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 Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 2: The Pillars of Civilization
The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women
The Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything (Abridged): Adventures in Math and Science
Sea Lions in the Parking Lot: Animals on the Move in a Time of Pandemic
The Gilded Page: The Secret Lives of Medieval Manuscripts
The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
Sex: Lessons From History
The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity
A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird
Murder Isn't Easy: The Forensics of Agatha Christie
Life as We Made It: How 50,000 Years of Human Innovation Refined—and Redefined—Nature
Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History
Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission
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    Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
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    Migrations
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    The Origin of Species
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