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To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death by Mark O'Connell

To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death audiobook runs 8.8 hours unabridged, narrated by James Garnon (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.8listening hrs
Computers & Technologystore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 8.8 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 3,827 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death is an audiobook by Mark O'Connell: a 8.8-hour unabridged recording, read by James Garnon, released February 28, 2017, on the Computers & Technology and Biology & Chemistry shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.8 hrs
Narrated by
James Garnon
Released
February 28, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Computers & Technology, Biology & Chemistry
ISBN
9781524751685

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How long is the To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death audiobook?

To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death runs 8.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.

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Who narrates To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death?

To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death is narrated by James Garnon.