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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

Great Myths of the Brain
by Christian Jarrett • 2014
10% usage, right-brain creativity, five senses: all myths. The brain behind them is far weirder.
3.83
161
🧠 Popular Neuroscience💥 Myth Debunking📜 Brain History🏃 Embodied Cognition⚕️ Medical History
Great Myths of the Brain Summary
Great Myths of the Brain
10% usage, right-brain creativity, five senses: all myths. The brain behind them is far weirder.
by Christian Jarrett 2014 368 pages
3.83
161 ratings
🧠 Popular Neuroscience💥 Myth Debunking📜 Brain History🏃 Embodied Cognition⚕️ Medical History
Dreaming Wide Awake
by David Jay Brown • 2016
Lucid dreaming, shamanic journeying, and psychedelic trips: three names for one exploration.
4.26
125
🧠 Lucid Dreaming🪶 Shamanic Practices🌀 Altered States🔬 Consciousness Studies🍄 Psychedelic Therapy
Dreaming Wide Awake Summary
Dreaming Wide Awake
Lucid dreaming, shamanic journeying, and psychedelic trips: three names for one exploration.
by David Jay Brown 2016 422 pages
4.26
125 ratings
🧠 Lucid Dreaming🪶 Shamanic Practices🌀 Altered States🔬 Consciousness Studies🍄 Psychedelic Therapy
Moonshot
by Mike Massimino • 2023
A NASA astronaut's rules for beating million-to-one odds and surviving your own spacewalks on Earth.
4.26
500+
🧑‍🚀 Astronaut Memoirs🚪 Overcoming Rejection🤝 Trust And Teamwork📢 Crisis Communication🔧 Managing Mistakes
Moonshot Summary
Moonshot
A NASA astronaut's rules for beating million-to-one odds and surviving your own spacewalks on Earth.
by Mike Massimino 2023 210 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
🧑‍🚀 Astronaut Memoirs🚪 Overcoming Rejection🤝 Trust And Teamwork📢 Crisis Communication🔧 Managing Mistakes
The Joy of Game Theory
by Presh Talwalkar • 2013
A concise playbook of strategic thinking: spot the hidden games, then learn to win them.
3.94
500+
🎲 Game Theory🧠 Strategic Thinking🔢 Decision Theory🤝 Coordination Problems🗳️ Voting Theory
The Joy of Game Theory Summary
The Joy of Game Theory
A concise playbook of strategic thinking: spot the hidden games, then learn to win them.
by Presh Talwalkar 2013 155 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
🎲 Game Theory🧠 Strategic Thinking🔢 Decision Theory🤝 Coordination Problems🗳️ Voting Theory
Swearing Is Good for You
by Emma Byrne • 2017
Swearing isn't a character flaw. It is a biological tool that dulls pain and forges trust.
3.48
2k+
🧠 Psycholinguistics🤬 Taboo Language🤝 Social Bonding🏢 Workplace Culture🗣️ Language Acquisition
Swearing Is Good for You Summary
Swearing Is Good for You
Swearing isn't a character flaw. It is a biological tool that dulls pain and forges trust.
by Emma Byrne 2017 240 pages
3.48
2k+ ratings
🧠 Psycholinguistics🤬 Taboo Language🤝 Social Bonding🏢 Workplace Culture🗣️ Language Acquisition
Matter and Consciousness
by Paul M. Churchland • 1984
Folk psychology is a 2,000-year-old theory that hasn't improved. Neuroscience says it never will.
3.89
1k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Mind🔬 Cognitive Science⚛️ Physicalism🕸️ Neural Networks🤖 Artificial Intelligence
Matter and Consciousness Summary
Matter and Consciousness
Folk psychology is a 2,000-year-old theory that hasn't improved. Neuroscience says it never will.
by Paul M. Churchland 1984 196 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Mind🔬 Cognitive Science⚛️ Physicalism🕸️ Neural Networks🤖 Artificial Intelligence
The Misinformation Age
by Cailin O'Connor • 2018
False beliefs spread through social networks, not faulty brains. And the math proves it.
3.77
1k+
🧠 Social Epistemology🕸️ Network Science💭 Belief Formation🏭 Manufactured Doubt🔬 Scientific Consensus
The Misinformation Age Summary
The Misinformation Age
False beliefs spread through social networks, not faulty brains. And the math proves it.
by Cailin O'Connor 2018 280 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
🧠 Social Epistemology🕸️ Network Science💭 Belief Formation🏭 Manufactured Doubt🔬 Scientific Consensus
Code Dependent
by Madhumita Murgia • 2024
Behind every AI is an exploited, invisible workforce. A reporter traces the human supply chain.
