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One question, chased as far as it goes. Science, tangents, and the occasional moment of being wrong on purpose.SUBMIT A QUESTION NOWA high school science teacher follows a single question wherever it leads, which is usually somewhere it wasn't supposed to go. Each episode starts with something small and weird, why a song gives you goosebumps, why an onion makes you cry, why a metal railing feels colder than a wooden bench, and chases it through chemistry, physics, biology, and whatever tangent shows up along the way.Hosted by Mr. Diesch, who teaches science, talks too much, and was finally ...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of A Serenade, by Thomas Hood. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 19, 2024. ------ There were scarcely any events in the life of Thomas Hood. One condition there was of too potent determining importance—life-long ill health; and one circumstance of moment—a commercial failure, and consequent expatriation. Beyond this, little presents itself for record in the outward facts of this upright and beneficial career, bright with genius and coruscating with wit, dark with the lengthening and deepening shadow of death. (Summary from The ...

Stories rund um Menschen, ihre Arbeit, ihr Management, ihr Veränderungen und ihre Organisation. Change Labor ist das Kompetenzzentrum für nachhaltige Veränderung – dual, experimentell und praxisnah. Im Podcast blicken wir hinter die Kulissen der Organisation und der Gesellschaft. Und wir interviewen die Menschen, die diese Organisationen gestalten. Abwechselnd und gemeinsam gestalten Irene Kernthaler-Moser, Tamina Lenz und Thomas Lenz Beiträge, Features und Interviews.

El nuevo libro de Thomas Leoncini, el filósofo de moda en Europa y el joven discípulo de Zygmunt Bauman: una importante reflexión filosófica sobre el significado del amor en un mundo dominado por Internet, las mutaciones tecnológicas del cuerpo y la agresividad vertida desde las redes...

Bloomsbury presents Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas, read by Gil Sidaway and Gregg Lowe In an acclaimed literary debut, two boys on opposite ends of the world begin an unlikely friendship that will change their lives forever. Ollie and Moritz are best friends, but they can never meet...

Thomas Hardy wrote these poems in response to the death of his first wife. They are considered to be among his finest work. (Summary by Alan Mapstone)

Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; book 3 begins with the fortune of the family of Brian Boru and continues through the rise of the O'Conors to the political, economic, and religious condition of the island prior to the English invasion. (Summary by Sibella Denton)

Moon’s Iᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟɪsᴍ ᴀɴᴅ Wᴏʀʟᴅ Pᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄs is perhaps the best-known work of the Columbia University professor and political scientist; It was published in 1926 and did not go out-of-print until at least 1940. “What convenient volume,” he asks, exists as a “general account of the greater imperialism of our own times?” A question which was suitably answered by the publication of this sweeping survey of the field. Written in what would prove to be the gathering twilight of European imperialism, and with the inclination towards reflection that only the ...

Poems of the Past and the Present is the second collection of poems by Thomas Hardy published in 1901. It is divided into 5 sections, War Poems, Poems of Pilgrimage, Miscellaneous Poems, Imitations and Retrospect. The first poem is a tribute to Queen Victoria written in the week of her death. (Summary by Alan Mapstone)

Charles Hayden sets off aboard the ill-fated HMS Themis with orders to destroy a French frigate and to gather intelligence from a royalist spy. On discovering French plans for an imminent invasion of England, Hayden must return to Portsmouth to give warning before it's too late. But the enemy...

Reunited with his crew aboard the frigate HMS Themis, Captain Charles Hayden is ordered by the Admiralty to the West Indies to carry war to the French among their own islands. Before he makes port in Barbados, the Themis intercepts a single boat adrift in the middle of the ocean - its sole...

Winter 1793 - Master and Commander Charles Hayden's orders are to return to the ill-fated frigate, HMS Themis. Placed in temporary command, he is to join the escort for the last convoy of the season - braving the wintry seas. Hayden's uncanny knack for attracting the attention of the French navy...

As the streets of Paris are overrun with revolutionary fervour, England prepares for the inevitable war with France. Lieutenant Charles Hayden is a man of undeniable ability. The son of an Englishman, his allegiance to the English Crown is beyond dispute. But, with a French mother, and without...

In this book, you'll learn how: data science, driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning, is yielding unprecedented business insights; blockchain has the potential to restructure the economy; drones and driverless vehicles are becoming essential tools; 3-D printing is making new business models possible; augmented reality is transforming retail and manufacturing; smart speakers are redefining the rules of marketing; and humans and machines are working together to reach new levels of productivity. 

Ein Prozess wie ein Todesurteil – und nur ein einziger Mann könnte die Wahrheit retten. Erleben Sie einen historischen Krimi voller Spannung, düsterer Atmosphäre und gnadenloser Machtspiele im Dreißigjährigen Krieg. Prag im Jahr 1633: General Holk leitet ein Tribunal gegen Offiziere, die in der blutigen Schlacht von Lützen ihre Pflicht vernachlässigt haben sollen. Doch unter den Angeklagten gibt es Zweifel an der Schuld – und nur ein einziger Zeuge könnte sie entlasten: Leutnant Haunsberger.

Der Babytherapeut Thomas Harms erklärt verständlich und fundiert, warum Babys weinen und wie Eltern die Gefühle ihrer Babys sicher und erfolgreich regulieren können. Hieß es früher noch, stundenlanges Schreien kräftige die Lungen und habe eine gesundheitsfördernde Wirkung, wissen TherapeutInnen heute, dass Babys sich nur dann sicher fühlen, wenn sie mit all ihren Gefühlen gespiegelt und wahrgenommen werden.

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows the President to outline his legislative agenda (for which he needs the cooperation of Congress) and national priorities. This album contains recordings of addresses from Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison. - Summary by Wikipedia and Linette Geisel

Legend meets lore at Longdendale, the "long wooded valley" of fabled Cheshire. Thomas Middleton - a dramatist, politician, antiquarian, lecturer, writer, Sunday School teacher and local historian - has preserved for us a collection of wild and perhaps improbable folk tales of chieftains, kings, chivalrous knights, foul villains and fearsome beasts all connected over time in the Longdendale tradition. - Summary by Brian Fullen

Bulfinch’s Mythology, first published in 1855, is one of the most popular collections of mythology of all time. It consists of three volumes: The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne. This is a recording of the tenth edition of the first volume, The Age of Fable. It contains many Greek and Roman myths, including simplified versions of The Iliad and The Odyssey, as well as a selection of Norse and “eastern” myths. Thomas Bulfinch’s goal was to make the ancient myths accessible to a wide audience, and so it is suitable for children. (Summary by Kathleen Gatliffe ...

A charming tale about an Tommy, affluent Virginia boy who always gets what he wants at Christmas, only to discover his toys never make him quite happy. He begins to take pity on his poor neighbor Johnny, and slowly understands than only by giving can one find true happiness. - Summary by Miles Smith