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Science Book Summaries

Living Sensationally
by Winnie Dunn • 2007
Your sensory wiring dictates comfort with food, touch, and noise. Four patterns reveal why.
3.78
160
Living Sensationally Summary
Living Sensationally
Your sensory wiring dictates comfort with food, touch, and noise. Four patterns reveal why.
by Winnie Dunn 2007 216 pages
3.78
160 ratings
The Disordered Mind
by Eric R. Kandel • 2018
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
4.13
2k+
The Disordered Mind Summary
The Disordered Mind
Brain disorders are a natural experiment: they show what each neural circuit actually does.
by Eric R. Kandel 2018 304 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
The Chemistry of Calm
by Henry Emmons • 2010
A psychiatrist's drug-free protocol for anxiety targeting brain chemistry, not just coping skills.
3.78
1k+
The Chemistry of Calm Summary
The Chemistry of Calm
A psychiatrist's drug-free protocol for anxiety targeting brain chemistry, not just coping skills.
by Henry Emmons 2010 288 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
The Art of Critical Thinking
by Christopher Hayes • 2019
The questioning method that strips bias from any decision: a daily practice for sharper reasoning.
3.40
242
The Art of Critical Thinking Summary
The Art of Critical Thinking
The questioning method that strips bias from any decision: a daily practice for sharper reasoning.
by Christopher Hayes 2019 93 pages
3.40
242 ratings
Life Time
by Russell Foster • 2022
A body clock runs everything from fat burning to immune defense. Modern life is its enemy.
3.97
1k+
Life Time Summary
Life Time
A body clock runs everything from fat burning to immune defense. Modern life is its enemy.
by Russell Foster 2022 480 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Cognitive Surplus
by Clay Shirky • 2010
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
3.83
5k+
Cognitive Surplus Summary
Cognitive Surplus
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
by Clay Shirky 2010 258 pages
3.83
5k+ ratings
How Computers Really Work
by Matthew Justice • 2020
From transistor to web: the computing stack explained layer by layer, no prerequisites required.
4.35
160
How Computers Really Work Summary
How Computers Really Work
From transistor to web: the computing stack explained layer by layer, no prerequisites required.
by Matthew Justice 2020 392 pages
4.35
160 ratings
Thinking Better
by Marcus du Sautoy • 2021
Mathematical shortcuts that save time, solve problems, and show you what everyone else overlooks.
3.59
500+
Thinking Better Summary
Thinking Better
Mathematical shortcuts that save time, solve problems, and show you what everyone else overlooks.
by Marcus du Sautoy 2021 336 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
by Eliezer Yudkowsky • 2015
Raised by scientists, Harry enters Hogwarts to find magic has laws that a hidden enemy exploits.
4.38
18k+
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality Summary
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Raised by scientists, Harry enters Hogwarts to find magic has laws that a hidden enemy exploits.
by Eliezer Yudkowsky 2015 2184 pages
4.38
18k+ ratings
Progress
by Johan Norberg • 2016
Extreme poverty fell faster in 50 years than 500. And that is not even the headline.
4.03
1k+
Progress Summary
Progress
Extreme poverty fell faster in 50 years than 500. And that is not even the headline.
by Johan Norberg 2016 256 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
The Psychology of Twilight
by E. David Klonsky • 2011
Your brain picked Team Edward or Team Jacob long before you did. The reasons aren't romantic.
4.52
2k+
The Psychology of Twilight Summary
The Psychology of Twilight
Your brain picked Team Edward or Team Jacob long before you did. The reasons aren't romantic.
by E. David Klonsky 2011 272 pages
4.52
2k+ ratings
Letters to a Young Mathematician
by Ian Stewart • 2006
Proof is story, pure and applied one: a mathematician's letters on the creative life of numbers.
3.86
1k+
Letters to a Young Mathematician Summary
Letters to a Young Mathematician
Proof is story, pure and applied one: a mathematician's letters on the creative life of numbers.
by Ian Stewart 2006 224 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Time Paradox
by Philip G. Zimbardo • 2008
A hidden time bias shapes every choice. Find yours, balance it, and change your life.
