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This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress by John Brockman

This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress audiobook runs 16.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Susan Ericksen and David Colacci (about 11 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.5listening hrs
Mental Health & Psychologystore shelf
2015released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 16.5 hours of listening.

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30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.5 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 8,456 Mental Health & Psychology 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

This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress is an audiobook by John Brockman: a 16.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Ericksen and David Colacci, released February 17, 2015, on the Mental Health & Psychology shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.5 hrs
Narrated by
Susan Ericksen, David Colacci
Released
February 17, 2015
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Mental Health & Psychology
ISBN
9781494578985

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress audiobook?

This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress runs 16.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11 hours.

Is the This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress audiobook free?

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Who narrates This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress?

This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress is narrated by Susan Ericksen and David Colacci.

Is This Idea Must Die: Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11 hours, saving 5.5 hours.