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Science

Science shapes every aspect of our world, from the atoms that form our bodies to the mysteries of consciousness and human behavior. Here you'll find engaging explorations of evolution, physics, psychology, and the natural forces that govern both our universe and ourselves.

Science Book Summaries

The Archaeology of Mind
by Jaak Panksepp • 2012
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
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410
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Neurobiology🐾 Animal Emotions🌊 Evolution Of Emotion
The Archaeology of Mind Summary
The Archaeology of Mind
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
by Jaak Panksepp 2012 592 pages
4.44
410 ratings
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Neurobiology🐾 Animal Emotions🌊 Evolution Of Emotion
Deep Learning with Python
by François Chollet • 2017
The Keras creator teaches you to build neural networks that see, read, and create in Python.
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🧠 Deep Learning🐍 Python Programming🏋️ Model Training👁️ Computer Vision💬 Natural Language Processing
Deep Learning with Python Summary
Deep Learning with Python
The Keras creator teaches you to build neural networks that see, read, and create in Python.
by François Chollet 2017 350 pages
4.57
1k+ ratings
🧠 Deep Learning🐍 Python Programming🏋️ Model Training👁️ Computer Vision💬 Natural Language Processing
Your Brain at Work, Revised and Updated
by David Rock • 2009
Your brain was never built to multitask. The four-item limit that changes how you work.
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11k+
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience💻 Knowledge Work🎯 Attention Management🎭 Emotional Regulation⚡ Brain-Based Productivity
Your Brain at Work, Revised and Updated Summary
Your Brain at Work, Revised and Updated
Your brain was never built to multitask. The four-item limit that changes how you work.
by David Rock 2009 309 pages
4.09
11k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience💻 Knowledge Work🎯 Attention Management🎭 Emotional Regulation⚡ Brain-Based Productivity
Better
by Atul Gawande • 2007
Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.
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37k+
🩺 Surgical Memoir⚖️ Medical Ethics🪖 Battlefield Medicine🤰 Childbirth Practices📈 Improvement Science
Better Summary
Better
Between what medicine knows and what it does, the stubborn details that close the gap.
by Atul Gawande 2007 288 pages
4.25
37k+ ratings
🩺 Surgical Memoir⚖️ Medical Ethics🪖 Battlefield Medicine🤰 Childbirth Practices📈 Improvement Science
Why God Won't Go Away
by Andrew B. Newberg • 2001
Your brain is built for God: the neuroscience behind why spiritual experiences feel so real.
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🧠 Neuroscience Of Religion🧘 Meditation Science🌌 Altered States📜 Ritual Studies🌀 Ego Dissolution
Why God Won't Go Away Summary
Why God Won't Go Away
Your brain is built for God: the neuroscience behind why spiritual experiences feel so real.
by Andrew B. Newberg 2001 234 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
🧠 Neuroscience Of Religion🧘 Meditation Science🌌 Altered States📜 Ritual Studies🌀 Ego Dissolution
The Great Cholesterol Con
by Malcolm Kendrick • 2007
Cholesterol took the fall. Chronic stress and social breakdown are the true causes of heart disease.
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🩸 Cholesterol Skepticism🏛️ Medical Orthodoxy😰 Stress And Health🏘️ Social Determinants Of Health💊 Statins Controversy
The Great Cholesterol Con Summary
The Great Cholesterol Con
Cholesterol took the fall. Chronic stress and social breakdown are the true causes of heart disease.
by Malcolm Kendrick 2007 374 pages
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500+ ratings
🩸 Cholesterol Skepticism🏛️ Medical Orthodoxy😰 Stress And Health🏘️ Social Determinants Of Health💊 Statins Controversy
Eat to Live
by Joel Fuhrman MD • 2003
How to lose weight by crowding your plate with greens and beans, not by eating less.
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🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition🥗 Whole Foods Diet🔬 Nutrient Density🏥 Disease Reversal🌱 Whole Food Plant-Based
Eat to Live Summary
Eat to Live
How to lose weight by crowding your plate with greens and beans, not by eating less.
by Joel Fuhrman MD 2003 305 pages
4.13
16k+ ratings
🥬 Plant-Based Nutrition🥗 Whole Foods Diet🔬 Nutrient Density🏥 Disease Reversal🌱 Whole Food Plant-Based
Plays Well with Others
by Eric Barker • 2022
Love mimics mental illness, your people radar barely works, and the fix is stronger signals.
