STEM Day

Mathematical Mindsets

Unleashing Students' Potential through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching

By: Jo Boaler
Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Banish math anxiety and give students of all ages a clear roadmap to success



Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo Boaler—Stanford researcher, professor of math education,... Read more

What Is Real?

The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics

By: Adam Becker
Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
Length: 11 hours 44 minutes

The untold story of the heretical thinkers who dared to question the nature of our quantum universeEvery physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity’s finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, and the result will be a brawl. For a century, most physicists have followed Niels Bohr’s Copenhagen interpretation and dismissed... Read more

Path to the Stars

My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist

By: Sylvia Acevedo
Narrated by: Almarie Guerra
Length: 6 hours 20 minutes

The inspiring memoir for young listeners about a Latina rocket scientist whose early life was transformed by joining the Girl Scouts and who currently serves as CEO of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.



A meningitis outbreak in their underprivileged neighborhood left Sylvia Acevedo's family forever altered. As she struggled in the aftermath of loss,... Read more

Infinite Powers

How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe

By: Steven Strogatz
Narrated by: Bob Souer
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Without calculus, we wouldn't have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn't have unraveled DNA or discovered Neptune or figured out how to put 5,000 songs in your pocket.



Though many of us were scared away from this essential, engrossing subject in high school and college, Steven Strogatz's brilliantly creative, down to earth history... Read more

Mini-Forest Revolution

Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World

By: Hannah Lewis
Narrated by: Tia Rider
Length: 6 hours 6 minutes

For listeners who enjoyed Finding the Mother Tree and The Hidden Life of Trees comes the first-ever book about a movement to restore biodiversity in our cities and towns by transforming empty lots, backyards, and degraded land into mini-forests. Author Hannah Lewis is the forest maker turning asphalt into ecosystems to save the planet, and she... Read more

Cosmic Queries

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

By: James Trefil & Neil deGrasse Tyson
Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson & Lauren Fortgang
Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

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... Read more

Black Holes

Going to Extremes

By: Scientific American
Narrated by: Alex Boyles
Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Once dismissed as a mathematical curiosity, black holes are so strange they almost defy belief. Since their existence was confirmed, research into the nature of black holes has opened up new vistas in physics. In this audiobook, we examine some of the most fascinating discoveries about black hole formation and behavior, the new and evolving... Read more

How Did Romans Count to 100? An Introduction to Roman Numerals

An Audiobook About the Math of the Gladiators

How Do?

By: Lucy D. Hayes
Narrated by: June Angela
Length: 27 minutes

Have you ever wondered how people counted to 100 before modern numbers were invented? A basic explanation of Roman numerals, examples of how they are used today, and step-by-step instructions on how to use them are explored in this newest addition to the How Do series. The How Do series is a great introduction to various STEM topics, each... Read more

How Does Soap Clean Your Hands?

An Audiobook About the Science Behind Healthy Habits

How Do?

By: Madeline J. Hayes
Narrated by: Nikki Thomas
Length: 26 minutes

Have you ever wondered how soap cleans your hands, or how eating healthy makes your body stronger? How medicine works, or why exercise keeps you energized? The science behind healthy habits is explored in this newest addition to the How Do series. The How Do series is a great introduction to various STEM topics, each presented in a format that... Read more

Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files #1

Exploring Flight!

The Questioneers

By: Andrea Beaty & Dr. Theanne Griffith
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 21 minutes

Why do airplanes look the way they do? Why can’t birds fly when they’re first born? And why do some paper planes fly farther than others? Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the perfect nonfiction resource for all these questions and more. Discover everything there is to know about flight from Ada Twist, Scientist—from information about... Read more

How Do Ants Survive a Flood?

A Book about Bugs

How Do?

