50 Books like First Human Body Encyclopedia

The Unseen Body

by Jonathan Reisman • 2021

Twelve organs, twelve revelations: a physician's tour through the body's unseen interior.

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2k+

🧬 Human Anatomy 📖 Medical Memoir 📚 Popular Medicine 🔍 Organ Exploration 👀 Clinical Observation

The Unseen Body 92%

Twelve organs, twelve revelations: a physician's tour through the body's unseen interior.

by Jonathan Reisman 2021

3.98

2k+ ratings

🧬 Human Anatomy 📖 Medical Memoir 📚 Popular Medicine 🔍 Organ Exploration 👀 Clinical Observation

The Body

by Bill Bryson • 2019

Your body's raw elements cost pocket change, but no scientist can assemble them into life.

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🫀 Human Anatomy 🔬 Popular Science 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦠 Microbiome 📜 Medical History

The Body 92%

Your body's raw elements cost pocket change, but no scientist can assemble them into life.

by Bill Bryson 2019

4.31

101k+ ratings

🫀 Human Anatomy 🔬 Popular Science 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦠 Microbiome 📜 Medical History

How the Brain Works

by D.K. Publishing • 2020

160 billion cells, 20% of your fuel, 3 pounds: a visual guide to the organ that makes you.

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🧠 Brain Anatomy 📊 Visual Reference 🧪 Popular Neuroscience 👁️ Sensory Systems 💾 Memory Mechanics

How the Brain Works 92%

160 billion cells, 20% of your fuel, 3 pounds: a visual guide to the organ that makes you.

by D.K. Publishing 2020

4.29

280 ratings

🧠 Brain Anatomy 📊 Visual Reference 🧪 Popular Neuroscience 👁️ Sensory Systems 💾 Memory Mechanics

Replaceable You

by Mary Roach • 2025

Body parts are almost impossible to replace. The workarounds are ingenious, grotesque, and humbling.

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13k+

🔬 Human Anatomy 🫁 Transplant Medicine 📜 Medical History 🛡️ Immunology 🧬 Regenerative Medicine

Replaceable You 91%

Body parts are almost impossible to replace. The workarounds are ingenious, grotesque, and humbling.

by Mary Roach 2025

4.06

13k+ ratings

🔬 Human Anatomy 🫁 Transplant Medicine 📜 Medical History 🛡️ Immunology 🧬 Regenerative Medicine

Mutants

by Armand Marie Leroi • 2003

The hidden genetic rules that build the human body, revealed by its most extreme errors.

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🔬 Developmental Biology 🧬 Human Genetics 🔀 Genetic Mutations 🌍 Human Variation ⚕️ Evolutionary Medicine

Mutants 91%

The hidden genetic rules that build the human body, revealed by its most extreme errors.

by Armand Marie Leroi 2003

4.05

4k+ ratings

🔬 Developmental Biology 🧬 Human Genetics 🔀 Genetic Mutations 🌍 Human Variation ⚕️ Evolutionary Medicine

This Book May Save Your Life

by Karan Rajan • 2023

Your body is a masterpiece of near-fatal design. The practical fixes for its worst flaws.

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2k+

🧬 Evolutionary Medicine ⚠️ Bodily Flaws 🦠 Gut Health 🧠 Brain Hacks 🧫 Microbiome

This Book May Save Your Life 91%

Your body is a masterpiece of near-fatal design. The practical fixes for its worst flaws.

by Karan Rajan 2023

4.03

2k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Medicine ⚠️ Bodily Flaws 🦠 Gut Health 🧠 Brain Hacks 🧫 Microbiome

You

by Michael F. Roizen • 2009

Learn your body's systems and the daily choices that control the majority of your lifespan.

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5k+

🩺 Preventive Medicine 🫀 Human Anatomy ⏳ Longevity Science 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine 🍎 Nutritional Medicine

You 91%

Learn your body's systems and the daily choices that control the majority of your lifespan.

by Michael F. Roizen 2009

3.65

5k+ ratings

🩺 Preventive Medicine 🫀 Human Anatomy ⏳ Longevity Science 🥗 Lifestyle Medicine 🍎 Nutritional Medicine

Girling Up

by Mayim Bialik • 2017

A neuroscientist decodes puberty: the biology, the emotions, and the skills to handle them.

