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The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology runs 24.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Wilson (about 16.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

24.6listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 24.6 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology is an audiobook by Ray Kurzweil: a 24.6-hour unabridged recording, read by George Wilson, released December 10, 2019, on the Social Science and Computers & Technology shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
24.6 hrs
Narrated by
George Wilson
Released
December 10, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Computers & Technology, Biology & Chemistry
ISBN
9780593163269

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology as an audiobook?

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology runs 24.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.4 hours.

Is The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology?

The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology is narrated by George Wilson.

Is The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.4 hours, saving 8.2 hours.