
The 4 Percent Universe
Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality
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Richard Panek
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Over the past few decades, a handful of scientists have been racing to explain a disturbing aspect of our universe: only four percent of it consists of the matter that makes up you, me, our books, and every star and planet. The rest is completely unknown.
Richard Panek tells the dramatic story of the quest to find this “dark” matter and an even more bizarre substance called “dark energy”. This is perhaps the greatest mystery in all of science, and solving it will bring fame, funding, and certainly a Nobel Prize. Based on in-depth reporting and interviews with the major players—from Berkeley’s feisty, excitable Saul Perlmutter and Harvard’s witty but exacting Robert Kirshner to the doyenne of astronomy, Vera Rubin—the book offers an intimate portrait of the bitter rivalries and fruitful collaborations, the eureka moments and blind alleys, that have fueled their search, redefined science, and reinvented the universe.
The stakes couldn’t be higher. Our view of the cosmos is profoundly wrong, and Copernicus was only the beginning: not just Earth, but all common matter is a marginal part of existence. Panek’s fast-paced narrative, filled with original reporting and behind-the-scenes details, brings this epic story to life for the very first time.
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Breezy style, but some painful pronunciation
- De Gordon M. en 02-06-22
De: Brian Clegg
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Theories of the Universe
- De: Stephen Hawking
- Narrado por: Julian Lopez-Morillas
- Duración: 2 h y 50 m
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The theoretical physicist shares his thoughts on the nature of space and time in this anthology of selections from Princeton University Press. Along with eminent colleagues, Hawking extends theoretical frontiers by speculating on the big questions of modern cosmology.
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Very informative primer on theoretical physics
- De Anonymous User en 06-08-23
De: Stephen Hawking
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The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries
- The Evidence and the People Who Found It
- De: Donald R. Prothero
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
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The theory of evolution unites the past, present, and future of living things. It puts humanity's place in the universe into necessary perspective. Despite a history of controversy, the evidence for evolution continues to accumulate as a result of many separate strands of incredible scientific sleuthing. In The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries, Donald R. Prothero explores the most fascinating breakthroughs in piecing together the evidence for evolution.
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Must Read for Novice Evolutionary Students
- De Robert J. en 08-10-24
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Warped Passages
- Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
- De: Lisa Randall
- Narrado por: Donna Postel
- Duración: 17 h y 42 m
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Warped Passages is an altogether exhilarating journey that tracks the arc of discovery from early 20th-century physics to the razor's edge of modern scientific theory. One of the world's leading theoretical physicists, Lisa Randall provides astonishing scientific possibilities that, until recently, were restricted to the realm of science fiction. Unraveling the twisted threads of the most current debates on relativity, quantum mechanics, and gravity, she explores some of the most fundamental questions posed by Nature.
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Physics textbook without the math
- De Victor en 05-13-18
De: Lisa Randall
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At the Edge of Uncertainty
- 11 Discoveries Taking Science by Surprise
- De: Michael Brooks
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 9 h y 12 m
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The atom, the big bang, DNA, natural selection - all are ideas that have revolutionized science; and all were dismissed out of hand when they first appeared. The surprises haven't stopped in recent years, and in At the Edge of Uncertainty, best-selling author Michael Brooks investigates the new wave of radical insights that are shaping the future of scientific discovery.
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All smoke, no fire
- De Kenton en 07-25-15
De: Michael Brooks
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Goblins
- The X-Files, Book 1
- De: Charles Grant
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 6 h y 31 m
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Meet Mulder and Scully, FBI - the agency maverick and the female agent assigned to keep him in line. Their job is to investigate the eeriest unsolved mysteries in modern America, from pyro-psychics to death row demonics, from rampaging Sasquatches to alien invasions. These are the cases the Bureau wants handled quietly but quickly, before the public finds out what's really out there...and panics - the cases filed under "X".
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Not a bad start
- De Russell B. en 04-09-15
De: Charles Grant
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Paradox
- The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
- De: Jim Al-Khalili
- Narrado por: Matthew Waterson
- Duración: 6 h y 54 m
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Throughout history, scientists have come up with theories and ideas that just don't seem to make sense. These we call paradoxes. The paradoxes Al-Khalili offers are drawn chiefly from physics and astronomy and represent those that have stumped some of the finest minds. With elegant explanations that bring the listener inside the mind of those who've developed them, Al-Khalili helps us to see that, in fact, paradoxes can be solved if seen from the right angle.
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Almost Useless
- De Michael en 06-19-19
De: Jim Al-Khalili
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Heathcliff Lennox - France 1918
- De: Karen Baugh Menuhin
- Narrado por: Sam Dewhurst -Phillips
- Duración: 1 h
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Spring, 1918. The Great War is at a crucial stage, the Germans are making one last push into France, and the Allies are struggling to hold them back. Battle lines are shifting, and men, and their machines, are being sent up and down the front to shore up defenses. Major Heathcliff Lennox, and his batman Greggs, are told to report to their new HQ. They set off on a sunlit day to fly the distance, but the enemy is never far away, and disaster strikes. They're sent crashing to the ground behind enemy lines, where life, death, and love await.
