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Science Book Summaries

The Longevity Solution
by James DiNicolantonio • 2019
The overlooked diet switches that extend lifespan: when to eat, what fats, and how much salt.
3.96
500+
The Longevity Solution Summary
The Longevity Solution
The overlooked diet switches that extend lifespan: when to eat, what fats, and how much salt.
by James DiNicolantonio 2019 304 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
The Clock Of The Long Now
by Stewart Brand • 1999
In an age of acceleration, the most subversive object is a clock that barely moves.
4.10
500+
The Clock Of The Long Now Summary
The Clock Of The Long Now
In an age of acceleration, the most subversive object is a clock that barely moves.
by Stewart Brand 1999 236 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
Unthinking
by Harry Beckwith • 2011
What really makes consumers buy: the invisible forces no focus group will ever reveal.
3.46
355
Unthinking Summary
Unthinking
What really makes consumers buy: the invisible forces no focus group will ever reveal.
by Harry Beckwith 2011
3.46
355 ratings
The Food Revolution
by John Robbins • 2001
Heart disease, factory farming, climate change: one fork answers all three.
4.28
3k+
The Food Revolution Summary
The Food Revolution
Heart disease, factory farming, climate change: one fork answers all three.
by John Robbins 2001 453 pages
4.28
3k+ ratings
Making Habits, Breaking Habits
by Jeremy Dean • 2012
66 days to automatic: the science of making habits stick and why willpower alone keeps failing.
3.69
2k+
Making Habits, Breaking Habits Summary
Making Habits, Breaking Habits
66 days to automatic: the science of making habits stick and why willpower alone keeps failing.
by Jeremy Dean 2012 275 pages
3.69
2k+ ratings
Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma
by Sebern F. Fisher • 2014
When early trauma hardwires the brain for threat, neurofeedback can retrain the circuitry.
4.45
148
Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Summary
Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma
When early trauma hardwires the brain for threat, neurofeedback can retrain the circuitry.
by Sebern F. Fisher 2014 408 pages
4.45
148 ratings
Introducción a la biología celular
by Bruce Alberts • 1997
How a four-letter code builds proteins, fuels cells, and sometimes causes cancer.
3.96
500+
Introducción a la biología celular Summary
Introducción a la biología celular
How a four-letter code builds proteins, fuels cells, and sometimes causes cancer.
by Bruce Alberts 1997 780 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
52 Ways to Walk
by Annabel Streets • 2022
52 research-backed walks to boost memory, mood, metabolism, and awe, one week at a time.
3.93
2k+
52 Ways to Walk Summary
52 Ways to Walk
52 research-backed walks to boost memory, mood, metabolism, and awe, one week at a time.
by Annabel Streets 2022 321 pages
3.93
2k+ ratings
Meditations on First Philosophy
by René Descartes • 1641
An all-powerful deceiver could control every thought you have. Every thought, except one.
3.73
29k+
Meditations on First Philosophy Summary
Meditations on First Philosophy
An all-powerful deceiver could control every thought you have. Every thought, except one.
by René Descartes 1641 59 pages
3.73
29k+ ratings
The Anatomy of Anxiety
by Ellen Vora • 2022
Anxiety might be blood sugar, inflammation, or a wonky gut. A psychiatrist's body-first fix.
3.78
3k+
The Anatomy of Anxiety Summary
The Anatomy of Anxiety
Anxiety might be blood sugar, inflammation, or a wonky gut. A psychiatrist's body-first fix.
by Ellen Vora 2022 346 pages
3.78
3k+ ratings
Thank You for Being Late
by Thomas L. Friedman • 2016
Technology, markets, and the climate are all speeding up simultaneously; adaptation is not optional.
3.88
11k+
Thank You for Being Late Summary
Thank You for Being Late
Technology, markets, and the climate are all speeding up simultaneously; adaptation is not optional.
by Thomas L. Friedman 2016 496 pages
3.88
11k+ ratings
And How Does That Make You Feel?
by Joshua Fletcher • 2024
Inside the room: anxiety is a false alarm, your therapist is a person, and connection is the cure.
4.16
4k+
And How Does That Make You Feel? Summary
And How Does That Make You Feel?
