Science & Technology audiobooks

Eating in the Light of the Moon

By: Anita A. Johnston, PhD

Narrated by: Arika Rapson

Length: 6 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Weaving a rich tapestry of multicultural myths, ancient legends, and simple folktales, Anita Johnston, PhD, inspires women to free themselves from disordered eating by discovering the metaphors that are hidden in their own life stories.


"Storytellers speak in the language of myth and metaphor," Johnston explains. "They tell us a truth that is not... Read more

Humans Need Not Apply

By: Jerry Kaplan

Narrated by: John Pruden

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

After billions of dollars and fifty years of effort, researchers are finally cracking the code on artificial intelligence. As society stands on the cusp of unprecedented change, Jerry Kaplan unpacks the latest advances in robotics, machine learning, and perception powering systems that rival or exceed human capabilities. Driverless cars, robotic... Read more

Thoughts On Dying Well In A Death-Phobic Culture

By: Stephen Jenkinson

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What constitutes dying well in a death-phobic culture? Stephen Jenkinson points out that life is a time-limited offer and our “obligation is to obey. Obey doesn’t mean submit; obey means attend to. What is this asking of me now?” There is much to ponder in this dialogue, whether or not you are actively dying. Read more

Labrador

By: Ben Fogle

Narrated by: Ben Fogle

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Sunday Times Bestseller ‘Passionate and well-researched’ Tatler ‘A must-read’ Independent A social history of Labradors, and how they have become the world’s most beloved dogs, by writer, presenter and long-time dog lover Ben Fogle. ... Read more

Medical Apartheid

By: Harriet A. Washington

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 19 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Medical Apartheid is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans. Starting with the earliest encounters between black Americans and Western medical researchers and the racist pseudoscience that resulted, it details the ways both slaves and freedmen were used in hospitals for experiments conducted... Read more

The Healing Power of Sound

By: David Gibson

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Sound is medicine, according to the research of David Gibson. Every person, emotion, and ailment has a tone. Sound and frequency can be used to influence mental states, enhance human experience, and heal disease. He explains how music therapy is being applied in healthcare. “It’s unbelievable what’s been happening with people just by using sound... Read more

The Vanishing of Flight MH370

By: Richard Quest

Narrated by: Richard Quest

Length: 10 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

CNN Aviation Correspondent Richard Quest offers a gripping and definitive account of the disappearance of Malaysian Airline Flight MH370 in March 2014.

On March 8, 2014, Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared with barely a trace, carrying 239 people on board—seemingly vanishing into the dark night. The airplane’s whereabouts and fate would... Read more

Philosophy Talk, Vol. 3

By: John Perry & Ken Taylor

Narrated by: John Perry & Ken Taylor

Length: 8 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Host philosophers Ken Taylor and John Perry invite you to join them in conversation on a wide variety of issues, ranging from popular culture to our most deeply held beliefs about science, morality, and the human condition. Philosophy Talk challenges listeners to identify and question their assumptions and to think about things in new ways.Fun,... Read more

#AskGaryVee

By: Gary Vaynerchuk

Narrated by: Gary Vaynerchuk, Jack Welch, Dave Ramsey, Seth ...

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author draws from his popular show #AskGaryVee to offer surprising, often outrageous, and imminently useful and honest answers to everything you’ve ever wanted to know—and more—about navigating the new world.Gary Vaynerchuk—the inspiring and unconventional entrepreneur who introduced us to the concept of crush... Read more

Eruption

By: Steve Olson

Narrated by: Jonathan Yen

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Survival narrative meets scientific, natural, and social history in the riveting story of a volcanic disaster. For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, and ordinary people listened anxiously to rumblings in the longquiescent volcano Mount St. Helens. Still, when a massive explosion took the top off the mountain, no one was prepared.... Read more

Mastering the New Media Landscape

By: Rusty Shelton & Barbara Cave Henricks

Narrated by: Rusty Shelton

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

In days past people got the world's attention by winning over the gatekeepers of big media. But the Internet has changed everything- Barbara Cave Henricks and Rusty Shelton show you how to make your voice heard in this brave new world.


