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  Useless Science Facts That Will...

  Sleeping Facts

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  Struggling to fall asleep? Let Useless Science Facts That Will Lull You to Sleep Fast be your ultimate bedtime companion. This delightful audiobook is packed with quirky, random, and utterly fascinating science tidbits that are so intriguing, they’ll calm your racing mind while gently guiding you into a restful slumber. 
  From the bizarre world of animal behaviors to mind-boggling cosmic curiosities, each fact is delivered in a soothing tone designed to ease your mind and help you drift off effortlessly. No complex theories or brain-twisting jargon—just fun, digestible science snippets that give your overthinking brain something light to focus on before slipping into dreamland. 
  Perfect for insomniacs, science lovers, or anyone in need of a bedtime distraction, this audiobook transforms your sleepless nights into peaceful journeys of curiosity and calm. Close your eyes, listen, and let the wonders of science do the rest. Sweet dreams are just a play button away!

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  Concepts of Biology - (OpenStax...

  Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush,...

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  
  The OpenStax Concepts of Biology audio textbook is produced by Audileo, an official OpenStax Technology Partner. The audiobook recording has been created from the February 2025 web version of Concepts of Biology by OpenStax. 
  Concepts of Biology is designed for the typical introductory biology course for nonmajors, covering standard scope and sequence requirements. The text includes interesting applications and conveys the major themes of biology, with content that is meaningful and easy to understand. The book is designed to demonstrate biology concepts and to promote scientific literacy. 
  This is an audio adaptation of Concepts of Biology by OpenStax, produced by https://audileo.com. You can access the textbook as a PDF for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better listening experience. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Go to https://audileo.com/openstax-concepts-of-biology-audiobook/ for the latest updates.

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  Unraveling - What I Learned...

  Peggy Orenstein

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  “Orenstein is such a breezy, funny writer, it’s easy to forget she’s an important thinker too.”—People 
  In this lively, funny memoir, Peggy Orenstein sets out to make a sweater from scratch—shearing, spinning, dyeing wool—and in the process discovers how we find our deepest selves through craft. Orenstein spins a yarn that will appeal to everyone.   
  The COVID pandemic propelled many people to change their lives in ways large and small. Some adopted puppies. Others stress-baked. Peggy Orenstein, a lifelong knitter, went just a little further. To keep herself engaged and cope with a series of seismic shifts in family life, she set out to make a garment from the ground up: learning to shear sheep, spin and dye yarn, then knitting herself a sweater. 
  Orenstein hoped the project would help her process not just wool but her grief over the recent death of her mother and the decline of her dad, the impending departure of her college-bound daughter, and other thorny issues of aging as a woman in a culture that by turns ignores and disdains them. What she didn’t expect was a journey into some of the major issues of our time: climate anxiety, racial justice, women’s rights, the impact of technology, sustainability, and, ultimately, the meaning of home. 
  With her wry voice, sharp intelligence, and exuberant honesty, Orenstein shares her year-long journey as daughter, wife, mother, writer, and maker—and teaches us all something about creativity and connection.  
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook. 
  Unraveling is a memoir that explores Peggy Orenstein's journey into the world of knitting as a way to cope with the pandemic and other personal struggles. Through her exploration of the cultural history of wool dying, carding, and spinning, she provides readers with a deeper understanding of the true meaning of creativity and the importance of pursuing hobbies. This book is a perfect gift for anyone looking for inspiration and insight into the power of DIY projects.

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  The Hidden Code Quietly...

  Felix Crane

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  
  Expose the software, algorithms, and automated systems making decisions today that will determine your opportunities, options, and life trajectory for years to come. This forward-looking audiobook examines how current data collection and algorithmic classification creates persistent digital profiles that follow you indefinitely, influencing future decisions you cannot predict. Learn how early social media posts, browsing history, purchase patterns, and location data become permanent records used in ways never anticipated when you generated them. The narrator reveals how predictive algorithms project current patterns into future expectations that become self-fulfilling prophecies when institutions rely on these predictions. Discover the feedback loops between algorithmic prediction and opportunity allocation that can lock individuals into trajectories determined by past data regardless of present reality. Understand why data collected for one purpose inevitably finds other uses as systems interconnect and corporations trade information without your knowledge. This audiobook examines the concept of algorithmic fate, where automated systems increasingly determine life outcomes based on computations rather than human judgment or individual agency. Learn what data protection advocates, computer scientists, and civil liberties experts understand about long-term implications of current data practices. Perfect for young people whose digital lives are just beginning and anyone concerned about how present actions create future constraints through hidden technological processes.

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  The Next Supercontinent -...

  Ross Mitchell

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  You've heard of Pangea, the single landmass that broke apart some 175 million years ago to give us our current continents, but what about its predecessors, Rodinia or Columbia? These "supercontinents" from Earth's past provide evidence that land repeatedly joins and separates. While scientists debate what that next supercontinent will look like—and what to name it—they all agree: one is coming. 
   
   
   
  In this engaging work, geophysicist Ross Mitchell invites listeners to remote (and sometimes treacherous) lands for evidence of past supercontinents, delves into the phenomena that will birth the next, and presents the case for the future supercontinent of Amasia, defined by the merging of North America and Asia. Introducing listeners to plate tectonic theory through fieldwork adventures and accessible scientific descriptions, Mitchell considers flows deep in the Earth's mantle to explain Amasia's future formation and shows how this developing theory can illuminate other planetary mysteries. He then poses the inevitable question: how can humanity survive the intervening 200 million years necessary to see Amasia? 
   
   
   
  An expert on the supercontinent cycle, Mitchell offers listeners a front-row seat to a slow-motion mystery and an ongoing scientific debate.

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  Dream States - Smart Cities and...

  John Lorinc

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  "John Lorinc’s incisive analysis in Dream States reminds us that the search for urban utopia is not new. Throughout the book, Lorinc underscores the fact that a gamut of urban innovations – from smart city megaprojects to e-government to pandemic preparedness tools – only provide promise when scrutinized together with the political, economic, social, and physical complexities of urban life." – Shauna Brail, University of Toronto
     
  "Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias takes us on a fascinating journey across world cities to show how technology has shaped them in the past and how smart city technology will reshape them in the future. This book is essential reading for policy makers, researchers, and practitioners interested in understanding the opportunities and challenges of smart city technology and what it means for city building." – Enid Slack, University of Toronto School of Cities
     
  "“Utopia may be the oldest grift in the city-building business, but Dream States shows that technology is a timeless tool for turning the most ordinary of urban dreams – clean air and water, safe streets, and decent homes – into reality. As digital dilettantes try to sell us on a software overhaul, John Lorinc provides us an indispensable and flawless guide to the must-haves and never-agains of the smart city.” – Anthony Townsend, Urbanist in Residence, Cornell Tech, author of Smart Cities

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