Best Science Books | Summaries & Audio

Science Book Summaries

Nightmare Fuel

by Nina Nesseth • 2022

What horror films reveal about your brain's fear machinery, and why you keep coming back.

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🎬 Horror Cinema 🧠 Neuroscience Of Fear 😰 Cultural Anxieties 🔬 Pop Science 📖 Genre Studies

Nightmare Fuel

What horror films reveal about your brain's fear machinery, and why you keep coming back.

by Nina Nesseth 2022 304 pages

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1k+ ratings

🎬 Horror Cinema 🧠 Neuroscience Of Fear 😰 Cultural Anxieties 🔬 Pop Science 📖 Genre Studies

Environmental Economics

by Stephen Smith • 2011

Why unregulated markets destroy the environment, and how the same market logic can save it.

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🏛️ Environmental Economics 📊 Cost-Benefit Analysis 💨 Emissions Trading 💰 Carbon Pricing 🌳 Environmental Valuation

Environmental Economics

Why unregulated markets destroy the environment, and how the same market logic can save it.

by Stephen Smith 2011 136 pages

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239 ratings

🏛️ Environmental Economics 📊 Cost-Benefit Analysis 💨 Emissions Trading 💰 Carbon Pricing 🌳 Environmental Valuation

Blowout

by Rachel Maddow • 2019

Fracking, oligarchs, and a 50-kiloton bomb in Colorado: how the oil industry broke global democracy.

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🛢️ Oil And Gas Industry 🌏 Energy Geopolitics 💎 Resource Curse 🇷🇺 Russian Oligarchs 🏛️ Political Corruption

Blowout

Fracking, oligarchs, and a 50-kiloton bomb in Colorado: how the oil industry broke global democracy.

by Rachel Maddow 2019 400 pages

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15k+ ratings

🛢️ Oil And Gas Industry 🌏 Energy Geopolitics 💎 Resource Curse 🇷🇺 Russian Oligarchs 🏛️ Political Corruption

Born to Be Good

by Dacher Keltner • 2009

Darwin argued sympathy, not self-interest, shaped human evolution. The biology now proves him right.

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🌞 Positive Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication

Born to Be Good

Darwin argued sympathy, not self-interest, shaped human evolution. The biology now proves him right.

by Dacher Keltner 2009 336 pages

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500+ ratings

🌞 Positive Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication

A Beautiful Question

by Frank Wilczek • 2015

From Pythagoras to quantum theory, a Nobel laureate shows beauty was always the compass of physics.

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🧠 Theoretical Physics 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🔄 Symmetry In Nature ✨ Mathematical Beauty 📜 History Of Physics

A Beautiful Question

From Pythagoras to quantum theory, a Nobel laureate shows beauty was always the compass of physics.

by Frank Wilczek 2015 448 pages

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🧠 Theoretical Physics 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🔄 Symmetry In Nature ✨ Mathematical Beauty 📜 History Of Physics

Wisdom

by Stephen S. Hall • 2010

Smart people often decide poorly. Science says the missing skill is wisdom, and it is teachable.

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🧠 Moral Psychology 💡 Emotional Intelligence 🧘 Emotional Regulation ❤️ Compassion Research 👥 Social Neuroscience

Wisdom

Smart people often decide poorly. Science says the missing skill is wisdom, and it is teachable.

by Stephen S. Hall 2010 352 pages

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352 ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology 💡 Emotional Intelligence 🧘 Emotional Regulation ❤️ Compassion Research 👥 Social Neuroscience

The Crypto Book

by Siam Kidd • 2018

The crypto bubble hasn't peaked yet. A three-phase plan to ride it without getting wrecked.

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🪙 Cryptocurrency Investing ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 📈 Investment Strategy 🛡️ Risk Management

The Crypto Book

The crypto bubble hasn't peaked yet. A three-phase plan to ride it without getting wrecked.

by Siam Kidd 2018 220 pages

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150 ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency Investing ⛓️ Blockchain Technology 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 📈 Investment Strategy 🛡️ Risk Management

We Are Electric

by Sally Adee • 2023

Every cell is a tiny battery. Medicine ignored it for two centuries. Why it can't anymore.