3.75
2k+
The Time Paradox Summary
The Time Paradox
A hidden time bias shapes every choice. Find yours, balance it, and change your life.
by Philip G. Zimbardo 2008 368 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
Introduction to Machine Learning with Python
by Andreas C. Müller • 2015
Build models that generalize, not just memorize: a Python data scientist's guide.
4.33
500+
Introduction to Machine Learning with Python Summary
Introduction to Machine Learning with Python
Build models that generalize, not just memorize: a Python data scientist's guide.
by Andreas C. Müller 2015 400 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
The New Digital Age
by Eric Schmidt • 2013
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
3.33
2k+
The New Digital Age Summary
The New Digital Age
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
by Eric Schmidt 2013 315 pages
3.33
2k+ ratings
Rethinking Diabetes
by Gary Taubes • 2024
Diabetes patients were told to eat more carbs. The studies behind that advice lasted only weeks.
4.17
500+
Rethinking Diabetes Summary
Rethinking Diabetes
Diabetes patients were told to eat more carbs. The studies behind that advice lasted only weeks.
by Gary Taubes 2024 498 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
The Male Brain
by Louann Brizendine • 2010
A woman's brain isn't a blank slate: hormones sculpt it for love, talk, and survival.
3.82
5k+
The Male Brain Summary
The Male Brain
A woman's brain isn't a blank slate: hormones sculpt it for love, talk, and survival.
by Louann Brizendine 2010 271 pages
3.82
5k+ ratings
Forks Over Knives
by Gene Stone • 2011
Heart disease reversed without drugs or surgery: the evidence, the diet, and what to eat tonight.
4.08
7k+
Forks Over Knives Summary
Forks Over Knives
Heart disease reversed without drugs or surgery: the evidence, the diet, and what to eat tonight.
by Gene Stone 2011 214 pages
4.08
7k+ ratings
Fast Exercise
by Michael Mosley • 2013
A few hard minutes, three times a week, reshapes the heart and burns fat. The protocol.
3.82
1k+
Fast Exercise Summary
Fast Exercise
A few hard minutes, three times a week, reshapes the heart and burns fat. The protocol.
by Michael Mosley 2013 141 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Untrue
by Wednesday Martin • 2018
The plough, not biology, invented female monogamy. Inside the science that rewrites female lust.
3.86
1k+
Untrue Summary
Untrue
The plough, not biology, invented female monogamy. Inside the science that rewrites female lust.
by Wednesday Martin 2018 320 pages
3.86
1k+ ratings
BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual
by American Heart Association • 2016
The compression rate, depth, and rhythm that keep the brain alive after the heart stops.
4.16
140
BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual Summary
BLS (Basic Life Support) Provider Manual
The compression rate, depth, and rhythm that keep the brain alive after the heart stops.
by American Heart Association 2016 85 pages
4.16
140 ratings
Hooked
by Michael Moss • 2021
Your brain rewards sugar faster than nicotine. Food companies design products around that fact.
3.80
4k+
Hooked Summary
Hooked
Your brain rewards sugar faster than nicotine. Food companies design products around that fact.
by Michael Moss 2021 304 pages
3.80
4k+ ratings
This Is Vegan Propaganda
by Ed Winters • 2022
How one diet shift cuts your climate impact, ends animal suffering, and prevents the next pandemic.
4.61
5k+
This Is Vegan Propaganda Summary
This Is Vegan Propaganda
How one diet shift cuts your climate impact, ends animal suffering, and prevents the next pandemic.
by Ed Winters 2022 320 pages
4.61
5k+ ratings
Drink?
by David J. Nutt • 2020
Seven drinks cost you 30 minutes. A neuroscientist explains the damage and why no level is safe.
4.04
2k+
Drink? Summary
Drink?
Seven drinks cost you 30 minutes. A neuroscientist explains the damage and why no level is safe.
by David J. Nutt 2020 258 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi
by Peter M. Wayne • 2013
A Harvard researcher's 12-week protocol for reducing fall risk 45% and sharpening the aging mind.
