The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm runs 11.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 3,827 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross
Jonathan Todd Ross narrates 486 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,300 hours in all.
About as long, on the Computers & Technology shelf
380 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm is an audiobook by Caleb Scharf: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Todd Ross, released June 15, 2021, on the Computers & Technology and Astronomy & Physics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jonathan Todd Ross
- Released
- June 15, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Computers & Technology, Astronomy & Physics, Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9780593413586
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm as an audiobook?
The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.
Is The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm?
The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm is narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross.
Is The Ascent of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.