Inside the room: anxiety is a false alarm, your therapist is a person, and connection is the cure.
by Joshua Fletcher 2024 320 pages
4.16
4k+ ratings
Interstellar
by Avi Loeb • 2023
An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.
3.52
500+
Interstellar Summary
Interstellar
An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.
by Avi Loeb 2023 252 pages
3.52
500+ ratings
Hacking Health
by Mukesh Bansal • 2023
What if perfect health follows a few ancient rules modern life made you forget?
4.01
277
Hacking Health Summary
Hacking Health
What if perfect health follows a few ancient rules modern life made you forget?
by Mukesh Bansal 2023 320 pages
4.01
277 ratings
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age
by Daniel G. Amen • 2012
The brain-first anti-aging plan: use diet, exercise, and mental training to reset your body's clock.
3.89
500+
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age Summary
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age
The brain-first anti-aging plan: use diet, exercise, and mental training to reset your body's clock.
by Daniel G. Amen 2012 384 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
How to Build a Time Machine
by Paul C.W. Davies • 2001
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
3.82
1k+
How to Build a Time Machine Summary
How to Build a Time Machine
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
by Paul C.W. Davies 2001 144 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
The Universe Within
by Neil Shubin • 2013
Your body is a clock tuned to Earth's rotation and a museum of cosmic history.
3.88
2k+
The Universe Within Summary
The Universe Within
Your body is a clock tuned to Earth's rotation and a museum of cosmic history.
by Neil Shubin 2013 240 pages
3.88
2k+ ratings
Neuroplasticity
by Moheb Costandi • 2016
Your brain rewires every time you learn, heal, or crave. The science behind the lifelong remodel.
3.98
500+
Neuroplasticity Summary
Neuroplasticity
Your brain rewires every time you learn, heal, or crave. The science behind the lifelong remodel.
by Moheb Costandi 2016 192 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
Climate Justice
by Mary Robinson • 2018
Climate change is a human rights crisis. Frontline communities are showing the world how to respond.
4.06
2k+
Climate Justice Summary
Climate Justice
Climate change is a human rights crisis. Frontline communities are showing the world how to respond.
by Mary Robinson 2018 176 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
The Science of Yoga
by William J. Broad • 2012
The yoga industry says it fixes everything. Science says it fixes some things and breaks others.
3.74
3k+
The Science of Yoga Summary
The Science of Yoga
The yoga industry says it fixes everything. Science says it fixes some things and breaks others.
by William J. Broad 2012 352 pages
3.74
3k+ ratings
Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics
by John D. Kelleher • 2015
Pick the right machine learning approach for any business problem, guided by real case studies.
4.35
105
Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics Summary
Fundamentals of Machine Learning for Predictive Data Analytics
Pick the right machine learning approach for any business problem, guided by real case studies.
by John D. Kelleher 2015 867 pages
4.35
105 ratings
Drawdown
by Paul Hawken • 2017
100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.
4.40
4k+
Drawdown Summary
Drawdown
100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.
by Paul Hawken 2017 240 pages
4.40
4k+ ratings
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
by Tristan Gooley • 2014
Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.
3.77
5k+
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs Summary
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs
Puddles that point north, trees that forecast rain: the outdoor clues hiding in plain sight.
by Tristan Gooley 2014 416 pages
3.77
5k+ ratings
The Five Side Effects of Kindness
by David R. Hamilton • 2010
How kindness protects your heart, slows aging, and sparks a chain reaction of well-being.
3.94
493
The Five Side Effects of Kindness Summary
The Five Side Effects of Kindness
How kindness protects your heart, slows aging, and sparks a chain reaction of well-being.
by David R. Hamilton 2010 208 pages
3.94
493 ratings
A Human Algorithm
by Flynn Coleman • 2019
Machines are learning to think. The real question is whether we will remember how to feel.
3.58
299
A Human Algorithm Summary
A Human Algorithm
Machines are learning to think. The real question is whether we will remember how to feel.
by Flynn Coleman 2019 336 pages
3.58
299 ratings
The Hand
by Frank R. Wilson • 1998
The hand is not the brain's tool. It is the brain's architect.
