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Science Book Summaries

When
by Daniel H. Pink • 2018
Your mind obeys a daily clock. When you work may matter more than what you do.
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When Summary
When
Your mind obeys a daily clock. When you work may matter more than what you do.
by Daniel H. Pink 2018 272 pages
3.79
32k+ ratings
Reality is Not What it Seems
by Carlo Rovelli • 2014
The universe has no bottom: particles dissolve into fields, space into grains, time into ignorance.
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Reality is Not What it Seems Summary
Reality is Not What it Seems
The universe has no bottom: particles dissolve into fields, space into grains, time into ignorance.
by Carlo Rovelli 2014 256 pages
4.33
16k+ ratings
The Geography of Thought
by Richard E. Nisbett • 2003
Westerners lock on objects; East Asians read the field: a divide rooted in ancient Greece and China.
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The Geography of Thought Summary
The Geography of Thought
Westerners lock on objects; East Asians read the field: a divide rooted in ancient Greece and China.
by Richard E. Nisbett 2003 292 pages
3.82
3k+ ratings
The Girls of Atomic City
by Denise Kiernan • 2013
The young women of Oak Ridge built the atomic bomb. None of them knew it.
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The Girls of Atomic City Summary
The Girls of Atomic City
The young women of Oak Ridge built the atomic bomb. None of them knew it.
by Denise Kiernan 2013 373 pages
3.73
32k+ ratings
Learn Like a Polymath
by Peter Hollins • 2017
Great at three things beats being the best at one. A method for cross-training across disciplines.
3.85
500+
Learn Like a Polymath Summary
Learn Like a Polymath
Great at three things beats being the best at one. A method for cross-training across disciplines.
by Peter Hollins 2017 198 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain
by Lisa Feldman Barrett • 2020
Your brain's real job is body regulation, not thinking, and that changes everything.
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Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain Summary
Seven And A Half Lessons About The Brain
Your brain's real job is body regulation, not thinking, and that changes everything.
by Lisa Feldman Barrett 2020 192 pages
4.04
8k+ ratings
Moral Politics
by George Lakoff • 1996
Liberals and conservatives don't just disagree; they're running different family simulations.
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Moral Politics Summary
Moral Politics
Liberals and conservatives don't just disagree; they're running different family simulations.
by George Lakoff 1996 512 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
The Moral Landscape
by Sam Harris • 2010
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
3.90
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The Moral Landscape Summary
The Moral Landscape
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
by Sam Harris 2010 291 pages
3.90
24k+ ratings
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning
by Andy Hunt • 2008
Your brain runs two processors. The intuitive one does the real work. Wake it up.
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Pragmatic Thinking and Learning Summary
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning
Your brain runs two processors. The intuitive one does the real work. Wake it up.
by Andy Hunt 2008 251 pages
4.12
4k+ ratings
Being Wrong
by Kathryn Schulz • 2010
We can't feel wrong while being wrong, so we confuse certainty with accuracy every time.
3.94
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Being Wrong Summary
Being Wrong
We can't feel wrong while being wrong, so we confuse certainty with accuracy every time.
by Kathryn Schulz 2010 416 pages
3.94
7k+ ratings
Collapse
by Jared Diamond • 2004
Civilizations don't just run out of resources. They fail to decide.
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Collapse Summary
Collapse
Civilizations don't just run out of resources. They fail to decide.
by Jared Diamond 2004 608 pages
3.94
75k+ ratings
The Matter With Things
by Iain McGilchrist • 2021
Your left hemisphere built the modern world. It is also why everything is falling apart.
4.76
500+
The Matter With Things Summary
The Matter With Things
Your left hemisphere built the modern world. It is also why everything is falling apart.
by Iain McGilchrist 2021 1500 pages
4.76
500+ ratings
Docker Deep Dive
by Nigel Poulton • 2017
From zero to production: master Docker's engine, images, swarm, and security, all in one book
4.24
500+
Docker Deep Dive Summary
Docker Deep Dive
From zero to production: master Docker's engine, images, swarm, and security, all in one book
by Nigel Poulton 2017 418 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Sexing the Body
by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
4.16
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Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000 496 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
The Thing About Jellyfish
by Ali Benjamin • 2015
After her best friend drowns, a girl stops speaking and searches for answers in jellyfish.
