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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A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades
Data Baby: My Life in a Psychological Experiment
UFO: The Inside Story of the U.S. Government's Search for Alien Life Here―and Out There
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The Bone Wars: The True Story of an Epic Battle to Find Dinosaur Fossils
  • All in Her Head by Elizabeth Comen
    All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today

    Release date: Feb 13, 2024
    Get an early look at this surprising, groundbreaking, and fiercely entertaining medical history of women's health. 25 advance copies available. ...more
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    Availability: 25 copies available, 2932 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Dec 15 - Jan 13, 2024

    Countries available: U.S.

  • How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi by Chris Balakrishnan
    How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite

    Release date: Feb 20, 2024
    The co-founders of the global science organization Nerd Nite bring readers a collection of wacky, yet fascinating STEM topics.

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    Availability: 50 copies available, 4177 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Dec 15 - Jan 14, 2024

    Countries available: U.S. and Canada

  • Big Meg by Tim Flannery
    Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived

    Release date: Feb 06, 2024
    Enter to win your advance copy of Tim Flannery and Emma Flannery's enthralling new book, BIG MEG! ...more
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    Availability: 30 copies available, 2310 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Dec 17 - Jan 16, 2024

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    The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments
    Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    The Only Woman in the Room
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
    The Bone Hacker (Temperance Brennan, #22)
    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Quantum Radio
    Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
    Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food
    The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self
    Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
    Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
    Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. ThompsonCoraline by Neil GaimanHouse of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
    Trippy Books
    826 books — 965 voters

    From Darkness Into Light by A. HelwaSecrets of Divine Love by A. HelwaThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankWhy They Stay by Anne  MichaudPower And Prediction by Ajay Agrawal
    Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
    3,794 books — 1,665 voters
    The Martian by Andy WeirRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsDune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovRendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
    best hard science fiction
    381 books — 717 voters

    Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksHow the Mind Works by Steven PinkerThe Blank Slate by Steven PinkerThe Language Instinct by Steven Pinker
    Best Cognitive Science Books
    354 books — 518 voters
    Introduction to Algorithms by Charles E. LeisersonStructure 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
    197 books — 309 voters

    A Brief History of Time
    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    The Selfish Gene
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Cosmos
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
    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
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

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