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🧪 Relationship Science🤝 Adult Friendships🗣️ Conflict Resolution🏙️ Loneliness Epidemic🌐 Belonging And Community
Plays Well with Others Summary
Plays Well with Others
Love mimics mental illness, your people radar barely works, and the fix is stronger signals.
by Eric Barker 2022 304 pages
4.09
3k+ ratings
🧪 Relationship Science🤝 Adult Friendships🗣️ Conflict Resolution🏙️ Loneliness Epidemic🌐 Belonging And Community
The H Factor of Personality
by Kibeom Lee • 2012
The personality trait that predicts who will exploit you was missing from science until 2000.
4.03
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🧠 Personality Psychology📊 Trait Models🎭 Social Exploitation⚖️ Moral Character🤝 Trust And Cooperation
The H Factor of Personality Summary
The H Factor of Personality
The personality trait that predicts who will exploit you was missing from science until 2000.
by Kibeom Lee 2012 212 pages
4.03
494 ratings
🧠 Personality Psychology📊 Trait Models🎭 Social Exploitation⚖️ Moral Character🤝 Trust And Cooperation
The Defining Decade
by Meg Jay • 2012
Why coasting through your twenties costs your thirties, and the research-backed moves to start now.
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🧠 Adult Development🔄 Life Transitions💼 Career Development👥 Social Psychology📊 Evidence-Based Self-Help
The Defining Decade Summary
The Defining Decade
Why coasting through your twenties costs your thirties, and the research-backed moves to start now.
by Meg Jay 2012 337 pages
4.10
92k+ ratings
🧠 Adult Development🔄 Life Transitions💼 Career Development👥 Social Psychology📊 Evidence-Based Self-Help
Everyone Is African
by Daniel J. Fairbanks • 2015
Race isn't in your genes. Africa is, for everyone, and the science is unequivocal.
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🧬 Human Genetics🔬 Scientific Racism🧬 Genetic Ancestry🌍 Out Of Africa🏥 Health Disparities
Everyone Is African Summary
Everyone Is African
Race isn't in your genes. Africa is, for everyone, and the science is unequivocal.
by Daniel J. Fairbanks 2015 191 pages
4.12
144 ratings
🧬 Human Genetics🔬 Scientific Racism🧬 Genetic Ancestry🌍 Out Of Africa🏥 Health Disparities
Mathletics
by Wayne L. Winston • 2009
The math that proves punting is overrated, OBP beats slugging, and payroll barely matters.
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🏟️ Sports Analytics🎲 Game Theory💰 Player Valuation🎯 Probability In Sports📈 Sports Economics
Mathletics Summary
Mathletics
The math that proves punting is overrated, OBP beats slugging, and payroll barely matters.
by Wayne L. Winston 2009 392 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
🏟️ Sports Analytics🎲 Game Theory💰 Player Valuation🎯 Probability In Sports📈 Sports Economics
The Hidden Habits of Genius
by Craig Wright • 2020
Darwin, Jobs, Churchill: none aced a test. The traits behind their genius are learnable.
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🧠 Creative Genius🔄 Contrarian Thinking👩 Gender Bias📚 Lifelong Learning⏰ Creative Routines
The Hidden Habits of Genius Summary
The Hidden Habits of Genius
Darwin, Jobs, Churchill: none aced a test. The traits behind their genius are learnable.
by Craig Wright 2020 333 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
🧠 Creative Genius🔄 Contrarian Thinking👩 Gender Bias📚 Lifelong Learning⏰ Creative Routines
The Heart-Mind Matrix
by Joseph Chilton Pearce • 2012
Failed nurturing traps us in survival mode; the heart's intelligence offers a biological escape.
