Science

Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning “knowledge”) is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding of how the physical world works. Through controlled methods, science uses observable physical evidence of natural phenomena to collect data, and analyzes this information to explain what and how things work.

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Secrets of the Octopus
The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System
The Menopause Brain: New Science Empowers Women to Navigate the Pivotal Transition with Knowledge and Confidence
Ant Story
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI
Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future
Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe
Deep Water: The world in the ocean
Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence—and How It Will Change Everything
My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More
All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today
The Secret History of Bigfoot
How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite
Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood
  • The Medicine Game by Michael Scott Green
    The Medicine Game
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    Release date: Jan 24, 2024
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  • The Metaverse Workplace Revolution by Jason Gesing
    The Metaverse Workplace Revolution: A Path to Greater Profitability, a Stronger Culture, and Industry Disruption

    Release date: Mar 18, 2024
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    H Is for Hope: Climate Change from A to Z
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    Release date: Mar 26, 2024
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  • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Elon Musk
    The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
    The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments
    Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
    Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
    What Happened To You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
    The Only Woman in the Room
    Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
    Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
    Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
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    Most Engaging Scientific Nonfiction
    353 books — 319 voters

    Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterFermat's Enigma by Simon SinghFlatland by Edwin A. AbbottThe Code Book by Simon SinghZero by Charles Seife
    Best Books About Mathematics
    412 books — 655 voters
    Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac AsimovOld Man's War by John Scalzi
    Best Space Opera
    1,009 books — 1,576 voters

    Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
    Medicine and Literature
    1,859 books — 2,024 voters

    A Brief History of Time
    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    The Selfish Gene
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Cosmos
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
    The Origin of Species
    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
    The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
    The Gene: An Intimate History
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

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