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Science Book Summaries

Physical Intelligence
by Scott Grafton • 2020
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
3.60
194
Physical Intelligence Summary
Physical Intelligence
Movement is the foundation of thought, and fatigue is your brain's way of holding you back.
by Scott Grafton 2020 288 pages
3.60
194 ratings
A Theory of Everything (That Matters)
by Alister E. McGrath • 2019
Einstein rewrote space, time, and gravity. The mystery at the edges, he called God.
3.86
155
A Theory of Everything (That Matters) Summary
A Theory of Everything (That Matters)
Einstein rewrote space, time, and gravity. The mystery at the edges, he called God.
by Alister E. McGrath 2019 240 pages
3.86
155 ratings
Aging Backwards
by Miranda Esmonde-White • 2014
A 30-minute daily routine that works all 620 muscles, using lengthening movements to reverse aging.
3.87
1k+
Aging Backwards Summary
Aging Backwards
A 30-minute daily routine that works all 620 muscles, using lengthening movements to reverse aging.
by Miranda Esmonde-White 2014 288 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
How to Expect the Unexpected
by Kit Yates • 2023
Master the science of prediction: why your gut fails, and when the smartest forecast is none.
3.69
188
How to Expect the Unexpected Summary
How to Expect the Unexpected
Master the science of prediction: why your gut fails, and when the smartest forecast is none.
by Kit Yates 2023 448 pages
3.69
188 ratings
Philosophy Bites
by David Edmonds • 2012
The big questions of philosophy, served in bite-sized interviews with today's leading thinkers.
3.69
371
Philosophy Bites Summary
Philosophy Bites
The big questions of philosophy, served in bite-sized interviews with today's leading thinkers.
by David Edmonds 2012 268 pages
3.69
371 ratings
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot
by Richard Restak • 2001
Rewire your brain at any age: a neurologist's exercises for memory, focus, and emotional clarity.
3.63
500+
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot Summary
Mozart's Brain and the Fighter Pilot
Rewire your brain at any age: a neurologist's exercises for memory, focus, and emotional clarity.
by Richard Restak 2001 220 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
A Letter to Liberals
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • 2022
Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.
4.39
359
A Letter to Liberals Summary
A Letter to Liberals
Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2022 123 pages
4.39
359 ratings
Run, Spot, Run
by Jessica Pierce • 2016
Your beloved pet is part of an industry that breeds suffering and kills the leftovers.
3.81
236
Run, Spot, Run Summary
Run, Spot, Run
Your beloved pet is part of an industry that breeds suffering and kills the leftovers.
by Jessica Pierce 2016 256 pages
3.81
236 ratings
You Belong to the Universe
by Jonathan Keats • 2016
Buckminster Fuller never built a world-saving machine. He invented a way of thinking that could.
3.65
393
You Belong to the Universe Summary
You Belong to the Universe
Buckminster Fuller never built a world-saving machine. He invented a way of thinking that could.
by Jonathan Keats 2016 216 pages
3.65
393 ratings
Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python
by John V. Guttag • 2013
A computer calculates and remembers; everything beyond that is what you build with code.
4.22
500+
Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python Summary
Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python
A computer calculates and remembers; everything beyond that is what you build with code.
by John V. Guttag 2013 280 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Healing SIBO
by Shivan Sarna • 2021
Most IBS and bloating share one hidden cause: SIBO. A 21-day plan to fix it.
3.98
197
Healing SIBO Summary
Healing SIBO
Most IBS and bloating share one hidden cause: SIBO. A 21-day plan to fix it.
by Shivan Sarna 2021 256 pages
3.98
197 ratings
El Poder de Las Palabras
by Mariano Sigman • 2023
What you tell yourself becomes your reality. A guide to rewriting your inner script.
3.81
2k+
El Poder de Las Palabras Summary
El Poder de Las Palabras
What you tell yourself becomes your reality. A guide to rewriting your inner script.
by Mariano Sigman 2023 352 pages
3.81
2k+ ratings
Vegan for Her
by Ginny Messina • 2013
Plant-based eating tailored to women's bodies: periods, fertility, athletic performance, menopause.