4.03
3k+
⚖️ Algorithmic Bias🤖 Ai Ethics👷 Digital Labor👁️ Surveillance Capitalism🛡️ Content Moderation
Code Dependent Summary
Code Dependent
Behind every AI is an exploited, invisible workforce. A reporter traces the human supply chain.
by Madhumita Murgia 2024 309 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
⚖️ Algorithmic Bias🤖 Ai Ethics👷 Digital Labor👁️ Surveillance Capitalism🛡️ Content Moderation
The Man Who Couldn't Stop
by David Adam • 2014
Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.
3.90
6k+
🧠 Mental Illness Memoir💭 Intrusive Thoughts🔬 Brain Science🧪 Exposure Therapy📰 Science Journalism
The Man Who Couldn't Stop Summary
The Man Who Couldn't Stop
Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.
by David Adam 2014 336 pages
3.90
6k+ ratings
🧠 Mental Illness Memoir💭 Intrusive Thoughts🔬 Brain Science🧪 Exposure Therapy📰 Science Journalism
How to Argue With a Racist
by Adam Rutherford • 2020
How to shut down racist pseudoscience with real genetics: ancestry, athletics, and intelligence.
3.89
6k+
📊 Population Genetics🧬 Race And Genetics🌳 Genetic Ancestry🔍 Pseudoscience Criticism🧪 Evolutionary Biology
How to Argue With a Racist Summary
How to Argue With a Racist
How to shut down racist pseudoscience with real genetics: ancestry, athletics, and intelligence.
by Adam Rutherford 2020 224 pages
3.89
6k+ ratings
📊 Population Genetics🧬 Race And Genetics🌳 Genetic Ancestry🔍 Pseudoscience Criticism🧪 Evolutionary Biology
Unf*ck Your Anxiety
by Faith G. Harper • 2021
Anxiety is a brain circuit, not a character flaw. The evidence-based plan for rewiring it.
3.54
1k+
🧠 Anxiety Management🔄 Brain Rewiring💭 Cognitive Reframing🧘 Mind-Body Connection⚡ Stress Reframing
Unf*ck Your Anxiety Summary
Unf*ck Your Anxiety
Anxiety is a brain circuit, not a character flaw. The evidence-based plan for rewiring it.
by Faith G. Harper 2021 127 pages
3.54
1k+ ratings
🧠 Anxiety Management🔄 Brain Rewiring💭 Cognitive Reframing🧘 Mind-Body Connection⚡ Stress Reframing
How Learning Happens
by Paul A. Kirschner • 2020
Cognitive studies on learning, decoded: thirty principles every teacher can put into practice.
4.44
190
🧠 Educational Psychology📐 Instructional Design📊 Evidence-Based Teaching🧪 Cognitive Science🧩 Active Retrieval
How Learning Happens Summary
How Learning Happens
Cognitive studies on learning, decoded: thirty principles every teacher can put into practice.
by Paul A. Kirschner 2020 256 pages
4.44
190 ratings
🧠 Educational Psychology📐 Instructional Design📊 Evidence-Based Teaching🧪 Cognitive Science🧩 Active Retrieval
Brave Genius
by Sean B. Carroll • 2013
Forged in the Resistance, a philosopher and a biologist fought the Cold War with different weapons.
4.28
500+
✊ French Resistance🧠 Intellectual History🧬 Molecular Biology🎭 Existentialism✍️ Dissident Intellectuals
Brave Genius Summary
Brave Genius
Forged in the Resistance, a philosopher and a biologist fought the Cold War with different weapons.
by Sean B. Carroll 2013 594 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
✊ French Resistance🧠 Intellectual History🧬 Molecular Biology🎭 Existentialism✍️ Dissident Intellectuals
Machines of Loving Grace
by John Markoff • 2015
Silicon Valley split between replacing humans and upgrading them. The fight isn't over.
