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Mind-expanding science audiobooks

Unlock the secrets of the universe alongside brilliant scientists from a range of fields. These great audiobooks get you thinking.
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    The Code Breaker

    Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

    by Walter Isaacson ...
    Narrated by Kathe Mazur ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 4 min

    A 2022 Audie Award FinalistA Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington PostThe bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babie... ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

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    Lifespan

    Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To

    by David A. Sinclair, PhD, Matthew D. LaPlante ...
    Narrated by David A. Sinclair, PhD ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 55 min

    Audio Bonus! Includes exclusive conversations with the authors!A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Brilliant and enthralling.” —The Wall Street JournalA paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time’s most influential people.It’s a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we’ve been taught to bel... ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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    The Song of the Dodo

    Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions

    by David Quammen ...
    Narrated by Jacques Roy ...

    Unabridged

    24 hours 36 min

    “Compulsively readable—a masterpiece, maybe the masterpiece of science journalism.” —Bill McKibben, AudubonA brilliant, stirring work, breathtaking in its scope and far-reaching in its message, The Song of the Dodo is a crucial book in precarious times. Through personal observation, scientific theory, and history, David Quammen examines the mysteries of evolution and extinction and radically ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

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    Genesis

    The Story of How Everything Began

    by Guido Tonelli ...
    Narrated by Damian Lynch ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 49 min

    A breakout bestseller in Italy, now available for American listeners for the first time, Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began is a short, humanistic tour of the origins of the universe, earth, and life—drawing on the latest discoveries in physics to explain the seven most significant moments in the creation of the cosmos.Curiosity and wonderment about the origins of the universe are at the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Who We Are and How We Got Here

    Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

    by David Reich ...
    Narrated by John Lescault ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 51 min

    A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human historyGeneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archaeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to understand our ancestry.In Who We Are and How We Got Here, Reich allows listeners to discover how the human genome ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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    Ways of Being

    Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence

    by James Bridle ...
    Narrated by James Bridle ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 2 min

    "There's joy in self-described "satellite nerd" James Bridle's British-accented voice as he narrates this audiobook about consciousness and the search for planetary intelligence." - AudioFile Magazine**This audiobook is read by the author.Artist, technologist, and philosopher James Bridle’s Ways of Being is a brilliant, searching exploration of different kinds of intelligence—plant, animal, human, ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Attachment-Focused EMDR

    Healing Relational Trauma

    by Laurel Parnell ...
    Narrated by Wendy Tremont King ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 48 min

    Integrating the latest in attachment theory and research into the use of EMDR. Much has been written about trauma and neglect and the damage they do to the developing brain. But little has been written or researched about the potential to heal these attachment wounds and address the damage sustained from neglect or poor parenting in early childhood. This book presents a therapy that focuses on ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

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    Wildhood

    The Epic Journey from Adolescence to Adulthood in Humans and Other Animals

    by Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Kathryn Bowers ...
    Narrated by Robin Miles ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 23 min

    Publishers Weekly Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019A New York Times Editor’s PickPeople Best Books Fall 2019Chicago Tribune 28 Books You Need to Read NowBooklist’s Top Ten Sci-Tech Books of 2019“It blew my mind to discover that teenage animals and teenage humans are so similar. Both are naive risk-takers. I loved this book!” —Temple Grandin, author o... ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Origin

    A Genetic History of the Americas

    by Jennifer Raff ...
    Narrated by Jennifer Raff, Tanis Parenteau, Yvonne Russo ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 12 min

    From celebrated anthropologist Jennifer Raff comes the untold story—and fascinating mystery—of how humans migrated to the Americas.ORIGIN is the story of who the first peoples in the Americas were, how and why they made the crossing, how they dispersed south, and how they lived based on a new and powerful kind of evidence: their complete genomes. ORIGIN provides an overview of these new histories ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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    The Disordered Cosmos

    A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

    by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein ...
    Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 56 min

    From a star theoretical physicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos—and a call for a more liberatory practice of science.A Finalist for the 2022 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardA Finalist for the 2021 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science & TechnologyA Smithsonian Magazine Best Science Book of 2021A Symmetry Magazine Top 10 Physics Book of 2021An Entropy ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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    Breathless

    The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus

    by David Quammen ...
    Narrated by Jacques Roy ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 26 min

    National Book Award finalist Breathless tells the story of the worldwide scientific race to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic—a **“l**uminous, passionate account of the defining crisis of our time.” (The New York Times).Breathless is a “gripping” (The Atlantic) but “clear-eyed analysis” (Time) of SARs-CoV-... ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Why We Sleep

    Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

    by Matthew Walker, PhD ...
    Narrated by Steve West ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 52 min

    “Why We Sleep is an important and fascinating book…Walker taught me a lot about this basic activity that every person on Earth needs. I suspect his book will do the same for you.” —Bill GatesA New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this “stimulating and important book” (Financial Times) is a fascinating dive into the purpose and power of slumber.With two appearances on CBS This ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Why Fish Don't Exist

    A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life

    by Lulu Miller ...
    Narrated by Lulu Miller ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 55 min

    A Best Book of 2020: The Washington Post * NPR * Chicago Tribune * SmithsonianA “remarkable” (Los Angeles Times), “seductive” (The Wall Street Journal) debut from the new cohost of Radiolab, Why Fish Don’t Exist is a dark and astonishing tale of love, chaos, scientific obsession, and—possibly—even murder.“At one... ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Algorithms to Live By

    The Computer Science of Human Decisions

    by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths ...
    Narrated by Brian Christian ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 50 min

    A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindAll our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Keep Sharp

    How to Build a Better Brain at Any Age

    by Sanjay Gupta, M.D. ...
    Narrated by Sanjay Gupta, M.D. ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours

    Keep your brain young, healthy, and sharp with this science-driven guide to protecting your mind from decline by neurosurgeon and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our minds sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers “the book all of us need, young and old” (Walter Isaacson, #1 New York ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Disappearing Spoon

    And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

    by Sam Kean ...
    Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 35 min

    The periodic table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison, and the lives of the (frequently) mad ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Starry Messenger

    Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

    by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...
    Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 17 min

    "This engaging, conversational book begs to be read aloud, and who better than its author?... Tyson’s warmth and erudition make him a superb narrator of this excellent, thought-provoking book."- Library Journal"Like a spaceship traveling the stars, Tyson's voice flows smoothly as he delivers complex topics and positive perspectives on the future..."- AudioFile**This program is read by the author, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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    What If?

    Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

    by Randall Munroe ...
    Narrated by Wil Wheaton ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 36 min

    From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd comes this hilarious and informative book of answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Other Minds

    The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

    by Peter Godfrey-Smith ...
    Narrated by Peter Noble ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 4 min

    Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness in Other MindsAlthough mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    False Alarm

    How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet

    by Bjorn Lomborg ...
    Narrated by Jim Seybert ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 18 min

    The New York Times-bestselling "skeptical environmentalist" argues that panic over climate change is causing more harm than goodHurricanes batter our coasts. Wildfires rage across the American West. Glaciers collapse in the Artic. Politicians, activists, and the media espouse a common message: climate change is destroying the planet, and we must take drastic action immediately to stop it. Children ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Every Tool's a Hammer

    Life Is What You Make It

    by Adam Savage ...
    Narrated by Adam Savage ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 45 min

    **In this New York Times bestselling “imperative how-to for creativity” (Nick Offerman), Adam Savage—**star of Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters—shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully making your idea a reality.Every Tool’s a Hammer is a chronicle of my life as a maker. It’s an exploration of making, but it’s also a permission slip of ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Cosmic Queries

    StarTalk’s Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going

    by Neil deGrasse Tyson, James Trefil, James Trefil ...
    Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lauren Fortgang ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 18 min

    For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book from Neil deGrasse Tyson offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos, building on rich material from his beloved StarTalk podcast.In this illuminating audiobook, Tyson and coauthor James Trefil, a renowned physicist and science popularizer, take ... Read more

    $16.99 USD $3.99 USD

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    The End of the Myth

    From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America

    by Greg Grandin ...
    Narrated by Eric Pollins ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 27 min

    ***WINNER OF THE 2020 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION*From a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a new and eye-opening interpretation of the meaning of the frontier, from early westward expansion to Trump’s border wall.**Ever since this nation’s inception, the idea of an open and ever-expanding frontier has been central to American identity. Symbolizing a future of endless promise, it was the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The New Climate War

    The Fight to Take Back Our Planet

    by Michael E. Mann ...
    Narrated by Tim Campbell ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 48 min

    Shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year awardA renowned climate scientist shows how fossil fuel companies have waged a thirty-year campaign to deflect blame and responsibility and delay action on climate change, and offers a battle plan for how we can save the planet.Recycle. Fly less. Eat less meat. These are some of the ways that we've been told can slow climate change. But the ... Read more

    $27.99 USD