Virtually Human: The Promise—and the Peril—of Digital Immortality: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Virtually Human: The Promise—and the Peril—of Digital Immortality audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jeff Cummings and Laural Merlington (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jeff Cummings
Jeff Cummings narrates 142 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,370 hours in all.
About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
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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
Virtually Human: The Promise—and the Peril—of Digital Immortality is an audiobook by Martine Rothblatt: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeff Cummings and Laural Merlington, released September 9, 2014, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Computers & Technology shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jeff Cummings, Laural Merlington
- Released
- September 9, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy, Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9781491532867
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Virtually Human: The Promise—and the Peril—of Digital Immortality audiobook?
Virtually Human: The Promise—and the Peril—of Digital Immortality runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is the Virtually Human: The Promise—and the Peril—of Digital Immortality audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Virtually Human: The Promise—and the Peril—of Digital Immortality?
Virtually Human: The Promise—and the Peril—of Digital Immortality is narrated by Jeff Cummings and Laural Merlington.
Is Virtually Human: The Promise—and the Peril—of Digital Immortality worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.