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🫀 Heart-Brain Coherence🧠 Developmental Trauma🌱 Conscious Evolution🔮 Transpersonal Psychology🤱 Emotional Nurturing
The Heart-Mind Matrix Summary
The Heart-Mind Matrix
Failed nurturing traps us in survival mode; the heart's intelligence offers a biological escape.
by Joseph Chilton Pearce 2012 224 pages
4.16
85 ratings
🫀 Heart-Brain Coherence🧠 Developmental Trauma🌱 Conscious Evolution🔮 Transpersonal Psychology🤱 Emotional Nurturing
Death by Black Hole
by Neil deGrasse Tyson • 2006
Stars made every atom in your body. They can also kill you. Welcome to the universe.
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🪐 Astrophysics🌌 Cosmology📝 Essay Collections🌍 Cosmic Perspective🔍 Scientific Skepticism
Death by Black Hole Summary
Death by Black Hole
Stars made every atom in your body. They can also kill you. Welcome to the universe.
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2006 384 pages
4.10
32k+ ratings
🪐 Astrophysics🌌 Cosmology📝 Essay Collections🌍 Cosmic Perspective🔍 Scientific Skepticism
Artificial Intelligence in Practice
by Bernard Marr • 2019
Robots patrol Walmart aisles. Netflix guesses your next watch. How 50 companies already run on AI.
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🤖 Ai In Business📋 Corporate Case Studies🧠 Applied Machine Learning📈 Predictive Analytics⚙️ Automation
Artificial Intelligence in Practice Summary
Artificial Intelligence in Practice
Robots patrol Walmart aisles. Netflix guesses your next watch. How 50 companies already run on AI.
by Bernard Marr 2019 366 pages
3.41
251 ratings
🤖 Ai In Business📋 Corporate Case Studies🧠 Applied Machine Learning📈 Predictive Analytics⚙️ Automation
Music Theory
by Nicolas Carter • 2016
The creative toolkit your instrument never came with: music theory that builds fluency, not rules.
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🎵 Music Theory🏛️ Western Music Theory🎹 Scales And Chords🔄 Chord Progressions✍️ Composition
Music Theory Summary
Music Theory
The creative toolkit your instrument never came with: music theory that builds fluency, not rules.
by Nicolas Carter 2016 245 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
🎵 Music Theory🏛️ Western Music Theory🎹 Scales And Chords🔄 Chord Progressions✍️ Composition
Green Swans
by John Elkington • 2020
Sustainability was about doing less harm. The next economy restores more than it takes.
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🌱 Regenerative Capitalism🔄 Systems Thinking🧩 Wicked Problems📈 Exponential Technology📊 Triple Bottom Line
Green Swans Summary
Green Swans
Sustainability was about doing less harm. The next economy restores more than it takes.
by John Elkington 2020 323 pages
3.78
349 ratings
🌱 Regenerative Capitalism🔄 Systems Thinking🧩 Wicked Problems📈 Exponential Technology📊 Triple Bottom Line
Epidemiology
by Leon Gordis • 2000
The epidemiologist's method: how to measure disease, design studies, and prove what causes illness.
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📊 Epidemiology🏥 Public Health📋 Study Design🔗 Causal Inference📈 Biostatistics
Epidemiology Summary
Epidemiology
The epidemiologist's method: how to measure disease, design studies, and prove what causes illness.
by Leon Gordis 2000 335 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
📊 Epidemiology🏥 Public Health📋 Study Design🔗 Causal Inference📈 Biostatistics
The Reciprocating Self
by Jack O. Balswick • 2005
Developmental theories map growth but skip the destination. The Trinity supplies an answer.
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🧒 Developmental Psychology📖 Theological Anthropology✝️ Trinitarian Theology🤝 Christian Integration🔗 Relational Self
The Reciprocating Self Summary
The Reciprocating Self
Developmental theories map growth but skip the destination. The Trinity supplies an answer.
by Jack O. Balswick 2005 334 pages
3.80
244 ratings
🧒 Developmental Psychology📖 Theological Anthropology✝️ Trinitarian Theology🤝 Christian Integration🔗 Relational Self
The Hacker and the State
by Ben Buchanan • 2020
The most damaging attacks of this century arrived not through the air, but through code.