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🧬 Cellular Electricity 📜 History Of Science ⚡ Electrophysiology 🩹 Tissue Regeneration 🚪 Ion Channels

We Are Electric

Every cell is a tiny battery. Medicine ignored it for two centuries. Why it can't anymore.

by Sally Adee 2023 352 pages

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500+ ratings

🧬 Cellular Electricity 📜 History Of Science ⚡ Electrophysiology 🩹 Tissue Regeneration 🚪 Ion Channels

Cheaper, Faster, Better

by Tom Steyer • 2024

The invisible hand shaping your life is not economics: it's the social limit of 150 relationships.

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Human Evolution 🐒 Primate Behavior 🧩 Cognitive Limits 👥 Group Dynamics

Cheaper, Faster, Better

The invisible hand shaping your life is not economics: it's the social limit of 150 relationships.

by Tom Steyer 2024 280 pages

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461 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🧬 Human Evolution 🐒 Primate Behavior 🧩 Cognitive Limits 👥 Group Dynamics

A Short History of the World

by H.G. Wells • 1922

Human history is the final page of a two-billion-year story we are only beginning to read.

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🌍 Big History 🔬 Popular Science ⏳ Deep Time 🦴 Human Origins 🧬 Evolutionary History

A Short History of the World

Human history is the final page of a two-billion-year story we are only beginning to read.

by H.G. Wells 1922 371 pages

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🌍 Big History 🔬 Popular Science ⏳ Deep Time 🦴 Human Origins 🧬 Evolutionary History

Cure

by Jo Marchant • 2016

What if the mind could produce real healing? A journalist explores the evidence suggesting it can.

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🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💊 Placebo Effect 👥 Social Connection ⚡ Stress Physiology 🧘 Meditation Research

Cure

What if the mind could produce real healing? A journalist explores the evidence suggesting it can.

by Jo Marchant 2016 320 pages

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3k+ ratings

🧠 Mind-Body Medicine 💊 Placebo Effect 👥 Social Connection ⚡ Stress Physiology 🧘 Meditation Research

After Lockdown

by Bruno Latour • 2021

The lockdown ended. The fantasy of escaping Earth should end too.

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🌍 Political Ecology 🚧 Planetary Boundaries 🧬 Posthumanism 🐾 More-Than-Human 🌱 Degrowth

After Lockdown

The lockdown ended. The fantasy of escaping Earth should end too.

by Bruno Latour 2021 180 pages

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311 ratings

🌍 Political Ecology 🚧 Planetary Boundaries 🧬 Posthumanism 🐾 More-Than-Human 🌱 Degrowth

The Walking Dead Psychology

by Travis Langley • 2015

What real minds do when the world dies: the psychology hidden inside The Walking Dead.

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🧠 Pop Psychology 🧟 Survival Psychology 💔 Trauma And Resilience 👥 Group Dynamics ⚖️ Moral Psychology

The Walking Dead Psychology

What real minds do when the world dies: the psychology hidden inside The Walking Dead.

by Travis Langley 2015 304 pages

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390 ratings

🧠 Pop Psychology 🧟 Survival Psychology 💔 Trauma And Resilience 👥 Group Dynamics ⚖️ Moral Psychology

The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It

by Jonathan L. Zittrain • 2008

Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.

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🌐 Internet Governance ⚖️ Cyberlaw 🕸️ Decentralized Networks 👥 Peer Production 🔓 Open Systems

The Future of the Internet--And How to Stop It

Wikipedia and malware share one cause: an open internet. The locked-down alternative kills both.

by Jonathan L. Zittrain 2008 352 pages

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🌐 Internet Governance ⚖️ Cyberlaw 🕸️ Decentralized Networks 👥 Peer Production 🔓 Open Systems

Four Battlegrounds

by Paul Scharre • 2023

AI is a contest for physical and intellectual resources; the winner writes the rules of the century.

