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.

Secrets of the Octopus
The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System
The Menopause Brain: New Science Empowers Women to Navigate the Pivotal Transition with Knowledge and Confidence
Ant Story
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI
Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of Our Future
Space Oddities: The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe
Deep Water: The world in the ocean
Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence—and How It Will Change Everything
My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More
All in Her Head: The Truth and Lies Early Medicine Taught Us About Women's Bodies and Why It Matters Today
The Secret History of Bigfoot
How to Win Friends and Influence Fungi: Collected Quirks of Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math from Nerd Nite
Relinquished: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood
2020: One City, Seven People, and the Year Everything Changed
  • Sing Like Fish by Amorina Kingdon
    Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water
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  • The New Menopause by Mary Claire Haver
    The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts

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    What Are Children For?: On Ambivalence and Choice

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  • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
    Elon Musk
    Extinction
    Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
    Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
    The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments
    The Only Woman in the Room
    Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
    Burn Book: A Tech Love Story
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    What Happened To You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
    Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
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    Mindset by Carol S. DweckOutliers by Malcolm GladwellThe Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellHow to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale CarnegieDrive by Daniel H. Pink
    Growth Mindset
    372 books — 401 voters
    Hopebreaker by Dean F. WilsonThe Golden Compass by Philip PullmanThe Subtle Knife by Philip PullmanThe Amber Spyglass by Philip PullmanSoulless by Gail Carriger
    Best Steampunk and Gaslight Works
    312 books — 444 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 — 716 voters
    Dune by Frank HerbertFoundation by Isaac AsimovHyperion by Dan SimmonsA Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor VingeEnder’s Game by Orson Scott Card
    Space Opera
    774 books — 888 voters

    A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonFreakonomics by Steven D. LevittThe God Delusion by Richard DawkinsGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondCosmos by Carl Sagan
    Most Engaging Scientific Nonfiction
    353 books — 319 voters
    Stiff by Mary RoachThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Disappearing Spoon by Sam KeanThe Poisoner's Handbook by Deborah Blum
    Modern Science Nonfiction
    398 books — 332 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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