4.10
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The Thing About Jellyfish Summary
The Thing About Jellyfish
After her best friend drowns, a girl stops speaking and searches for answers in jellyfish.
by Ali Benjamin 2015 343 pages
4.10
45k+ ratings
The World Is Flat
by Thomas L. Friedman • 2005
Three billion new workers entered the global economy, and geography stopped deciding who wins.
3.69
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The World Is Flat Summary
The World Is Flat
Three billion new workers entered the global economy, and geography stopped deciding who wins.
by Thomas L. Friedman 2005 672 pages
3.69
100k+ ratings
Diagnosis
by Lisa Sanders • 2019
High-tech scans get the glory, but the real diagnostic work starts with a doctor who listens.
4.00
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Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis
High-tech scans get the glory, but the real diagnostic work starts with a doctor who listens.
by Lisa Sanders 2019 320 pages
4.00
4k+ ratings
Overcoming Dyslexia
by Sally E. Shaywitz • 2003
Inside the dyslexic brain: why it misreads words, and the step-by-step instruction that rewires it.
4.30
3k+
Overcoming Dyslexia Summary
Overcoming Dyslexia
Inside the dyslexic brain: why it misreads words, and the step-by-step instruction that rewires it.
by Sally E. Shaywitz 2003 432 pages
4.30
3k+ ratings
Search Inside Yourself
by Chade-Meng Tan • 2012
Mindfulness training from a Google engineer: the emotional skills that matter more than IQ.
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Search Inside Yourself Summary
Search Inside Yourself
Mindfulness training from a Google engineer: the emotional skills that matter more than IQ.
by Chade-Meng Tan 2012 288 pages
4.04
9k+ ratings
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
by Peter Zeihan • 2022
The U.S. Navy built globalization. Its retreat will break it; only America is ready.
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning Summary
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
The U.S. Navy built globalization. Its retreat will break it; only America is ready.
by Peter Zeihan 2022 512 pages
4.16
13k+ ratings
Awakenings
by Oliver Sacks • 1973
Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.
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Awakenings Summary
Awakenings
Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.
by Oliver Sacks 1973 567 pages
4.09
14k+ ratings
The Irrational Ape
by David Robert Grimes • 2019
Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.
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The Irrational Ape Summary
The Irrational Ape
Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.
by David Robert Grimes 2019 320 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
The Blind Watchmaker
by Richard Dawkins • 1986
A blind, unthinking algorithm built every wing, eye, and brain on Earth; no designer required.
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The Blind Watchmaker Summary
The Blind Watchmaker
A blind, unthinking algorithm built every wing, eye, and brain on Earth; no designer required.
by Richard Dawkins 1986 466 pages
4.09
41k+ ratings
Why Him? Why Her?
by Helen Fisher • 2009
Brain chemistry creates four love personalities. Find yours and you'll spot your natural match.
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Why Him? Why Her? Summary
Why Him? Why Her?
Brain chemistry creates four love personalities. Find yours and you'll spot your natural match.
by Helen Fisher 2009 222 pages
3.87
3k+ ratings
Humble Pi
by Matt Parker • 2019
Math errors have sunk ships and crashed economies. A mathematician-comedian explains why.
4.10
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Humble Pi Summary
Humble Pi
Math errors have sunk ships and crashed economies. A mathematician-comedian explains why.
by Matt Parker 2019 314 pages
4.10
22k+ ratings
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks • 1985
When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.
4.05
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Summary
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.
by Oliver Sacks 1985 243 pages
4.05
200k+ ratings
The Miraculous Results Of Extremely High Doses Of The Sunshine Hormone Vitamin D3 My Experiment With Huge Doses Of D3 From 25,000 To 50,000 To 100,000 Iu A Day Over A 1 Year Period
by Jeff T. Bowles • 2013
Vitamin D at 100,000 IU daily reversed his chronic illness: the evolutionary hibernation signal.
