Science & Technology

Six Impossible Things

by John Gribbin; read by Matthew Waterson

A concise and engaging investigation of six interpretations of quantum physics. Learn More

Slime

by Ruth Kassinger; read by Xe Sands

Say “algae” and most people think of pond scum. What they don’t know is that without algae, none of us would exist. Learn More

The Smart Neanderthal

by Clive Finlayson; read by James Cameron Stewart

In The Smart Neanderthal, Clive Finlayson overturns classic narratives of human origins, and raises important questions about who we really are. Learn More

Smogtown

By Chip Jacobs & Wiliam J. Kelley; read by Charles Constant

Brimming with forgotten anecdotes and new revelations about our environmentally precarious present, Smogtown is a journalistic classic for the modern age. Learn More

The Social Genome

by Dalton Conley; read by Christopher Douyard

A pioneering scientist presents a mind-expanding account of the sociogenomics revolution, which promises to upend everything we know about human development. Learn More

Society and the Internet, 2nd Edition

by Mark Graham and William H. Dutton

How is society being reshaped by the continued diffusion and increasing centrality of the Internet in everyday life and work? Society and the Internet provides key information for students, scholars, and those interested in understanding the interactions of the Internet and society. Learn More

Solving Modern Problems With a Stone-Age Brain

by Douglas T. Kenrick and David E. Lundberg-Kenrick, PhD; read by Chris Sorensen

Sharing stories and advice rooted in the science of evolutionary psychology, father and son authors Doug Kenrick and David Lundberg-Kenrick pinpoint the dangers of stone-age problem solving for our lives today, and present a new, systematic way to survive and be happy in the modern world. Learn More

The Sound of the Sea

by Cynthia Barnett; read by Elizabeth Wiley

A compelling history of seashells and the animals that make them, revealing what they have to tell us about nature, our changing oceans, and ourselves.
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Space 2.0

by Rod Pyle; foreword by Buzz Aldrin; read by Jack de Golia

In Space 2.0, space historian Rod Pyle, in collaboration with the National Space Society, will give you an inside look at the next few decades of spaceflight and long-term plans for exploration, utilization, and settlement.
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Spelunky

by Derek Yu; read by Austin Ku

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Spelunky is Boss Fight's first autobiographical book: the story of a game's creation as told by its creator. Using his own game as a vehicle, Derek Yu discusses such wide-ranging topics as randomization, challenge, indifferent game worlds, player feedback, development team dynamics, and what's required to actually finish a game. Learn More

Splinters of Infinity

by Mark Wolverton; read by Steve Marvel

The riveting story of a modern age scientific feud between two Nobel Prize–winning scientists over the nature of cosmic rays and the universe. Learn More

Still Waters

by Curt Stager; read by Matthew Josdal

Still Waters is a fascinating exploration of lakes around the world, from Walden Pond to the Dead Sea. Learn More

Stories, Dice, and Rocks That Think

by Byron Reese; read by Stephen Bel Davies

What makes the human mind so unique? And how did we get this way? This fascinating tale explores the three leaps in our history that made us what we are—and will change how you think about our future. Learn More

Storming the Heavens

by Gerald Horne; read by Bill Quinn

The recent Hollywood film Hidden Figures presents a portrait of how African American women shaped the U.S. effort in aerospace during the height of Jim Crow. In Storming the Heavens, Gerald Horne presents the necessary back story to this account and goes further to detail the earlier struggle of African Americans to gain the right to fly. Learn More

A Story of Us

by Lesley Newson, Pete Richerson; read by Mike Cooper

Lesley Newson and Peter Richerson, a husband-and-wife team based at the University of California, Davis, have spent years researching and collaborating with scholars from a wide range of disciplines to produce a deep history of humankind. In A Story of Us, they present this rich narrative and explain how the evolution of our genes relates to the evolution of our cultures. Learn More