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💻 Cyber Warfare🕵️ Cyber Espionage📡 Signals Intelligence🗳️ Election Interference💣 Digital Sabotage
The Hacker and the State Summary
The Hacker and the State
The most damaging attacks of this century arrived not through the air, but through code.
by Ben Buchanan 2020 406 pages
4.19
500+ ratings
💻 Cyber Warfare🕵️ Cyber Espionage📡 Signals Intelligence🗳️ Election Interference💣 Digital Sabotage
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living
by Jeff S. Volek • 2011
The clinical case for fat as fuel: why ketosis heals what carbohydrate overload breaks.
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🩸 Metabolic Health🥩 Low-Carb Diets🧬 Ancestral Health🫀 Insulin Resistance🧈 Saturated Fat
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living Summary
The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living
The clinical case for fat as fuel: why ketosis heals what carbohydrate overload breaks.
by Jeff S. Volek 2011 316 pages
4.21
2k+ ratings
🩸 Metabolic Health🥩 Low-Carb Diets🧬 Ancestral Health🫀 Insulin Resistance🧈 Saturated Fat
The Day the World Stops Shopping
by J.B. MacKinnon • 2021
Less shopping saves the planet and wrecks the economy. The path through that trap.
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🧃 Consumer Culture📉 Environmental Economics🛒 Overconsumption📊 Degrowth🌱 Voluntary Simplicity
The Day the World Stops Shopping Summary
The Day the World Stops Shopping
Less shopping saves the planet and wrecks the economy. The path through that trap.
by J.B. MacKinnon 2021 336 pages
4.13
5k+ ratings
🧃 Consumer Culture📉 Environmental Economics🛒 Overconsumption📊 Degrowth🌱 Voluntary Simplicity
Executive Functions
by Russell A. Barkley • 2012
Executive functions didn't evolve for cognition. They evolved to survive group life with strangers.
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🧠 Executive Function⚖️ Self-Regulation🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Mental Time Travel🤝 Social Cognition
Executive Functions Summary
Executive Functions
Executive functions didn't evolve for cognition. They evolved to survive group life with strangers.
by Russell A. Barkley 2012 244 pages
4.06
126 ratings
🧠 Executive Function⚖️ Self-Regulation🧬 Evolutionary Psychology⏳ Mental Time Travel🤝 Social Cognition
The God Equation
by Michio Kaku • 2021
Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.
4.11
8k+
🧮 Theoretical Physics📜 History Of Physics🎻 String Theory⚛️ Quantum Gravity🔗 Unified Theories
The God Equation Summary
The God Equation
Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.
by Michio Kaku 2021 225 pages
4.11
8k+ ratings
🧮 Theoretical Physics📜 History Of Physics🎻 String Theory⚛️ Quantum Gravity🔗 Unified Theories
The Halo Effect
by Philip M. Rosenzweig • 2007
Celebrated business books share a fatal flaw: they mistake the glow of success for its cause.
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5k+
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Survivorship Bias📊 Evidence-Based Management♟️ Business Strategy🔍 Causal Inference
The Halo Effect Summary
The Halo Effect
Celebrated business books share a fatal flaw: they mistake the glow of success for its cause.
by Philip M. Rosenzweig 2007 256 pages
3.89
5k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🎲 Survivorship Bias📊 Evidence-Based Management♟️ Business Strategy🔍 Causal Inference
Methods of Persuasion
by Nick Kolenda • 2013
Every decision rides on invisible psychological rails. Here is how to lay the track.
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1k+
🧠 Persuasion Psychology👥 Social Influence🔍 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🤝 Compliance Tactics
Methods of Persuasion Summary
Methods of Persuasion
Every decision rides on invisible psychological rails. Here is how to lay the track.
by Nick Kolenda 2013 240 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
🧠 Persuasion Psychology👥 Social Influence🔍 Cognitive Biases📊 Behavioral Economics🤝 Compliance Tactics
The Ethical Algorithm
by Michael Kearns • 2019
Algorithms don't do ethics by default. Making them fair takes math, and the math demands trade-offs.
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500+
⚖️ Algorithmic Bias🔒 Data Privacy🤖 Ai Ethics🎲 Game Theory🔬 Reproducibility Crisis
The Ethical Algorithm Summary
The Ethical Algorithm
Algorithms don't do ethics by default. Making them fair takes math, and the math demands trade-offs.
by Michael Kearns 2019 230 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
⚖️ Algorithmic Bias🔒 Data Privacy🤖 Ai Ethics🎲 Game Theory🔬 Reproducibility Crisis
Rewire
by Richard O'Connor • 2014
Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.
