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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    Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination

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    More Than Words: The Science of Deepening Love and Connection in Any Relationship

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    Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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    The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
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