3.67
500+
🖥️ History Of Computing🤖 Artificial Intelligence🖱️ Human-Computer Interaction🏭 Automation And Labor⚖️ Ai Ethics
Machines of Loving Grace Summary
Machines of Loving Grace
Silicon Valley split between replacing humans and upgrading them. The fight isn't over.
by John Markoff 2015 400 pages
3.67
500+ ratings
🖥️ History Of Computing🤖 Artificial Intelligence🖱️ Human-Computer Interaction🏭 Automation And Labor⚖️ Ai Ethics
A Crack in Creation
by Jennifer A. Doudna • 2017
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
4.13
6k+
🧬 Gene Editing🔬 Molecular Biology⚡ Scientific Discovery⚖️ Bioethics💊 Future Of Medicine
A Crack in Creation Summary
A Crack in Creation
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
by Jennifer A. Doudna 2017 281 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
🧬 Gene Editing🔬 Molecular Biology⚡ Scientific Discovery⚖️ Bioethics💊 Future Of Medicine
Moral Combat
by Patrick M. Markey • 2017
Crime fell as gaming rose. The evidence never held, and the outrage is a recycled panic.
4.18
173
😱 Media Moral Panics🎮 Video Game Studies🔫 Violence And Media🧠 Gaming Benefits👴 Generational Divides
Moral Combat Summary
Moral Combat
Crime fell as gaming rose. The evidence never held, and the outrage is a recycled panic.
by Patrick M. Markey 2017 256 pages
4.18
173 ratings
😱 Media Moral Panics🎮 Video Game Studies🔫 Violence And Media🧠 Gaming Benefits👴 Generational Divides
Reality Unveiled
by Ziad Masri • 2017
Every atom is 99.9999999999996 percent empty. What fills the rest may be consciousness itself.
4.23
1k+
🔬 Quantum Mysticism🌌 New Age Cosmology🧠 Consciousness Studies☯️ Non-Duality👶 Past Life Research
Reality Unveiled Summary
Reality Unveiled
Every atom is 99.9999999999996 percent empty. What fills the rest may be consciousness itself.
by Ziad Masri 2017 216 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
🔬 Quantum Mysticism🌌 New Age Cosmology🧠 Consciousness Studies☯️ Non-Duality👶 Past Life Research
The Internet of Us
by Michael Patrick Lynch • 2016
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
3.50
500+
🔍 Epistemology💻 Digital Culture📚 Information Overload🌀 Echo Chambers📉 Truth Decay
The Internet of Us Summary
The Internet of Us
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
by Michael Patrick Lynch 2016 256 pages
3.50
500+ ratings
🔍 Epistemology💻 Digital Culture📚 Information Overload🌀 Echo Chambers📉 Truth Decay
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight
by Sharon Heller • 2002
Why tags, crowds, and noise feel unbearable: a body-based fix for sensory defensiveness.
3.90
500+
🧠 Sensory Processing🧩 Sensory Integration⚡ Nervous System Regulation🔊 Overstimulation🧘 Mind-Body Connection
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight Summary
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight
Why tags, crowds, and noise feel unbearable: a body-based fix for sensory defensiveness.
by Sharon Heller 2002 384 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
🧠 Sensory Processing🧩 Sensory Integration⚡ Nervous System Regulation🔊 Overstimulation🧘 Mind-Body Connection
The Swerve
by Stephen Greenblatt • 2011
One manuscript, hunted across monasteries, reintroduced a dangerous idea: the soul is mortal.
3.87
35k+
💡 History Of Ideas🖼️ Renaissance Humanism🏛️ Classical Recovery✍️ Textual Transmission📜 Lost Texts
The Swerve Summary
The Swerve
One manuscript, hunted across monasteries, reintroduced a dangerous idea: the soul is mortal.
by Stephen Greenblatt 2011 356 pages
3.87
35k+ ratings
💡 History Of Ideas🖼️ Renaissance Humanism🏛️ Classical Recovery✍️ Textual Transmission📜 Lost Texts
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
by Eric Barker • 2017
The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.
4.11
17k+
🧭 Career Alignment🔄 Strategic Quitting⚡ Energy Management💖 Self-Compassion🤝 Authentic Networking
Barking Up the Wrong Tree Summary
Barking Up the Wrong Tree
The traits you think are flaws might be your biggest assets in the right environment.
by Eric Barker 2017 320 pages
4.11
17k+ ratings
🧭 Career Alignment🔄 Strategic Quitting⚡ Energy Management💖 Self-Compassion🤝 Authentic Networking
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame
by Patricia A. DeYoung • 2015
Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.