3.99
500+
Vegan for Her Summary
Vegan for Her
Plant-based eating tailored to women's bodies: periods, fertility, athletic performance, menopause.
by Ginny Messina 2013 382 pages
3.99
500+ ratings
Authors of the Impossible
by Jeffrey J. Kripal • 2010
Ghosts, telepathy, UFOs: four scholars who read the impossible as a message, not a mistake.
4.15
289
Authors of the Impossible Summary
Authors of the Impossible
Ghosts, telepathy, UFOs: four scholars who read the impossible as a message, not a mistake.
by Jeffrey J. Kripal 2010 332 pages
4.15
289 ratings
Heart Intelligence
by Doc Childre • 2022
Your heart senses the future before your brain can. Coherence is how you learn to listen.
4.69
16
Heart Intelligence Summary
Heart Intelligence
Your heart senses the future before your brain can. Coherence is how you learn to listen.
by Doc Childre 2022 279 pages
4.69
16 ratings
Booster Shots
by Adam Ratner • 2025
Measles erases immune memory. It also erases societal memory, and that amnesia is more dangerous.
4.33
500+
Booster Shots Summary
Booster Shots
Measles erases immune memory. It also erases societal memory, and that amnesia is more dangerous.
by Adam Ratner 2025 288 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
On Human Nature
by Roger Scruton • 2017
Genes and memes don't explain why you honor your dead, laugh, or hold someone accountable.
3.73
500+
On Human Nature Summary
On Human Nature
Genes and memes don't explain why you honor your dead, laugh, or hold someone accountable.
by Roger Scruton 2017 151 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
Why Brains Need Friends
by Ben Rein • 2025
Your brain is built to connect, then sabotages every attempt. The neuroscience of fixing it.
3.95
500+
Why Brains Need Friends Summary
Why Brains Need Friends
Your brain is built to connect, then sabotages every attempt. The neuroscience of fixing it.
by Ben Rein 2025 256 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Do You Believe in Magic?
by Paul A. Offit • 2013
A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.
4.11
3k+
Do You Believe in Magic? Summary
Do You Believe in Magic?
A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.
by Paul A. Offit 2013 304 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
Pandora's Seed
by Spencer Wells • 2010
Farming gave us civilization. It also gave us chronic disease, overstimulation, and fundamentalism.
3.76
1k+
Pandora's Seed Summary
Pandora's Seed
Farming gave us civilization. It also gave us chronic disease, overstimulation, and fundamentalism.
by Spencer Wells 2010 256 pages
3.76
1k+ ratings
The Anarchist In The Library
by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
3.50
175
The Anarchist In The Library Summary
The Anarchist In The Library
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004 272 pages
3.50
175 ratings
Invention and Innovation
by Vaclav Smil • 2023
Moore's Law is an outlier. Everywhere else, innovation crawls, stumbles, or backfires.
3.84
1k+
Invention and Innovation Summary
Invention and Innovation
Moore's Law is an outlier. Everywhere else, innovation crawls, stumbles, or backfires.
by Vaclav Smil 2023 225 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Blockchain Technology Explained
by Alan T. Norman • 2017
Blockchain in plain English: how it works, why it rewires trust, and what comes after Bitcoin.
4.02
500+
Blockchain Technology Explained Summary
Blockchain Technology Explained
Blockchain in plain English: how it works, why it rewires trust, and what comes after Bitcoin.
by Alan T. Norman 2017 128 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
The Luck Factor
by Richard Wiseman • 2003
Why lucky people aren't psychic. They just behave differently, and the lab proves it.
3.84
2k+
The Luck Factor Summary
The Luck Factor
Why lucky people aren't psychic. They just behave differently, and the lab proves it.
by Richard Wiseman 2003 240 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
Economies and Cultures
by Richard R. Wilk • 1996
The rational market actor is a myth: economic life runs on gifts, status, and cultural meaning.
3.79
114
Economies and Cultures Summary
Economies and Cultures
The rational market actor is a myth: economic life runs on gifts, status, and cultural meaning.
by Richard R. Wilk 1996 252 pages
3.79
114 ratings
Black Hole Survival Guide
by Janna Levin • 2020
A black hole is curved void, not dense mass. Inside, the future ends and reality turns holographic.
