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Lisa J. Amstutz
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Explore the fascinating world of robots. With fun facts and engaging discussion topics, this short audiobook provides an inspiring look at this exciting technology.
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Really Good-ish!
- De See Reverse en 04-16-18
De: Kelly Weinersmith, y otros
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The Department of Mad Scientists
- Inside DARPA, the Path-Breaking Government Agency You've Never Heard Of
- De: Michael Belfiore
- Narrado por: Michael Belfiore
- Duración: 10 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 170
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 90
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 92
The first-ever inside look at DARPA - the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - the maverick and controversial group whose futuristic work has had amazing civilian and military applications, from the Internet to GPS to driverless cars
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2 out of 5 stars
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meh
- De Patrick en 12-22-09
De: Michael Belfiore
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The Design of Future Things
- De: Donald A. Norman
- Narrado por: Bill Quinn
- Duración: 5 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 60
In The Design of Future Things, best-selling author Donald A. Norman presents a revealing examination of smart technology, from smooth-talking GPS units to cantankerous refrigerators. Exploring the links between design and human psychology, he offers a consumer-oriented theory of natural human-machine interaction that can be put into practice by the engineers and industrial designers of tomorrows thinking machines.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The design of future cars - a view from 2007
- De Lieberoth en 01-17-14
De: Donald A. Norman
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Everything All at Once
- How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem
- De: Bill Nye
- Narrado por: Bill Nye
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,513
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,392
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,384
Everything All at Once is an exciting, inspiring call to unleash the power of the nerd mindset that exists within us all. Nye believes we'll never be able to tackle our society's biggest, most complex problems if we don't even know how to solve the small ones. Step by step, he shows his listeners the key tools behind his everything-all-at-once approach: radical curiosity, a deep desire for a better future, and a willingness to take the actions needed to make it a reality.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bill Nye is awesome, but skip this one
- De Evan en 08-15-17
De: Bill Nye
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Tomorrowland
- Our Journey From Science Fiction to Science Fact
- De: Steven Kotler
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 8 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 430
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 363
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 363
New York Times, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Discover bestselling author Steven Kotler has written extensively about those pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact...and fundamentally reshaped the world. Now he gathers the best of his best, updated and expanded upon, to guide listeners on a mind-bending tour of the far frontier, and how these advances are radically transforming our lives.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Covers a lot of different topics in many industries
- De ErnieA en 06-27-15
De: Steven Kotler
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The Smart Swarm
- De: Peter Miller
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
In a world where speed and flexibility are valued more than ever, leaders from the corporate boardroom to the military are looking for answers from seemingly unlikely experts - the ones in the grass, in the air, in the lakes, and in the woods. In this innovative audiobook, veteran National Geographic editor Peter Miller shows how swarm species, such as ants, bees, and fish, can teach us to tackle some of the most complex conundrums in business, politics, and technology.
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5 out of 5 stars
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FLOCK TO THIS BOOK!
- De serine en 04-25-16
De: Peter Miller
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Abundance
- The Future Is Better Than You Think
- De: Steven Kotler, Peter H. Diamandis
- Narrado por: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Duración: 10 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 169
Space entrepreneur turned innovation pioneer Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, digital manufacturing synthetic biology, and other exponentially growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains in the next two decades than we have in the previous 200 years.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Perhaps multiply his time estimates by 10
- De Rick en 11-06-21
De: Steven Kotler, y otros
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How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls
- Animal Movement and the Robots of the Future
- De: David Hu
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 6 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 45
Insects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim. Animals move with astounding grace, speed, and versatility: how do they do it, and what can we learn from them? In How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls, David Hu takes listeners on an accessible, wondrous journey into the world of animal motion. From basement labs at MIT to the rain forests of Panama, Hu shows how animals have adapted and evolved to traverse their environments, taking advantage of physical laws with results that are startling and ingenious.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun, entertaining, hilarious, and informative
- De Susan T en 11-04-19
De: David Hu
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Borrowing Brilliance
- The Six Steps to Business Innovation by Building on the Ideas of Others
- De: David Kord Murray
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 10 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 56
As a former aerospace scientist, Fortune 500 executive, chief innovation officer of two major companies, inventor and software entrepreneur, David Murray has made a living by coming up with new and innovative ideas. In Borrowing Brilliance he explains the origins and evolution of a business idea by showing you how new ideas are merely the combination of existing ideas.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Really good but...
- De MasterMind Mentor International en 07-20-20
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Thinking Machines
- The Quest for Artificial Intelligence - and Where It's Taking Us Next
- De: Luke Dormehl
- Narrado por: Gus Brown
- Duración: 8 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 52
When most of us think about artificial intelligence, our minds go straight to cyborgs, robots, and sci-fi thrillers where machines take over the world. But the truth is that artificial intelligence is already among us. It exists in our smartphones, fitness trackers, and refrigerators that tell us when the milk will expire. In some ways the future people dreamed of at the World's Fair in the 1960s is already here. We're teaching our machines how to think like humans, and they're learning at an incredible rate.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Mostly platitudes with no depth
- De Gary en 03-24-17
De: Luke Dormehl
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Space Chronicles
- Facing the Ultimate Frontier
- De: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrado por: Mirron Willis
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 763
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 703
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 697
With his signature wit and thought-provoking insights, Neil deGrasse Tyson - one of our foremost thinkers on all things space - illuminates the past, present, and future of space exploration and brilliantly reminds us why NASA matters now as much as ever. As Tyson reveals, exploring the space frontier can profoundly enrich many aspects of our daily lives, from education systems and the economy to national security and morale.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The least helpful review of Space Chronicles.