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Another great Heathcliff Lennox
- De Katydid65 en 06-04-21
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The Inherited Mind
- A Story of Family, Hope, and the Genetics of Mental Illness
- De: James Longman
- Narrado por: James Longman
- Duración: 8 h y 5 m
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A compelling memoir by ABC News correspondent James Longman in which he discusses mental illness and trauma in families, what the latest genetic science is telling us, and how to not only persevere but thrive.
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Excellent Read !
- De Tricia en 02-12-25
De: James Longman
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
- The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
- De: Adam Rutherford
- Narrado por: Adam Rutherford
- Duración: 12 h y 13 m
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In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species - births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex. But those stories have always been locked away - until now. Who are our ancestors? Where did they come from? Geneticists have suddenly become historians, and the hard evidence in our DNA has completely upended what we thought we knew about ourselves. Acclaimed science writer Adam Rutherford explains exactly how genomics is completely rewriting the human story - from 100,000 years ago to the present.
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I wish this book was in American high schools.
- De melody sheldon en 03-31-19
De: Adam Rutherford
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The Elephant in the Universe
- Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
- De: Govert Schilling
- Narrado por: Joel Richards
- Duración: 11 h y 29 m
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In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature.
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the astronomers
- De Rich Smith en 11-24-23
De: Govert Schilling
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Morsels
- A Novel
- De: Abe Moss
- Narrado por: Candace Fitzgerald
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
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Connie can't deny she's nervous about meeting her boyfriend's family. Spending the weekend at their ritzy woodland summer home, Evan's already given her fair warning that his parents are cold, snobbish, and especially unpleasant toward those outside their usual social circles. So when Evan's mother warmly greets them with open arms, Connie is as confused as he is. They're so friendly, in fact, Evan himself can hardly believe they're real. Then, while helping Evan's mother with dinner, Connie overhears strange noises coming from the basement—what almost sounds like voices calling out for help.
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Quick passed and loved it!
- De Rebecca Trost en 01-03-25
De: Abe Moss
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Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
- How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
- De: Nancy Forbes, Basil Mahon
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 10 h y 15 m
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Two of the boldest and most creative scientists of all time were Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879). This is the story of how these two men - separated in age by 40 years - discovered the existence of the electromagnetic field and devised a radically new theory which overturned the strictly mechanical view of the world that had prevailed since Newton's time.
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Amazing narration of an incredibly well told story
- De Paul de Jong en 03-01-21
De: Nancy Forbes, y otros
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Hold Strong
- A Novel
- De: Robert Dugoni, Jeff Langholz, Chris Crabtree
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 13 h y 49 m
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Sam Carlson is a projectionist in small-town Minnesota, where fantasies unspool in glorious black and white—for him and for his sweetheart, college-bound math whiz Sarah Haber. When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Sam is sent to the Philippines and captured as a POW. Brutalized but unbroken by the Bataan Death March and POW camps, Sam is one of eighteen hundred starved and weakened prisoners herded into the cargo hold of a barbaric hell ship called the Arisan Maru, his survival doubtful.
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Historically Grounded, Amazing Book
- De MAC en 02-20-25
De: Robert Dugoni, y otros
Anyone with an interest in astronomy, cosmology, phyics and the history behind modern science and developing scientific tbeory, will enjoy this book. It is told well but I imagine that the more intimately the reader knows the characters in the accounts given, the more enjoyable this book will be.
Ray Porter provides a very commenfable performance of narration. I am glad to have listened. Time well spent.
Interesting for those interested in Dark Matter
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There is so much data here about the science – all given in layman’s terms, that I think this book is a twice read to get its contents. Not the best story I have ever read but the knowledge about our universe, dark matter, dark energy and its endless nature is so intriguing that it is easily a two time listen book.
Bound to Eternity
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Don't make this one your first book...
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More history and politics than science
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I fully recommend this for anyone who wishes they understood either the people or the universe as a whole better!
The most exciting scientific discovery story!
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Good book.
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I highly recommend this book.
A history of modern astronomy
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What I liked best about this book was how it described the rare brush with the ineffable, which is one of the high points of scientific research. Perhaps these sublime moments keep some scientists going despite the many somber episodes of frustration and disappointment.
Ray Porter's narration was perfect for this book. I would strongly recommend this book.
Listen, Learn, Love
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Wow
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What this is a history of Astronomy for the last 40 years.
Richard Panek is a journalist and this book is a detailed account in the personalities in Astronomy for the last 40 years that lead to the ideas that we can see only 4% of the Universe and how we see inflation.
Given that i've been out of school for 30 years my math can't follow the detailed cosmology text book but this book provides a clear reasoning why we believe the universe is accelerating and the problems that provides for theatrical physicists. If you love Astrophysics/Cosmology books give this a read.
The recent history in Astronomy / Cosmology
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