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La physique de l’extrême
- By: Julien Bobroff
- Narrated by: Julien Bobroff
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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" 18 avril 2018 : Shojiro Takejama appuie sur le bouton rouge qui déclenche son expérience. Boum ! Dans l'explosion qui s'ensuit et qui manque de détruire le laboratoire, le chercheur parvient à produire le champ magnétique le plus intense au monde : 1 000 fois celui qui règne dans un tunnel d'IRM.
By: Julien Bobroff
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LSD (Italian Edition)
- Da Albert Hofmann a Steve Jobs, da Timothy Leary a Robin Carhart-Harris: storia di una sostanza stupefacente
- By: Agnese Codignola
- Narrated by: Francesca Vettori
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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19 aprile 1943. Albert Hofmann, chimico in forze all'azienda farmaceutica Sandoz di Basilea, inforca la bicicletta e si avvia verso casa. Sembra un giorno come un altro, se non fosse che ha appena assunto 250 microgrammi di dietilammide-25 dell'acido lisergico, un composto da lui stesso sintetizzato nella ricerca di uno stimolante della circolazione sanguigna. Ciò che accade durante il tragitto sconvolge la sua nozione del reale: visioni coloratissime, meravigliose e mostruose, percezioni di realtà parallele, terrori, euforie. È nato l'Lsd.
By: Agnese Codignola
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L'incanto di Urania
- Venticinque secoli di esplorazione del cielo
- By: Massimo Capaccioli
- Narrated by: Alessandro Salvatori
- Length: 23 hrs and 27 mins
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Oggi sappiamo che l’universo ha avuto origine con un big bang e si è espanso sotto il controllo delle componenti oscure di materia ed energia; abbiamo imparato come si formano, evolvono e interagiscono le galassie, e come nascono, vivono e muoiono le stelle; abbiamo cercato i pianeti extrasolari e i segnali della vita, ascoltato l’urlo della fusione di due buchi neri e molto altro ancora. Un sapere frutto del balzo in avanti dell’astrofisica e della cosmologia nel Novecento, stimolato e secondato dai grandiosi progressi della fisica e dalla tecnologia.
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Now Is the Time to Collect
- Daniel Giraud Elliot, Carl Akeley, and the Field Museum African Expedition of 1896
- By: Paul D. Brinkman
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
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After the extinction of the dodo and Carolina parakeet and the collapse of the American bison population, naturalists expected many more vulnerable species to die out with spread of industrialization. This triggered a race to collect rare species of animals expected soon to be lost forever. Established in 1893, Chicago's Field Museum aimed to become a global center of study. Zoologist Daniel Giraud Elliot persuaded museum patrons to fund an immediate expedition to British Somaliland (contemporary Somalia). There, his team hunted and killed hundreds of animals for the growing collection.
By: Paul D. Brinkman
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Science, Submarines & Secrets
- The Incredible Early Years of the Albany Research Center
- By: Tai Stith
- Narrated by: Joe McQuillin
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
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An unbelievable series of events led to the establishment of the Northwest Electro-development Laboratory, later the U.S. Bureau of Mines Albany Research Center. Though the fledgling lab had difficulty securing staff due to World War II, world-renown metallurgist William J. Kroll was hired early on as a consultant after fleeing Nazi occupation. Kroll, who had pioneered a method for producing commercial titanium, worked with his core group of associates to develop malleable zirconium, just as a need arose for the little-known metal.
By: Tai Stith
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The Purple Revolution
- The Discovery of Mauveine Dye
- By: Riveting History
- Narrated by: Cate Croft
- Length: 26 mins
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In the mid-1800s a dreaded illness swept through the tropical regions of the globe. Malaria was a prevalent and often deadly parasite. It caused fever, chills, headaches, even confusion, seizures, and sometimes death. A cure needed to be found but this quest would lead to an unexpected discovery.
By: Riveting History
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La physique de l’extrême
- By: Julien Bobroff
- Narrated by: Julien Bobroff
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
" 18 avril 2018 : Shojiro Takejama appuie sur le bouton rouge qui déclenche son expérience. Boum ! Dans l'explosion qui s'ensuit et qui manque de détruire le laboratoire, le chercheur parvient à produire le champ magnétique le plus intense au monde : 1 000 fois celui qui règne dans un tunnel d'IRM.
By: Julien Bobroff
-
LSD (Italian Edition)
- Da Albert Hofmann a Steve Jobs, da Timothy Leary a Robin Carhart-Harris: storia di una sostanza stupefacente
- By: Agnese Codignola
- Narrated by: Francesca Vettori
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
19 aprile 1943. Albert Hofmann, chimico in forze all'azienda farmaceutica Sandoz di Basilea, inforca la bicicletta e si avvia verso casa. Sembra un giorno come un altro, se non fosse che ha appena assunto 250 microgrammi di dietilammide-25 dell'acido lisergico, un composto da lui stesso sintetizzato nella ricerca di uno stimolante della circolazione sanguigna. Ciò che accade durante il tragitto sconvolge la sua nozione del reale: visioni coloratissime, meravigliose e mostruose, percezioni di realtà parallele, terrori, euforie. È nato l'Lsd.
By: Agnese Codignola
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L'incanto di Urania
- Venticinque secoli di esplorazione del cielo
- By: Massimo Capaccioli
- Narrated by: Alessandro Salvatori
- Length: 23 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Oggi sappiamo che l’universo ha avuto origine con un big bang e si è espanso sotto il controllo delle componenti oscure di materia ed energia; abbiamo imparato come si formano, evolvono e interagiscono le galassie, e come nascono, vivono e muoiono le stelle; abbiamo cercato i pianeti extrasolari e i segnali della vita, ascoltato l’urlo della fusione di due buchi neri e molto altro ancora. Un sapere frutto del balzo in avanti dell’astrofisica e della cosmologia nel Novecento, stimolato e secondato dai grandiosi progressi della fisica e dalla tecnologia.
-
Now Is the Time to Collect
- Daniel Giraud Elliot, Carl Akeley, and the Field Museum African Expedition of 1896
- By: Paul D. Brinkman
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After the extinction of the dodo and Carolina parakeet and the collapse of the American bison population, naturalists expected many more vulnerable species to die out with spread of industrialization. This triggered a race to collect rare species of animals expected soon to be lost forever. Established in 1893, Chicago's Field Museum aimed to become a global center of study. Zoologist Daniel Giraud Elliot persuaded museum patrons to fund an immediate expedition to British Somaliland (contemporary Somalia). There, his team hunted and killed hundreds of animals for the growing collection.
By: Paul D. Brinkman
-
Science, Submarines & Secrets
- The Incredible Early Years of the Albany Research Center
- By: Tai Stith
- Narrated by: Joe McQuillin
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
An unbelievable series of events led to the establishment of the Northwest Electro-development Laboratory, later the U.S. Bureau of Mines Albany Research Center. Though the fledgling lab had difficulty securing staff due to World War II, world-renown metallurgist William J. Kroll was hired early on as a consultant after fleeing Nazi occupation. Kroll, who had pioneered a method for producing commercial titanium, worked with his core group of associates to develop malleable zirconium, just as a need arose for the little-known metal.
By: Tai Stith
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The Purple Revolution
- The Discovery of Mauveine Dye
- By: Riveting History
- Narrated by: Cate Croft
- Length: 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the mid-1800s a dreaded illness swept through the tropical regions of the globe. Malaria was a prevalent and often deadly parasite. It caused fever, chills, headaches, even confusion, seizures, and sometimes death. A cure needed to be found but this quest would lead to an unexpected discovery.
By: Riveting History