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2k+

🩸 Puberty 💪 Female Empowerment 🥗 Mindful Eating 🧘 Stress Management 💞 Healthy Relationships

Girling Up 91%

A neuroscientist decodes puberty: the biology, the emotions, and the skills to handle them.

by Mayim Bialik 2017

3.76

2k+ ratings

🩸 Puberty 💪 Female Empowerment 🥗 Mindful Eating 🧘 Stress Management 💞 Healthy Relationships

Adaptable

by Herman Pontzer • 2025

Your hunter-gatherer body struggles with modern life, and chronic disease is the result.

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221

🧬 Human Biology 🩺 Evolutionary Medicine 🍽️ Diet And Metabolism 🌍 Race And Genetics 🏕️ Ancestral Health

Adaptable 91%

Your hunter-gatherer body struggles with modern life, and chronic disease is the result.

by Herman Pontzer 2025

3.96

221 ratings

🧬 Human Biology 🩺 Evolutionary Medicine 🍽️ Diet And Metabolism 🌍 Race And Genetics 🏕️ Ancestral Health

Rethink Your Position

by Katy Bowman • 2023

The gym can't fix what your daily posture breaks. A biomechanist shows what can.

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286

🧍 Body Alignment ⚙️ Biomechanics 🚶 Everyday Mobility 🌬️ Breath Mechanics 👣 Foot Health

Rethink Your Position 90%

The gym can't fix what your daily posture breaks. A biomechanist shows what can.

by Katy Bowman 2023

4.25

286 ratings

🧍 Body Alignment ⚙️ Biomechanics 🚶 Everyday Mobility 🌬️ Breath Mechanics 👣 Foot Health

The Baby and the Biome

by Meenal Lele • 2022

Half of children develop immune disease. Their microbiome can prevent and reverse it from birth.

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🛡️ Childhood Immune Health 🦠 Infant Microbiome 🥜 Allergy Prevention 🌿 Holistic Parenting 🥗 Food As Medicine

The Baby and the Biome 90%

Half of children develop immune disease. Their microbiome can prevent and reverse it from birth.

by Meenal Lele 2022

3.88

49 ratings

🛡️ Childhood Immune Health 🦠 Infant Microbiome 🥜 Allergy Prevention 🌿 Holistic Parenting 🥗 Food As Medicine

The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition

by Walter Isaacson • 2022

Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.

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137

🧬 Gene Editing 🔬 Molecular Biology 👩‍🔬 Women In Science ⚖️ Bioethics 🏁 Scientific Rivalries

The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition Summary

The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition 90%

Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.

by Walter Isaacson 2022

4.23

137 ratings

🧬 Gene Editing 🔬 Molecular Biology 👩‍🔬 Women In Science ⚖️ Bioethics 🏁 Scientific Rivalries

On Muscle

by Bonnie Tsui • 2025

The tissue that moves you also makes you: muscle's hidden role in joy, identity, and resilience.

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🧬 Muscle Biology 🏋️ Exercise Science 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🧠 Embodied Cognition 💪 Gender And Strength

On Muscle 90%

The tissue that moves you also makes you: muscle's hidden role in joy, identity, and resilience.

by Bonnie Tsui 2025

3.77

2k+ ratings

🧬 Muscle Biology 🏋️ Exercise Science 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🧠 Embodied Cognition 💪 Gender And Strength

Dr Cuterus

by Tanaya Narendra • 2022

What's actually going on down there: a doctor's myth-free guide to your own body.

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496

🩺 Reproductive Health 🛡️ Sexual Health 🧠 Body Literacy 📚 Sex Education ✊ Feminist Health

Dr Cuterus 90%

What's actually going on down there: a doctor's myth-free guide to your own body.

by Tanaya Narendra 2022

4.47

496 ratings

🩺 Reproductive Health 🛡️ Sexual Health 🧠 Body Literacy 📚 Sex Education ✊ Feminist Health

Sugarproof

by Michael I. Goran • 2020

The sweetener in kids' yogurt and bread harms their liver. Here's the fix.

