The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself runs 17.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Sean Carroll (about 11.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 35 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 17.4 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Sean Carroll
Sean Carroll narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 47 hours in all.
About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
109 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
- The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
- Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
- The Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe
- Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
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 Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself is an audiobook by Sean Carroll: a 17.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Sean Carroll, released May 10, 2016, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Astronomy & Physics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Sean Carroll
- Released
- May 10, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy, Astronomy & Physics
- ISBN
- 9780399565076
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself as an audiobook?
The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself runs 17.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.6 hours.
Is The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself?
The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself is narrated by Sean Carroll.
Is The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.6 hours, saving 5.8 hours.