Dirk Bertels
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Feeling and Knowing
- Making Minds Conscious
- By: Antonio Damasio
- Narrated by: Julian Morris
- Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story5 out of 5 stars 17
In recent decades, many philosophers and cognitive scientists have declared the question of consciousness unsolvable, but Antonio Damasio is convinced that recent findings in neuroscience, psychology and artificial intelligence have given us the necessary tools to solve its mystery. In Feeling & Knowing, Damasio elucidates the myriad aspects of consciousness and presents his analysis and new insights in a way that is faithful to our own intuitive sense of the experience.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Insightful
- By Gerard on 05-02-2023
- Feeling and Knowing
- Making Minds Conscious
- By: Antonio Damasio
- Narrated by: Julian Morris
Fascinating, but ...
Reviewed: 20-03-2022
I was inspired to buy this as an audiobook after listening to an interview with the author on Ginger Campbell's "Brain Science" podcast. However, Damasio's spontaneous elucidation on this topic was far more comprehensive to me on the podcast than in this book.
I tried several times to listen to this book, but kept on wandering off after a few lines - For some reason there didn't seem to be a thread for me to hold on to. I have listened to many scientific books, and, even if the topic was a little beyond me, I would still be able to follow the narration.
I'm just writing this because I'm interested if other people had this problem,.. I still give it high rates because I know (from the podcast) that his ideas are fascinating,
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Infinite Powers
- How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
- By: Steven Strogatz
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story5 out of 5 stars 26
Infinite Powers recounts how calculus tantalized and thrilled its inventors, starting with its first glimmers in ancient Greece and bringing us right up to the discovery of gravitational waves. Strogatz reveals how this form of math rose to the challenges of each age: how to determine the area of a circle with only sand and a stick; how to explain why Mars goes "backwards" sometimes; how to turn the tide in the fight against AIDS.
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5 out of 5 stars
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inspiring
- By Dirk Bertels on 12-06-2020
- Infinite Powers
- How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
- By: Steven Strogatz
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
inspiring
Reviewed: 12-06-2020
Excellent book, well narrated. Lots of anecdotes I haven't heard before, even with my keen interest in maths.
Just would have been great if a PDF was provided with a brief overview of the actual math sections involving math notation.
Steven Strogatz is an inspiring writer, I do recommend his other books as well.
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The Wisdom of Your Cells
- How Your Beliefs Control Your Biology
- By: Bruce H. Lipton Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Bruce H. Lipton
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 189
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 164
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Story5 out of 5 stars 163
In the tradition of Carl Sagan, Rachel Carson, and Stephen Hawking, a new voice has emerged with the unique gift of translating cutting-edge science into clear, accessible language: Dr. Bruce Lipton. With The Wisdom of Your Cells, this internationally recognized authority on cellular biology takes listeners on an in-depth exploration into the microscopic world, where new discoveries and research are revolutionizing the way we understand life, evolution, and consciousness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Astonishing and magnificent
- By Wholesome Scott on 11-07-2019
- The Wisdom of Your Cells
- How Your Beliefs Control Your Biology
- By: Bruce H. Lipton Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Bruce H. Lipton
Good narrator - Terrible science
Reviewed: 25-07-2018
Genuine science lovers would do well reading https://www.metabunk.org/debunked-bruce-lipton-and-the-biology-of-belief.t1003/ before embarking on this book.
Dr Lipton is a pseudo-scientist, who uses his excellent narrating skills trying to convince people of his opinions. As 'developmental biologist' he has little regard of evolution. You expect him to scream out 'intelligent design' after every sentence. He shows little understanding of physics, regarding atoms consisting of 'energy whirls' and comparing cell membranes to 'gated crystals like in CPU chips'. He writes books with titles like 'Cancer is curable NOW'!. He has been a speaker at the Institute of 'Noetic Sciences' - which says something.
What gets me is that 47 people rated him a mean of 94%! Dr Lipton, who is an excellent speaker, uses his skills to attract people that are obviously ignorant of true science and the intrinsic beauty it conveys. The immense body of scientific knowledge we have accumulated so far, far outranks Dr Lipton's 'new age' material.
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The Selfish Gene
- By: Richard Dawkins
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 459
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 387
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 384
Richard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whole nature of the study of social biology, and have forced thousands to rethink their beliefs about life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narated by the man himself.
- By Brendan Everingham on 07-04-2015
- The Selfish Gene
- By: Richard Dawkins
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward
Great book, great listening experience.
Reviewed: 02-09-2017
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Dawkin's 'Selfish Gene' is of course one of the great science publications of the decade. But it is surprisingly easy to listen to. Dawkins has a passionate and articulate voice, as does Lala Ward, though the constant changing between the 2 voices can be distracting. At the end of the book, Dawkins refers to his favourite publication 'The Extended Phenotype' which I discovered is accessible freely online as pdf (hope this is legitimate). A must read!
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Bach and the High Baroque
- By: Robert Greenberg, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Robert Greenberg Ph.D. University of California Berkeley
- Length: 25 hrs and 5 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story5 out of 5 stars 28
Though unappreciated in his own time, Johann Sebastian Bach has ascended to Olympian heights, the verdict of contemporary audiences long since overruled by succeeding generations of music lovers. But what makes his music great? In this series of 32 lectures, a working composer and musicologist brings his exceptional teaching skills to the task of helping you hear the extraordinary sweep of Bach's music. You'll understand the compositional language that enabled him to compose such extravagant, unbridled music while still maintaining precise control of every aspect - beat, melody, melodic repetition, interaction, and harmony.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book Bachs up the right tree
- By jude_s on 17-04-2019
Great analysis of Bach's music
Reviewed: 02-09-2017
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Prof. Greenberg is a great performer himself - passionate and knowledgeable. He does an extensive analysis on a narrow but vital selection of Bach's music. Not being keen on opera and recitative, he managed to warm me to it in the St Mathew Passion, and not being keen on the harpsichord, I was relieved his extensive talk on the Goldberg Variations used the piano.
However, I was dismayed at his lack of acknowledgement to the performers. His referring to the amazing performer of these Goldberg Variations for example, deserved more than 'the pianist...'!
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The Beginning of Infinity
- Explanations That Transform the World
- By: David Deutsch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 20 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers. Throughout history, mankind has struggled to understand life's mysteries, from the mundane to the seemingly miraculous. In this important new book, David Deutsch, an award-winning pioneer in the field of quantum computation, argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring
- By Dirk Bertels on 21-03-2017
- The Beginning of Infinity
- Explanations That Transform the World
- By: David Deutsch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
Inspiring
Reviewed: 21-03-2017
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I came to this book after listening to D. in conversation with another great communicator, Sam Harris. This book brings nuance to certain words and concepts, enriching your language and hence your thinking. I find myself using 'having reach' for example instead of the more cumbersome 'has extent to universalise'. I like his observation that good science needs to be 'explanatory' and how creativity has the capacity to create new 'explanations'.
Excellent book, I had to listen to it twice, the second time much easier since I had become accustomed to the new language.
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