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207

🧒 Childhood Nutrition 🍬 Hidden Sugar 🫀 Metabolic Health 😤 Food And Behavior 🧠 Brain Development

Sugarproof 90%

The sweetener in kids' yogurt and bread harms their liver. Here's the fix.

by Michael I. Goran 2020

4.15

207 ratings

🧒 Childhood Nutrition 🍬 Hidden Sugar 🫀 Metabolic Health 😤 Food And Behavior 🧠 Brain Development

Getting Ahead of ADHD

by Joel T. Nigg • 2017

ADHD isn't destiny. Epigenetics shows how food, exercise, and sleep reshape developing brains.

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178

🧠 Adhd Parenting 🧩 Executive Function 🧬 Epigenetics 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 🥗 Nutrition And Brain

Getting Ahead of ADHD 90%

ADHD isn't destiny. Epigenetics shows how food, exercise, and sleep reshape developing brains.

by Joel T. Nigg 2017

4.09

178 ratings

🧠 Adhd Parenting 🧩 Executive Function 🧬 Epigenetics 🏃 Lifestyle Medicine 🥗 Nutrition And Brain

Smart Moves

by Carla Hannaford • 1995

Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.

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492

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔬 Educational Neuroscience 🖐️ Sensory Integration 🌱 Brain Plasticity 🏫 Alternative Education

Smart Moves 90%

Movement is not recess from learning. It is the engine that drives it.

by Carla Hannaford 1995

4.02

492 ratings

🧠 Embodied Cognition 🔬 Educational Neuroscience 🖐️ Sensory Integration 🌱 Brain Plasticity 🏫 Alternative Education

The Power of Hormones

by Max Nieuwdorp • 2024

A four-pound hormone factory lives in your gut, shaping mood, hunger, and how you age.

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665

🧬 Hormonal Health 🧠 Human Biology 🦠 Gut-Brain Axis ⚖️ Metabolic Health ⚧️ Gender And Biology

The Power of Hormones 90%

A four-pound hormone factory lives in your gut, shaping mood, hunger, and how you age.

by Max Nieuwdorp 2024

3.77

665 ratings

🧬 Hormonal Health 🧠 Human Biology 🦠 Gut-Brain Axis ⚖️ Metabolic Health ⚧️ Gender And Biology

Fantastic Voyage

by Ray Kurzweil • 2004

Stay healthy long enough for biotechnology and nanotech to make death optional.

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920

⏳ Longevity Science 🤖 Transhumanism 🩺 Future Of Medicine 🩸 Metabolic Health 🧪 Biohacking

Fantastic Voyage 90%

Stay healthy long enough for biotechnology and nanotech to make death optional.

by Ray Kurzweil 2004

3.87

920 ratings

⏳ Longevity Science 🤖 Transhumanism 🩺 Future Of Medicine 🩸 Metabolic Health 🧪 Biohacking

Back Mechanic

by Stuart McGill • 2015

Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.

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2k+

🦴 Spine Health 💢 Pain Management 🏋️ Core Stability 🚶 Movement Therapy ⚙️ Biomechanics

Back Mechanic 90%

Stop chasing generic treatments. Self-diagnose your back pain, eliminate its triggers, and rebuild.

by Stuart McGill 2015

4.50

2k+ ratings

🦴 Spine Health 💢 Pain Management 🏋️ Core Stability 🚶 Movement Therapy ⚙️ Biomechanics

Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed

by Sophie J. Bakri • 2014

Silent eye diseases steal vision before you notice. A prevention roadmap from the Mayo Clinic.

4.19

👁️ Eye Health 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 👴 Healthy Aging 🩸 Diabetes Care 📚 Patient Education

Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed Summary

Mayo Clinic Guide To Better Vision, 3rd Ed 90%

Silent eye diseases steal vision before you notice. A prevention roadmap from the Mayo Clinic.

by Sophie J. Bakri 2014

4.19

27 ratings

👁️ Eye Health 🛡️ Preventive Medicine 👴 Healthy Aging 🩸 Diabetes Care 📚 Patient Education

Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain

by Nicola Morgan • 2005

Mood swings, risk, late nights. Not rebellion. Brain remodeling. Here's what's happening upstairs.

