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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 Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing

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The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy

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The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague

The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life

A Girl's Guide to Missiles: Growing Up in America's Secret Desert

The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell Us About Ourselves

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Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology
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Lisa Margonelli

Release date: Aug 21, 2018

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Your Place in the Universe: Understanding Our Big, Messy Existence
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Paul M. Sutter

Release date: Nov 20, 2018

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Pyramid Math Puzzle Challenge by Chris McMullen

Pyramid Math Puzzle Challenge: Can you fill in the missing numbers?
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Release date: Sep 15, 2018

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The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code

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