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 Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science
Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind
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Black Hole Survival Guide
The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention
The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past
What Is to Be Done: political engagement and saving the planet
Exploring the Elements: A Complete Guide to the Periodic Table
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
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The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
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    Switching Gears: The Petroleum-Powered Electric Car

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    One Step Further: My Story of Math, the Moon, and a Lifelong Mission

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    The Overstory
    Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World
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    Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
    Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
    The End of October
    The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
    World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
    No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
    Brief Answers to the Big Questions
    Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
    Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
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    A Short History of Nearly Everything
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    Cosmos
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    The Origin of Species
    What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
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