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🌱 Adolescent Development 🧠 Brain Plasticity 😴 Sleep Science ⚡ Adolescent Risk Taking 🎢 Emotional Regulation

Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain Summary

Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain 90%

Mood swings, risk, late nights. Not rebellion. Brain remodeling. Here's what's happening upstairs.

by Nicola Morgan 2005

3.88

1k+ ratings

🌱 Adolescent Development 🧠 Brain Plasticity 😴 Sleep Science ⚡ Adolescent Risk Taking 🎢 Emotional Regulation

sex sleep eat drink dream

by Jennifer Ackerman • 2007

A day inside your body: why morning coffee hits differently, and when your brain peaks.

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977

🕰️ Chronobiology 😴 Sleep Science 👃 Sensory Perception 🍽️ Appetite Regulation 🧠 Stress Physiology

sex sleep eat drink dream 90%

A day inside your body: why morning coffee hits differently, and when your brain peaks.

by Jennifer Ackerman 2007

3.60

977 ratings

🕰️ Chronobiology 😴 Sleep Science 👃 Sensory Perception 🍽️ Appetite Regulation 🧠 Stress Physiology

Lies My Doctor Told Me

by Harmony Clearwater Grace • 2015

Osteoporosis drugs may weaken bones, and calcium pills can harden your arteries instead.

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168

🦴 Bone Health 💊 Pharma Critique 🩺 Functional Medicine 📰 Medical Misinformation 🏥 Patient Advocacy

Lies My Doctor Told Me 90%

Osteoporosis drugs may weaken bones, and calcium pills can harden your arteries instead.

by Harmony Clearwater Grace 2015

4.29

168 ratings

🦴 Bone Health 💊 Pharma Critique 🩺 Functional Medicine 📰 Medical Misinformation 🏥 Patient Advocacy

Exercised

by Daniel E. Lieberman • 2021

Exercise is a modern invention your body never evolved for. The mismatch changes the rules.

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🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦴 Human Evolution 💊 Evolutionary Medicine 🏕️ Ancestral Health 🏃 Endurance Sports

Exercised 90%

Exercise is a modern invention your body never evolved for. The mismatch changes the rules.

by Daniel E. Lieberman 2021

4.17

11k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦴 Human Evolution 💊 Evolutionary Medicine 🏕️ Ancestral Health 🏃 Endurance Sports

The Spark in the Machine

by Dr Daniel Keown • 2014

What if acupuncture channels actually exist? Fascial planes and bioelectricity prove they do.

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🔗 Fascial Anatomy 🏮 Chinese Medicine 📍 Acupuncture ⚡ Bioelectricity 🩺 Integrative Medicine

The Spark in the Machine 90%

What if acupuncture channels actually exist? Fascial planes and bioelectricity prove they do.

by Dr Daniel Keown 2014

4.37

596 ratings

🔗 Fascial Anatomy 🏮 Chinese Medicine 📍 Acupuncture ⚡ Bioelectricity 🩺 Integrative Medicine

Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten

by David Perlmutter • 2006

First five years: a neurologist's playbook for adding 30 IQ points with food, play, and environment.

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216

🧠 Early Childhood Development 🥑 Brain Nutrition 🔗 Neuroplasticity 🌿 Nontoxic Parenting 📵 Screen Time Limits

Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten Summary

Raise a Smarter Child by Kindergarten 90%

First five years: a neurologist's playbook for adding 30 IQ points with food, play, and environment.

by David Perlmutter 2006

3.75

216 ratings

🧠 Early Childhood Development 🥑 Brain Nutrition 🔗 Neuroplasticity 🌿 Nontoxic Parenting 📵 Screen Time Limits

Buddhism

by Damien Keown • 1996

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

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📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🪷 Mahayana Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice

Buddhism 90%

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

by Damien Keown 1996

3.74

3k+ ratings

📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🪷 Mahayana Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice

An Elegant Defense

by Matt Richtel • 2019

The immune system is a mediator, not an army. Its balance governs cancer, allergies, and longevity.