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1k+
🧷 Addiction Recovery🔄 Habit Change💣 Self-Sabotage🧘 Mindfulness Practice🎭 Emotional Regulation
Rewire Summary
Rewire
Mindfulness is not just calm. It is the pause that lets you outvote your self-destructive autopilot.
by Richard O'Connor 2014 304 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
🧷 Addiction Recovery🔄 Habit Change💣 Self-Sabotage🧘 Mindfulness Practice🎭 Emotional Regulation
Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future
by John MacCormick • 2012
The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.
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1k+
📘 Algorithms Explained🧠 Computational Thinking🌐 Digital Infrastructure💻 How Computers Work🕰️ Computer Science History
Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future Summary
Nine Algorithms That Changed the Future
The hidden algorithms behind search and security, and the one problem no machine can solve.
by John MacCormick 2012 219 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
📘 Algorithms Explained🧠 Computational Thinking🌐 Digital Infrastructure💻 How Computers Work🕰️ Computer Science History
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Vance • 2017
A bullied kid, three near-bankruptcies, and the plan to put a million people on Mars.
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1k+
🚀 Space Entrepreneurship⚡ Clean Energy Innovation🌟 Techno-Optimism💥 Industry Disruption🪐 Space Colonization
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Summary
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
A bullied kid, three near-bankruptcies, and the plan to put a million people on Mars.
by Ashlee Vance 2017 288 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
🚀 Space Entrepreneurship⚡ Clean Energy Innovation🌟 Techno-Optimism💥 Industry Disruption🪐 Space Colonization
Neuro Web Design
by Susan M. Weinschenk • 2008
The conscious mind is your site's last reader. Design for the ones that decide first.
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500+
🖥️ Web Design📱 User Experience📈 Behavioral Economics🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases
Neuro Web Design Summary
Neuro Web Design
The conscious mind is your site's last reader. Design for the ones that decide first.
by Susan M. Weinschenk 2008 168 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
🖥️ Web Design📱 User Experience📈 Behavioral Economics🧠 Behavioral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases
The Hidden Brain
by Shankar Vedantam • 2009
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
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3k+
🧠 Unconscious Bias🤔 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics🧨 Radicalization
The Hidden Brain Summary
The Hidden Brain
Your unconscious picks presidents, sentences criminals, and spawns terrorists without your consent.
by Shankar Vedantam 2009 270 pages
3.99
3k+ ratings
🧠 Unconscious Bias🤔 Cognitive Biases👥 Social Psychology🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Group Dynamics🧨 Radicalization
Physics and Philosophy
by Werner Heisenberg • 1958
Observation doesn't just reveal reality at the quantum scale: it helps decide what becomes real.
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3k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Science⚛️ Quantum Foundations🏛️ Greek Natural Philosophy📐 Copenhagen Interpretation🔭 Observer And Measurement
Physics and Philosophy Summary
Physics and Philosophy
Observation doesn't just reveal reality at the quantum scale: it helps decide what becomes real.
by Werner Heisenberg 1958 176 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Science⚛️ Quantum Foundations🏛️ Greek Natural Philosophy📐 Copenhagen Interpretation🔭 Observer And Measurement
Why We Lie
by David Livingstone Smith • 2004
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🎭 Self-Deception🤥 Deception🗡️ Machiavellian Intelligence🌌 Unconscious Mind
Why We Lie Summary
Why We Lie
Self-deception is an evolutionary tool: the lies you believe are the ones you sell best.
by David Livingstone Smith 2004 256 pages
3.62
260 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🎭 Self-Deception🤥 Deception🗡️ Machiavellian Intelligence🌌 Unconscious Mind
Meet Your Happy Chemicals
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2015
Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.
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6k+
🧠 Brain Chemistry🐒 Evolutionary Psychology🔄 Neuroplasticity🔁 Habit Rewiring🎛️ Emotional Regulation
Meet Your Happy Chemicals Summary
Meet Your Happy Chemicals
Your brain didn't evolve for happiness. The daily practice that negotiates with your ancient wiring.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015 200 pages
4.01
6k+ ratings
🧠 Brain Chemistry🐒 Evolutionary Psychology🔄 Neuroplasticity🔁 Habit Rewiring🎛️ Emotional Regulation
Conformity
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2019
We copy, therefore we err. The hidden logic of conformity and the architecture that counters it.