4.06
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The Miraculous Results Of Extremely High Doses Of The Sunshine Hormone Vitamin D3 My Experiment With Huge Doses Of D3 From 25,000 To 50,000 To 100,000 Iu A Day Over A 1 Year Period Summary
The Miraculous Results Of Extremely High Doses Of The Sunshine Hormone Vitamin D3 My Experiment With Huge Doses Of D3 From 25,000 To 50,000 To 100,000 Iu A Day Over A 1 Year Period
Vitamin D at 100,000 IU daily reversed his chronic illness: the evolutionary hibernation signal.
by Jeff T. Bowles 2013 207 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Set it & Forget it
by Daniel Erichsen • 2020
Insomnia persists because you keep trying to fix it. The method that works: stop.
4.39
352
Set it & Forget it Summary
Set it & Forget it
Insomnia persists because you keep trying to fix it. The method that works: stop.
by Daniel Erichsen 2020 255 pages
4.39
352 ratings
Moral Tribes
by Joshua D. Greene • 2013
Your moral brain has a tribal mode and a modern mode. The tribal one keeps winning.
4.02
3k+
Moral Tribes Summary
Moral Tribes
Your moral brain has a tribal mode and a modern mode. The tribal one keeps winning.
by Joshua D. Greene 2013 432 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
The Psychology Book
by Nigel C. Benson • 2011
A visual tour through psychology's biggest ideas, from Freud's couch to the neuroscience lab.
4.17
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The Psychology Book Summary
The Psychology Book
A visual tour through psychology's biggest ideas, from Freud's couch to the neuroscience lab.
by Nigel C. Benson 2011 352 pages
4.17
5k+ ratings
Solve for Happy
by Mo Gawdat • 2017
Happiness is your default. Your brain just hides it. The framework for clearing the interference.
3.97
10k+
Solve for Happy Summary
Solve for Happy
Happiness is your default. Your brain just hides it. The framework for clearing the interference.
by Mo Gawdat 2017 368 pages
3.97
10k+ ratings
The Unaccountability Machine
by Dan Davies • 2024
Why nobody is responsible: the machinery that absorbs blame and starves institutions of feedback.
3.74
1k+
The Unaccountability Machine Summary
The Unaccountability Machine
Why nobody is responsible: the machinery that absorbs blame and starves institutions of feedback.
by Dan Davies 2024 304 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
How the World Really Works
by Vaclav Smil • 2022
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
3.94
14k+
How the World Really Works Summary
How the World Really Works
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
by Vaclav Smil 2022 336 pages
3.94
14k+ ratings
The Marshmallow Test
by Walter Mischel • 2014
Willpower isn't character; it's a cognitive skill. A four-year-old with a marshmallow proved it.
3.72
9k+
The Marshmallow Test Summary
The Marshmallow Test
Willpower isn't character; it's a cognitive skill. A four-year-old with a marshmallow proved it.
by Walter Mischel 2014 336 pages
3.72
9k+ ratings
The Code Book
by Simon Singh • 1999
Wars, empires, and the internet all turn on one ancient problem: how to keep a secret.
4.30
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The Code Book Summary
The Code Book
Wars, empires, and the internet all turn on one ancient problem: how to keep a secret.
by Simon Singh 1999 432 pages
4.30
29k+ ratings
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
by P.W. Singer • 2013
The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.
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Cybersecurity and Cyberwar Summary
Cybersecurity and Cyberwar
The Internet trusts everyone. That made it a battlefield where attackers rarely get caught.
by P.W. Singer 2013 320 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
Python Data Science Handbook
by Jake VanderPlas • 2016
Four libraries, one workflow: the Python path from raw data to validated predictions.
4.29
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Python Data Science Handbook Summary
Python Data Science Handbook
Four libraries, one workflow: the Python path from raw data to validated predictions.
by Jake VanderPlas 2016 548 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
by James Paul Gee • 2003
Video games teach because they have to. The 36 learning principles schools can steal from them.
