Science & Technology audiobooks

Scarcity

By: Sendhil Mullainathan & Eldar Shafir

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In the blockbuster tradition of Freakonomics, a Harvard economist and a Princeton psychology professor team up to offer a surprising and empowering new way to look at everyday life, presenting a paradigm-challenging examination of how scarcity—and our flawed responses to it—shapes our lives, our society, and our culture.

Why do successful people... Read more

Switch on Your Brain

By: Dr. Caroline Leaf

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

According to researchers, the vast majority—a whopping 75-98 percent—of the illnesses that plague us today are a direct result of our thought life. What we think about truly affects us both physically and emotionally. In fact, fear alone triggers more than 1,400 known physical and chemical responses in our bodies, activating more than thirty... Read more

The Universe in the Rearview Mirror

By: Dave Goldberg

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

A physicist speeds across space, time and everything in between showing that our elegant universe-- from the Higgs boson to antimatter to the most massive group of galaxies-- is shaped by hidden symmetries that have driven all our recent discoveries about the universe and all the ones to come. Why is the sky dark at night? Is it possible to... Read more

Silent Witnesses

By: Nigel McCrery

Narrated by: William Gaminara

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

A crime scene. A murder. A mystery.

The most important person on the scene? The forensic scientist. And yet the intricate details of their work remains a mystery to most of us.

Silent Witnesses looks at the history of forensic science over the last two centuries, during which time a combination of remarkable intuition, painstaking observation and... Read more

What Makes a Hero?

By: Elizabeth Svoboda

Narrated by: Rose Itzcovitz

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

An entertaining investigation into the biology and psychology of why we sacrifice for other people

Researchers are now applying the lens of science to study heroism for the first time. How do biology, upbringing, and outside influences intersect to produce altruistic and heroic behavior? And how can we encourage this behavior in corporations,... Read more

The Cancer Chronicles

By: George Johnson

Narrated by: Arthur Morey

Length: 8 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

When the woman he loved was diagnosed with a metastatic cancer, science writer George Johnson embarked on a journey to learn everything he could about the disease and the people who dedicate their lives to understanding and combating it. What he discovered is a revolution under way—an explosion of new ideas about what cancer really is and where... Read more

The Book of Immortality

By: Adam Leith Gollner

Narrated by: Adam Verner

Length: 15 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Raised an atheist, Adam Leith Gollner was struck by mankind's tireless efforts to cheat aging and death. In a narrative that pivots between profundity and hilarity, he brings us into the world of those whose lives are shaped by a belief in immortality. From a Jesuit priest on his deathbed to anti-aging researchers at Harvard, Gollner—sorting... Read more

Exposed

By: Jane Velez-Mitchell

Narrated by: Elizabeth White

Length: 12 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

On June 9, 2008, the butchered body of Travis Alexander was found in his Mesa, Arizona home. The grisly nature of his death made instant headlines: with twenty-nine knife wounds, his throat slit, and a gunshot to the head, Travis was left to die. The prime suspect in the case was Alexander’s ex-girlfriend, the attractive and soft-spoken Jodi... Read more

The Distraction Addiction

By: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The question of our time: can we reclaim our lives in an age that feels busier and more distracting by the day?

We've all found ourselves checking email at the dinner table, holding our breath while waiting for Outlook to load, or sitting hunched in front of a screen for an hour longer than we intended.

Mobile devices and the web have invaded our... Read more

The Art of Communicating

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 3 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Zen master Thick Nhat Hanh, bestselling author of Peace is Every Step and one of the most respected and celebrated religious leaders in the world, delivers a powerful path to happiness through mastering life's most important skill.How do we say what we mean in a way that the other person can really hear?How can we listen with compassion and... Read more

Tempers May Flare as Climate Change Heats Up, Study Finds

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A new study shows that changes in the climate also affect human behavior. According to researchers, even slight increases in temperature and rainfall correlate to increased levels of violence. Ray Suarez discusses the findings with study lead author Solomon Hsiang of the University of California, Berkeley. Read more

NPR American Chronicles: Exploring Space

By: NPR

Narrated by: Joe Palca

Length: 3 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

From the competitive spirit ignited by Sputnik to the tragedies and triumphs of the Apollo missions, from the technological leap forward created by the Space Shuttle to the global cooperation forged by the International Space Station and beyond, NPR examines the inspirational story of modern space exploration and the extraordinary individuals... Read more

On Combat

By: Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman & Loren W. Chr...

