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.

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The Cure for Women: Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine That Changed Women's Lives Forever
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures
Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist
What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird
The Lost World of the Dinosaurs: Uncovering the Secrets of the Prehistoric Age
  • Our New Social Life by Natalie Kerr
    Our New Social Life: Science-Backed Strategies for Creating Meaningful Connection

    Release date: Jan 07, 2025
    A fascinating introduction to the science of connection that will ultimately improve your social life and lead to better relationships.

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  • The Sexual Evolution by Nathan H. Lents
    The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships
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    Release date: Feb 04, 2025
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  • Stronger by Michael Joseph Gross
    Stronger: The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives

    Release date: Mar 11, 2025
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  • Love on the Brain
    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
    The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
    Elon Musk
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
    Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5)
    Playground
    Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
    Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
    Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
    Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Get Your Brain to Do Hard Things (Productivity Series Book 1)
    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
    Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
    1,796 books — 3,765 voters
    A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There by Aldo LeopoldWalden by Henry David ThoreauA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonDesert Solitaire by Edward AbbeySilent Spring by Rachel Carson
    Best Nature Books
    1,146 books — 755 voters

    I, Robot by Isaac AsimovDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
    Best Books on Artificial Intelligence
    377 books — 635 voters
    Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. CormenStructure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold AbelsonThe C Programming Language by Brian W. KernighanThe Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set by Donald Ervin KnuthDesign Patterns by Erich Gamma
    Essential Books of Computer Science
    200 books — 312 voters

    Outliers by Malcolm GladwellFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichBlink by Malcolm Gladwell
    Sociology Books
    544 books — 439 voters
    The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondAI Doctor by Ronald M. RazmiA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingA Distant Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman
    Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
    3,847 books — 1,731 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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