3.88
385
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi Summary
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi
A Harvard researcher's 12-week protocol for reducing fall risk 45% and sharpening the aging mind.
by Peter M. Wayne 2013 352 pages
3.88
385 ratings
Statistics for Dummies
by Deborah J. Rumsey • 2003
The numbers behind the headline, the margin of error they hid, and how to spot the difference.
3.66
500+
Statistics for Dummies Summary
Statistics for Dummies
The numbers behind the headline, the margin of error they hid, and how to spot the difference.
by Deborah J. Rumsey 2003 384 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
Radical Technologies
by Adam Greenfield • 2017
Eight technologies that run your day: the invisible tradeoffs reshaping power, work, and identity.
4.02
1k+
Radical Technologies Summary
Radical Technologies
Eight technologies that run your day: the invisible tradeoffs reshaping power, work, and identity.
by Adam Greenfield 2017 368 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Language Game
by Morten H. Christiansen • 2022
Language isn't a fixed code; it's a second-by-second improvisation that built human culture.
4.02
462
The Language Game Summary
The Language Game
Language isn't a fixed code; it's a second-by-second improvisation that built human culture.
by Morten H. Christiansen 2022 304 pages
4.02
462 ratings
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
by Kenneth W. Ford • 1998
He rushed to build the bomb. Decades later, he named black holes and chased quantum foam.
4.16
352
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam Summary
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
He rushed to build the bomb. Decades later, he named black holes and chased quantum foam.
by Kenneth W. Ford 1998 380 pages
4.16
352 ratings
The Particle at the End of the Universe
by Sean Carroll • 2012
An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.
4.06
4k+
The Particle at the End of the Universe Summary
The Particle at the End of the Universe
An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.
by Sean Carroll 2012 320 pages
4.06
4k+ ratings
The Quick Fix
by Jesse Singal • 2021
How psychology's biggest fads escaped the lab, became policy, and did harm, despite the evidence.
3.91
1k+
The Quick Fix Summary
The Quick Fix
How psychology's biggest fads escaped the lab, became policy, and did harm, despite the evidence.
by Jesse Singal 2021 352 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Numbers Rule Your World
by Fung • 2010
Statistics reveals why lines feel shorter, credit scores work, and safe airlines are an illusion.
3.56
1k+
Numbers Rule Your World Summary
Numbers Rule Your World
Statistics reveals why lines feel shorter, credit scores work, and safe airlines are an illusion.
by Fung 2010 208 pages
3.56
1k+ ratings
Words on the Move
by John McWhorter • 2016
Writing froze the language in your head; speech has been moving the whole time.
4.14
1k+
Words on the Move Summary
Words on the Move
Writing froze the language in your head; speech has been moving the whole time.
by John McWhorter 2016 257 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Traffic
by Tom Vanderbilt • 2008
Remove the signs, roads grow safer. The psychology of why drivers misjudge danger.
3.72
8k+
Traffic Summary
Traffic
Remove the signs, roads grow safer. The psychology of why drivers misjudge danger.
by Tom Vanderbilt 2008 418 pages
3.72
8k+ ratings
When It All Burns
by Jordan Thomas • 2025
A hotshot watches a megafire push ancient sequoias toward extinction and asks who lit the fuse.
4.36
1k+
When It All Burns Summary
When It All Burns
A hotshot watches a megafire push ancient sequoias toward extinction and asks who lit the fuse.
by Jordan Thomas 2025 361 pages
4.36
1k+ ratings
From Darwin to Derrida
by David Haig • 2020
Meaning and purpose seem beyond physics. This biologist argues they are products of it.
3.69
80
From Darwin to Derrida Summary
From Darwin to Derrida
Meaning and purpose seem beyond physics. This biologist argues they are products of it.
by David Haig 2020 512 pages
3.69
80 ratings
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1
by Charles Platt • 2012
What every capacitor, relay, and resistor actually does, and how to choose the right one.
4.34
186
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1 Summary
Encyclopedia of Electronic Components Volume 1
What every capacitor, relay, and resistor actually does, and how to choose the right one.
by Charles Platt 2012 294 pages
4.34
186 ratings
The Divided Mind
by John E. Sarno • 2006
Most chronic pain has no physical cause. The brain manufactures it to distract from buried rage.