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6k+

🦠 Immunology 🦠 Microbiome 🔥 Autoimmunity 🎗️ Cancer Immunotherapy 🧠 Mind-Body Connection

An Elegant Defense 90%

The immune system is a mediator, not an army. Its balance governs cancer, allergies, and longevity.

by Matt Richtel 2019

4.07

6k+ ratings

🦠 Immunology 🦠 Microbiome 🔥 Autoimmunity 🎗️ Cancer Immunotherapy 🧠 Mind-Body Connection

Your Inner Fish

by Neil Shubin • 2008

Your wrist is a fish fin, your hiccup a gill. The body's 3.5-billion-year fossil record, decoded.

4.04

29k+

🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦴 Comparative Anatomy ⏳ Deep Time 🌍 Human Origins 💊 Evolutionary Medicine

Your Inner Fish 90%

Your wrist is a fish fin, your hiccup a gill. The body's 3.5-billion-year fossil record, decoded.

by Neil Shubin 2008

4.04

29k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦴 Comparative Anatomy ⏳ Deep Time 🌍 Human Origins 💊 Evolutionary Medicine

Preparing Children for Success in School and Life

by Marcia L. Tate • 2011

Relationships, not flash cards: twenty brain-based strategies for school success.

4.09

🧒 Child Development 🧠 Brain Science 📚 Neuroeducation ✋ Multisensory Learning 🧭 Executive Function

Preparing Children for Success in School and Life Summary

Preparing Children for Success in School and Life 90%

Relationships, not flash cards: twenty brain-based strategies for school success.

by Marcia L. Tate 2011

4.09

22 ratings

🧒 Child Development 🧠 Brain Science 📚 Neuroeducation ✋ Multisensory Learning 🧭 Executive Function

The Emperor of All Maladies

by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2010

Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.

4.34

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📜 Medical History 🔬 Cancer Biology 📖 Disease Biography 🧬 Genetics 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

The Emperor of All Maladies 90%

Cancer's biography: a killer that turns out to be a warped reflection of our own biology.

by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

4.34

116k+ ratings

📜 Medical History 🔬 Cancer Biology 📖 Disease Biography 🧬 Genetics 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine

Food Without Fear

by Ruchi Gupta MD MPH • 2021

Food allergies are not what you think. The surprising science that could end the epidemic.

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101

🥜 Food Allergies 🛡️ Immune Health 🦠 Microbiome Health 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 👶 Infant Feeding

Food Without Fear 90%

Food allergies are not what you think. The surprising science that could end the epidemic.

by Ruchi Gupta MD MPH 2021

3.72

101 ratings

🥜 Food Allergies 🛡️ Immune Health 🦠 Microbiome Health 🔥 Chronic Inflammation 👶 Infant Feeding

Body by Science

by John Little • 2008

The research behind a weekly 12-minute workout that claims to replace hours of cardio.

4.10

3k+

🏋️ Strength Training 🔬 Exercise Science ⚡ High Intensity Training 🫀 Metabolic Health 😴 Recovery Science

Body by Science 90%

The research behind a weekly 12-minute workout that claims to replace hours of cardio.

by John Little 2008

4.10

3k+ ratings

🏋️ Strength Training 🔬 Exercise Science ⚡ High Intensity Training 🫀 Metabolic Health 😴 Recovery Science

Livewired

by David Eagleman • 2014

Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.

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5k+

🧠 Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 👁️ Sensory Perception 🧬 Neural Darwinism 🦾 Body Schema

Livewired 90%

Half a brain runs a full life because idle neural real estate gets claimed immediately.

by David Eagleman 2014

4.16

5k+ ratings

🧠 Neuroscience 🧩 Neuroplasticity 👁️ Sensory Perception 🧬 Neural Darwinism 🦾 Body Schema

Did You Just Eat That?

by Paul Dawson • 2018

Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.

3.29

269

🦠 Food Safety 🧪 Food Science 🔨 Myth Busting 🧼 Germs And Hygiene 🔬 Pop Science

Did You Just Eat That? 90%

Two scientists test the five-second rule and your other gross food habits. Bacteria never wait.

by Paul Dawson 2018

3.29

269 ratings

🦠 Food Safety 🧪 Food Science 🔨 Myth Busting 🧼 Germs And Hygiene 🔬 Pop Science

Gulp

by Mary Roach • 2013

Rectal smuggling, flammable farts, and Elvis: a tour of the digestive tract's hidden life.

