Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality audiobook runs 9.9 hours unabridged, narrated by John Moraitis (about 6.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 9.9 hours of listening.
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| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 9.9 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Moraitis
John Moraitis narrates 29 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 312 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,778 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality is an audiobook by Venki Ramakrishnan: a 9.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Moraitis, released March 19, 2024, on the Social Science and Mental Health & Psychology shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Moraitis
- Released
- March 19, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Mental Health & Psychology, Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9780063113305
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How long is the Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality audiobook?
Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality runs 9.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.6 hours.
Is the Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality audiobook free?
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Who narrates Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality?
Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality is narrated by John Moraitis.