Science Book Summaries

The Optimism Bias Summary
The Optimism Bias
A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain
by Tali Sharot 2011 272 pages
3.77
1.9K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Social Engineering Summary
Social Engineering
by Christopher Hadnagy 2010 410 pages
3.83
3.8K ratings
Psychology
Hackers
Technology
Making Sense Summary
Making Sense
by Sam Harris 2020
4.13
2.1K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Code Book Summary
The Code Book
The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
by Simon Singh 1999 432 pages
4.30
28.3K ratings
Science
History
Mathematics
Brain Rules for Aging Well Summary
Brain Rules for Aging Well
10 Principles for Staying Vital, Happy, and Sharp
by John Medina 2017 288 pages
4.12
788 ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
The Formula Summary
The Formula
The Universal Laws of Success
by Albert-László Barabási 2018 320 pages
4.17
2.5K ratings
Business
Self Help
Psychology
The Self Illusion Summary
The Self Illusion
Why There is No 'You' Inside Your Head [Extract]
by Bruce M. Hood 2011 349 pages
3.84
2.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Sapiens and Homo Deus Summary
Sapiens and Homo Deus
The E-book Collection: A Brief History of Humankind and A Brief History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari 2017 816 pages
4.41
1.3K ratings
History
Science
Modern
At Home Summary
At Home
A Short History of Private Life
by Bill Bryson 2010 497 pages
3.99
96.8K ratings
History
Humor
Science
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat Summary
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
by Samin Nosrat 2017 480 pages
4.40
85.2K ratings
Cookbooks
Cooking
Food
Childhood Disrupted Summary
Childhood Disrupted
How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal
by Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2015 304 pages
4.27
2.9K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Enlightenment Now Summary
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
by Steven Pinker 2018 576 pages
4.20
31.5K ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
Scientific Advertising Summary
Scientific Advertising
by Claude C. Hopkins 1923 104 pages
4.07
3.6K ratings
Business
Writing
Psychology
Fast Food Nation Summary
Fast Food Nation
The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
by Eric Schlosser 2001 383 pages
3.75
206.1K ratings
Food
Sociology
Politics
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis
Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries
by Lisa Sanders 2019 320 pages
4.00
4.0K ratings
Medicine
Science
Medical
Guitar Zero Summary
Guitar Zero
The New Musician and the Science of Learning
by Gary F. Marcus 2012 288 pages
3.64
2.2K ratings
Music
Psychology
Memoir
Chasing the Scream Summary
Chasing the Scream
The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
by Johann Hari 2015 400 pages
4.50
20.8K ratings
History
Politics
Psychology
The Complete Guide to Fasting Summary
The Complete Guide to Fasting
Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting
by Jason Fung 2016 304 pages
4.26
15.1K ratings
Health
Nutrition
Self Help
Rise of the Robots Summary
Rise of the Robots
Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
by Martin Ford 2015 352 pages
3.97
9.4K ratings
Technology
Economics
Business
The Rise of Superman Summary
The Rise of Superman
Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
by Steven Kotler 2014 256 pages
3.92
5.4K ratings
Psychology
Science
Personal Development
Look Again Summary
Look Again
The Power of Noticing What Was Always There
by Tali Sharot 2024 288 pages
3.66
964 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Climate Book Summary
The Climate Book
The Facts and the Solutions
by Greta Thunberg 2022 464 pages
4.40
2.9K ratings
Science
Environment
Climate Change
This Is Your Mind on Plants Summary
This Is Your Mind on Plants
by Michael Pollan 2021 288 pages
3.87
32.1K ratings
Science
Psychology
Nature
The Inevitable Summary
The Inevitable
Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
by Kevin Kelly 2016 336 pages
3.89
11.8K ratings
Technology
Business
Science
Gut Feelings Summary
Gut Feelings
The Intelligence of the Unconscious
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2007 288 pages
3.70
2.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language Summary
Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 1996 240 pages
4.17
661 ratings
Science
Anthropology
Language
Shape Summary
Shape