3.93

52k+

🧬 Digestive Science 🚫 Bodily Taboos 👃 Sensory Science 🦠 Gut Microbiome 🏥 Medical History

Gulp 90%

Rectal smuggling, flammable farts, and Elvis: a tour of the digestive tract's hidden life.

by Mary Roach 2013

3.93

52k+ ratings

🧬 Digestive Science 🚫 Bodily Taboos 👃 Sensory Science 🦠 Gut Microbiome 🏥 Medical History

Earthing

by Clinton Ober • 2010

Bare skin on ground transfers electrons that neutralize inflammation. Modern shoes stopped the flow.

3.97

2k+

⚡ Energy Medicine 🦴 Ancestral Health 🔥 Inflammation Reduction 😴 Sleep Optimization 💊 Pain Management

Earthing 90%

Bare skin on ground transfers electrons that neutralize inflammation. Modern shoes stopped the flow.

by Clinton Ober 2010

3.97

2k+ ratings

⚡ Energy Medicine 🦴 Ancestral Health 🔥 Inflammation Reduction 😴 Sleep Optimization 💊 Pain Management

What Do You Think You Are?

by Brian Clegg • 2020

Your atoms were forged in dying stars. The rest of you is harder to explain.

3.29

136

🧬 Human Origins 🧠 Consciousness 🌱 Nature Vs Nurture 👤 Self And Identity 💫 Cosmic Origins

What Do You Think You Are? 90%

Your atoms were forged in dying stars. The rest of you is harder to explain.

by Brian Clegg 2020

3.29

136 ratings

🧬 Human Origins 🧠 Consciousness 🌱 Nature Vs Nurture 👤 Self And Identity 💫 Cosmic Origins

Decoding Boys

by Cara Natterson • 2020

Boys go silent at puberty. Accepting that is the trap. The biology says talk anyway.

3.92

2k+

🧢 Raising Boys 🧠 Adolescent Brain 💬 Talking To Teens 📱 Digital Parenting 🪞 Body Image

Decoding Boys 90%

Boys go silent at puberty. Accepting that is the trap. The biology says talk anyway.

by Cara Natterson 2020

3.92

2k+ ratings

🧢 Raising Boys 🧠 Adolescent Brain 💬 Talking To Teens 📱 Digital Parenting 🪞 Body Image

The Making of You

by Katharina Vestre • 2018

You had a tail, gill slits, and could taste your mother's meal months before birth.

4.12

882

🧬 Prenatal Development 🔬 Embryology 🤰 Pregnancy And Birth 👂 Prenatal Senses 🐟 Evo-Devo

The Making of You 89%

You had a tail, gill slits, and could taste your mother's meal months before birth.

by Katharina Vestre 2018

4.12

882 ratings

🧬 Prenatal Development 🔬 Embryology 🤰 Pregnancy And Birth 👂 Prenatal Senses 🐟 Evo-Devo

The Developing Brain

by Marilee Sprenger • 2008

How play, movement, and talk wire a young brain for reading, focus, and lifelong learning.

3.62

🧸 Early Childhood Education 🧠 Brain-Based Teaching 🔬 Neuroeducation 🧬 Brain Plasticity 🗣️ Language Acquisition

The Developing Brain 89%

How play, movement, and talk wire a young brain for reading, focus, and lifelong learning.

by Marilee Sprenger 2008

3.62

13 ratings

🧸 Early Childhood Education 🧠 Brain-Based Teaching 🔬 Neuroeducation 🧬 Brain Plasticity 🗣️ Language Acquisition

Nurture Shock

by Po Bronson • 2008

Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.

4.03

27k+

🧒 Child Development 📊 Parenting Science 🌱 Praise And Motivation 😴 Sleep And Cognition 🌍 Talking About Race

Nurture Shock 89%

Much of what parents believe about raising children turns out to be wrong. Here's the science.

by Po Bronson 2008

4.03

27k+ ratings

🧒 Child Development 📊 Parenting Science 🌱 Praise And Motivation 😴 Sleep And Cognition 🌍 Talking About Race

Science of Running

by Chris Napier • 2020

Injury starts with your mechanics. The form, strength, and fueling fixes that keep runners moving.

