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  Time - A Very Short Introduction

  Jennan Ismael

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  What is time? What does it mean for time to pass? Is it possible to travel in time? What is the difference between the past and future? Until the work of Newton, these questions were purely topics of philosophical speculation. Since then we've learned a great deal about time, and its study has moved from a subject of philosophical reflection to instead became part of the subject matter of physics. 
   
   
   
  This Very Short Introduction introduces listeners to the current physical understanding of the direction of time, from the Second Law of Thermodynamics to the emergence of complexity and life. Jenann Ismael charts the line of development in physical theory from Newton, via Einstein's Theory of Relativity, to the current day. In this new vision, time is one of the dimensions in which the universe is extended alongside the spatial dimensions. The universe appears as a static block of events, in which there is no more a difference between past and future than there is between east and west. Discussing the controversy and philosophical confusion which surrounded the reception of this new vision, Ismael also covers the contemporary mixture of statistical mechanics, cognitive science, and phenomenology that point the way to reconciling the familiar time of everyday sense with the vision of time presented in Einstein's theories.

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  Rare Earth Elements & Critical...

  Dr. Nick Coman, I. A.I.

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  A 36‑lecture audio course on the materials that run the modern world—from ore bodies and brines to magnets, batteries, chips, and reactors. Each lecture focuses on one element or mineral, tracing its journey from deposit geology through beneficiation and refining to the devices it powers. 
  We make the flowsheet legible: comminution and flotation; roasting, high‑pressure acid leaching, solvent extraction, and ion exchange; separation to oxides and metals; alloying and specialty powders. See how neodymium‑iron‑boron magnets are born, why lithium hexafluorophosphate matters in electrolytes, where gallium nitride wins in power, how graphite anodes evolve with silicon, and how the uranium fuel cycle and vanadium flow batteries actually work. 
  Markets and politics are treated as engineering constraints. Learn to spot yield killers, read offtake agreements, and separate strategic scarcity from narrative. Test real substitutions—ferrites in small motors, sodium‑ion for short‑range storage, gallium nitride versus silicon carbide—and where performance cliffs block redesign. We map chokepoints beyond the mine: separation capacity, reagents, waste handling, water and energy intensity, and manufacturer qualification cycles. Then we follow the consequences—export controls and quotas, permitting and community consent, tariffs and friend‑shoring, standards and labeling rules. 
  Rigorous, narrative‑driven, and built for the intellectually ambitious, this course is an operator’s guide to the science, supply chains, and statecraft of a materials‑constrained century.

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  Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous...

  Thomas D. Seeley

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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 honey bee behavior. 
   
   
   
  Thomas Seeley has devoted a lifetime to the study of honey bees 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 as how worker bees function as scouts to choose a home site for their colony, furnish their home with beeswax combs, and stock it with brood and food while keeping tens of thousands of colony inhabitants warm and defended from intruders. Along the way, he shares the experiences that drew him to these studies, the small observations that led to big breakthroughs, and the sense of excitement that came with probing each mystery. 
   
   
   
  Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners provides a rare look at how a singularly passionate scientist and his colleagues deciphered the pipings, shakings, and puzzling tremble dances of honey bees, and how this journey of scientific discovery continues to shape our understanding of these remarkably intelligent and vitally important insects.

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  Sustainability - Know more in 30...

  Dorothea Ernst

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  Nowadays sustainability is a hot topic. It is therefore all the more surprising that so few people know what sustainability really means and how it can be implemented. The transformation towards a truly sustainable economic system is the only way to tackle and successfully solve today's global challenges. This book explains clearly and to the point what is meant by sustainable development, how disruptive technologies enable the necessary transformation, how all of us can doubly contribute to sustainability through personal development & professional impact.

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  Wilderness Sleep Sounds 2 in 1 -...

  Sleeptime Publications

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  Two powerful soundscapes. One peaceful night. Drift into nature’s embrace for 8 uninterrupted hours. 
  Is your mind too busy to let you sleep? Do sleep apps and playlists leave you more frustrated than rested? 
  Wilderness Sleep Sounds 2 in 1 blends two bestselling soundscapes—Soft Wind Sleep Sounds and Nighttime Meadow Sleep Sounds—into a single, immersive experience designed to help you fall asleep fast and stay asleep all night. 
  This 8-hour audio journey surrounds you with the natural beauty of wind, meadows, crickets, owls, and breezes—perfect for silencing your thoughts and bringing deep calm to your body and mind. 
  Inside, you’ll get:🌬️ 4 Hours of Windy Ambience – Featuring “Whispers Through the Woodland,” “Breeze Over Distant Dunes,” “Echoes in a Snowbound Silence,” and “Drift Beneath the Windowpane”🌾 4 Hours of Nighttime Nature – With “Dry Meadow at Dusk,” “Silent Lakeside Air,” “Hillside with Hooting Owl,” and “Cricket Night Under Distant Stars”🎧 Loop-Friendly, No Music – Pure, high-quality natural soundscapes with no narration or disruptive transitions🌙 Optimized for Deep Sleep – Great for insomnia, anxiety, stress relief, or winding down after a long day 
  No distractions. No filler. Just steady, soothing sounds that feel like being gently rocked by the wilderness itself. 
  Press play. Let go. And experience what true rest really sounds like.

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  We Can't Run Away From This -...

  Damian Hall

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  What if running in beautiful places was paradoxically contributing to the destruction of those precious environments and causing irreversible global harm to people and animals too?
   
  In We Can’t Run Away From This, ultrarunner Damian Hall examines the impact of running in our climate and ecological emergency. Packed with insights from experts, it is an enlightening read which will prompt us all to really think about our kit, food and travel, and to identify simple changes we can make to our running and wider lives. But Damian also asks if concentrating on our individual footprints (pun unintended) is really the answer.
   
  We can’t run away from this any more, and this book will give every runner ideas about how to live and exercise more sustainably.

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