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Broad Band
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
- De: Claire L. Evans
- Narrado por: Claire L. Evans
- Duración: 9 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 149
Women are not ancillary to the history of technology; they turn up at the very beginning of every important wave. But they've often been hidden in plain sight, their inventions and contributions touching our lives in ways we don't even realize. Vice reporter and YACHT lead singer Claire L. Evans finally gives these unsung female heroes their due with her insightful social history of the Broad Band, the women who made the Internet what it is today. Evans shows us how these women built and colored the technologies we can't imagine life without.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring
- De Jean en 03-29-18
- Broad Band
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
- De: Claire L. Evans
- Narrado por: Claire L. Evans
Similar to Hidden Figures
Revisado: 01-23-19
The womens' contributions inspired me to see beyond cultural stereotypes.
I also enjoyed relating to the nuance in each story. None were "perfect" & that left room for something to be built upon by future contributors.
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The Songs of Trees
- Stories from Nature's Great Connectors
- De: David George Haskell
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell, David George Haskell
- Duración: 10 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 152
David Haskell's award-winning The Forest Unseen won acclaim for eloquent writing and deep engagement with the natural world. Now, Haskell brings his powers of observation to the biological networks that surround all species, including humans. Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees around the world, exploring the trees' connections with webs of fungi, bacterial communities, cooperative and destructive animals, and other plants.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An Interwoven Story
- De Isabel en 08-10-18
- The Songs of Trees
- Stories from Nature's Great Connectors
- De: David George Haskell
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell, David George Haskell
An Interwoven Story
Revisado: 08-10-18
This book is an in depth exploration of The Politics, Poetry, History within the Scientific Examination of Nature. You'll learn a lot from this book. Like trees release cloud starters! Fascinating.
If anyone is triggered by the exploitation of nature, erasure of indigenous power & the lack of autonomy of minorities... this book does touch on these topics a fair amount. I will admit for me this caused feelings of alienation & isolation from nature. So not very restful.
I think the author redeems these topics ultimately by weaving them into the narrative of civilization as a reflection of nature.
Enjoyable aspects:
A second narrator at some chapter ends
The unique profiles of trees (& bacteria) around the world
The use of longitude & latitude (fun!)
& The first person narrative that is very personal & knowledgeable
So many facts
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