4.22

786

🏃 Running Form 🩹 Injury Prevention 💪 Strength For Runners 🏁 Race Preparation 🍎 Sports Nutrition

Science of Running 89%

Injury starts with your mechanics. The form, strength, and fueling fixes that keep runners moving.

by Chris Napier 2020

4.22

786 ratings

🏃 Running Form 🩹 Injury Prevention 💪 Strength For Runners 🏁 Race Preparation 🍎 Sports Nutrition

Age Later

by Nir Barzilai • 2020

Centenarians escape the diseases that catch everyone else. Targeting aging itself, not its symptoms.

3.66

482

🧬 Longevity Science 🎂 Centenarian Studies 🔬 Geroscience 🫀 Metabolic Health 🔋 Mitochondrial Health

Age Later 89%

Centenarians escape the diseases that catch everyone else. Targeting aging itself, not its symptoms.

by Nir Barzilai 2020

3.66

482 ratings

🧬 Longevity Science 🎂 Centenarian Studies 🔬 Geroscience 🫀 Metabolic Health 🔋 Mitochondrial Health

Eat Smarter

by Shawn Stevenson • 2020

Your gut bacteria decide how many calories you absorb. Feed them better, change the equation.

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2k+

🧪 Nutritional Science 🔥 Metabolic Health 🦠 Gut Microbiome ⚖️ Hormone Balance 🧠 Brain Foods

Eat Smarter 89%

Your gut bacteria decide how many calories you absorb. Feed them better, change the equation.

by Shawn Stevenson 2020

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧪 Nutritional Science 🔥 Metabolic Health 🦠 Gut Microbiome ⚖️ Hormone Balance 🧠 Brain Foods

The Song of the Cell

by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2022

We are 37 trillion cells in conversation. Learning that language has already cured the incurable.

4.29

16k+

🧬 Cell Biology 🔬 History Of Science 🏥 Medical History 🦠 Microbiology 🛡️ Immunology

The Song of the Cell 89%

We are 37 trillion cells in conversation. Learning that language has already cured the incurable.

by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2022

4.29

16k+ ratings

🧬 Cell Biology 🔬 History Of Science 🏥 Medical History 🦠 Microbiology 🛡️ Immunology

Learning from Leonardo

by Fritjof Capra • 2013

He traced water, drew muscles, and built wings. He also painted the Mona Lisa.

3.96

108

🧠 Systems Thinking 🔍 Scientific Method 🏛️ Renaissance Science 🌳 Holistic Science 🎨 Art And Science

Learning from Leonardo 89%

He traced water, drew muscles, and built wings. He also painted the Mona Lisa.

by Fritjof Capra 2013

3.96

108 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🔍 Scientific Method 🏛️ Renaissance Science 🌳 Holistic Science 🎨 Art And Science

The Vagina Bible

by Jennifer Gunter • 2019

The wellness industry built an empire on vaginal shame. An OB/GYN dismantles it with science.

4.34

9k+

👩 Womens Health 🔍 Medical Myth Busting 📖 Body Literacy 🏥 Gynecological Health 📊 Evidence Based Medicine

The Vagina Bible 89%

The wellness industry built an empire on vaginal shame. An OB/GYN dismantles it with science.

by Jennifer Gunter 2019

4.34

9k+ ratings

👩 Womens Health 🔍 Medical Myth Busting 📖 Body Literacy 🏥 Gynecological Health 📊 Evidence Based Medicine

Ageless

by Andrew Steele • 2020

Aging is biology, not fate. Its mechanisms are known, and treatments are already in human trials.

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🧬 Longevity Science ⏳ Healthspan 🔬 Cellular Aging 📋 Hallmarks Of Aging 🩹 Regenerative Medicine

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Aging is biology, not fate. Its mechanisms are known, and treatments are already in human trials.

by Andrew Steele 2020

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🧬 Longevity Science ⏳ Healthspan 🔬 Cellular Aging 📋 Hallmarks Of Aging 🩹 Regenerative Medicine

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