Science & Technology audiobooks

The Cuckoo's Egg

By: Cliff Stoll

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 12 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive US citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic... Read more

The Invisible Ache

By: Courtney B. Vance & Dr. Robin L. Smith

Narrated by: Courtney B. Vance & Dr. Robin L. Smith

Length: 10 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A moving combination of memoir, psychology, and practical tools, this book offers Black men guidance and support for reclaiming mental well-being and finding whole, full-hearted living.

Early in his career, actor Courtney B. Vance lost his father to suicide. Recently, he lost his godson to the same fate. Still, as mental health discourse hits... Read more

Black Disability Politics

By: Sami Schalk

Narrated by: Imani Barbarin

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: No

In Black Disability Politics Sami Schalk explores how issues of disability have been and continue to be central to Black activism from the 1970s to the present. Schalk shows how Black people have long engaged with disability as a political issue deeply tied to race and racism. She points out that this work has not been recognized as part of the... Read more

The Queer Art of Failure

By: Jack Halberstam

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The Queer Art of Failure is about finding alternatives—to conventional understandings of success in a heteronormative, capitalist society; to academic disciplines that confirm what is already known according to approved methods of knowing; and to cultural criticism that claims to break new ground but cleaves to conventional archives. Halberstam... Read more

The Alignment Problem

By: Brian Christian

Narrated by: Brian Christian

Length: 13 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A jaw-dropping exploration of everything that goes wrong when we build AI systems and the movement to fix them.Today’s “machine-learning” systems, trained by data, are so effective that we’ve invited them to see and hear for us―and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Recent years have seen an eruption of concern as the... Read more

The Secret Life of Plants

By: Peter Tompkins & Christopher Bird

Narrated by: D. Michael Hope

Length: 16 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

""Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book."" — John White, San Francisco ChronicleExplore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research,... Read more

A Radical Awakening

By: Shefali Tsabary

Narrated by: Shefali Tsabary

Length: 15 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author and renowned clinical psychologist teaches women how to transcend their fears and illusions, break free from societal expectations, and rediscover the person they were always meant to be: fully present, conscious, and fulfilled.

A Radical Awakening lays out a path for women to discover their inner truth and... Read more

Console Wars

By: Blake J. Harris

Narrated by: Fred Berman

Length: 20 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Wars—a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized the video game industry.In 1990, Nintendo had a... Read more

I Am Code

By: code-davinci-002

Narrated by: Werner Herzog, Brent Katz, Josh Morgenthau & Si...

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Can AI tell us its own story? Does AI have its own voice?

At a wedding in early 2022, three friends were introduced to an early, raw version of the AI model behind ChatGPT by their fellow groomsman, an OpenAI scientist.

While the world discovered ChatGPT—OpenAI’s hugely popular chatbot—the friends continued to work with code-davinci-002, its... Read more

Hunt, Gather, Parent

By: Michaeleen Doucleff

Narrated by: Michaeleen Doucleff

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The oldest cultures in the world have mastered the art of raising happy, well-adjusted children. What can we learn from them?

“Hunt, Gather, Parent is full of smart ideas that I immediately wanted to force on my own kids.” —Pamela Druckerman, The New York Times Book Review

When Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff becomes a mother,... Read more

Medical Bondage

By: Deirdre Cooper Owens

Narrated by: Allyson Johnson

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The accomplishments of pioneering doctors such as John Peter Mettauer, James Marion Sims, and Nathan Bozeman are well documented. It is also no secret that these nineteenth-century gynecologists performed experimental caesarean sections, ovariotomies, and obstetric fistula repairs primarily on poor and powerless women. Medical Bondage breaks new... Read more

Undoctored

By: Adam Kay

Narrated by: Adam Kay & Richard Coles

Length: 9 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

This is Going to Hurt was the publishing phenomenon of the century, read by many millions, loved by at least fifty of them, and adapted into a major TV series. But it was only part of the story.

