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My Favorite Universe
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
What forces molded the universe? Are those forces still at work, removing, changing, or adding heavenly bodies even as we gaze upward? Will humanity, and Earth itself, one day be gone? Are we alone?
In an era when science journalism is perhaps more thorough and ambitious than ever before, fascinating explorations of questions like these seem available to us almost every day - provided we have a working understanding of the scientific theories on which they're based. Discover the answers to these and other startling questions about the cosmos with My Favorite Universe, a spirited and intellectually engaging journey through the cosmos and its history, from before the big bang to the likely ways in which Earth, and perhaps the entire universe, might end.
In this lecture series, Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist who directs the nation's most famous planetarium, makes that understanding available to anyone. Explore how black holes are formed, how asteroids move through space, why the odds seem overwhelmingly in favor of extraterrestrial life, and much more. With the foundation provided by this magnificent course, the realities of the universe will be revealed in stark - and often violent - beauty.
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- a addison
- 23-11-16
entertaining
Well put together very interesting would love to see movie following advice from course
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- Andro
- 27-04-23
Very easy to listen to and informative
Really good the only issue is that it is clear that the author was showing something that can not be seen on audio
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- Alexander C.
- 31-12-23
Entertaining and well narrated
I've always loved the way Neil narrates things. Also, I love the fact he included historical references (how phenomena were discovered, how these were proven etc), I've always wondered about those but never saw them in any other book or course.
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- T Krishnamoorthy
- 23-04-23
hilarious and insightful
they were hilarious and insightful. thought provoking lectures on some common and in common questions.
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- Dominik Seifert
- 01-04-23
Great content, annoying pauses
Great topics, audio makes you think he keeps pausing every 20 seconds… it’s not your device, it’s Neil
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-02-23
Friendly easy to digest lectures
Seems to cover everything, at least as far as we know. Good listen, thought provoking.
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- emillion
- 11-01-23
Sounds like a scratched CD
I'm sorry, but Niel's delivery is just bad. He takes these loooong ass pauses after every single sentence, that I found myself constantly checking if the audio was still on.
It feels like listening to a scratched CD or watching a video that is constantly buffering.
It seems like a minor thing, but it actually stressed me, not to mention you could probably cut a third off the runtime, if you could cut out these unbearable silences.
Thankfully, this title came included with my membership, so I didn't waste a credit on it. If it isn't available for free, when you're reading this, I would recommend that you wait untill next time it rolls around.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-01-23
Fascinating cosmological factoids
Great information from Tyson about the universe but his delivery can be confusing at times. A great listen about our place in the vast universe.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-01-23
Worth a listen
Entertaining and well worth a listen.
It did leave me wanting more… which is a good thing…
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- David Roberts
- 20-12-22
Excellent
I thoroughly enjoyed it. Very easy to listen to and to understand. Highly recommended series of lectures
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