The world of mass media, in which a few, prime national outlets controlled the messages we all see and hear, has... Read more

Half-Earth

By: Edward O. Wilson

Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In his most urgent book to date, Pulitzer Prize–winning author and world-renowned biologist Edward O. Wilson states that in order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet. In this "visionary blueprint for saving the planet" (Stephen Greenblatt), Half-Earth... Read more

Mastering the New Media Landscape

By: Barbara Cave Henricks & Rusty Shelton

Narrated by: Rusty Shelton

Length: 4 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The New Way to Get Noticed


The giant brands that once dominated the media landscape—Oprah, the New York Times, NPR, CNN—have seen their monopoly on public attention smashed by the Internet and now find themselves competing with individuals and brands in a sea of micromedia: websites, social media, blogs, podcasts, and more. Ace publicists and... Read more

Failure: Why Science Is So Successful

By: Stuart Firestein

Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge, Jr.

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

The general public has a glorified view of the pursuit of scientific research. However, the idealized perception of science as a rule-based, methodical system for accumulating facts could not be further from the truth. Modern science involves the idiosyncratic, often bumbling search for understanding in uncharted territories, full of wrong... Read more

Knowing The Nature of Your Elemental Personality

By: Debra Silverman

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Debra Silverman suggests that each of us has basic personality traits that can be seen in the context of the four elements of earth, air, water, and fire. Each element has strengths and shadows. Understanding which element is most prevalent in your personality and which ones are weak will help you see what is missing in order to be a more... Read more

The Pet Show, Vol. 1

By: Warren Eckstein

Narrated by: Warren Eckstein

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Hosted by renowned pet psychologist and behaviorist Warren Eckstein, The Pet Show tackles America’s toughest pet problems. With topics like “what to expect from your pet when you’re expecting” and “pet body language,” listeners will learn how to better understand and care for their furry friends. Read more

Who Was Neil Armstrong?

By: Roberta Edwards

Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step a giant leap for mankind. This Eagle Scout built his own model planes as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental aircraft before becoming an astronaut. Read more

Who Was Ben Franklin?

By: Dennis Brindell Fradin

Narrated by: Paul Michael

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Ben Franklin was the scientist who, with the help of a kite, discovered that lightning is electricity. He was also a statesman, an inventor, a printer, and an author-a man of such amazingly varied talents that some people claimed he had magical powers! Full of all the details kids will want to know, the true story of Benjamin Franklin is by... Read more

Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus

By: Douglas Rushkoff

Narrated by: Douglas Rushkoff

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Why doesn’t the explosive growth of companies like Facebook and Uber deliver more prosperity for everyone?
 
What is the systemic problem that sets the rich against the poor and the technologists against everybody else?
 
When protesters shattered the windows of a bus carrying Google employees to work, their anger may have been justifiable, but it... Read more

Who Was Galileo?

By: Patricia Brennan Demuth

Narrated by: Mark Deakins

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit! He... Read more

Who Was Marie Curie?

By: Megan Stine

Narrated by: Sarah Scott

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Born in Warsaw, Poland, on November 7, 1867, Marie Curie was forbidden to attend the male-only University of Warsaw, so she enrolled at the Sorbonne in Paris to study physics and mathematics. There she met a professor named Pierre Curie, and the two soon married, forming one of the most famous scientific partnerships in history. Together they... Read more

Dark Territory

By: Fred Kaplan

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

As cyber-attacks dominate front-page news, as hackers join the list of global threats, and as top generals warn of a coming cyber war, few books are more timely and enlightening than Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War by Slate columnist and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Fred Kaplan.Kaplan probes the inner corridors of the... Read more

Sex in the Sea

By: Marah J. Hardt

Narrated by: Carla Mercer-Meyer

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Forget the Kama Sutra. When it comes to inventive sex acts, just look to the sea. There we find the elaborate mating rituals of armored lobsters; giant right whales engaging in a lively threesome whilst holding their breath; full moon sex parties of groupers and daily mating blitzes by blueheaded wrasse. Deep-sea squid perform inverted 69s,... Read more

¡Me vale madres! Reloaded

By: Prem Dayal

Narrated by: Noé Velázquez

Length: 10 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Prem Dayal regresa con una versión corregida y aumentada de sus inolvidables mantras mexicanos. Con más de 100 mil ejemplares vendidos, el fundador del Osho Meditation Center en México nos regala, en esta edición reloaded de su clásico ¡Me vale madres!, un nuevo mantra: ¡A huevo! Prem Dayal nos ayuda a entender por qué la humanidad está tan... Read more