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Science Book Summaries

Not in Love
by Ali Hazelwood
Her one-night stand turns out to be the man orchestrating her company's hostile takeover.
3.63
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Not in Love
Her one-night stand turns out to be the man orchestrating her company's hostile takeover.
by Ali Hazelwood 2024 394 pages
3.63
300k+ ratings
The Second Machine Age
by Erik Brynjolfsson • 2014
Kodak employed 145,000. Instagram: 15. The economics that explains both, and what comes next.
3.91
12k+
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The Second Machine Age
Kodak employed 145,000. Instagram: 15. The economics that explains both, and what comes next.
by Erik Brynjolfsson 2014 320 pages
3.91
12k+ ratings
Empire of AI
by Karen Hao • 2025
The AI revolution runs on $2-an-hour labor, stolen water, and a marketing trick from 1956.
4.02
14k+
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Empire of AI
The AI revolution runs on $2-an-hour labor, stolen water, and a marketing trick from 1956.
by Karen Hao 2025 501 pages
4.02
14k+ ratings
The Source
by Tara Swart • 2019
The brain is built to change; directing that change is a skill you can learn.
3.86
5k+
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The Source
The brain is built to change; directing that change is a skill you can learn.
by Tara Swart 2019 288 pages
3.86
5k+ ratings
Evolve Your Brain
by Joe Dispenza • 2007
You're chemically addicted to your own emotions. The neuroscience of breaking free.
4.14
4k+
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Evolve Your Brain
You're chemically addicted to your own emotions. The neuroscience of breaking free.
by Joe Dispenza 2007 508 pages
4.14
4k+ ratings
The Power of Geography
by Tim Marshall • 2021
From the Sahel to low Earth orbit, ten regions where geography is shaping the next flashpoints.
4.19
25k+
The Power of Geography Summary
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The Power of Geography
From the Sahel to low Earth orbit, ten regions where geography is shaping the next flashpoints.
by Tim Marshall 2021 304 pages
4.19
25k+ ratings
Predictably Irrational
by Dan Ariely • 2008
Why you overpay, procrastinate, and cheat just a little (and how to outsmart your own brain).
4.12
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Predictably Irrational
Why you overpay, procrastinate, and cheat just a little (and how to outsmart your own brain).
by Dan Ariely 2008 349 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
A Mind for Numbers
by Barbara Oakley • 2014
Your study techniques are lying to you. A former math failure's science-backed path to mastery.
4.19
22k+
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A Mind for Numbers
Your study techniques are lying to you. A former math failure's science-backed path to mastery.
by Barbara Oakley 2014 336 pages
4.19
22k+ ratings
The Comfort Crisis
by Michael Easter • 2021
Your body expects hunger, cold, and exhaustion. Comfort broke the contract.
4.23
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The Comfort Crisis
Your body expects hunger, cold, and exhaustion. Comfort broke the contract.
by Michael Easter 2021 284 pages
4.23
38k+ ratings
The Brain That Changes Itself
by Norman Doidge • 2007
Paralyzed arm moved after 45 years. Phantom pain vanished in a mirror. The brain rewires itself.
4.20
40k+
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The Brain That Changes Itself
Paralyzed arm moved after 45 years. Phantom pain vanished in a mirror. The brain rewires itself.
by Norman Doidge 2007 427 pages
4.20
40k+ ratings
What Every Body is Saying
by Joe Navarro • 2008
Start at the feet, not the face: an FBI agent's method for reading what people feel.
3.91
35k+
What Every Body is Saying Summary
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What Every Body is Saying
Start at the feet, not the face: an FBI agent's method for reading what people feel.
by Joe Navarro 2008 272 pages
3.91
35k+ ratings
Talk
by Alison Wood Brooks • 2025
Most of us plan outfits, not words. Conversation rules a Harvard professor actually tested.
4.00
2k+
Talk Summary
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Talk
Most of us plan outfits, not words. Conversation rules a Harvard professor actually tested.
by Alison Wood Brooks 2025 336 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
The Ego Tunnel
by Thomas Metzinger • 2009
There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.