4.53
500+
😔 Chronic Shame💔 Relational Trauma🧠 Affect Regulation🪞 Therapist Self-Awareness⚖️ Shame And Guilt
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame Summary
Understanding and Treating Chronic Shame
Shame is not a failing; it is a relational wound in the right brain, healed through connection.
by Patricia A. DeYoung 2015 206 pages
4.53
500+ ratings
😔 Chronic Shame💔 Relational Trauma🧠 Affect Regulation🪞 Therapist Self-Awareness⚖️ Shame And Guilt
Resilience
by Andrew Zolli • 2012
Why coral reefs recover and banks collapse: the hidden architecture of resilience.
3.62
500+
🧩 Systems Thinking🔄 Resilience Science🧠 Cognitive Diversity🧭 Adaptive Leadership🤝 Community Engagement
Resilience Summary
Resilience
Why coral reefs recover and banks collapse: the hidden architecture of resilience.
by Andrew Zolli 2012 336 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
🧩 Systems Thinking🔄 Resilience Science🧠 Cognitive Diversity🧭 Adaptive Leadership🤝 Community Engagement
Hamlet's BlackBerry
by William Powers • 2010
Writing, print, telegraph: each sparked an overload crisis. The old solutions still work.
3.59
1k+
🌊 Digital Overload⚖️ Tech-Life Balance🧹 Digital Minimalism🎯 Attention Management📜 Historical Analogies
Hamlet's BlackBerry Summary
Hamlet's BlackBerry
Writing, print, telegraph: each sparked an overload crisis. The old solutions still work.
by William Powers 2010 267 pages
3.59
1k+ ratings
🌊 Digital Overload⚖️ Tech-Life Balance🧹 Digital Minimalism🎯 Attention Management📜 Historical Analogies
Designing for Behavior Change
by Stephen Wendel • 2013
Build products that change real-world behavior: a system grounded in how the mind actually decides.
4.09
414
🧠 Behavioral Design🏛️ Choice Architecture🔄 Lean Product Development🔍 User Research📈 Behavioral Economics
Designing for Behavior Change Summary
Designing for Behavior Change
Build products that change real-world behavior: a system grounded in how the mind actually decides.
by Stephen Wendel 2013 391 pages
4.09
414 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Design🏛️ Choice Architecture🔄 Lean Product Development🔍 User Research📈 Behavioral Economics
You Have More Influence Than You Think
by Vanessa Bohns • 2021
People want to say yes to you. Research shows you underestimate your persuasive power by half.
3.84
500+
🧲 Social Influence🪞 Self-Perception⚡ Power Dynamics🗣️ In-Person Communication🤝 Asking For Help
You Have More Influence Than You Think Summary
You Have More Influence Than You Think
People want to say yes to you. Research shows you underestimate your persuasive power by half.
by Vanessa Bohns 2021 256 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
🧲 Social Influence🪞 Self-Perception⚡ Power Dynamics🗣️ In-Person Communication🤝 Asking For Help
The Journey of Robert Monroe
by Ronald Russell • 2007
A radio producer leaves his body and maps the territories that wait after death.
4.30
83
👻 Out-Of-Body Experiences🧠 Consciousness Studies🌌 Altered States🔬 Paranormal Research🏛️ Transpersonal Psychology
The Journey of Robert Monroe Summary
The Journey of Robert Monroe
A radio producer leaves his body and maps the territories that wait after death.
by Ronald Russell 2007 408 pages
4.30
83 ratings
👻 Out-Of-Body Experiences🧠 Consciousness Studies🌌 Altered States🔬 Paranormal Research🏛️ Transpersonal Psychology
The Power of the Downstate
by Sara C. Mednick • 2022
Your body's recovery system runs on four daily inputs. Most people are unknowingly starving it.
3.99
153
🛌 Sleep Science🕰️ Chronobiology🧠 Nervous System Regulation⏱️ Time-Restricted Eating🌿 Stress Recovery
The Power of the Downstate Summary
The Power of the Downstate
Your body's recovery system runs on four daily inputs. Most people are unknowingly starving it.
by Sara C. Mednick 2022 450 pages
3.99
153 ratings
🛌 Sleep Science🕰️ Chronobiology🧠 Nervous System Regulation⏱️ Time-Restricted Eating🌿 Stress Recovery
The Upcycle
by William McDonough • 2013
Less harm is still harm. The blueprint for designing products, buildings, and systems that heal.