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🏛️ Ai Policy ⚔️ Military Ai 📡 Digital Repression 🦠 Disinformation ⚠️ Ai Safety

Four Battlegrounds

AI is a contest for physical and intellectual resources; the winner writes the rules of the century.

by Paul Scharre 2023 496 pages

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🏛️ Ai Policy ⚔️ Military Ai 📡 Digital Repression 🦠 Disinformation ⚠️ Ai Safety

The Carnivore Diet

by Shawn Baker • 2019

Plants use chemical warfare; humans evolved as hunters. The surprising case for a meat-only diet.

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🦴 Evolutionary Nutrition 🔬 Nutritional Skepticism 🌿 Plant Toxicity 🥩 Zero-Carb Diets 🩺 Autoimmune Healing

The Carnivore Diet

Plants use chemical warfare; humans evolved as hunters. The surprising case for a meat-only diet.

by Shawn Baker 2019 224 pages

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🦴 Evolutionary Nutrition 🔬 Nutritional Skepticism 🌿 Plant Toxicity 🥩 Zero-Carb Diets 🩺 Autoimmune Healing

The Stress Effect

by Henry L. Thompson • 2010

Stress makes smart leaders dumb. The system for keeping your judgment when pressure peaks.

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🔥 Leadership Under Pressure 🧠 Neuroscience Of Leadership 🎯 Decision Quality 🧘 Emotional Regulation ⚡ Stress Physiology

The Stress Effect

Stress makes smart leaders dumb. The system for keeping your judgment when pressure peaks.

by Henry L. Thompson 2010 336 pages

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149 ratings

🔥 Leadership Under Pressure 🧠 Neuroscience Of Leadership 🎯 Decision Quality 🧘 Emotional Regulation ⚡ Stress Physiology

Follow the Science

by Sharyl Attkisson • 2024

The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.

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💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🩻 Medical Corruption 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Research Misconduct 💉 Vaccine Policy

Follow the Science

The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.

by Sharyl Attkisson 2024 336 pages

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500+ ratings

💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🩻 Medical Corruption 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Research Misconduct 💉 Vaccine Policy

Sugar

by James Walvin • 2017

The Atlantic slave trade and the global obesity crisis share a single culprit.

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🧱 Commodity Histories 🌾 Colonial Agriculture ⛓️ Slavery And Capitalism 🍬 Sugar Industry 🥤 Soda Industry

Sugar

The Atlantic slave trade and the global obesity crisis share a single culprit.

by James Walvin 2017 352 pages

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🧱 Commodity Histories 🌾 Colonial Agriculture ⛓️ Slavery And Capitalism 🍬 Sugar Industry 🥤 Soda Industry

How to Think Like Einstein

by Daniel Smith • 2014

The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.

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🧪 Scientific Creativity 📖 Intellectual Biography 🚫 Nonconformity 👁️ Visual Thinking 🎯 Deep Concentration

How to Think Like Einstein

The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.

by Daniel Smith 2014 224 pages

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282 ratings

🧪 Scientific Creativity 📖 Intellectual Biography 🚫 Nonconformity 👁️ Visual Thinking 🎯 Deep Concentration

Taking the Quantum Leap

by Fred Alan Wolf • 1981

Particles exist as possibilities until someone looks. What that means for reality, time, and mind.

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🧬 Quantum Physics 📜 History Of Physics 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👁️ Observer Effect 🌌 Parallel Universes

Taking the Quantum Leap

Particles exist as possibilities until someone looks. What that means for reality, time, and mind.

by Fred Alan Wolf 1981 304 pages

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🧬 Quantum Physics 📜 History Of Physics 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👁️ Observer Effect 🌌 Parallel Universes

The Design of the UNIX Operating System

by Maurice J. Bach • 1986

What actually happens between the shell prompt and the hardware: the Unix kernel explained.

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🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Design 🔧 Systems Programming 📜 Unix Philosophy 📁 File Systems

The Design of the UNIX Operating System

What actually happens between the shell prompt and the hardware: the Unix kernel explained.

by Maurice J. Bach 1986 471 pages

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🖥️ Operating Systems ⚙️ Kernel Design 🔧 Systems Programming 📜 Unix Philosophy 📁 File Systems

Programming Javascript Applications

by Eric Elliott • 2014

Your chronic pain isn't damage. It's a misalignment your muscles can fix, no surgery required.