4.10
3k+
The Ego Tunnel Summary
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The Ego Tunnel
There is no self, only a model the brain generates and mistakes for a soul.
by Thomas Metzinger 2009 288 pages
4.10
3k+ ratings
The Molecule of More
by Daniel Z. Lieberman • 2018
Dopamine delivers wanting, not pleasure. It falls silent the moment you arrive.
4.13
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The Molecule of More Summary
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The Molecule of More
Dopamine delivers wanting, not pleasure. It falls silent the moment you arrive.
by Daniel Z. Lieberman 2018 240 pages
4.13
19k+ ratings
Material World
by Ed Conway • 2023
Six buried materials hold up modern life. The clean energy shift means digging more, not less.
4.5
8k+
Material World Summary
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Material World
Six buried materials hold up modern life. The clean energy shift means digging more, not less.
by Ed Conway 2023 512 pages
4.5
8k+ ratings
What Every Body is Saying
by Joe Navarro • 2008
Read anyone by starting at the feet and ignoring the face: an ex-FBI agent's method.
3.91
35k+
What Every Body is Saying Summary
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What Every Body is Saying
Read anyone by starting at the feet and ignoring the face: an ex-FBI agent's method.
by Joe Navarro 2008 250 pages
3.91
35k+ ratings
Third Wave
by Alvin Toffler • 1980
The factory, the nuclear family, and the nation-state share a hidden logic. That logic is dying.
3.96
2k+
Third Wave Summary
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Third Wave
The factory, the nuclear family, and the nation-state share a hidden logic. That logic is dying.
by Alvin Toffler 1980 544 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
Superforecasting
by Philip E. Tetlock • 2015
30% more accurate than CIA analysts: the trainable habits that predict the future.
4.08
22k+
Superforecasting Summary
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Superforecasting
30% more accurate than CIA analysts: the trainable habits that predict the future.
by Philip E. Tetlock 2015 352 pages
4.08
22k+ ratings
The Female Brain
by Louann Brizendine • 2006
What you call her personality is her neurochemistry: a brain rebuilt by hormones across lifetime.
3.85
14k+
The Female Brain Summary
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The Female Brain
What you call her personality is her neurochemistry: a brain rebuilt by hormones across lifetime.
by Louann Brizendine 2006 280 pages
3.85
14k+ ratings
Epi-paleo Rx
by Jack Kruse • 2013
Leptin resistance blinds your brain to its energy stores; the fix starts with ice and oysters.
4.20
410
Epi-paleo Rx Summary
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Epi-paleo Rx
Leptin resistance blinds your brain to its energy stores; the fix starts with ice and oysters.
by Jack Kruse 2013 256 pages
4.20
410 ratings
Learning from Experience
by Wilfred R. Bion • 1962
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
4.19
135
Learning from Experience Summary
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Learning from Experience
Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.
by Wilfred R. Bion 1962 126 pages
4.19
135 ratings
Emotions Revealed
by Paul Ekman • 2003
Emotions hijack you in milliseconds. Spot them on any face before they cost you.
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Emotions Revealed Summary
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Emotions Revealed
Emotions hijack you in milliseconds. Spot them on any face before they cost you.
by Paul Ekman 2003 240 pages
4.03
7k+ ratings
Guns, Germs, and Steel
by Jared Diamond • 2005
Eurasia had wheat and an east-west axis. The Americas didn't. Geography decided who conquered whom.
4.04
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
Eurasia had wheat and an east-west axis. The Americas didn't. Geography decided who conquered whom.
by Jared Diamond 2005 498 pages
4.04
400k+ ratings
The Art of Impossible
by Steven Kotler • 2021
The biological formula for impossible achievement: four skills trained in sequence, not a gift.
4.19
4k+
The Art of Impossible Summary
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The Art of Impossible
The biological formula for impossible achievement: four skills trained in sequence, not a gift.
by Steven Kotler 2021 336 pages
4.19
4k+ ratings
Build the Life You Want
by Arthur C. Brooks • 2023
Unhappiness is not your enemy. It's fuel. A social scientist shows what to do with it.
