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 Invention of Medicine: From Homer to Hippocrates
Masala Lab : The Science of Indian Cooking
An Outsider's Guide to Humans: What Science Taught Me about What We Do and Who We Are
The Story of Evolution in 25 Discoveries: The Evidence and the People Who Found It
Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind
The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science
Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret
Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals (Emergent Strategy)
Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History
Black Hole Survival Guide
The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention
A Cat's Tale: A Journey Through Feline History
The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past
The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2020
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    Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
    Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
    The Overstory
    Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
    World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
    Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
    The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
    Sadie Sprocket Builds a Rocket
    Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
    Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
    Unnatural Causes: The Life and Many Deaths of Britain's Top Forensic Pathologist
    The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy
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    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    The Selfish Gene
    Cosmos
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    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
    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 Grand Design
    The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

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