4.00
2k+
Black Hole Survival Guide Summary
Black Hole Survival Guide
A black hole is curved void, not dense mass. Inside, the future ends and reality turns holographic.
by Janna Levin 2020 160 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Building Wireless Sensor Networks
by Robert Faludi • 2010
Turn Arduino and XBee radios into a self-healing sensor mesh: from two nodes to thousands.
3.82
192
Building Wireless Sensor Networks Summary
Building Wireless Sensor Networks
Turn Arduino and XBee radios into a self-healing sensor mesh: from two nodes to thousands.
by Robert Faludi 2010 318 pages
3.82
192 ratings
Forever Fat Loss
by Ari Whitten • 2014
Lower your body's weight thermostat and fat loss becomes automatic; no calorie war required.
3.85
371
Forever Fat Loss Summary
Forever Fat Loss
Lower your body's weight thermostat and fat loss becomes automatic; no calorie war required.
by Ari Whitten 2014 191 pages
3.85
371 ratings
Exercise for Mood and Anxiety
by Michael W. Otto • 2011
Exercise can rival medication for depression. The challenge is staying with it; here is how.
3.96
230
Exercise for Mood and Anxiety Summary
Exercise for Mood and Anxiety
Exercise can rival medication for depression. The challenge is staying with it; here is how.
by Michael W. Otto 2011 248 pages
3.96
230 ratings
The Right Chemistry
by Joe Schwarcz • 2012
Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.
3.84
79
The Right Chemistry Summary
The Right Chemistry
Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.
by Joe Schwarcz 2012 304 pages
3.84
79 ratings
Cognitive Neuroscience
by Michael S. Gazzaniga • 1998
How does the brain produce the mind? A map of its systems for perception, memory, and consciousness.
4.12
500+
Cognitive Neuroscience Summary
Cognitive Neuroscience
How does the brain produce the mind? A map of its systems for perception, memory, and consciousness.
by Michael S. Gazzaniga 1998 680 pages
4.12
500+ ratings
SuperFreakonomics
by Steven D. Levitt • 2009
Prostitutes earn more on holidays, suicide bombers buy life insurance. An economist explains why.
4.00
100k+
SuperFreakonomics Summary
SuperFreakonomics
Prostitutes earn more on holidays, suicide bombers buy life insurance. An economist explains why.
by Steven D. Levitt 2009 6 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
What's the Use?
by Ian Stewart • 2021
Kidney matches, secure websites, movie animation: the invisible math that built the modern world.
3.54
175
What's the Use? Summary
What's the Use?
Kidney matches, secure websites, movie animation: the invisible math that built the modern world.
by Ian Stewart 2021 336 pages
3.54
175 ratings
Becoming Wise
by Krista Tippett • 2016
Wisdom is a practice, not a possession. Every ordinary life contains everything it requires.
4.08
5k+
Becoming Wise Summary
Becoming Wise
Wisdom is a practice, not a possession. Every ordinary life contains everything it requires.
by Krista Tippett 2016 288 pages
4.08
5k+ ratings
The Reality Revolution
by Brian Scott • 2020
A guided method for shifting into a parallel life where the problem is already solved.
4.28
224
The Reality Revolution Summary
The Reality Revolution
A guided method for shifting into a parallel life where the problem is already solved.
by Brian Scott 2020 400 pages
4.28
224 ratings
Body on Fire
by Monica Aggarwal • 2020
Chronic inflammation underlies most disease. A physician's lifestyle plan to reverse it.
3.78
280
Body on Fire Summary
Body on Fire
Chronic inflammation underlies most disease. A physician's lifestyle plan to reverse it.
by Monica Aggarwal 2020 258 pages
3.78
280 ratings
A State of Fear
by Laura Dodsworth • 2021
The UK government orchestrated fear to secure pandemic compliance. How it worked, and what it broke.
4.31
500+
A State of Fear Summary
A State of Fear
The UK government orchestrated fear to secure pandemic compliance. How it worked, and what it broke.
by Laura Dodsworth 2021 320 pages
4.31
500+ ratings
The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes
by John Britt • 2004
High-fire glazes: the recipes, chemistry, and firing know-how for repeatable cone 10 results.