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🧪 Social Psychology🔬 Behavioral Science👥 Group Dynamics🧲 Social Influence🗣️ Dissent And Deviance
Conformity Summary
Conformity
We copy, therefore we err. The hidden logic of conformity and the architecture that counters it.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2019 192 pages
3.46
396 ratings
🧪 Social Psychology🔬 Behavioral Science👥 Group Dynamics🧲 Social Influence🗣️ Dissent And Deviance
The One-Minute Workout
by Martin Gibala • 2017
Long cardio may be unnecessary. The lab data behind the shortest effective workout.
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🏃 Interval Training🔬 Exercise Science⚡ Efficient Workouts⏱️ Short Workouts🔥 Metabolic Training
The One-Minute Workout Summary
The One-Minute Workout
Long cardio may be unnecessary. The lab data behind the shortest effective workout.
by Martin Gibala 2017 272 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
🏃 Interval Training🔬 Exercise Science⚡ Efficient Workouts⏱️ Short Workouts🔥 Metabolic Training
How to Invent Everything
by Ryan North • 2018
Stranded in the past with nothing but your wits, and the flowchart says you're before 50,000 BCE.
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🏛️ Civilization Building🛠️ History Of Technology⏳ Time Travel Conceit⚙️ How Things Work🧠 Rational Thinking
How to Invent Everything Summary
How to Invent Everything
Stranded in the past with nothing but your wits, and the flowchart says you're before 50,000 BCE.
by Ryan North 2018 437 pages
4.14
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Civilization Building🛠️ History Of Technology⏳ Time Travel Conceit⚙️ How Things Work🧠 Rational Thinking
The Language of God
by Francis S. Collins • 2006
A top geneticist dismantles the war between science and faith, then builds a case for God.
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13k+
🧪 Science And Religion✝️ Christian Apologetics🌿 Theistic Evolution💡 Faith And Reason⚖️ Limits Of Science
The Language of God Summary
The Language of God
A top geneticist dismantles the war between science and faith, then builds a case for God.
by Francis S. Collins 2006 294 pages
3.87
13k+ ratings
🧪 Science And Religion✝️ Christian Apologetics🌿 Theistic Evolution💡 Faith And Reason⚖️ Limits Of Science
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
by Steven Novella • 2018
The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.
4.39
4k+
🧠 Critical Thinking🧩 Cognitive Biases💭 Logical Fallacies🧪 Pseudoscience🕵️ Conspiracy Theories
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Summary
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.
by Steven Novella 2018 512 pages
4.39
4k+ ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🧩 Cognitive Biases💭 Logical Fallacies🧪 Pseudoscience🕵️ Conspiracy Theories
Practical SQL
by Anthony DeBarros • 2022
Write real SQL: load data, join tables, run statistics, map locations, and query JSON in PostgreSQL.
4.26
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💾 Sql📊 Data Analysis🗃️ Relational Databases📖 Data Storytelling🛠️ Learn By Doing
Practical SQL Summary
Practical SQL
Write real SQL: load data, join tables, run statistics, map locations, and query JSON in PostgreSQL.
by Anthony DeBarros 2022 427 pages
4.26
239 ratings
💾 Sql📊 Data Analysis🗃️ Relational Databases📖 Data Storytelling🛠️ Learn By Doing
The Fourth Age
by Byron Reese • 2018
Three technologies made humanity. The fourth could unmake the boundary between human and machine.
4.01
1k+
🤖 Artificial Intelligence🧠 Consciousness Studies🎲 Free Will Debate⚙️ History Of Technology💼 Future Of Work
The Fourth Age Summary
The Fourth Age
Three technologies made humanity. The fourth could unmake the boundary between human and machine.
by Byron Reese 2018 335 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
🤖 Artificial Intelligence🧠 Consciousness Studies🎲 Free Will Debate⚙️ History Of Technology💼 Future Of Work
The Gene Keys
by Richard Rudd • 2011
Your moods program your DNA. A 64-point map for converting fear into genius.