- De Joshua Kring en 06-17-15
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Explore/Create
- My Life in Pursuit of New Frontiers, Hidden Worlds, and the Creative Spark
- De: Richard Garriott, David Fisher
- Narrado por: Christopher Grove
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 74
An inventor, adventurer, entrepreneur, collector, and entertainer, and son of legendary scientist-astronaut Owen Garriott, Richard Garriott de Cayeux has been behind some of the most exciting undertakings of our time. A legendary pioneer of the online gaming industry - and a member of every gaming Hall of Fame - Garriott invented the multi-player online game, and coined the term "Avatar" to describe an individual's online character. In this fascinating memoir, Garriott invites listeners on the great adventure that is his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Modern Day Explorer
- De Elijah en 04-17-17
De: Richard Garriott, y otros
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Biomimicry
- Innovation Inspired by Nature
- De: Janine M. Benyus
- Narrado por: Callie Beaulieu
- Duración: 14 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Biomimicry is rapidly transforming life on earth. Biomimics study nature's most successful ideas over the past 3.5 million years, and adapt them for human use. The results are revolutionizing how materials are invented and how we compute, heal ourselves, repair the environment, and feed the world. Janine Benyus takes listeners into the lab and in the field with maverick thinkers as they: discover miracle drugs by watching what chimps eat when they're sick; learn how to create by watching spiders weave fibers; and many more examples.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dated but good
- De stephen taylor en 09-05-21
De: Janine M. Benyus
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Beyond
- Our Future in Space
- De: Chris Impey
- Narrado por: Julie McKay
- Duración: 9 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 73
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 66
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 67
Beyond dares to imagine a fantastic future for humans in space - and then reminds us that we're already there. Human exploration has been an unceasing engine of technological progress, from the first homo sapiens to leave our African cradle to a future in which mankind promises to settle another world. Beyond tells the epic story of humanity leaving home - and how humans will soon thrive in the vast universe beyond the Earth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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OTHER WORLDS
- De chetyarbrough.blog en 01-10-16
De: Chris Impey
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On the Grid
- A Plot of Land, An Average Neighborhood, and the Systems that Make Our World Work
- De: Scott Huler
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 57
In our daily lives, we're surrounded by wires, pipes, utility poles, cell phone towers, and myriad other infrastructure that facilitates almost everything we do. Even though these systems are essential, when was the last time you gave them much thought? In On the Grid, Scott Huler sets out to understand all of the systems that shape our society - from transportation, water, and garbage to the Internet coming through our cable lines.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing!
- De Skippy the Okie en 01-27-16
De: Scott Huler
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Breakpoint
- Why the Web Will Implode, Search Will Be Obsolete, and Everything Else You Need to Know About Technology Is in Your Brain
- De: Jeff Stibel
- Narrado por: Robert David Grant
- Duración: 7 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 57
We are living in a world in which cows send texts to farmers when they're in heat, where the most valuable real estate in New York City houses computers, not people, and some of humanity's greatest works are created by crowds, not individuals. We are in the midst of a networking revolution - set to transform the way we access the world's information and the way we connect with one another. Studying biological systems is perhaps the best way to understand such networks, and nature has a lesson for us if we care to listen: Bigger is rarely better in the long run.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Meh
- De Customer en 12-07-14
De: Jeff Stibel
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Our Robots, Ourselves
- Robotics and the Myth of Autonomy
- De: David A. Mindell
- Narrado por: David Chandler
- Duración: 8 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 53
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 40
In Our Robots, Ourselves, David Mindell offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of robotics today, debunking commonly held myths and exploring the rapidly changing relationships between humans and machines. Drawing on firsthand experience, extensive interviews, and the latest research from MIT and elsewhere, Mindell takes us to extreme environments-high atmosphere, deep ocean, and outer space - to reveal where the most advanced robotics already exist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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MUST READ
- De ryan salcido en 10-01-16
De: David A. Mindell
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Autonomy
- The Quest to Build the Driverless Car—and How It Will Reshape Our World
- De: Lawrence D. Burns, Christopher Shulgan
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 11 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 273
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 240
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 239
In Autonomy, former GM executive and current advisor to the Google Self-Driving Car project Lawrence Burns offers a sweeping history of the race to make the driverless car a reality. In the past decade, Silicon Valley companies like Google, Tesla and Uber have positioned themselves to revolutionize the way we move around by developing driverless vehicles while traditional auto companies like General Motors, Ford, and Daimler have been fighting back by partnering by with new tech start-ups.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Easy listen, non-technical perspective
- De James S. en 09-14-18
De: Lawrence D. Burns, y otros