About This Book
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author draws on his scientific knowledge and research to describe the magisterial history of a scientific idea, the quest to decipher the master-code of instructions that makes and defines humans; that governs our form, function, and fate; and that determines the future of...
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Reading Time Estimates
15h 24m
slow reader
180 WPM
11h 6m
average reader
250 WPM
7h 55m
fast reader
350 WPM
π 166,375 wordsπ
23 days at 30 min/day
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Reading time
11 h 6 min
at 250 words per minute
Audiobook (1.5x)
12 h 19 min
at 1.5x narration speed
Audio 1x
18 h 29 min
Audio 2x
9 h 15 min
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- π 23 daysΒ reading 30 min/day
- π23 commutesΒ of 30 min each
