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 Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold
Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality
Internet for the People
The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi: Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes, and Bodies
Scent: A Natural History of Fragrance
Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 2 - The Pillars of Civilization
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
All the Living and the Dead: From Embalmers to Executioners, an Exploration of the People Who Have Made Death Their Life's Work
Wired for Love: A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Romance, Loss, and the Essence of Human Connection
The History of the Computer
Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America
The Life We're Looking for: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World
Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America Into Space
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    Bewilderment
    Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life
    Her Hidden Genius
    Transcendent Kingdom
    Migrations
    Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
    Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
    Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention- and How to Think Deeply Again
    The Overstory
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    Miss Benson's Beetle
    Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
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    533 books — 497 voters

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    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    The Selfish Gene
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Cosmos
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #1)
    The Origin of Species
    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 Gene: An Intimate History
    The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

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