3.82
217
The Hand Summary
The Hand
The hand is not the brain's tool. It is the brain's architect.
by Frank R. Wilson 1998 416 pages
3.82
217 ratings
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
by Jan-Willem Van Prooijen • 2018
Big events need big causes. That single bias makes our minds vulnerable to conspiracy theories.
3.79
277
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories Summary
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
Big events need big causes. That single bias makes our minds vulnerable to conspiracy theories.
by Jan-Willem Van Prooijen 2018 108 pages
3.79
277 ratings
Mismeasure of Woman
by Carol Tavris • 1992
Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.
4.07
431
Mismeasure of Woman Summary
Mismeasure of Woman
Men's bodies became the universal template, and a century of science mistook women for broken men.
by Carol Tavris 1992 400 pages
4.07
431 ratings
Machine Learning
by Ethem Alpaydin • 2016
From spam filters to self-driving cars: the algorithms that learn from data, and what comes next.
3.62
1k+
Machine Learning Summary
Machine Learning
From spam filters to self-driving cars: the algorithms that learn from data, and what comes next.
by Ethem Alpaydin 2016 230 pages
3.62
1k+ ratings
The Social Leap
by William Von Hippel • 2018
We're savannah apes in skyscrapers: cooperative, self-deceiving, and never satisfied for long.
4.23
1k+
The Social Leap Summary
The Social Leap
We're savannah apes in skyscrapers: cooperative, self-deceiving, and never satisfied for long.
by William Von Hippel 2018 304 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Thinking and Deciding
by Jonathan Baron • 2007
A psychologist's guide to mental shortcuts that fail, and the rules that repair them.
4.06
320
Thinking and Deciding Summary
Thinking and Deciding
A psychologist's guide to mental shortcuts that fail, and the rules that repair them.
by Jonathan Baron 2007 600 pages
4.06
320 ratings
Can’t We Just Print More Money?
by The Bank of England • 2022
Why can't we just print more money? A central bank answers this, and nine other economic puzzles.
4.05
1k+
Can’t We Just Print More Money? Summary
Can’t We Just Print More Money?
Why can't we just print more money? A central bank answers this, and nine other economic puzzles.
by The Bank of England 2022 311 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
At the Water's Edge
by Carl Zimmer • 1998
Getting onto land was a 390-million-year project. Going back took whales just 15 million.
4.09
2k+
At the Water's Edge Summary
At the Water's Edge
Getting onto land was a 390-million-year project. Going back took whales just 15 million.
by Carl Zimmer 1998 290 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Too Big to Know
by David Weinberger • 2012
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
3.80
2k+
Too Big to Know Summary
Too Big to Know
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
by David Weinberger 2012 256 pages
3.80
2k+ ratings
The Ascent of Man
by Jacob Bronowski • 1973
Art and science are twin expressions of a single gift: the mind's ability to remake itself.
4.21
6k+
The Ascent of Man Summary
The Ascent of Man
Art and science are twin expressions of a single gift: the mind's ability to remake itself.
by Jacob Bronowski 1973 352 pages
4.21
6k+ ratings
Happy Moments
by Meik Wiking • 2019
Your brain remembers firsts and emotional peaks. A happiness researcher on giving it more of both.
3.88
7k+
Happy Moments Summary
Happy Moments
Your brain remembers firsts and emotional peaks. A happiness researcher on giving it more of both.
by Meik Wiking 2019
3.88
7k+ ratings
The Resistance Training Revolution
by Sal Di Stefano • 2021
Cardio slows your resting metabolism. Lifting speeds it up. One hour a week, no treadmill.
4.2
1k+
The Resistance Training Revolution Summary
The Resistance Training Revolution
Cardio slows your resting metabolism. Lifting speeds it up. One hour a week, no treadmill.
by Sal Di Stefano 2021 304 pages
4.2
1k+ ratings
Creativity Code
by Marcus du Sautoy • 2019
AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.
3.94
1k+
Creativity Code Summary
Creativity Code
AI paints, composes, writes. But can a machine truly be creative? A mathematician investigates.
by Marcus du Sautoy 2019 336 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Green New Deal
by Jeremy Rifkin • 2019
The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.