By turns hilarious, heartbreaking and humbling, Undoctored is about what happens when a doctor hangs up his scrubs, but medicine refuses to let go of... Read more

Broken Money

By: Lyn Alden

Narrated by: Guy Swann

Length: 17 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Broken Money explores the history of money through the lens of technology. Politics can affect things temporarily and locally, but technology is what drives things forward globally and permanently.The book's goal is for the listener to walk away with a deep understanding of money and monetary history, both in terms of theoretical foundations and... Read more

Black Skin, White Masks

By: Frantz Fanon

Narrated by: Terrence Kidd

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Few modern voices have had as profound an impact on the black identity and critical race theory as Frantz Fanon, and Black Skin, White Masks represents some of his most important work. Fanon's masterwork is now available in a new translation that updates its language for a new generation of listeners.



A major influence on civil rights,... Read more

Wilfred Grenfell

By: Janet Benge & Geoff Benge

Narrated by: Tim Gregory

Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The icy Arctic cold stabbed at Wilfred's fingers and toes. A howling wind was pushing the ice pan he was stranded on out to sea -- and with it hope of rescue. His clothes, soaked when his dogsled fell through the ice, were now frozen. Lying near his sled dog for warmth, Wilfred fought off sleep, knowing he might never wake up.

Adventurous... Read more

The Feminist Killjoy Handbook

By: Sara Ahmed

Narrated by: Sara Ahmed

Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A renowned feminist thinker argues we need to get in the way of happiness, our own and other people’s, to build a more just world  Do you refuse to laugh at offensive jokes? Have you ever been accused of ruining dinner by pointing out your companion’s sexist comment? Are you often told to stop being so “woke”? If so, you might be a feminist... Read more

When Breath Becomes Air

By: Paul Kalanithi

Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra & Cassandra Campbell

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?

“Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an... Read more

12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD

By: Russell A. Barkley, PhD

Narrated by: Chris Sorensen

Length: 8 hours

Abridged: No

Over decades of research and work with thousands of families, Russell A. Barkley has become a leading authority on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in kids and teens. He has learned what a huge difference parents can make in supporting their children's success—as well as how overwhelming it can be. This concise guide presents... Read more

Faster Than Normal

By: Peter Shankman

Narrated by: Peter Shankman & Bernie Wagenblast

Length: 5 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

A refreshingly practical and honest guide that rewrites the script on ADHD

Peter Shankman is a busy guy -- a media entrepreneur who runs several businesses, gives keynote speeches around the world, hosts a popular podcast, runs marathons and Iron Mans, is a licensed skydiver, dabbles in angel investing, and is loving father to his young... Read more

Attack of the Teenage Brain

By: John Medina

Narrated by: John Medina

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Marvel at the neuroscientific reasons why smart teens make dumb decisions! Behold the mind-controlling power of executive function! Thrill to a vision of a better school for the teenage brain! Whether you're a parent interacting with one adolescent or a teacher interacting with many, you know teens can be hard to parent and even harder... Read more

A Body Made of Glass

By: Caroline Crampton

Narrated by: Caroline Crampton

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Part cultural history, part literary criticism, and part memoir, A Body Made of Glass is a definitive biography of hypochondria.Caroline Crampton’s life was upended at the age of seventeen, when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a relatively rare blood cancer. After years of invasive treatment, she was finally given the all clear. But... Read more

Spark

By: John J. Ratey

Narrated by: Allan Robertson

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist John J. Ratey, MD.

Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by elevating your heart rate and... Read more

Clanlands in New Zealand

By: Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish

Narrated by: Graham McTavish & Sam Heughan

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

*With a foreword by Sir Peter Jackson*

Buckle up, grab a dram, and get ready for another unforgettable wild ride.

They're back! Stars of Outlander, Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are no strangers to the rugged beauty of Scotland. But this time they're setting their sights on a new horizon: New Zealand.

Join our intrepid Scotsmen on their latest... Read more

All We Can Save

By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Katharine K. Wilkinson

Narrated by: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson...

Length: 15 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward.
 
There is a renaissance blooming in the climate movement: leadership that is more characteristically feminine and more faithfully feminist, rooted in compassion, connection,... Read more