How Long to Read Catastrophe

How Long Does it Take to Read Catastrophe?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 44 minutes to read Catastrophe by Richard A. Posner

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Catastrophic risks are much greater than is commonly appreciated. Collision with an asteroid, runaway global warming, voraciously replicating nanomachines, a pandemic of gene-spliced smallpox launched by bioterrorists, and a world-ending accident in a high-energy particle accelerator, are among the possible extinction events that are sufficiently likely to warrant careful study. How should we respond to events that, for a variety of psychological and cultural reasons, we find it hard to wrap our minds around? Posner argues that realism about science and scientists, innovative applications of...

How long is Catastrophe?

Catastrophe by Richard A. Posner is 336 pages long, and a total of 86,016 words.

This makes it 113% the length of the average book. It also has 105% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Catastrophe Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 50 minutes to read Catastrophe aloud.

What Reading Level is Catastrophe?

Catastrophe is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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