3.68
500+
The Green New Deal Summary
The Green New Deal
The fossil-fuel economy is a bubble. Green tech will pop it by 2028.
by Jeremy Rifkin 2019 304 pages
3.68
500+ ratings
Writing High-Performance .NET Code
by Ben Watson • 2014
Stop guessing why .NET drags. Measure, master the GC, and fix the real bottlenecks.
4.30
291
Writing High-Performance .NET Code Summary
Writing High-Performance .NET Code
Stop guessing why .NET drags. Measure, master the GC, and fix the real bottlenecks.
by Ben Watson 2014 280 pages
4.30
291 ratings
The Economics Book
by Niall Kishtainy • 2012
Economic ideas from Aristotle to the 2008 crisis, decoded in pictures and plain language.
4.02
2k+
The Economics Book Summary
The Economics Book
Economic ideas from Aristotle to the 2008 crisis, decoded in pictures and plain language.
by Niall Kishtainy 2012 352 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Understanding and Using C Pointers
by Richard Reese • 2013
Pointers are C's sharpest tool. This is how to stop cutting yourself.
4.15
183
Understanding and Using C Pointers Summary
Understanding and Using C Pointers
Pointers are C's sharpest tool. This is how to stop cutting yourself.
by Richard Reese 2013 223 pages
4.15
183 ratings
The Compass of Pleasure
by David J. Linden • 2010
Drugs, food, sex, and charity run through the same brain circuit. What that means for addiction.
3.89
5k+
The Compass of Pleasure Summary
The Compass of Pleasure
Drugs, food, sex, and charity run through the same brain circuit. What that means for addiction.
by David J. Linden 2010 240 pages
3.89
5k+ ratings
Aid on the Edge of Chaos
by Ben Ramalingam • 2013
Aid agencies build blueprints for a clockwork world, but poverty is a tangled, living system.
3.89
153
Aid on the Edge of Chaos Summary
Aid on the Edge of Chaos
Aid agencies build blueprints for a clockwork world, but poverty is a tangled, living system.
by Ben Ramalingam 2013 472 pages
3.89
153 ratings
Outgrowing God
by Richard Dawkins • 2019
Humans have invented thousands of gods. A scientist's case for why yours is one of them.
4.06
6k+
Outgrowing God Summary
Outgrowing God
Humans have invented thousands of gods. A scientist's case for why yours is one of them.
by Richard Dawkins 2019 200 pages
4.06
6k+ ratings
The Darwin Economy
by Robert H. Frank • 2011
Darwin explains tax policy better than Adam Smith: the evolutionary case for taxing the top.
3.77
500+
The Darwin Economy Summary
The Darwin Economy
Darwin explains tax policy better than Adam Smith: the evolutionary case for taxing the top.
by Robert H. Frank 2011 240 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
The Blue Zones of Happiness
by Dan Buettner • 2017
Willpower doesn't make you happy; your neighborhood does. Lessons from places designed for joy.
3.95
2k+
The Blue Zones of Happiness Summary
The Blue Zones of Happiness
Willpower doesn't make you happy; your neighborhood does. Lessons from places designed for joy.
by Dan Buettner 2017 289 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
Proust and the Squid
by Maryanne Wolf • 2007
Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.
3.85
8k+
Proust and the Squid Summary
Proust and the Squid
Reading isn't genetic. The brain built it by recycling circuits meant for hunting and speech.
by Maryanne Wolf 2007 308 pages
3.85
8k+ ratings
Symmetry
by Marcus du Sautoy • 2007
Symmetry is not just pretty. It solves equations, builds viruses, and corrects your text messages.
3.82
500+
Symmetry Summary
Symmetry
Symmetry is not just pretty. It solves equations, builds viruses, and corrects your text messages.
by Marcus du Sautoy 2007 384 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Quench
by Dana G. Cohen • 2018
You're dehydrated and drinking more water won't help. Plants will, and fascia explains why.
3.72
500+
Quench Summary
Quench
You're dehydrated and drinking more water won't help. Plants will, and fascia explains why.
by Dana G. Cohen 2018 304 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
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