Sentiment, Inc. by Poul William Anderson ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

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03/15/23

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77m

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Sentiment, Inc. by Poul William Anderson audiobook.

Genre: scifi

When young engineer Colin Fraser falls hard for Judy Harkness, a rising actress with big-city ambition, their long-distance courtship feels like the start of a steady, ordinary future. Then, without warning, Judy announces a whirlwind engagement to Matthew Snyder, a wealthy older man she barely tolerated, and her personality seems subtly, frighteningly off. Colin cannot accept that love can flip so cleanly, so he follows the trail to a sleek, secretive outfit with an innocuous name: Sentiment, Inc. There he encounters Dr. Robert Kennedy, a brilliant researcher whose work suggests that emotions are not as untouchable as people like to believe. If feelings are built from networks of associations, what happens when those associations can be rearranged on command? As Colin digs deeper, his personal heartbreak turns into a confrontation with a technology that could redefine consent, loyalty, and even identity. Part psychological puzzle, part classic science-fiction thriller, Sentiment, Inc. asks how much of the heart is truly ours - and what a society might become if desire itself could be engineered.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:13:19) Chapter 02

(00:33:00) Chapter 03

(00:55:11) Chapter 04

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Inside Earth by Poul William Anderson ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

March 15, 2023

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129m

Inside Earth by Poul William Anderson audiobook.

Genre: scifi

This story takes place in the not so distant future. Earth has been conquered and is a subjugated planet, the much too humanoid new rulers now extract heavy taxes, control industry and reproduction and interfere in every aspect of life. Rumors of their brutality and vicious massacres increase every day. Obviously, they must be thrown out and rebellion seethes among the patriots. But on the other hand, others are not so eager to get rid of the overlords: the terrible nationalistic wars have been stopped, famine is long gone and health care is almost universally available. Still, the elite intellectual portion of the earth's population plot to remove the heavy heel of the oppressors from their necks and let earth be free again. But time and again the attempts for freedom have been crushed the Valgolians mainly because national, ethnic, religious and racial prejudices and hatred among the earthlings keep the conspirators from working together. Obviously, no conqueror wants his subjects to revolt against his rule. Obviously? This one would go to any lengths to start a rebellion!

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:21:32) Chapter 02

(00:36:44) Chapter 03

(00:54:35) Chapter 04

(01:05:21) Chapter 05

(01:17:15) Chapter 06

(01:30:13) Chapter 07

(01:49:53) Chapter 08

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Snowball by Poul William Anderson ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

March 15, 2023

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103m

Snowball by Poul William Anderson audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In a quiet Massachusetts college town, physicist Simon Arch and his equally brilliant wife, Elizabeth, are chasing a theoretical hunch about dielectrics when they accidentally create something that should not exist: a cheap, stable material with an astronomical dielectric constant. A block the size of a book can store staggering amounts of energy - and, worse (or better), the recipe is simple enough that anyone with basic chemicals and a kitchen oven can make it. Simon imagines patents, progress, and a cleaner world powered by compact energy storage. Then the idea escapes the lab. A teenage hot-rodder sees an engine-free future. Entrepreneurs smell instant fortunes. Utilities, fuel companies, and politicians realize their control of power itself is slipping away. As homemade capacitite spreads like gossip, the modern economy begins to wobble, and Simon finds himself trapped between personal pride, public need, and the accelerating consequences of an invention that cannot be recalled. Snowball is a sharp, fast-moving classic of social science fiction about technology's unintended ripple effects, and how quickly a miracle can become a crisis when it belongs to everyone.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:35:55) Chapter 02

(01:07:21) Chapter 03

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