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. ...more

The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie
The Madness Pill: One Doctor's Quest to Understand Schizophrenia
The Book of Cannabis: The History and Future of the Plant and the Drug
On the Future of Species: Authoring Life by Means of Artificial Biological Intelligence
Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health
Chain Reaction: The Wondrous Chemistry of Everyday Life
Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works
When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary
True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color—from Azure to Zinc Pink
Original Sin: On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of Forgiveness
Nightfaring: In Search of the Disappearing Darkness
The Story of Stories: The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art
The Hunger Code: Resetting Your Body's Fat Thermostat in the Age of Ultra-Processed Food
The Ocean's Heart: The Tiny Creatures Essential to Life
  • Poking the Squid by Perrin Roosevelt Ireland
    Poking the Squid: What We Can Learn from Animal Sex

    Release date: Jun 16, 2026
    A vast and delightfully diverse journey through the sex lives of animals.


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  • The New Autoimmune Protocol by Mickey Trescott
    The New Autoimmune Protocol: The Complete Guide to Managing Autoimmune Disease, with 75 Delicious Recipes
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    Release date: May 26, 2026
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  • Uprooted by Peter J. Boni
    Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination

    Release date: Jan 25, 2026
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    Raising Hare: A Memoir
    The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
    The Polymorph
    Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
    Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
    Livesuit (The Captive's War, #1.5)
    No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson
    Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
    Elon Musk
    Playground
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    Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. HofstadterFermat's Enigma by Simon SinghFlatland by Edwin A. AbbottThe Code Book by Simon SinghZero by Charles Seife
    Best Books About Mathematics
    452 books — 673 voters
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootStiff by Mary RoachA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
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    Hopebreaker by Dean F. WilsonThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Subtle Knife by Philip PullmanThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanSoulless by Gail Carriger
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    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
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
    The Gene: An Intimate History
    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

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