By: Chason McKay
Narrated by: Jesús E. Martínez
Length: 21 minutes

Have you ever wondered what makes bugs so special? The latest addition to the How Do series dives into all of the unique things spiders, worms, ladybugs, and many other insects can do. The How Do series is a great introduction to various STEM topics, each presented in a format that encourages audiences to ask questions and guess the answers... Read more

Game Theory

Understanding the Mathematics of Life

Hot Science

By: Brian Clegg
Narrated by: Mike Cooper
Length: 4 hours 2 minutes

Brian Clegg was always fascinated by Isaac Asimov’s classic Foundation series of books, in which the future is predicted using sophisticated mathematical modelling of human psychology and behavior. Only much later did he realize that Asimov’s ‘psychohistory’ had a real-world equivalent: game theory. Originating in the study of probabilistic... Read more

Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files #2

All About Plants

The Questioneers: Book #2

By: Andrea Beaty & Dr. Theanne Griffith
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 23 minutes

What do plants eat? Why do some plants have flowers and others don’t? And what’s the tallest plant out there? Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the perfect nonfiction resource for all these questions and more. Based on the bestselling series and the new Netflix show, this new nonfiction series is perfect for the youngest scientists of... Read more

When Dimple Met Rishi

By: Sandhya Menon
Narrated by: Sneha Mathan & Vikas Adam
Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Now that Dimple Shah has graduated, she's ready for a break from her family - especially from Mamma's inexplicable obsession with her finding the Ideal Indian Husband. Ugh. But Dimple knows that her mother must respect that she isn't interested in doing that right now - otherwise she wouldn't have paid for her to attend a summer program for... Read more

Nuclear Fusion

The Race to Build a Mini-Sun on Earth

Hot Science

By: Sharon Ann Holgate
Narrated by: Lorna Bennett
Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Since the 1950s, scientists have attempted to harness nuclear fusion—the process that creates the Sun's energy—to generate near-limitless amounts of electricity. But the fact that we still have no fusion power plants is testament to the complexities of the challenge. Now, the deepening climate crisis means that researchers around the world are... Read more

Teen Innovators

Nine Young People Engineering a Better World with Creative Inventions

By: Fred Estes
Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

"Twelve-year-old Gitanjali Rao, appalled by the tragedy in Flint, Michigan, found a cheaper, more effective way to test for lead in drinking water. Four undocumented teenagers from an underfunded high school in Phoenix built an underwater robot from spare and found parts. Substituting hard work and creative thinking for money and expensive... Read more

Hothouse Earth

Hot Science

By: Bill McGuire
Narrated by: Mike Cooper
Length: 5 hours 8 minutes

"Providing a post-COP26 perspective on the climate emergency, Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant's Guide acknowledges that it is now practically impossible to keep this side of the 1.5°C dangerous climate-change guardrail. The upshot is that we can no longer dodge the arrival of a disastrous, all-pervasive climate breakdown that will come as a hammer... Read more

Women in Science

50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World

By: Rachel Ignotofsky
Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
Length: 3 hours 32 minutes

The New York Times bestseller Women in Science highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world. This fascinating collection contains information about relevant topics such as lab equipment and rates of women currently working in... Read more

A Young Innovator's Guide to STEM

5 Steps to Problem Solving for Students, Educators, and Parents

By: Gitanjali Rao
Narrated by: Gitanjali Rao
Length: 4 hours 3 minutes

Innovate and Create

Our generation is growing up in a time where we’re seeing problems that have never existed before. Older tools and technique don’t necessarily work anymore to solve such issues. We need a different approach that builds on the latest developments in science and takes an alternate path to innovation. Now more than ever, it’s... Read more

My Mechanical Romance

By: Alexene Farol Follmuth
Narrated by: Amielynn Abellera & Christopher Salazar
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Bel would rather die than think about the future. College apps? You’re funny. Extracurriculars? Not a chance. But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school, she’s basically forced into joining the robotics club. Even
worse? All the boys ignore Bel—and Neelam, the only other girl on the team, doesn’t seem to like her... Read more