The Secret Life of Science: How It Really Works and Why It Matters: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Secret Life of Science: How It Really Works and Why It Matters runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rory Barnett (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.1 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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What our data says
- At 9.1 hours, it runs longer than 52% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,655 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Secret Life of Science: How It Really Works and Why It Matters is an audiobook by Jeremy J. Baumberg: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Rory Barnett, released July 18, 2018, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rory Barnett
- Released
- July 18, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781977386281
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Secret Life of Science: How It Really Works and Why It Matters as an audiobook?
The Secret Life of Science: How It Really Works and Why It Matters runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.
Is The Secret Life of Science: How It Really Works and Why It Matters free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Secret Life of Science: How It Really Works and Why It Matters?
The Secret Life of Science: How It Really Works and Why It Matters is narrated by Rory Barnett.