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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Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures
Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, Scientist
What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird
The Lost World of the Dinosaurs: Uncovering the Secrets of the Prehistoric Age
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder through Science & Poetry
Infinite Cosmos: Visions From the James Webb Space Telescope
Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death
A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants: Wicked Weeds and Sinister Seeds
Pillars of Creation: How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos
Into the Great Wide Ocean: Life in the Least Known Habitat on Earth
Webb's Universe: The Space Telescope Images That Reveal Our Cosmic History
  • What We Value by Emily Falk
    What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and Change

    Release date: Apr 08, 2025
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  • The Healing Powers of Water by David Broward
    The Healing Powers of Water: Science or Spirituality?
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    Release date: Nov 02, 2024
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    Dr. Slaton Live™ Reflective Storytelling The Crisis of Self!: Understanding Brain, Body, and Sense Messaging

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  • Love on the Brain
    Inara (Godfrey Davis, #3)
    Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
    The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
    The Polymorph
    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Elon Musk
    Playground
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
    Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
    Livesuit (The Captive’s War #1.5)
    Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Get Your Brain to Do Hard Things (Productivity Series Book 1)
    Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsCosmos by Carl SaganGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
    Best General Science Books
    576 books — 522 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
    399 books — 520 voters

    Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanQuiet by Susan Cain
    Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
    1,025 books — 992 voters
    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
    200 books — 311 voters

    Neuromancer by William GibsonSnow Crash by Neal StephensonDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. DickReady Player One by Ernest ClineCount Zero by William Gibson
    Best cyberpunk books
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    A Brief History of Time
    A Short History of Nearly Everything
    The Selfish Gene
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    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
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
    The Gene: An Intimate History
    The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

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