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81) (Fast) Alles einfach erklärt - Vom Big Bang quer durch die Weltgeschichte bis zum Ende des Univer
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Wie funktioniert das Universum? Und wer hat's erfunden? Ein wilder Trip durch die großen Entdeckungen der Astrophysik, Chemie und Biologie von Wissenschaftsjournalist und Science-Star Niklas Kolorz.
Von subatomaren Partikeln bis zur Supernova: einfach alles erklärtPythagoras, Galileo Galilei, Newton, Einstein und Hubble: wie sie unser Weltbild revolutioniert habenWarum das Universum ein Rotlichtmilieu ist und was das mit Taubendreck zu tun hatWeshalb...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy Weinstein's System Error
The preoccupation with efficiency and optimization in big tech companies has come at the expense of core human values.
System Error (2021) lays forth actions that may be taken to alter the future, rebuild our democracy, and save humanity. Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami, and Jeremy M. Weinstein uncover the source of our present predicament: how big tech's...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Donella H. Meadows's Thinking in Systems.
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1) A system isn't just a collection of random items. Rather, it is a collection of interconnected elements that are organized in a way that accomplishes a goal. A system has three core constituents: elements, interconnections, and a function or purpose.
2) A system is greater than the sum of its parts. It may behave in ways that are adaptive, dynamic,...
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Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners takes listeners inside a world seldom seen even by beekeepers, shedding light on twenty of the most compelling mysteries of honeybee behavior.
Thomas Seeley has devoted a lifetime to the study of honeybees and their colonies, unraveling the secrets of these wondrous insects in a career spanning six decades. In this book, he weaves illuminating personal stories with the latest science, explaining such mysteries...
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The story behind the historic Mineral King Valley case, which reveals how the Sierra Club battled Disney's ski resort development and launched a new environmental era in America.
In our current age of climate change–induced panic, it's hard to imagine a time when private groups were not actively enforcing environmental protection laws in the courts. It wasn't until 1972, however, that a David and Goliath–esque Supreme Court showdown involving...
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The Digital Factory reveals the hidden human labor that supports today's digital capitalism.
The workers of today's digital factory include those in Amazon warehouses, delivery drivers, Chinese gaming workers, Filipino content moderators, and rural American search engine optimizers. Repetitive yet stressful, boring yet often emotionally demanding, these jobs require little formal qualification, but can demand a large degree of skills and knowledge....
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Explore the benefits of a mindful approach to life
Cutting-edge studies in neuroscience have in recent years proved what many doctors, therapists and other health professionals had long suspected: simple, repetitive tasks, performed with focus and attention - mindfulness, in other words - can not only quieten our noisy thought processes
and help us relax but also improve our outlook on life and protect us against a range of life-threatening illnesses.
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Buy now to get the insights from Avi Loeb's Extraterrestrial.
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1) Many things await us when we simply look up at the celestial objects above us, as they are the inspiration that pushed renowned scientists to make discoveries and change our view of Earth.
2) What if scientists focused on the possibility of unknown civilizations beyond our Earth? And if their existence proved to be true, it seems unlikely that humanity would be...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Brittany Hennessy's Influencer
In Influencer (2018), Brittany Hennessy shares a step-by-step approach to becoming a bona fide influencer – from building a community to packaging a brand and monetizing influence, she covers the necessary tools to succeed in the world of influencer marketing. Hennessy also gives readers an inside look at the intricacies of the branded content industry. She shares many expert...
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Set in a revolutionary era of physics and science when a series of rapid-fire discoveries was upending our understanding of the universe, Splinters of Infinity by Mark Wolverton tells a little-known story: the tale of two of America's foremost physicists, Robert Millikan (1868-1953) and Arthur Compton (1892-1962), who found themselves locked in an intense, often deeply personal, conflict about cosmic rays. Confirmed in 1912, cosmic rays-enigmatic...
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Gabor Maté's 'When the Body Says No' explores the significant impact of stress on health, linking emotional stress and repressed feelings with physical illness. The book highlights the importance of addressing emotional health to prevent and heal physical ailments, advocating for a holistic approach to health that considers the intricate connection between the mind and body.
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How different from animals are we really?
