The Future of Humankind: Why We Should be Optimistic: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Future of Humankind: Why We Should be Optimistic runs 9.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ralph Lister (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.6 hours, it runs longer than 67% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ralph Lister
Ralph Lister narrates 202 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,460 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,855 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- How to Be an Antiracist
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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 Future of Humankind: Why We Should be Optimistic is an audiobook by John Hands: a 9.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ralph Lister, released February 21, 2023, on the Social Science and Biology & Chemistry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ralph Lister
- Released
- February 21, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9798212182041
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Future of Humankind: Why We Should be Optimistic as an audiobook?
The Future of Humankind: Why We Should be Optimistic runs 9.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.
Is The Future of Humankind: Why We Should be Optimistic free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Future of Humankind: Why We Should be Optimistic?
The Future of Humankind: Why We Should be Optimistic is narrated by Ralph Lister.