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This Explains Everything

Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works

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This Explains Everything

By: John Brockman
Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee, Michelle Ford, Peter Berkrot, Antony Ferguson
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In This Explains Everything, John Brockman, founder and publisher of Edge.org, asked experts in numerous fields and disciplines to come up with their favorite explanations for everyday occurrences. Why do we recognize patterns? Is there such a thing as positive stress? Are we genetically programmed to be in conflict with each other? Those are just some of the 150 questions that the world's best scientific minds answer with elegant simplicity.

With contributions from Jared Diamond, Richard Dawkins, Nassim Taleb, Brian Eno, Steven Pinker, and more, everything is explained in fun, uncomplicated terms that make the most complex concepts easy to comprehend.

©2013 Edge Foundation, Inc. (P)2014 Tantor Physics Science String Theory Genetics Social Work Theories

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Critic reviews

"Offers a rare chance to discover big ideas before they hit the mainstream." ( New York Times Book Review)
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I will be completing the evaluation and reading the book. Each chapter was a perfect length to listen in a single sitting. Will be coming back for repeats. One of the best I have downloaded

Zimbardo Time Paradox

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It is indeed a beautiful book and pieced together flawlessly. Few things are outdated, but if you read this book, you will know.
I now like it so much that I also purchased the hard copy. Excellent references from many great scientists and professors that make future generations open their eyes.
A+++
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Gilles Guichard

After the third read, I got it and hooked.

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this book is good for drives, waiting in line, bathroom, falling asleep and maybe even regular reading.

every answer is a gem.
every answer can be read many times over.

but don't fooled. you need serious concentration to understand most answers. which makes it all the more fun.

great short stories from the greatest minds

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From the reviews and recommendations - I surely had higher expectations.
While some of the individual stories were indeed well written and fascinating, the overall was just not congruent or telling a story as whole. It seemed like a series of interesting articles put together vs a well curated and researched book.

It was ok

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