Greene Science

Pourquoi y a-t-il des atomes, des planètes et des humains plutôt que rien ? Comment pouvons-nous aimer, créer, croire, agir, penser... alors que notre cerveau est le fruit des lois déterministes de la physique ? La conscience est-elle apparue par la seule grâce du hasard ? Et si les étoiles sont appelées à terme à se consumer, les galaxies à se disperser et les trous noirs à s'évaporer comme l'a prédit Stephen Hawking, quel sens donner à notre existence ?

Before Hisako Saski is even born, her parents make a deal on her behalf. In exchange for a first-class education and a boost out of poverty, Hisako will marry Adem Sadiq, a maintenance engineer and self-styled musician who works the trade lanes aboard his family's sub-light starship, the Hajj. Hisako is not happy when she finds out about the plan. She has little interest in the broken branch of physics the deal requires her to study and is not keen on the idea of giving up her home and everything she knows to marry a stranger.

To protect the kingdoms, Darin must see out evil. To destroy it, he must fulfill the prophecy. He must seek out evil, or it will rise! The ultimate evil is best stopped before it is released.

To protect his life, Prince Darin must face evil. To protect his kingdom, he must resist it! He must resist evil, or it will grow. Prince Darin is the child of prophecy. He's always known that, but now that strange things are happening, can he rise to the expectations? Help will find him in the form of a giant gnome, and unusually talented acrobat, and a girl who everyone seems to want dead. The prophecy has begun to come true, and everything they know hangs in the balance.

Being Jaxon and Jade's son is cool, but it also comes with challenges. Living up to his parent's names is almost impossible for John, as there are many expectations on him. When CAMO Demons threaten the school, John is left with the responsibility of saving everyone in it, without the help of any of their parents. It becomes time for him to live up to his family's name, or die trying.

Problem solving is a skill that is implicitly learned by children, but there are a range of skills that are often not taught directly. This audiobook solves that problem! Targeted to a younger audience. Topics covered include framing the problem; coming up with solutions; weighing options, and picking ideas. Other strategies that are discussed in the audiobook include prioritization, Occam's razor, estimation, guessing, logical reasoning, elimination of alternatives, scoping and persistence.

In a society where social credit scores dictate worth, the Newman family faces a waking nightmare when their low score lands them in a sixty-day house arrest. Trapped in their home, they're bombarded by an AI named Babble, through their government-controlled "smart devices," indoctrinating them with progressive values. As their resources dwindle, their struggle for survival takes a terrifying turn when they clash with the "Bulls of Bashan," a group of radicals intent on eliminating those deemed unsafe.

Neo has an unusual power for a super-hero. He can defy death. Unfortunately, that doesn't help him hurt any less or make him stronger. Yet, he finds himself having to lead his friends against super-villains who greatly over-power them and will kill on a whim, but if they don't fight, their entire city will fall.

War is pain! The Alliance is growing, but now they are in danger both in and outside of the arena. In order to protect his growing group of allies, Niam must rely more than ever on Jorn's knowledge, Esque's skills, and his strength. This is the second book in The FaeBorn series, a trilogy written for upper elementary and older. It's a trilogy any listener can enjoy, as it combines fantasy, dystopia, and mythology all in an exciting adventure that any listener can enjoy.

Two award-winning writers take us on an alternate-history adventure - a 1940s barnstorming baseball team, led by retired baseball player and spy Moe Berg, is transported from rural Illinois to Ancient Rome, just after the death of Emperor Septimius Severus.

In 2013, Kate Greene moved to Mars. That is, along with five fellow crew members, she embarked on NASA’s first HI-SEAS mission, a simulated Martian environment located on the slopes of Mauna Loa in Hawaii. For four months she lived, worked, and slept in an isolated geodesic dome, conducting a sleep study on her crew mates and gaining incredible insight into human behavior in tight quarters, as well as the nature of boredom, dreams, and isolation that arise amidst the promise of scientific progress and glory.

Having powers is cool, but not when people with them are being hunted, experimented on, and killed. Jaxon finds that running a university is a great responsibility, as he becomes responsible for saving his friends, and helping the Altereds and Mages from other cities stay alive. To do so, he must put great trust in Rich, the only one with the skills to get the information he needs, but can he really trust Rich when Rich has betrayed them before?

Contains books one and two of Reset, a thrilling natural disaster survival series.

Saving earth was only the beginning of Flint's troubles, as his daring moves alerted the Diophants of his power, and he is now being hunted, along with everyone he loves. This time, Flint must do more than save the earth. He must take down the Diophants and free the cosmos. The situation becomes so extreme, that even he doesn't know if he can take the heat.

It’s Dragon New Year, a week-long, once-in-a-lifetime event, and Ava and Jack can’t wait to celebrate with Graun and Fafnine! There’ll be picnics, parties, a bonfire and – best of all – a majestic fireworks display. But with two naughty dragons on the loose, and a set of self-important dragon triplets on a mission to bring them down, the celebrations soon turn into a disaster of epic proportions. Have the naughty dragons finally gone too far?

After being separated from her friends, Ros strikes out on her own. She has every intention of finding them, if only she can locate home again. And if she can find it, will her friends still be there or is she destined to fight to survive in this world alone?

There were only a few things worse than the end of the world, and to Mel, one of those things was being followed by her insane ex-boyfriend. With Elijah still hunting Mel, there wasn’t much she and her companions could do other than lock themselves away and wait. When Elijah sends Mel a message that he’s still out there, they know they need to act before things get worse. But it isn’t just him they need to worry about. The other survivors will stop at nothing to get what they need to live. Now, the situation must be handled once and for all before they end up losing their lives.

Life goes on for the billions left behind after the humanity-saving colony mission to Proxima Centauri leaves Earth orbit...but what’s the point? Julie Riley is two years too young to get out from under her mother’s thumb, and what does it matter? She’s over-educated, under-employed, and kept mostly numb by her pharma emplant. Her best friend, who she’s mostly been interacting with via virtual reality for the past decade, is part of the colony mission to Proxima Centauri. Plus, the world is coming to an end. So, there’s that.

Leo and Ralph have been best friends ever since Ralph flew down from one of Jupiter's moons. But now Leo's older, and Mum and Dad think it’s time to say goodbye to Ralph. When the family moves to a small country town, they hope Leo might finally make a real friend. But someone like Ralph is hard to leave behind ...

Having powers can be cool, but not when you panic, explode, and accidentally kill people. Jade hid her powers until she exposed herself saving her mutant brother. It had to be done, but it had life-altering ramifications, as she was forced to join CAMO Academy, a school for people like her, people who had been chemically altered during the war that wiped out most of the world; but the school wasn't what it appeared, and Jade found herself having to rely on her troupe and trainer, Jaxon, to stay alive.