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🩹 Chronic Pain 📐 Body Alignment 🔬 Pain Science 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🦴 Musculoskeletal Health

Programming Javascript Applications

Your chronic pain isn't damage. It's a misalignment your muscles can fix, no surgery required.

by Eric Elliott 2014 300 pages

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160 ratings

🩹 Chronic Pain 📐 Body Alignment 🔬 Pain Science 🏋️ Corrective Exercise 🦴 Musculoskeletal Health

The Oldest Cure in the World

by Steve Hendricks • 2022

A 40-day fast in 1880 was a scandal. Science just showed it unlocks a hidden repair system.

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🧘 Therapeutic Fasting 📜 Medical History ⚡ Metabolic Health 🔬 Cellular Repair 🦴 Evolutionary Medicine

The Oldest Cure in the World

A 40-day fast in 1880 was a scandal. Science just showed it unlocks a hidden repair system.

by Steve Hendricks 2022 448 pages

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307 ratings

🧘 Therapeutic Fasting 📜 Medical History ⚡ Metabolic Health 🔬 Cellular Repair 🦴 Evolutionary Medicine

Minds Make Societies

by Pascal Boyer • 2018

Nations clash, gods multiply, and families splinter for reasons your conscious mind never sees.

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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🏛️ Cognitive Anthropology 🔄 Cultural Evolution 🔬 Cognitive Science ⛪ Evolution Of Religion

Minds Make Societies

Nations clash, gods multiply, and families splinter for reasons your conscious mind never sees.

by Pascal Boyer 2018 359 pages

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397 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🏛️ Cognitive Anthropology 🔄 Cultural Evolution 🔬 Cognitive Science ⛪ Evolution Of Religion

Other Worlds

by Paul C.W. Davies • 1980

Observation brings reality into being; our habitable universe may be a fluke among dead worlds.

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⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🌌 Cosmology 🌐 Multiverse Theory 🧬 Anthropic Principle ⏳ Spacetime

Other Worlds

Observation brings reality into being; our habitable universe may be a fluke among dead worlds.

by Paul C.W. Davies 1980 208 pages

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188 ratings

⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🌌 Cosmology 🌐 Multiverse Theory 🧬 Anthropic Principle ⏳ Spacetime

The Spiritual Child

by Lisa Miller • 2015

Your child arrived spiritually whole. Keeping that connection alive through adolescence.

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🧘 Spiritual Parenting 🔬 Parenting Science 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🌱 Spiritual Development ✨ Transcendent Experience

The Spiritual Child

Your child arrived spiritually whole. Keeping that connection alive through adolescence.

by Lisa Miller 2015 384 pages

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412 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Parenting 🔬 Parenting Science 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🌱 Spiritual Development ✨ Transcendent Experience

Soonish

by Kelly Weinersmith • 2017

Ten technologies that could reshape everything, and why each one might backfire spectacularly.

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🚀 Emerging Technologies 🔮 Future Studies 😂 Science Humor 🛰️ Space Exploration ⚠️ Technological Risks

Soonish

Ten technologies that could reshape everything, and why each one might backfire spectacularly.

by Kelly Weinersmith 2017 368 pages

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5k+ ratings

🚀 Emerging Technologies 🔮 Future Studies 😂 Science Humor 🛰️ Space Exploration ⚠️ Technological Risks

Food IQ

by Daniel Holzman • 2022

100 kitchen truths: crisp broccoli needs space, frozen fish wins, all salt tastes the same.

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🧑‍🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 📚 Kitchen Reference 🔬 Food Science 🤯 Cooking Myths Debunked 🔪 Culinary Techniques

Food IQ

100 kitchen truths: crisp broccoli needs space, frozen fish wins, all salt tastes the same.

by Daniel Holzman 2022 352 pages

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317 ratings

🧑‍🍳 Cooking Fundamentals 📚 Kitchen Reference 🔬 Food Science 🤯 Cooking Myths Debunked 🔪 Culinary Techniques

The Fourth Phase of Water

by Gerald H. Pollack • 2013

Water self-assembles into a hidden, light-charged battery that powers the living world.