4.00
1k+
🔄 Circular Economy🦋 Biomimicry🌱 Regenerative Design💼 Sustainable Business🔗 Systems Thinking
The Upcycle Summary
The Upcycle
Less harm is still harm. The blueprint for designing products, buildings, and systems that heal.
by William McDonough 2013 257 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
🔄 Circular Economy🦋 Biomimicry🌱 Regenerative Design💼 Sustainable Business🔗 Systems Thinking
Isaac Newton
by James Gleick • 2003
His solitary, obsessive mind decoded the cosmos, while his secret alchemy and heresy stayed hidden.
3.79
9k+
🔭 History Of Science⚛️ History Of Physics📚 Intellectual Biography🏔️ Solitude And Creativity🔬 Empirical Method
Isaac Newton Summary
Isaac Newton
His solitary, obsessive mind decoded the cosmos, while his secret alchemy and heresy stayed hidden.
by James Gleick 2003 272 pages
3.79
9k+ ratings
🔭 History Of Science⚛️ History Of Physics📚 Intellectual Biography🏔️ Solitude And Creativity🔬 Empirical Method
A Culture of Growth
by Joel Mokyr • 2016
What fueled modern growth? Not property rights. A cultural shift that made nature a solvable puzzle.
3.94
427
💰 Economic History📜 Intellectual History🧬 Cultural Evolution🕸️ Knowledge Networks🔬 Philosophy Of Science
A Culture of Growth Summary
A Culture of Growth
What fueled modern growth? Not property rights. A cultural shift that made nature a solvable puzzle.
by Joel Mokyr 2016 403 pages
3.94
427 ratings
💰 Economic History📜 Intellectual History🧬 Cultural Evolution🕸️ Knowledge Networks🔬 Philosophy Of Science
The Quants
by Scott Patterson • 2010
In August 2007, models designed for once-in-ten-millennia failures broke three days running.
3.89
9k+
🧮 Quantitative Finance🏦 Wall Street History💰 Hedge Funds📊 Financial Modeling🔧 Financial Engineering
The Quants Summary
The Quants
In August 2007, models designed for once-in-ten-millennia failures broke three days running.
by Scott Patterson 2010 352 pages
3.89
9k+ ratings
🧮 Quantitative Finance🏦 Wall Street History💰 Hedge Funds📊 Financial Modeling🔧 Financial Engineering
Caesar's Last Breath
by Sam Kean • 2017
Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.
4.25
4k+
🌀 Atmospheric Science🔬 Periodic Table📜 Science History🌍 Geoengineering🦋 Chaos Theory
Caesar's Last Breath Summary
Caesar's Last Breath
Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.
by Sam Kean 2017 384 pages
4.25
4k+ ratings
🌀 Atmospheric Science🔬 Periodic Table📜 Science History🌍 Geoengineering🦋 Chaos Theory
Language in Thought and Action
by S.I. Hayakawa • 1991
Most arguments and prejudices come from one error: treating words as if they were facts.
4.22
1k+
🧠 General Semantics🗺️ Language And Reality🌐 Linguistic Relativity💡 Clear Thinking🔍 Critical Thinking
Language in Thought and Action Summary
Language in Thought and Action
Most arguments and prejudices come from one error: treating words as if they were facts.
by S.I. Hayakawa 1991 224 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
🧠 General Semantics🗺️ Language And Reality🌐 Linguistic Relativity💡 Clear Thinking🔍 Critical Thinking
The Essential Guide to Intermittent Fasting for Women
by Megan Ramos • 2023
Insulin, not calories, drives weight gain. A fasting protocol designed for women's hormones.
4.23
1k+
🕐 Intermittent Fasting👩 Women's Health⚖️ Hormone Balance🩸 Insulin Resistance🔄 Metabolic Health
The Essential Guide to Intermittent Fasting for Women Summary
The Essential Guide to Intermittent Fasting for Women
Insulin, not calories, drives weight gain. A fasting protocol designed for women's hormones.
by Megan Ramos 2023 272 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
🕐 Intermittent Fasting👩 Women's Health⚖️ Hormone Balance🩸 Insulin Resistance🔄 Metabolic Health
The small BIG
by Robert B. Cialdini • 2014
Adding one sentence to a letter boosted tax compliance 15 percent. What else works that cheaply?
