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 Last Winter: The Scientists, Adventurers, Journeymen, and Mavericks Trying to Save the World
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Patient Zero: A Brief History of the Science  Stories Behind the World's Worst Diseases
A Human History of Emotion: How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know
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    Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey

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    Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear

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    Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
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    The Overstory
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
    The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
    Miss Benson's Beetle
    Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
    Brief Answers to the Big Questions
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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    The Origin of Species
    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
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