4.52
1k+
🧬 Genetic Mysticism🌑 Shadow Work📐 Human Design🫀 Ancestral Healing🧘 Contemplative Practice
The Gene Keys Summary
The Gene Keys
Your moods program your DNA. A 64-point map for converting fear into genius.
by Richard Rudd 2011 576 pages
4.52
1k+ ratings
🧬 Genetic Mysticism🌑 Shadow Work📐 Human Design🫀 Ancestral Healing🧘 Contemplative Practice
The End of Alzheimer's
by Dale E. Bredesen • 2017
A personalized protocol to reverse Alzheimer's by fixing the root causes that drugs miss.
4.20
4k+
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The End of Alzheimer's Summary
The End of Alzheimer's
A personalized protocol to reverse Alzheimer's by fixing the root causes that drugs miss.
by Dale E. Bredesen 2017 320 pages
4.20
4k+ ratings
🧠 Brain Health🧬 Neurodegeneration🩺 Functional Medicine🛡️ Alzheimer's Prevention🦠 Gut-Brain Axis
Brain Food
by Lisa Mosconi • 2018
A neuroscientist's brain nutrition plan: the precise fats, plants, and fasts that keep memory sharp.
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🧠 Brain Health🥑 Cognitive Nutrition🔬 Nutritional Neuroscience🧓 Dementia Prevention🌿 Healthy Aging
Brain Food Summary
Brain Food
A neuroscientist's brain nutrition plan: the precise fats, plants, and fasts that keep memory sharp.
by Lisa Mosconi 2018
3.93
2k+ ratings
🧠 Brain Health🥑 Cognitive Nutrition🔬 Nutritional Neuroscience🧓 Dementia Prevention🌿 Healthy Aging
Risk Savvy
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 2013
Experts sell certainty. Simple math and gut instincts expose what they don't know.
4.01
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🎲 Risk Literacy🩺 Medical Decision Making🤔 Gut Feelings🧭 Decision Heuristics🧪 Behavioral Economics
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Risk Savvy
Experts sell certainty. Simple math and gut instincts expose what they don't know.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2013 336 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
🎲 Risk Literacy🩺 Medical Decision Making🤔 Gut Feelings🧭 Decision Heuristics🧪 Behavioral Economics
Life on the Edge
by Johnjoe McFadden • 2014
Enzymes tunnel through walls, leaves harvest light near perfectly, birds steer by subatomic compass.
4.11
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🧬 Quantum Biology🔬 Molecular Biology⚛️ Biophysics🌋 Origin Of Life👃 Sensory Biology
Life on the Edge Summary
Life on the Edge
Enzymes tunnel through walls, leaves harvest light near perfectly, birds steer by subatomic compass.
by Johnjoe McFadden 2014 368 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
🧬 Quantum Biology🔬 Molecular Biology⚛️ Biophysics🌋 Origin Of Life👃 Sensory Biology
A Little History of Science
by William Bynum • 2012
Science is a chain of curiosity and accident, from Babylonian stargazers to the decoding of DNA.
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🔬 History Of Science🚀 Popular Science🌍 Sweeping History💡 Intellectual History🔍 Discovery Narratives
A Little History of Science Summary
A Little History of Science
Science is a chain of curiosity and accident, from Babylonian stargazers to the decoding of DNA.
by William Bynum 2012 263 pages
3.82
2k+ ratings
🔬 History Of Science🚀 Popular Science🌍 Sweeping History💡 Intellectual History🔍 Discovery Narratives
The End of Nature
by Bill McKibben • 1989
Nature once stood apart from human affairs. We altered the atmosphere, and that separation fell.
3.94
3k+
🌍 Anthropocene Philosophy🌿 Deep Ecology⚖️ Environmental Ethics🏭 Greenhouse Effect🐾 Biodiversity Loss
The End of Nature Summary
The End of Nature
Nature once stood apart from human affairs. We altered the atmosphere, and that separation fell.
by Bill McKibben 1989 241 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
🌍 Anthropocene Philosophy🌿 Deep Ecology⚖️ Environmental Ethics🏭 Greenhouse Effect🐾 Biodiversity Loss
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