3.78
1k+
🧠 Persuasion Science🎲 Behavioral Economics👥 Social Influence🖼️ Framing Effects🏗️ Choice Architecture
The small BIG Summary
The small BIG
Adding one sentence to a letter boosted tax compliance 15 percent. What else works that cheaply?
by Robert B. Cialdini 2014 288 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
🧠 Persuasion Science🎲 Behavioral Economics👥 Social Influence🖼️ Framing Effects🏗️ Choice Architecture
Hard to Break
by Russell A. Poldrack • 2021
Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.
3.57
169
🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience🔄 Habit Formation💉 Dopamine And Reward🎮 Cognitive Control⚡ Addiction Neuroscience
Hard to Break Summary
Hard to Break
Dopamine doesn't just feel good. It builds habits that your conscious mind can't override.
by Russell A. Poldrack 2021 232 pages
3.57
169 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Neuroscience🔄 Habit Formation💉 Dopamine And Reward🎮 Cognitive Control⚡ Addiction Neuroscience
Invisible Women
by Caroline Criado Pérez • 2019
Women are 47% more likely to be seriously injured in car crashes. The cause is everywhere.
4.34
100k+
🧱 Data Bias💰 Feminist Economics🏠 Unpaid Labor🏥 Medical Sexism📐 Gendered Design
Invisible Women Summary
Invisible Women
Women are 47% more likely to be seriously injured in car crashes. The cause is everywhere.
by Caroline Criado Pérez 2019 448 pages
4.34
100k+ ratings
🧱 Data Bias💰 Feminist Economics🏠 Unpaid Labor🏥 Medical Sexism📐 Gendered Design
To Dye For
by Alden Wicker • 2023
Flight attendants lost their hair and their health. The culprit was hiding in their uniforms.
4.26
1k+
🧪 Toxic Textiles👗 Fast Fashion🧬 Endocrine Disruptors☣️ Chemical Exposure🏭 Supply Chain Ethics
To Dye For Summary
To Dye For
Flight attendants lost their hair and their health. The culprit was hiding in their uniforms.
by Alden Wicker 2023 303 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
🧪 Toxic Textiles👗 Fast Fashion🧬 Endocrine Disruptors☣️ Chemical Exposure🏭 Supply Chain Ethics
Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine
by Andrew Chevallier • 2000
550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.
4.53
1k+
🌿 Herbal Medicine🪴 Medicinal Plants🏡 Home Remedies🫖 Herbal Preparations🌍 Global Traditions
Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine Summary
Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine
550 herbs and the chemistry that makes them heal, with recipes for a safe home pharmacy.
by Andrew Chevallier 2000 336 pages
4.53
1k+ ratings
🌿 Herbal Medicine🪴 Medicinal Plants🏡 Home Remedies🫖 Herbal Preparations🌍 Global Traditions
Help for the Helper
by Babette Rothschild • 2006
Compassion fatigue lives in the body. A physiology-based toolkit for helpers who feel too much.
4.17
286
🩺 Compassion Fatigue🧬 Somatic Psychology🦠 Emotional Contagion⚡ Psychophysiology🚪 Professional Boundaries
Help for the Helper Summary
Help for the Helper
Compassion fatigue lives in the body. A physiology-based toolkit for helpers who feel too much.
by Babette Rothschild 2006 272 pages
4.17
286 ratings
🩺 Compassion Fatigue🧬 Somatic Psychology🦠 Emotional Contagion⚡ Psychophysiology🚪 Professional Boundaries
The Dental Diet
by Steven Lin • 2018
Your teeth are a dietary early-warning system. The fix starts where low-fat advice went wrong.
4.17
500+
🦷 Nutritional Dentistry🏺 Ancestral Health🐄 Weston A. Price Lineage🥗 Traditional Foods🦠 Oral Microbiome
The Dental Diet Summary
The Dental Diet
Your teeth are a dietary early-warning system. The fix starts where low-fat advice went wrong.
by Steven Lin 2018 344 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
🦷 Nutritional Dentistry🏺 Ancestral Health🐄 Weston A. Price Lineage🥗 Traditional Foods🦠 Oral Microbiome
River Kings
by Cat Jarman • 2021
A bead from India, buried in England, reveals the Silk Road world the Vikings actually built.
4.04
4k+
🛡️ Viking History🌍 Global Middle Ages🧬 Bioarchaeology🐪 Silk Roads🪙 Silver Trade
River Kings Summary
River Kings
A bead from India, buried in England, reveals the Silk Road world the Vikings actually built.
by Cat Jarman 2021 336 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
🛡️ Viking History🌍 Global Middle Ages🧬 Bioarchaeology🐪 Silk Roads🪙 Silver Trade
EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Crash Course with Online Practice Test, 2nd Edition
by Christopher Coughlin • 2012
EMT certification accelerated: the clinical priorities and test logic that earn the passing score.
