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At the Edge of Uncertainty
11 Discoveries Taking Science by SurpriseBy Michael Brooks PhDNarrated by Sean RunnetteLength9h 11m
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The bestselling author of Free Radicals takes readers on a whirlwind tour of the most controversial areas of modern science
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, bestselling author Michael Brooks investigates the new wave of radical insights that are shaping the future of scientific discovery.
Brooks takes us to the extreme frontiers of what we understand about the world. He journeys from the observations that might rewrite our story of how the cosmos came to be, through the novel biology behind our will to live, and on to the physiological root of consciousness. Along the way, he examines how it's time to redress the gender imbalance in clinical trials, explores how merging humans with other species might provide a solution to the shortage of organ donors, and finds out whether the universe really is like a computer or if the flow of time is a mere illusion.
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GenreScience and Nature
Length9 hrs 11 mins
Narrated bySean Runnette
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateFeb 12, 2015
LanguageEnglish
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