: Roger Davis
    • Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 28-05-20
    • Language: English
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    • In Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy, the revolutionary, acclaimed book, radio series and podcast, best-selling economist Tim Harford introduced us to a selection of 50 radical inventions that changed the world....

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    • 10 Lessons to Reconnect and Thrive in the Modern World
    • By: Dr Tim Sharp
    • Narrated by: Dr Tim Sharp
    • Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 07-06-24
    • Language: English
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    • Most people think about technology as something we created to serve us, but we may well be getting to the point where we are the ones who're serving an ever more sophisticated technology. Dr Sharp outlines strategies and tools to build your confidence to cope with the modern world.

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    • The Incredible Sciences of the Ancients
    • By: David Hatcher Childress
    • Narrated by: Paul Woodson
    • Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 30-01-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 106 ratings
    • Popular Lost Cities author David Hatcher Childress takes us into the amazing world of ancient technology, from computers in antiquity to the flying machines of the gods....

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    • How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
    • By: Simon Winchester
    • Narrated by: Simon Winchester
    • Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 08-05-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 406 ratings
    • Best-selling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson....

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    • Modern Adventures in Nineteenth-Century Culture, Cooking, Fashion, and Technology
    • By: Sarah A. Chrisman
    • Narrated by: Laural Merlington
    • Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 24-11-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
    • We all know that the best way to study a foreign language is to go to a country where it's spoken, but can the same immersion method be applied to history? Find out....

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    • Modern Monetary Theory and How to Build a Better Economy
    • By: Stephanie Kelton
    • Narrated by: Stephanie Kelton
    • Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 09-06-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 390 ratings
    • Any ambitious proposal - ranging from fixing crumbling infrastructure to Medicare for all or preventing the coming climate apocalypse - inevitably sparks questions: how can we afford it? Find out....

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    • Isaac Newton, The Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
    • By: Edward Dolnick
    • Narrated by: Alan Sklar
    • Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 08-02-11
    • Language: English
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    • The Clockwork Universe is the story of a band of men who lived in a world of dirt and disease but pictured a universe that ran like a perfect machine....

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    • Complete Guide to EMF Protection - Proven Health Risks of EMF Radiation and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself & Family
    • By: Daniel DeBaun, Ryan DeBaun
    • Narrated by: Dan Culhane
    • Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 23-03-17
    • Language: English
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    • EMF radiation produced by modern technology such as cell phones, tablets, laptops, Wi-Fi, and smart meters is an emerging health threat....

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    • The Impact of Modern Life and Technology on Mental Illness
    • By: Mark D. Rego MD
    • Narrated by: Peter Lerman
    • Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 24-05-22
    • Language: English
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    • In this trailblazing book, Dr. Mark Rego, who has practiced psychiatry and taught at Yale for thirty years, explores why mental illness and stress are skyrocketing alongside technology ostensibly created to improve our world....

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    • The Elegant Maths Behind Modern AI
    • By: Anil Ananthaswamy
    • Narrated by: Rene Ruiz
    • Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 16-07-24
    • Language: English
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    • Anil Ananthaswamy explains the fundamental maths behind AI, which suggests that the basics of natural and artificial intelligence might follow the same mathematical rules....

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    • The Future Is Coming! Discover How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Your Life!
    • By: Adam Jenson
    • Narrated by: Russell Archey
    • Length: 2 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 15-11-19
    • Language: English
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    • The world of technology is changing all the time. A product that is innovative and brand-new today can be old news tomorrow as we are in a constant state of looking for the newest and most innovative things that we can use....

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    • Catholic Saints
    • By: Saul Cross
    • Narrated by: Bill Schafer
    • Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 16-11-23
    • Language: English
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    • This book is not just a biography of a young man on the path to sainthood; it is an invitation to walk with Carlo Acutis, to understand his love for God, and to be inspired by his life of faith, charity, and devotion....

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    • The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow
    • By: Anthony Flint
    • Narrated by: Mel Foster
    • Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 04-11-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 ratings
    • Modern Man is a riveting biography of Le Corbusier - a man who invented new ways of building and thinking....

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    • By: Elizabeth L. Eisenstein
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Cox
    • Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 18-05-21
    • Language: English
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    • This abridged edition, after summarizing the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, goes on to discuss how printing challenged traditional institutions and affected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation, and rise of modern science....

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    • Modern Computing in Simple Packages
    • By: Bill Lubanovic
    • Narrated by: Derek Dysart
    • Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 09-05-23
    • Language: English
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    • Easy to understand and engaging, this updated edition of Introducing Python is ideal for beginning programmers as well as those new to the language. Author Bill Lubanovic takes you from the basics to more involved and varied topics....

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    • Technology Triumphs, Set 2
    • By: Julie Murray
    • Narrated by: Pam Tierney
    • Length: 19 mins
    • Release date: 13-04-23
    • Language: English
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    • Surreal super structures can be seen around the world. Each one is a feat of engineering. Listeners will learn about the brain power, man power, and science that it takes to build these amazing structures....

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