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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.

New Releases Tagged "Science"

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

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

Tu Youyou's Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria

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Galloway: Life in a Vanishing Landscape

Patrick Laurie,

Nick Offerman (Introduction)

Release date: Nov 16, 2021

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The Lady Whose Mouth I Set on Fire by Dr. McAnonymous

The Lady Whose Mouth I Set on Fire : True Tales from the ER

Dr. McAnonymous (Goodreads Author)

Release date: Jan 26, 2021

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The Man Who Tasted Words by Guy Leschziner

The Man Who Tasted Words: A Neurologist Explores the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses

Guy Leschziner (Goodreads Author)

Release date: Feb 22, 2022

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Lists

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Science Books

What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

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Quotes Tagged “Science”

“ Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality. ”
― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

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“ The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. ”
― Albert Einstein, The World As I See It

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