Leonard Mlodinow
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this irreverent and illuminating audiobook, acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, chance, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a casual conversation to a major financial setback. As a result, successes and failures in life are often attributed to clear and obvious causes, when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
# -- The Grand Design According to quantum theory, the cosmos does not have just a single existence or history. The authors explain that we ourselves are the product of quantum fluctuations in the early universe and show how quantum theory predicts the “multiverse”—the idea that ours is just one of many universes that appeared spontaneously out of nothing, each with different laws of nature. They conclude with a riveting assessment of M-theory,...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xvii, 250 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"For millennia, we have viewed thinking and feeling as fundamentally opposed processes. According to this persistent, age-old belief, to truly live well we must marshal our logical and rational capacities to master our emotions. This perceived dichotomy lies at the heart of our historical pursuits in theology, philosophy, and psychology. But extraordinary advances in psychology and neuroscience, including neuroimaging and other related technologies,...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
ix, 252 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Tap into the hidden power of your brain. In this startling and provocative look at how the human mind deals with change, Leonard Mlodinow teaches us to unleash the natural abilities we all possess so we can thrive in these dynamic and troubled times. Truly original minds capitalize when everyone else struggles. And most of us assume that these abilities are innate, reserved for a select few. But Mlodinow shows us that we all possess them, that...
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (83 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
**Academy Award-Winner** Jeff Bridges shares the screen with scientists and profound thinkers going beyond politics and borders to look under the hood of humanity, revealing eye-opening concepts about ourselves and our past, providing the keys to a better future. The film shows how no one can predict how major changes might emerge from the spontaneous actions of the many. How energy takes many forms as it moves through and animates everything. How,...