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16k+
Build the Life You Want Summary
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Build the Life You Want
Unhappiness is not your enemy. It's fuel. A social scientist shows what to do with it.
by Arthur C. Brooks 2023 272 pages
3.80
16k+ ratings
Becoming Supernatural
by Joe Dispenza • 2017
Your body can get addicted to its own suffering. Break the loop with breathwork and meditation.
4.24
26k+
Becoming Supernatural Summary
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Becoming Supernatural
Your body can get addicted to its own suffering. Break the loop with breathwork and meditation.
by Joe Dispenza 2017 384 pages
4.24
26k+ ratings
The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook
by Lyle McDonald • 2005
A protein-only fast drops half a pound of fat daily. The maintenance formula keeps it gone.
4.25
265
The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook Summary
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The Rapid Fat Loss Handbook
A protein-only fast drops half a pound of fat daily. The maintenance formula keeps it gone.
by Lyle McDonald 2005 115 pages
4.25
265 ratings
Love, Theoretically
by Ali Hazelwood
A physicist moonlighting as a fake girlfriend collides with her arch-rival: her client's brother.
4.08
600k+
Love, Theoretically Summary
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Love, Theoretically
A physicist moonlighting as a fake girlfriend collides with her arch-rival: her client's brother.
by Ali Hazelwood 2023 389 pages
4.08
600k+ ratings
The Lucifer Effect
by Philip G. Zimbardo • 2007
Ordinary students, fake prison, abusive in six days. The situation, not character, corrupts.
3.90
27k+
The Lucifer Effect Summary
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The Lucifer Effect
Ordinary students, fake prison, abusive in six days. The situation, not character, corrupts.
by Philip G. Zimbardo 2007 551 pages
3.90
27k+ ratings
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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100k+
The Body Summary
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The Body
Your body's raw elements cost pocket change, but no scientist can assemble them into life.
by Bill Bryson 2019 450 pages
4.31
100k+ ratings
Concise Laws Of Human Nature
by Robert Greene • 2020
Your emotions vote first, your reason just rubber stamps. And your face is already confessing.
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Concise Laws Of Human Nature
Your emotions vote first, your reason just rubber stamps. And your face is already confessing.
by Robert Greene 2020 304 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
The Science of Self-Discipline
by Peter Hollins • 2017
Willpower runs out. The fix is designing a world where the easiest choice is the right one.
4.09
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The Science of Self-Discipline Summary
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The Science of Self-Discipline
Willpower runs out. The fix is designing a world where the easiest choice is the right one.
by Peter Hollins 2017 218 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
The God Code
by Gregg Braden • 2003
What if an ancient name for God is spelled out in the atoms of your DNA?
4.06
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The God Code
What if an ancient name for God is spelled out in the atoms of your DNA?
by Gregg Braden 2003 316 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Precious Little Sleep
by Alexis Dubief • 2017
Why soothing backfires, and how to teach the one skill that fixes baby sleep.
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Precious Little Sleep Summary
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Precious Little Sleep
Why soothing backfires, and how to teach the one skill that fixes baby sleep.
by Alexis Dubief 2017 320 pages
4.12
6k+ ratings
The 5 Resets
by Aditi Nerurkar • 2024
A Harvard physician's rule for beating stress: never change more than two things at once.
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The 5 Resets
A Harvard physician's rule for beating stress: never change more than two things at once.
by Aditi Nerurkar 2024 283 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
by Joe Dispenza • 2012
Your personality runs on autopilot. Here is the meditation practice that overwrites the program.
4.13
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Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
Your personality runs on autopilot. Here is the meditation practice that overwrites the program.
by Joe Dispenza 2012 329 pages
4.13
40k+ ratings
A Brief History of Time
by Stephen W. Hawking • 1988
A universe from nothing, glowing black holes, and the question physics still cannot answer.
