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The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World by Christopher J. Preston

The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World runs 7.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Scott Merriman (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.9listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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2 hours / day4 days
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What our data says

  • At 7.9 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy 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 Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World is an audiobook by Christopher J. Preston: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Scott Merriman, released March 12, 2019, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.9 hrs
Narrated by
Scott Merriman
Released
March 12, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction), Biology & Chemistry
ISBN
9781721356256

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World as an audiobook?

The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World?

The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World is narrated by Scott Merriman.