4.04
1k+
The Divided Mind Summary
The Divided Mind
Most chronic pain has no physical cause. The brain manufactures it to distract from buried rage.
by John E. Sarno 2006 394 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
UFO
by Garrett M. Graff • 2023
The Pentagon's 75-year UFO hunt was classified. The public was told it never happened.
3.69
1k+
UFO Summary
UFO
The Pentagon's 75-year UFO hunt was classified. The public was told it never happened.
by Garrett M. Graff 2023 544 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
Mean Genes
by Terry Burnham • 2000
Overeating, overspending, cheating: your genes want all three. The science of overriding them.
3.85
1k+
Mean Genes Summary
Mean Genes
Overeating, overspending, cheating: your genes want all three. The science of overriding them.
by Terry Burnham 2000 263 pages
3.85
1k+ ratings
Real World AI
by Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger • 2021
Bring AI into a real business without bias, drift, and wasted millions: the practical playbook.
4.01
88
Real World AI Summary
Real World AI
Bring AI into a real business without bias, drift, and wasted millions: the practical playbook.
by Alyssa Simpson Rochwerger 2021 145 pages
4.01
88 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Margaret A. Boden • 2018
What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.
3.29
388
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence
What AI can do, what it can't, and why the difference is philosophy more than code.
by Margaret A. Boden 2018 164 pages
3.29
388 ratings
Automate This
by Christopher Steiner • 2012
Algorithms took Wall Street. Now they compose music, allocate kidneys, and profile personalities.
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3k+
Automate This Summary
Automate This
Algorithms took Wall Street. Now they compose music, allocate kidneys, and profile personalities.
by Christopher Steiner 2012 256 pages
3.82
3k+ ratings
The Second Brain
by Michael D. Gershon • 1998
The gut's hundred million neurons operate on their own; their dysfunction can unravel the mind.
3.74
500+
The Second Brain Summary
The Second Brain
The gut's hundred million neurons operate on their own; their dysfunction can unravel the mind.
by Michael D. Gershon 1998 328 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Life After Google
by George Gilder • 2018
Google's ad internet is dying. Blockchain will build a new one around human minds, not AI.
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2k+
Life After Google Summary
Life After Google
Google's ad internet is dying. Blockchain will build a new one around human minds, not AI.
by George Gilder 2018 256 pages
3.54
2k+ ratings
The Dominance Factor
by Carla Hannaford • 1997
Your body's lateral dominance sets your learning style. Map it to teach and learn smarter.
3.95
128
The Dominance Factor Summary
The Dominance Factor
Your body's lateral dominance sets your learning style. Map it to teach and learn smarter.
by Carla Hannaford 1997 192 pages
3.95
128 ratings
Feyman's Tips on Physics
by Richard P. Feynman • 2005
Four lost Feynman lectures: the math instincts and gyroscopic thinking his famous course left out.
4.24
495
Feyman's Tips on Physics Summary
Feyman's Tips on Physics
Four lost Feynman lectures: the math instincts and gyroscopic thinking his famous course left out.
by Richard P. Feynman 2005 182 pages
4.24
495 ratings
The Secret Wisdom of Nature
by Peter Wohlleben • 2017
Wolves reshape rivers, salmon fertilize forests, and most human fixes only make ecosystems worse.
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7k+
The Secret Wisdom of Nature Summary
The Secret Wisdom of Nature
Wolves reshape rivers, salmon fertilize forests, and most human fixes only make ecosystems worse.
by Peter Wohlleben 2017 272 pages
4.05
7k+ ratings
Where the Conflict Really Lies
by Alvin Plantinga • 2011
The real war: not science against God, but science against the view that matter is everything.
4.02
1k+
Where the Conflict Really Lies Summary
Where the Conflict Really Lies
The real war: not science against God, but science against the view that matter is everything.
by Alvin Plantinga 2011 376 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Protein Power
by Michael R. Eades • 1996
Two hormones rule fat storage. The diet that puts the fat-burning one in charge.
3.89
1k+
Protein Power Summary
Protein Power
Two hormones rule fat storage. The diet that puts the fat-burning one in charge.
by Michael R. Eades 1996 448 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
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