Narrated by: Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman

Length: 18 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

On Combat looks at what happens to the human body under the stresses of deadly battle and the impact on the nervous system, heart, breathing, visual and auditory perception, memory -- then discusses new research findings as to what measure warriors can take to prevent such debilitations so they can stay in the fight, survive, and win. A brief,... Read more

Amazing Gracie

By: Mark Beckloff & Dan Dye

Narrated by: Henry Leyva

Length: 5 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

It was love at first sight. Amid the frenzied barking and prancing of a house full of Great Danes, one pup was shivering in the corner. Gracie. But when Dan Dye reached her, she struggled to her feet like a clumsy foal, raised her forehead to his, and announced, as clearly as if she had actually spoken the words, You know I'm the one. Now get me... Read more

Teaching That Changes Lives

By: Marilee Adams

Narrated by: Anna Crowe

Length: 6 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Gold Metal Winner in Education Commentary/Theory category of the 2014 Independent Publisher Awards

In response to educators who are already fans of her bestseller Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Marilee Adams, the originator of Question Thinking, presents a compelling model for creating a classroom environment infused with curiosity,... Read more

Trusting a Loving Universe

By: Connie Baxter Marlow & Andrew Cameron Bailey

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Coming from divergent life experiences, Marlow and Baliey challenge a number of basic assumptions which have driven humanity’s behavior for millennia. The main problem is that many of our beliefs are learned at a very young age and are unconscious. Read more

Gov. Markell: Hiring More People With Disabilities

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A new report from the National Governor's Association says states should do more to employ the 54 million Americans living with a disability, among whom only 20 percent are currently employed or looking for a job. Judy Woodruff interviews Delaware Gov. Jack Markell about his push to boost accessibility to the labor market. Read more

The Sports Gene

By: David Epstein

Narrated by: David Epstein

Length: 10 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

In high school, I wondered whether the Jamaican Americans who made our track team so successful might carry some special speed gene from their tiny island. In college, I ran against Kenyans, and wondered whether endurance genes might have traveled with them from East Africa. At the same time, I began to notice that a training group on my team... Read more

Entspannt zum Zahnarzt

By: Michael Bauer

Narrated by: Michael Bauer

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Sie fürchten den Gang zum Zahnarzt? Schon alleine der Gedanke an die nächste Zahnbehandlung lässt Sie schaudern? Sie sind schmerzempfindlich, ängstlich und neigen zu einem gewissen Würgereiz? Mit der Hypnoseanwendung "Entspannt zum Zahnarzt" haben Sie nun die Möglichkeit all diese Thematiken aus dem Wege zu räumen! Sie werden in den angenehmen... Read more

Thinking In Numbers

By: Daniel Tammet

Narrated by: Daniel Tammet

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

The irresistibly engaging book that "enlarges one's wonder at Tammet's mind and his all-embracing vision of the world as grounded in numbers" (Oliver Sacks, MD).

Thinking in Numbers is the book that Daniel Tammet, mathematical savant and bestselling author, was born to write. In Tammet's world, numbers are beautiful and mathematics illuminates... Read more

Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology

By: Jeannie K. Fulbright & Brooke Ryan

Narrated by: Jeannie K. Fulbright

Length: 8 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology is a homeschool science curriculum for elementary students. In this course, your student will do a deep-dive into the unique design of their own body–both inside and out–and how they can keep it working well! They’ll also explore a range of topics such as human DNA, cell anatomy, and the body... Read more

A Very Short Tour the Mind

By: Michael Corballis

Narrated by: Derek Shetterly

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

What gives the human brain the creative ability that defines us all as individuals? Although the silicon version is hard on its heels, the brain remains the most remarkable computer in existence. Leading us through cognitive theory, neuroscience and Darwinian evolution with his trademark wit and wisdom, Michael Corballis explains what we... Read more

Emotional First Aid

By: Guy Winch

Narrated by: Guy Winch

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

First aid for failure

Although we have bandages for cuts, chicken soup for colds, and ice packs for bruises, most of us have no idea how to treat day-to-day emotional injuries such as failure, rejection, and loss. But, as Guy Winch, Ph.D., points out, these kinds of emotional injuries often get worse when left untreated and can significantly... Read more

Touching a Nerve

By: Patricia S. Churchland

Narrated by: Karen Saltus

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A trailblazing philosopher’s exploration of the latest brain science—and its ethical and practical implications.

What happens when we accept that everything we feel and think stems not from an immaterial spirit but from electrical and chemical activity in our brains? In this thought-provoking narrative—drawn from professional expertise as well as... Read more