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.

An Immense World
Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity
Nightmare Fuel: The Science of Horror Films
Death by Landscape
The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation
Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality
Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America's Woods
Virology: Essays for the Living, the Dead, and the Small Things in Between
Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World: A History
The World As We Knew It: Dispatches From a Changing Climate
How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
Future Stories: What's Next?
When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness
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    Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer

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    Now in November: A Novel

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    A Voice in the Wilderness: A Pioneering Biologist Explains How Evolution Can Help Us Solve Our Biggest Problems

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  • Lessons in Chemistry
    The Surgeon's Daughter
    The Anthropocene Reviewed
    Bewilderment
    Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention- and How to Think Deeply Again
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Transcendent Kingdom
    Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
    Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
    What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
    Her Hidden Genius
    Miss Benson's Beetle
    Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCosmos by Carl Sagan
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    534 books — 504 voters
    Freakonomics by Steven D. LevittOutliers by Malcolm GladwellThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichBlink by Malcolm Gladwell
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    Introduction to Algorithms by Thomas H. CormenStructure and Interpretation of Computer Programs by Harold AbelsonThe C Programming Language by Brian W. KernighanThe Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1-3 Boxed Set by Donald Ervin KnuthDesign Patterns by Erich Gamma
    Essential Books of Computer Science
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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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