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What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy Summary
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
Video games teach because they have to. The 36 learning principles schools can steal from them.
by James Paul Gee 2003 240 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Why We Love
by Anna Machin • 2022
Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.
3.72
205
Why We Love Summary
Why We Love
Love is a survival system, not a feeling. Romantic love is its rarest and strangest form.
by Anna Machin 2022 315 pages
3.72
205 ratings
Unfuck Your Body
by Faith G. Harper • 2021
Breathing, eating, sleeping, moving: the science of calming a nervous system that's had enough.
3.60
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Unfuck Your Body Summary
Unfuck Your Body
Breathing, eating, sleeping, moving: the science of calming a nervous system that's had enough.
by Faith G. Harper 2021 191 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
What If?
by Randall Munroe • 2014
Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.
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What If? Summary
What If?
Dead-serious answers to the internet's dumbest questions, and why the math almost always ends badly.
by Randall Munroe 2014 303 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Integral Psychology
by Ken Wilber • 1999
Consciousness is a tangle of levels, lines, and states. A four-cornered map finally integrates them.
4.18
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Integral Psychology Summary
Integral Psychology
Consciousness is a tangle of levels, lines, and states. A four-cornered map finally integrates them.
by Ken Wilber 1999 303 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Our Mathematical Universe
by Max Tegmark • 2012
The universe is a mathematical structure, and parallel worlds exist at four different scales.
4.18
8k+
Our Mathematical Universe Summary
Our Mathematical Universe
The universe is a mathematical structure, and parallel worlds exist at four different scales.
by Max Tegmark 2012 432 pages
4.18
8k+ ratings
Sapiens and Homo Deus
by Yuval Noah Harari • 2017
We conquered the planet through shared fictions. The next upgrade may leave humanity behind.
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1k+
Sapiens and Homo Deus Summary
Sapiens and Homo Deus
We conquered the planet through shared fictions. The next upgrade may leave humanity behind.
by Yuval Noah Harari 2017 816 pages
4.40
1k+ ratings
Reality Is Broken
by Jane McGonigal • 2010
Games satisfy us more than reality does. That gap is a blueprint for a better world.
3.79
8k+
Reality Is Broken Summary
Reality Is Broken
Games satisfy us more than reality does. That gap is a blueprint for a better world.
by Jane McGonigal 2010 400 pages
3.79
8k+ ratings
Roar
by Stacy T. Sims • 2016
Your hormones set the rules. Match your food and fitness to them at every life stage.
4.04
7k+
Roar Summary
Roar
Your hormones set the rules. Match your food and fitness to them at every life stage.
by Stacy T. Sims 2016 304 pages
4.04
7k+ ratings
The Rise of Christianity
by Rodney Stark • 1996
40% per decade for 300 years. The secret: epidemics, networks, and how Christians treated women.
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The Rise of Christianity Summary
The Rise of Christianity
40% per decade for 300 years. The secret: epidemics, networks, and how Christians treated women.
by Rodney Stark 1996 272 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
by Richards J. Heuer Jr. • 2005
CIA's textbook for outthinking your own limits: structured methods that catch what intuition misses.
4.27
1k+
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Summary
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
CIA's textbook for outthinking your own limits: structured methods that catch what intuition misses.
by Richards J. Heuer Jr. 2005 216 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Python Tricks
by Dan Bader • 2017
Go from writing Python to thinking in Python: the intermediate patterns your tutorials skipped.
4.43
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Python Tricks Summary
Python Tricks
Go from writing Python to thinking in Python: the intermediate patterns your tutorials skipped.
by Dan Bader 2017 301 pages
4.43
1k+ ratings
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
by Janelle Shane • 2019
AI isn't outsmarting us; it's misnaming a kitten. A tour of machine learning's weirdest failures.
4.11
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You Look Like a Thing and I Love You Summary
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You
AI isn't outsmarting us; it's misnaming a kitten. A tour of machine learning's weirdest failures.
by Janelle Shane 2019 272 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
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