4.49
138
The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes Summary
The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes
High-fire glazes: the recipes, chemistry, and firing know-how for repeatable cone 10 results.
by John Britt 2004 184 pages
4.49
138 ratings
How to Bake Pi
by Eugenia Cheng • 2015
Math is logical structure, not calculation. Category theory reveals it; baking makes it stick.
3.64
1k+
How to Bake Pi Summary
How to Bake Pi
Math is logical structure, not calculation. Category theory reveals it; baking makes it stick.
by Eugenia Cheng 2015 304 pages
3.64
1k+ ratings
The Inner History of Devices
by Sherry Turkle • 2008
Your devices are confidants, not just tools. What they reveal about the self you're becoming.
3.83
81
The Inner History of Devices Summary
The Inner History of Devices
Your devices are confidants, not just tools. What they reveal about the self you're becoming.
by Sherry Turkle 2008 208 pages
3.83
81 ratings
Traces
by Patricia Wiltshire • 2019
Pollen on a shoe, spores on a corpse: how a forensic ecologist reads nature's invisible evidence.
3.60
3k+
Traces Summary
Traces
Pollen on a shoe, spores on a corpse: how a forensic ecologist reads nature's invisible evidence.
by Patricia Wiltshire 2019 312 pages
3.60
3k+ ratings
Sea of Glory
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2001
The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.
4.04
7k+
Sea of Glory Summary
Sea of Glory
The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2001 452 pages
4.04
7k+ ratings
The Ghost in My Brain
by Clark Elliott • 2015
His identity vanished after a minor crash. Eight years later, two therapists reassembled it.
3.82
500+
The Ghost in My Brain Summary
The Ghost in My Brain
His identity vanished after a minor crash. Eight years later, two therapists reassembled it.
by Clark Elliott 2015 336 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
by John Brockman • 2014
Cognitive traps. Fragile networks. Captured watchdogs. The real fears of a hundred scientists.
3.45
1k+
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night Summary
What Should We Be Worried About? Real Scenarios That Keep Scientists Up at Night
Cognitive traps. Fragile networks. Captured watchdogs. The real fears of a hundred scientists.
by John Brockman 2014 478 pages
3.45
1k+ ratings
Arts with the Brain in Mind
by Eric Jensen • 2001
We treat the arts as classroom decoration; neuroscience says they are the wiring itself.
3.99
109
Arts with the Brain in Mind Summary
Arts with the Brain in Mind
We treat the arts as classroom decoration; neuroscience says they are the wiring itself.
by Eric Jensen 2001 182 pages
3.99
109 ratings
The Neuroscience of Mindfulness
by Stan Rodski • 2023
The science that turns knitting, coloring, and driving into brain-rewiring stress relief.
3.64
492
The Neuroscience of Mindfulness Summary
The Neuroscience of Mindfulness
The science that turns knitting, coloring, and driving into brain-rewiring stress relief.
by Stan Rodski 2023 211 pages
3.64
492 ratings
Popper
by David Miller • 1985
Science asks to be proven wrong; democracy asks to be thrown out without a revolution.
4.06
211
Popper Summary
Popper
Science asks to be proven wrong; democracy asks to be thrown out without a revolution.
by David Miller 1985 430 pages
4.06
211 ratings
Endless Energy
by Peter Hollins • 2019
Productivity is an energy problem, not a time problem. The four-fuel fix.
3.92
168
Endless Energy Summary
Endless Energy
Productivity is an energy problem, not a time problem. The four-fuel fix.
by Peter Hollins 2019 118 pages
3.92
168 ratings
An Alchemy of Mind
by Diane Ackerman • 2004
A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.
3.96
1k+
An Alchemy of Mind Summary
An Alchemy of Mind
A poet's tour of the brain: how 100 billion neurons invent your reality.
by Diane Ackerman 2004 320 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
The Science of Mindfulness
by Ronald D. Siegel • 2014
Your brain evolved to spot threats, not contentment: the neuroscience of retraining it.
4.24
500+
The Science of Mindfulness Summary
The Science of Mindfulness
Your brain evolved to spot threats, not contentment: the neuroscience of retraining it.
by Ronald D. Siegel 2014 6 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
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