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

A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
I Told You So!: Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right
The Laws of Thought: The Quest for a Mathematical Theory of the Mind
In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment
Time's Second Arrow: Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature
99 Ways to Die: And How to Avoid Them
When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy
Miracle Children: Race, Education, and a True Story of False Promises
The Intimate Animal: The Science of Sex, Fidelity, and Why We Live and Die for Love
The Oak and the Larch: A Forest History of Russia and Its Empires
The Hunger Crushing Combo Method: The Simple Secret to Eating Well Without Ever Dieting Again
The Warhead: The Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon in the Age of Modern Warfare
Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Our Relationships
Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters
The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne: Discovering the Stuff of Stars (Incredible Lives for Young Readers (ILYR))
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    A Horse's World: A Neuroscientist's Journey into the Equine Mind

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    Transforming Treatment: New Pathways to Lifesaving Care With Data and AI
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    Aging Out: An Exploration of Caregiving, Community, and How Americans Grow Old

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  • The Polymorph
    The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story
    Abundance
    Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause
    A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
    All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women’s Bodies and Why It Matters Today
    It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (But Were Never Told)
    Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
    Playground
    The New Age of Sexism: How AI and Emerging Technologies Are Reinventing Misogyny
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Elon Musk
    Sisters in Science
    The Martian by Andy WeirRevelation Space by Alastair ReynoldsHomo Machina by P.A. VaseyFoundation by Isaac AsimovDune by Frank Herbert
    best hard science fiction
    436 books — 921 voters
    I, Robot by Isaac AsimovDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick2001 by Arthur C. ClarkeNeuromancer by William GibsonThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
    Best Books on Artificial Intelligence
    438 books — 701 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
    1,233 books — 979 voters
    Blindsight by Peter WattsHyperion by Dan SimmonsShip of Fools by Richard Paul RussoLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. CoreyDead Silence by S.A. Barnes
    Space Horror
    335 books — 301 voters

    Hyperion by Dan SimmonsDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardFoundation by Isaac AsimovLeviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
    Best Space Opera
    1,130 books — 1,882 voters
    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonA Brief History of Time by Stephen W. HawkingCosmos by Carl SaganThe Selfish Gene by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
    Best Science Books - Non-Fiction Only
    1,924 books — 3,618 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
    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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