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💧 Water Science 🧬 Biophysics 🧊 Structured Water 🌀 Self-Organization ⚡ Non-Equilibrium Systems

The Fourth Phase of Water

Water self-assembles into a hidden, light-charged battery that powers the living world.

by Gerald H. Pollack 2013 358 pages

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401 ratings

💧 Water Science 🧬 Biophysics 🧊 Structured Water 🌀 Self-Organization ⚡ Non-Equilibrium Systems

Anabolics

by William Llewellyn • 2008

Every anabolic steroid is a key. The cellular lock has never changed.

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💉 Anabolic Steroids 🏋️ Performance Enhancement 🧬 Muscle Physiology 🧪 Steroid Pharmacology 📊 Evidence-Based Doping

Anabolics

Every anabolic steroid is a key. The cellular lock has never changed.

by William Llewellyn 2008 1049 pages

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185 ratings

💉 Anabolic Steroids 🏋️ Performance Enhancement 🧬 Muscle Physiology 🧪 Steroid Pharmacology 📊 Evidence-Based Doping

Inside the Black Box

by Rishi K. Narang • 2009

Quant trading isn't opaque. It's a chain of simple models working together. Here's the architecture.

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📊 Quantitative Finance 🤖 Algorithmic Trading ⚡ High-Frequency Trading 🛡️ Risk Management 📈 Portfolio Construction

Inside the Black Box

Quant trading isn't opaque. It's a chain of simple models working together. Here's the architecture.

by Rishi K. Narang 2009 336 pages

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188 ratings

📊 Quantitative Finance 🤖 Algorithmic Trading ⚡ High-Frequency Trading 🛡️ Risk Management 📈 Portfolio Construction

Liars and Outliers

by Bruce Schneier • 2012

You trust strangers with your money and your life. Here is what makes that possible.

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👥 Sociology Of Trust 🧬 Evolutionary Game Theory 🏛️ Institutional Design ⭐ Reputation Systems 🔒 Security Mindset

Liars and Outliers

You trust strangers with your money and your life. Here is what makes that possible.

by Bruce Schneier 2012 348 pages

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1k+ ratings

👥 Sociology Of Trust 🧬 Evolutionary Game Theory 🏛️ Institutional Design ⭐ Reputation Systems 🔒 Security Mindset

This Is Your Brain on Depression

by Faith G. Harper • 2018

Your brain learned to give up. Here's the no-bullshit plan for teaching it to try again.

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🌧️ Depression Management 🎭 Mood Disorders 🔄 Cognitive Distortions 🌿 Complementary Therapies 💬 Irreverent Self-Help

This Is Your Brain on Depression

Your brain learned to give up. Here's the no-bullshit plan for teaching it to try again.

by Faith G. Harper 2018 128 pages

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1k+ ratings

🌧️ Depression Management 🎭 Mood Disorders 🔄 Cognitive Distortions 🌿 Complementary Therapies 💬 Irreverent Self-Help

Steve Jobs

by Patricia Lakin • 2011

Before the iPhone, Jobs took a calligraphy class. That strange detour explains everything.

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🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship 🎨 Product Design 💻 Silicon Valley 👁️ Visionary Leadership 💡 Design Thinking

Steve Jobs

Before the iPhone, Jobs took a calligraphy class. That strange detour explains everything.

by Patricia Lakin 2011 192 pages

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384 ratings

🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship 🎨 Product Design 💻 Silicon Valley 👁️ Visionary Leadership 💡 Design Thinking

COVID-19

by Michael Mosley • 2020

Why this virus spreads before symptoms, and the science-backed ways to strengthen your defenses.

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🦠 Virology 🏥 Public Health 🩺 Infectious Disease 🛡️ Immune Health 📜 Pandemic History

COVID-19

Why this virus spreads before symptoms, and the science-backed ways to strengthen your defenses.

by Michael Mosley 2020 119 pages

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224 ratings

🦠 Virology 🏥 Public Health 🩺 Infectious Disease 🛡️ Immune Health 📜 Pandemic History

What an Owl Knows

by Jennifer Ackerman • 2023

Silent flight, asymmetrical ears, and the minds that decode them. A new portrait of the owl.