The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and EverythingElse
by Jordan Ellenberg 2021 480 pages
3.73
2.0K ratings
Science
Mathematics
Politics
Against Empathy Summary
Against Empathy
The Case for Rational Compassion
by Paul Bloom 2016 285 pages
3.58
6.2K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Power of When Summary
The Power of When
Discover Your Chronotype--and the Best Time to Eat Lunch, Ask for a Raise, Have Sex, Write a Novel, Take Your Meds, and More
by Michael Breus 2016 384 pages
3.60
4.2K ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
The Thinking Machine Summary
The Thinking Machine
Jensen Huang, Nvidia, and the World's Most Coveted Microchip
by Stephen Witt 2025 272 pages
4.33
204 ratings
Business
Technology
Biography
Six Easy Pieces Summary
Six Easy Pieces
Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
by Richard P. Feynman 1994 138 pages
4.21
29.7K ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Thinking 101 Summary
Thinking 101
How to Reason Better to Live Better
by Woo-Kyoung Ahn 2022 288 pages
3.83
1.4K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
The Craving Mind Summary
The Craving Mind
From Cigarettes to Smartphones to Love – Why We Get Hooked and How We Can Break Bad Habits
by Judson Brewer 2017 256 pages
3.68
5.2K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Real Food for Pregnancy Summary
Real Food for Pregnancy
The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition
by Lily Nichols 2018 348 pages
4.51
4.4K ratings
Parenting
Health
Nutrition
Good Chemistry Summary
Good Chemistry
The Science of Connection from Soul to Psychedelics
by Julie Holland 2020 1 pages
4.15
594 ratings
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
Without Conscience Summary
Without Conscience
The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us
by Robert D. Hare 1993 236 pages
4.06
13.0K ratings
Psychology
True Crime
Science
This Is Your Brain on Food Summary
This Is Your Brain on Food
An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More
by Uma Naidoo 2020 384 pages
3.81
5.8K ratings
Health
Self Help
Food
The Moral Landscape Summary
The Moral Landscape
How Science Can Determine Human Values
by Sam Harris 2010 291 pages
3.90
23.9K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Religion
Evidence of the Afterlife Summary
Evidence of the Afterlife
The Science of Near-Death Experiences
by Jeffrey Long 2010 215 pages
3.94
2.0K ratings
Spirituality
Science
Religion
Self Comes to Mind Summary
Self Comes to Mind
Constructing the Conscious Brain
by António Damásio 2010 384 pages
3.97
3.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Living in Flow Summary
Living in Flow
The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape Your World
by Sky Nelson-Isaacs 2019 320 pages
3.81
273 ratings
Science
Psychology
Spirituality
The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success Summary
The Good Psychopath's Guide to Success
by Andy McNab 2014 317 pages
3.81
1.7K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Business
The Mindful Body Summary
The Mindful Body
Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health
by Ellen J. Langer 2023 288 pages
3.80
1.4K ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
Valley of Genius Summary
Valley of Genius
The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley
by Adam Fisher 2018 512 pages
4.08
1.3K ratings
History
Technology
Business
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering Summary
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
Learning to Learn
by Richard Hamming 1996 376 pages
4.17
1.4K ratings
Science
Engineering
Technology
Language, Truth and Logic Summary
Language, Truth and Logic
by Alfred Jules Ayer 1936 160 pages
3.75
4.2K ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Language
Physics of the Impossible Summary
Physics of the Impossible
by Michio Kaku 2008 329 pages
4.10
40.8K ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
The Construction of Social Reality Summary
The Construction of Social Reality
by John Rogers Searle 1995 256 pages
3.90
919 ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
The Ape that Understood the Universe Summary
The Ape that Understood the Universe
How the Mind and Culture Evolve
by Steve Stewart-Williams 2018 378 pages
4.25
1.5K ratings
Science
Psychology
Evolution
Mathematics of Life Summary
Mathematics of Life
by Ian Stewart 2011 368 pages
3.62
556 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Biology
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