Humans: The Evolution of a Species: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Humans: The Evolution of a Species audiobook runs 9.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Slater (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Slater
Simon Slater narrates 54 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 570 hours in all.
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Humans: The Evolution of a Species is an audiobook by Alice Roberts: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Slater, released June 4, 2026, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Slater
- Released
- June 4, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9780241794104
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Humans: The Evolution of a Species audiobook?
Humans: The Evolution of a Species runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.
Is the Humans: The Evolution of a Species audiobook free?
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Who narrates Humans: The Evolution of a Species?
Humans: The Evolution of a Species is narrated by Simon Slater.