4.45
315
🏥 Emergency Medicine🚑 Prehospital Care📝 Ems Certification Exam🩺 Patient Assessment📡 Clinical Protocols
EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Crash Course with Online Practice Test, 2nd Edition Summary
EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) Crash Course with Online Practice Test, 2nd Edition
EMT certification accelerated: the clinical priorities and test logic that earn the passing score.
by Christopher Coughlin 2012 403 pages
4.45
315 ratings
🏥 Emergency Medicine🚑 Prehospital Care📝 Ems Certification Exam🩺 Patient Assessment📡 Clinical Protocols
Animal Madness
by Laurel Braitman • 2014
Dogs get panic attacks. Parrots self-harm. What animal mental illness reveals about our own.
3.85
1k+
🧠 Animal Cognition🏥 Animal Mental Illness🔗 Captive Animal Welfare🫂 Anthropomorphism🐾 Human Animal Bond
Animal Madness Summary
Animal Madness
Dogs get panic attacks. Parrots self-harm. What animal mental illness reveals about our own.
by Laurel Braitman 2014 384 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition🏥 Animal Mental Illness🔗 Captive Animal Welfare🫂 Anthropomorphism🐾 Human Animal Bond
Forensics
by Val McDermid • 2014
How maggots, burn patterns, and DNA turn invisible traces into courtroom proof.
4.09
13k+
🧬 Forensic Science🕵️ Criminalistics🔍 Crime Scene Analysis💀 Death Investigation🩺 Forensic Pathology
Forensics Summary
Forensics
How maggots, burn patterns, and DNA turn invisible traces into courtroom proof.
by Val McDermid 2014 310 pages
4.09
13k+ ratings
🧬 Forensic Science🕵️ Criminalistics🔍 Crime Scene Analysis💀 Death Investigation🩺 Forensic Pathology
Streetlights and Shadows
by Gary Klein • 2009
Complex situations demand a different decision playbook. One built on recognition, not comparison.
4.28
321
🧠 Intuition And Analysis🔍 Sensemaking📊 Behavioral Economics🏋️ Expertise Development🛡️ Risk And Resilience
Streetlights and Shadows Summary
Streetlights and Shadows
Complex situations demand a different decision playbook. One built on recognition, not comparison.
by Gary Klein 2009 337 pages
4.28
321 ratings
🧠 Intuition And Analysis🔍 Sensemaking📊 Behavioral Economics🏋️ Expertise Development🛡️ Risk And Resilience
The Depression Cure
by Stephen S. Ilardi • 2010
Six natural strategies that reverse depression by realigning your life with your Stone Age biology.
4.10
2k+
🧠 Depression Recovery🌿 Lifestyle Medicine🦍 Evolutionary Mismatch🥑 Nutritional Psychiatry🏃 Exercise For Mental Health
The Depression Cure Summary
The Depression Cure
Six natural strategies that reverse depression by realigning your life with your Stone Age biology.
by Stephen S. Ilardi 2010 307 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
🧠 Depression Recovery🌿 Lifestyle Medicine🦍 Evolutionary Mismatch🥑 Nutritional Psychiatry🏃 Exercise For Mental Health
The Working Memory Advantage
by Tracy Packiam Alloway • 2013
Grades, self-control, and success: working memory predicts them better than IQ, and it's trainable.
3.37
144
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🧩 Executive Function🏋️ Brain Training📈 Memory Improvement🎯 Self-Control
The Working Memory Advantage Summary
The Working Memory Advantage
Grades, self-control, and success: working memory predicts them better than IQ, and it's trainable.
by Tracy Packiam Alloway 2013 352 pages
3.37
144 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Psychology🧩 Executive Function🏋️ Brain Training📈 Memory Improvement🎯 Self-Control
Science Fictions
by Stuart Ritchie • 2020
From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.
4.34
2k+
🧪 Metascience🔁 Replication Crisis🕵️ Scientific Misconduct📉 Publication Bias🔓 Open Science
Science Fictions Summary
Science Fictions
From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.
by Stuart Ritchie 2020 352 pages
4.34
2k+ ratings
🧪 Metascience🔁 Replication Crisis🕵️ Scientific Misconduct📉 Publication Bias🔓 Open Science
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