Are humans the only creatures who love, laugh, cry, possess morals, and wage war? In The Beast Within, scientific researcher and ethologist Jessica Serra upends the assumptions that underpin our very human hypothesis that we possess a superior place in the hierarchy of organisms on Earth. How did we come to think of our animality as standing in opposition to our humanity-and does this reasoning have a scientific...
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The requirement for efficiency, agility, and scalability in software development and deployment has never been higher in an era where technology is developing at a rate never seen before. We are introducing Docker, a revolutionary technology that has completely changed the software containerization market. However, what is Docker exactly? And why has the tech community given it so much praise?
The goal of "Docker Essentials: Simplifying Containerization...
94) Foellig nerdiges Wissen - 42 höchst zufällige und äußerst wissenswerte Tatsachen über unsere Welt
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Ob vergessene Lemuren-Arten, Müll auf dem Mond, Pandemie-Simulationen in World of Warcraft oder berüchtigte Zombie-Ameisen: Neurowissenschaftler Dr. Jens Foell widmet sich in 42 Kapiteln den nerdigsten Tatsachen aus der Welt Wissenschaft. Und erklärt ganz nebenbei, wie Forschung funktioniert.
Mit einem Vorwort von Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim
Nacktmulle: Warum sie keinen Schmerz spüren und wie man das ändern kannJohn Wayne: Sind Zigaretten oder doch...
95) John Sinclair - Dunkle Legenden - Fakten, Mythen, Hintergründe - 50 Jahre Geisterjäger John Sinclair
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Im Jubiläumsjahr 2023 rettet John Sinclair die Welt seit fünfzig Jahren vor Vampiren, Hexen und anderen Unholden. Der Geisterjäger ist Kult - auch darum, weil er auf einen großen Kulturschatz des Horrors zurückgreift. Seine Feinde stammen aus unterschiedlichen Mythologien der ganzen Welt, wurden inspiriert durch reale Figuren oder Hollywood-Erfolge. Auch John Sinclair selbst geht mit der Zeit, bleibt nicht unberührt von historischen Ereignissen...
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Becoming a YouTube Sensation Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: Beginner's Guide To Starting a YouTube Channel and How to be a Youtube Star
In the age of digital content, aspiring creators and vloggers dream of becoming the next YouTube sensation, but the path to stardom can be elusive. Discover the secrets, strategies, and insights you need to embark on your journey to YouTube stardom with our "Becoming a YouTube Sensation Bundle." This exclusive bundle features...
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When Robert Zubrin published his classic book The Case for Mars a quarter century ago, setting foot on the Red Planet seemed a fantasy. Today, manned exploration is certain, and as Zubrin affirms in The New World on Mars, so too is colonization.
We will settle on Mars, and with our knowledge of the planet, analyzed in depth by Dr. Zubrin, we will utilize the resources and tackle the challenges that await us. What we will we build? Populous Martian...
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"Die Autodoktoren" Hans-Jürgen Faul und Holger Parsch sind Millionen Zuschauern bekannt. Denn die beiden Schrauber aus Leidenschaft kriegen immer raus, wo es holpert. Ob auf Vox oder YouTube: in ihrer Werkstatt ist immer was los. Hier begegnen sie Menschen mit den irrsten Geschichten und den verrücktesten Fahrzeugen - und so drehen die Docs gern mal selbst am Rad. Hier erzählen die Autodoktoren, wie alles anfing. Sie berichten aus ihrem Reparatur-Alltag,...
99) Ach so!
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Am Anfang steht oft ein Wundern: Mitten in der Nacht fragen wir uns, warum Mücken eigentlich summen, am Morgen, ob man ein Ei tatsächlich auf der Motorhaube braten kann, und mittags, warum sich der Knödel im Topf dreht. Dabei sind es oft die ganz einfachen Fragen, die eine verblüffende Antwort bereithalten und die Lust am Erkenntnisgewinn steigern.
Nach seinem Bestseller "Sonst noch Fragen?" blickt Ranga Yogeshwar in "Ach so!" nicht nur auf...
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Deep learning is rapidly gaining momentum in the world of finance and trading. But for many professional traders, this sophisticated field has a reputation for being complex and difficult. This hands-on guide teaches you how to develop a deep learning trading model from scratch using Python, and it also helps you create and backtest trading algorithms based on machine learning and reinforcement learning.
Sofien Kaabar-financial author, trading consultant,...
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