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🦉 Ornithology 👂 Animal Senses 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦅 Predator Biology 🪺 Bird Behavior

What an Owl Knows

Silent flight, asymmetrical ears, and the minds that decode them. A new portrait of the owl.

by Jennifer Ackerman 2023 333 pages

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7k+ ratings

🦉 Ornithology 👂 Animal Senses 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 🦅 Predator Biology 🪺 Bird Behavior

The Origins of Victory

by Andrew F. Krepinevich • 2023

Precision warfare gave America dominance. That revolution is over. The next one has already begun.

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🔧 Military Innovation 🌍 Great Power Rivalry 💡 Disruptive Innovation 📜 Revolution In Military Affairs 🔬 Emerging Technologies

The Origins of Victory

Precision warfare gave America dominance. That revolution is over. The next one has already begun.

by Andrew F. Krepinevich 2023 568 pages

4.12

315 ratings

🔧 Military Innovation 🌍 Great Power Rivalry 💡 Disruptive Innovation 📜 Revolution In Military Affairs 🔬 Emerging Technologies

What to Think About Machines That Think

by John Brockman • 2015

The real threat isn't machines that outthink us. It's handing control to machines that can't think.

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🤖 Artificial Intelligence ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🎯 Ai Alignment 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 📚 Essay Collections

What to Think About Machines That Think

The real threat isn't machines that outthink us. It's handing control to machines that can't think.

by John Brockman 2015 576 pages

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500+ ratings

🤖 Artificial Intelligence ⚖️ Ai Ethics 🎯 Ai Alignment 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 📚 Essay Collections

Curious?

by Todd Kashdan • 2009

Fulfillment isn't found by chasing happiness. It's built by curiosity, with anxiety as an ally.

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😊 Positive Psychology 🧭 Meaning And Purpose 🔎 Curiosity 🧘 Psychological Flexibility ❓ Embracing Uncertainty

Curious?

Fulfillment isn't found by chasing happiness. It's built by curiosity, with anxiety as an ally.

by Todd Kashdan 2009 352 pages

3.71

494 ratings

😊 Positive Psychology 🧭 Meaning And Purpose 🔎 Curiosity 🧘 Psychological Flexibility ❓ Embracing Uncertainty

What Einstein Told His Cook

by Robert L. Wolke • 2002

Kitchen chemistry: why sugar is just sugar, meat has no blood, and a skillet thaws fastest.

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🧪 Kitchen Science ⚛️ Food Chemistry 🧂 Cooking Myths 🧫 Everyday Chemistry 📚 Popular Science

What Einstein Told His Cook

Kitchen chemistry: why sugar is just sugar, meat has no blood, and a skillet thaws fastest.

by Robert L. Wolke 2002 320 pages

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4k+ ratings

🧪 Kitchen Science ⚛️ Food Chemistry 🧂 Cooking Myths 🧫 Everyday Chemistry 📚 Popular Science

Antidepressed

by Beverley Thomson • 2021

Antidepressants can create the brain state they're supposed to cure, and quitting is even harder.

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🧠 Antidepressant Harm 💊 Psychiatric Drugs 🏥 Medicalization 💀 Iatrogenic Harm 📉 Withdrawal Syndrome

Antidepressed

Antidepressants can create the brain state they're supposed to cure, and quitting is even harder.

by Beverley Thomson 2021 320 pages

4.40

48 ratings

🧠 Antidepressant Harm 💊 Psychiatric Drugs 🏥 Medicalization 💀 Iatrogenic Harm 📉 Withdrawal Syndrome

The Science of Algorithmic Trading and Portfolio Management

by Robert Kissell • 2013

Broker trading-cost models are black boxes. The math to build transparent ones yourself.

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🧮 Quantitative Finance 🤖 Algorithmic Trading 📊 Portfolio Management 🔬 Market Microstructure 💸 Transaction Cost Analysis

The Science of Algorithmic Trading and Portfolio Management

Broker trading-cost models are black boxes. The math to build transparent ones yourself.

by Robert Kissell 2013 496 pages

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25 ratings

🧮 Quantitative Finance 🤖 Algorithmic Trading 📊 Portfolio Management 🔬 Market Microstructure 💸 Transaction Cost Analysis

Chemistry for Dummies

by John T. Moore • 2002

The chemistry class you wish you had: atoms, bonds, reactions, and the mole, minus the confusion.