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A Brief History of Time
A universe from nothing, glowing black holes, and the question physics still cannot answer.
by Stephen W. Hawking 1988 226 pages
4.21
400k+ ratings
The Science of Rapid Skill Acquisition
by Peter Hollins • 2019
Top 1% takes decades. Top 10% in three skills is easier, faster, and surprisingly lucrative.
3.69
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The Science of Rapid Skill Acquisition
Top 1% takes decades. Top 10% in three skills is easier, faster, and surprisingly lucrative.
by Peter Hollins 2019 204 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
The Muscle Ladder
by Jeff Nippard • 2024
Stop majoring in the minors: a science-backed hierarchy of what actually builds muscle.
4.58
500+
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The Muscle Ladder
Stop majoring in the minors: a science-backed hierarchy of what actually builds muscle.
by Jeff Nippard 2024 707 pages
4.58
500+ ratings
Fooled by Randomness
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb • 2001
Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.
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Fooled by Randomness
Ten thousand coin-flippers produce three hundred geniuses. The biographies write themselves.
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2001 368 pages
4.08
71k+ ratings
Spark
by John J. Ratey • 2008
Exercise isn't really about the body. It's brain medicine, and the evidence rivals any pill.
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Spark
Exercise isn't really about the body. It's brain medicine, and the evidence rivals any pill.
by John J. Ratey 2008 294 pages
4.13
17k+ ratings
A Billion Wicked Thoughts
by Ogi Ogas • 2011
A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.
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A Billion Wicked Thoughts
A billion anonymous searches expose the true architecture of male and female desire.
by Ogi Ogas 2011 418 pages
3.83
4k+ ratings
Tell Me What You Want
by Justin J. Lehmiller • 2018
Nearly every sexual fantasy turns out to be common. The real dysfunction is hiding from desire.
3.82
1k+
Tell Me What You Want Summary
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Tell Me What You Want
Nearly every sexual fantasy turns out to be common. The real dysfunction is hiding from desire.
by Justin J. Lehmiller 2018 288 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Anchored
by Deb Dana • 2021
Your body writes the story. Learn to pick up a different pen.
3.91
2k+
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Anchored
Your body writes the story. Learn to pick up a different pen.
by Deb Dana 2021 208 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Body Electric
by Robert O. Becker • 1985
A hidden electrical current runs your body's healing and growth. Power lines may be shorting it out.
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The Body Electric
A hidden electrical current runs your body's healing and growth. Power lines may be shorting it out.
by Robert O. Becker 1985 368 pages
4.25
500+ ratings
Crazy Like Us
by Ethan Watters • 2009
Exporting American psychiatric definitions changes mental illness from the inside, not just what doctors call it.
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Crazy Like Us
Exporting American psychiatric definitions changes mental illness from the inside, not just what doctors call it.
by Ethan Watters 2009 320 pages
4.10
4k+ ratings
The Thinking Machine
by Stephen Witt • 2025
Two $500 gaming cards in a student bedroom triggered the AI revolution. Nvidia was ready.
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The Thinking Machine
Two $500 gaming cards in a student bedroom triggered the AI revolution. Nvidia was ready.
by Stephen Witt 2025 272 pages
4.30
4k+ ratings
Influence
by Robert B. Cialdini • 1984
A psychologist infiltrated sales organizations to map the six triggers that make you say yes.
4.21
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Influence
A psychologist infiltrated sales organizations to map the six triggers that make you say yes.
by Robert B. Cialdini 1984 336 pages
4.21
100k+ ratings
End Times
by Peter Turchin • 2023
Ten millennia of data point to two conditions for state collapse. America now meets both.
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End Times
Ten millennia of data point to two conditions for state collapse. America now meets both.
by Peter Turchin 2023 368 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
What Makes Love Last
by John M. Gottman • 2012
A researcher found which couples survive betrayal and which do not. Three steps separate them.
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3k+
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What Makes Love Last
A researcher found which couples survive betrayal and which do not. Three steps separate them.
by John M. Gottman 2012 304 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
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