Listen and read

Step into an infinite world of stories

  • Listen and read as much as you want
  • Over 400 000+ titles
  • Bestsellers in 10+ Indian languages
  • Exclusive titles + Storytel Originals
  • Easy to cancel anytime
Subscribe now
Details page - Device banner - 894x1036
Cover for Human Universe
1145 Ratings

4.4

Duration
7H 27min
Language
English
Format
Category

Non-Fiction

Top ten Sunday Times Bestseller ‘Engaging, ambitious and creative’ Guardian

Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future?

Human Universe tackles some of the greatest questions that humans have asked to try and understand the very nature of ourselves and the Universe in which we live.

Through the endless leaps of human minds, it explores the extraordinary depth of our knowledge today and where our curiosity may lead us in the future. With groundbreaking insight it reveals how time, physics and chemistry came together to create a creature that can wonder at its own existence, blessed with an unquenchable thirst to discover not just where it came from, but how it can think, where it is going and if it is alone.

Accompanies the acclaimed BBC TV series.

© 2016 William Collins (Audiobook): 9780008193676

Release date

Audiobook: 19 May 2016

Others also enjoyed ...

  1. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
    The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman Richard P. Feynman
  2. The Planets
    The Planets Professor Brian Cox
  3. Forces of Nature
    Forces of Nature Professor Brian Cox
  4. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil deGrasse Tyson
  5. Free Will
    Free Will Sam Harris
  6. The Sixth Extinction
    The Sixth Extinction Elizabeth Kolbert
  7. Death by Black Hole, and Other Cosmic Quandaries
    Death by Black Hole, and Other Cosmic Quandaries Neil deGrasse Tyson
  8. The Origins of Everything in 100 Pages (More or Less)
    The Origins of Everything in 100 Pages (More or Less) David Bercovici
  9. River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life
    River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life Richard Dawkins
  10. The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist
    The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist Richard P. Feynman
  11. The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time and Beyond
    The Universe in Your Hand: A Journey Through Space, Time and Beyond Christophe Galfard
  12. Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
    Origin Story: A Big History of Everything David Christian
  13. What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge
    What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge Marcus du Sautoy
  14. Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
    Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity Jamie Metzl
  15. The World According to Physics
    The World According to Physics Jim Al-Khalili
  16. 10% Human: How Your Body’s Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness
    10% Human: How Your Body’s Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness Alanna Collen
  17. The Character of Physical Law
    The Character of Physical Law Richard P. Feynman
  18. Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life
    Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life Peter Godfrey-Smith
  19. The Knowledge Illusion: The myth of individual thought and the power of collective wisdom
    The Knowledge Illusion: The myth of individual thought and the power of collective wisdom Philip Fernbach
  20. The Particle at the End of the Universe
    The Particle at the End of the Universe Sean Carroll
  21. Pandora’s Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong
    Pandora’s Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong Paul A. Offit
  22. The Universe
    The Universe Andrew Cohen
  23. The Little Book of Black Holes: Science Essentials
    The Little Book of Black Holes: Science Essentials Steven S. Gubser
  24. Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments
    Know This: Today's Most Interesting and Important Scientific Ideas, Discoveries, and Developments John Brockman
  25. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
    The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion Jonathan Haidt
  26. Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
    Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science Peter Godfrey-Smith
  27. The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew
    The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew Alan Lightman
  28. Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century
    Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century Howard Bloom
  29. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation
    Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation Neil deGrasse Tyson
  30. The Infinite Monkey Cage – How to Build a Universe
    The Infinite Monkey Cage – How to Build a Universe Prof. Brian Cox
  31. Cosmic Queries: StarTalk’s Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going
    Cosmic Queries: StarTalk’s Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going Neil deGrasse Tyson
  32. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: The Sunday Times Bestseller, The Untold Story of a Lost World
    The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: The Sunday Times Bestseller, The Untold Story of a Lost World Steve Brusatte
  33. The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity
    The Fourth Age: Smart Robots, Conscious Computers, and the Future of Humanity Byron Reese
  34. We Are All Stardust: Scientists Who Shaped Our World Talk about Their Work, Their Lives, and What They Still Want to Know
    We Are All Stardust: Scientists Who Shaped Our World Talk about Their Work, Their Lives, and What They Still Want to Know Stefan Klein
  35. Civilized To Death: The Price of Progress
    Civilized To Death: The Price of Progress Christopher Ryan
  36. Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
    Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? Frans de Waal
  37. The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: or, The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life
    The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: or, The Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life Charles Darwin
  38. The Unknown Universe: What We Don't Know About Time and Space in Ten Chapters
    The Unknown Universe: What We Don't Know About Time and Space in Ten Chapters Stuart Clark
  39. Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe
    Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe Professor Brian Cox
  40. The Mysterious World of the Human Genome
    The Mysterious World of the Human Genome Frank Ryan
  41. A Brief History of Creation: Science and the Search for the Origin of Life
    A Brief History of Creation: Science and the Search for the Origin of Life Bill Mesler
  42. Energy and Civilization: A History
    Energy and Civilization: A History Vaclav Smil