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🧪 Science Fundamentals ⚗️ Chemistry Primers 📚 Self-Study Guides 🔭 Science Literacy 📋 Reference Handbooks

Chemistry for Dummies

The chemistry class you wish you had: atoms, bonds, reactions, and the mole, minus the confusion.

by John T. Moore 2002 362 pages

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500+ ratings

🧪 Science Fundamentals ⚗️ Chemistry Primers 📚 Self-Study Guides 🔭 Science Literacy 📋 Reference Handbooks

Gene Eating

by Giles Yeo • 2018

The brain treats weight loss like starvation. A geneticist on why most diets ignore real biology.

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🧬 Obesity Science 🥊 Diet Myth Debunking 🔥 Metabolism Science 💉 Hormones And Weight 🏭 Food Processing

Gene Eating

The brain treats weight loss like starvation. A geneticist on why most diets ignore real biology.

by Giles Yeo 2018 336 pages

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500+ ratings

🧬 Obesity Science 🥊 Diet Myth Debunking 🔥 Metabolism Science 💉 Hormones And Weight 🏭 Food Processing

Mind Performance Hacks

by Ron Hale-Evans • 2006

Memory tricks, mental math, decision hacks: a cognitive toolkit for thinking faster and clearer.

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🧠 Mnemonic Techniques 🔢 Mental Math 🏋️ Brain Training 💡 Creativity Techniques 🎲 Decision Frameworks

Mind Performance Hacks

Memory tricks, mental math, decision hacks: a cognitive toolkit for thinking faster and clearer.

by Ron Hale-Evans 2006 330 pages

3.88

500+ ratings

🧠 Mnemonic Techniques 🔢 Mental Math 🏋️ Brain Training 💡 Creativity Techniques 🎲 Decision Frameworks

The Unfolding of Language

by Guy Deutscher • 2005

Language has no inventor. Its intricate architecture is the product of decay, not deliberate design.

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🧬 Evolutionary Linguistics 📜 Historical Linguistics 🗣️ Origin Of Language 🧠 Cognitive Linguistics 🔗 Metaphor Theory

The Unfolding of Language

Language has no inventor. Its intricate architecture is the product of decay, not deliberate design.

by Guy Deutscher 2005 368 pages

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4k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Linguistics 📜 Historical Linguistics 🗣️ Origin Of Language 🧠 Cognitive Linguistics 🔗 Metaphor Theory

The Idea Factory

by Pepper White • 1991

MIT: where a valedictorian learns to celebrate a B and survive the pressure without losing himself.

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🎓 Grad School 🏛️ Elite Universities 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 📚 Academic Pressure 🔧 Hands-On Learning

The Idea Factory

MIT: where a valedictorian learns to celebrate a B and survive the pressure without losing himself.

by Pepper White 1991 328 pages

3.85

255 ratings

🎓 Grad School 🏛️ Elite Universities 🎭 Imposter Syndrome 📚 Academic Pressure 🔧 Hands-On Learning

The Power of Discord

by Ed Tronick • 2020

Seventy percent of interactions are out of sync, and that mismatch fuels intimacy and trust.

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🧠 Developmental Psychology 🔧 Rupture And Repair 🫂 Co-Regulation 👶 Modern Attachment Theory 💯 Anti-Perfectionism

The Power of Discord

Seventy percent of interactions are out of sync, and that mismatch fuels intimacy and trust.

by Ed Tronick 2020 288 pages

4.14

320 ratings

🧠 Developmental Psychology 🔧 Rupture And Repair 🫂 Co-Regulation 👶 Modern Attachment Theory 💯 Anti-Perfectionism

Wildhood

by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz • 2019

Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.

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🐾 Animal Behavior 🧑‍🎤 Adolescence 🧬 Evolutionary Biology 📊 Social Hierarchies 💃 Mating Rituals

Wildhood

Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.

by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 2019 368 pages

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