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Science Book Summaries

The Housefly Effect
by Eva van den Broek • 2024
A painted fly cut spillage 80 percent. The same invisible nudges steer your behavior every day.
3.84
50
The Housefly Effect Summary
The Housefly Effect
A painted fly cut spillage 80 percent. The same invisible nudges steer your behavior every day.
by Eva van den Broek 2024 233 pages
3.84
50 ratings
The Search for the Perfect Protein
by David Minkoff • 2019
Why your whey protein and BCAAs are mostly turning into sugar, and what actually builds tissue.
4.17
121
The Search for the Perfect Protein Summary
The Search for the Perfect Protein
Why your whey protein and BCAAs are mostly turning into sugar, and what actually builds tissue.
by David Minkoff 2019 280 pages
4.17
121 ratings
The Breakthrough Effect
by Douglas E. Richards • 2023
An enhanced soldier finds a digital afterlife and is framed as a traitor by its creator.
4.25
3k+
The Breakthrough Effect Summary
The Breakthrough Effect
An enhanced soldier finds a digital afterlife and is framed as a traitor by its creator.
by Douglas E. Richards 2023 420 pages
4.25
3k+ ratings
Religion in Human Evolution
by Robert N. Bellah • 2011
Before belief, play. The story from animal ritual to Axial sages who questioned every god.
3.97
451
Religion in Human Evolution Summary
Religion in Human Evolution
Before belief, play. The story from animal ritual to Axial sages who questioned every god.
by Robert N. Bellah 2011 776 pages
3.97
451 ratings
Storythinking
by Angus Fletcher • 2023
Story isn't just for communication: it's an ancient intelligence that logic and AI can't touch.
3.57
81
Storythinking Summary
Storythinking
Story isn't just for communication: it's an ancient intelligence that logic and AI can't touch.
by Angus Fletcher 2023 200 pages
3.57
81 ratings
Taming the Molecule of More
by Michael E. Long • 2025
This is why getting what you want never satisfies: your dopamine system. The step-by-step reset.
3.76
181
Taming the Molecule of More Summary
Taming the Molecule of More
This is why getting what you want never satisfies: your dopamine system. The step-by-step reset.
by Michael E. Long 2025 288 pages
3.76
181 ratings
My Good Grief
by Cindyanne Kershaw • 2006
Seen enough options? There is a mathematically optimal moment to stop looking and commit.
4.50
2
My Good Grief Summary
My Good Grief
Seen enough options? There is a mathematically optimal moment to stop looking and commit.
by Cindyanne Kershaw 2006
4.50
2 ratings
A Planet of Viruses
by Carl Zimmer • 2011
Viruses aren't just enemies. They built our DNA, rule the oceans, and may have sparked life.
4.06
5k+
A Planet of Viruses Summary
A Planet of Viruses
Viruses aren't just enemies. They built our DNA, rule the oceans, and may have sparked life.
by Carl Zimmer 2011 109 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
Sleep Groove
by Olivia Walch • 2025
Your brain runs on a clock, not a stopwatch. When you sleep matters more than hours.
3.78
76
Sleep Groove Summary
Sleep Groove
Your brain runs on a clock, not a stopwatch. When you sleep matters more than hours.
by Olivia Walch 2025 176 pages
3.78
76 ratings
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
by John Locke • 1690
Words name ideas, not things. Philosophy's longest arguments begin with confusing the two.
3.86
17k+
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Summary
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
Words name ideas, not things. Philosophy's longest arguments begin with confusing the two.
by John Locke 1690 355 pages
3.86
17k+ ratings
The Psychology of Totalitarianism
by Mattias Desmet • 2023
Reason was meant to free us. It left us isolated, anxious, and begging for an absolute master.
3.98
1k+
The Psychology of Totalitarianism Summary
The Psychology of Totalitarianism
Reason was meant to free us. It left us isolated, anxious, and begging for an absolute master.
by Mattias Desmet 2023 256 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Data Structures and Problem Solving Using Java
by Mark Allen Weiss • 2009
Coding tricks lose to growth rates. The data structures and guarantees that survive at scale.
3.58
36
Data Structures and Problem Solving Using Java Summary
Data Structures and Problem Solving Using Java
Coding tricks lose to growth rates. The data structures and guarantees that survive at scale.
by Mark Allen Weiss 2009 1032 pages
3.58
36 ratings
Driven
by Paul R. Lawrence • 2001
Darwin glimpsed it, the Framers encoded it, and ignoring it just crashed the economy.
3.98
3k+
Driven Summary
Driven
Darwin glimpsed it, the Framers encoded it, and ignoring it just crashed the economy.
by Paul R. Lawrence 2001 300 pages
3.98
3k+ ratings
OCD For Dummies
by Laura L. Smith • 2022
How OCD tricks you into feeding the fear, and the counterintuitive method that breaks the loop.
3.68
34
OCD For Dummies Summary
OCD For Dummies
How OCD tricks you into feeding the fear, and the counterintuitive method that breaks the loop.
by Laura L. Smith 2022 365 pages
3.68
34 ratings
Cómo Analizar a las Personas
by Robert Leary • 2019
Decode posture, gestures, and facial cues to know exactly what someone's words aren't telling you.
2.85
59
Cómo Analizar a las Personas Summary
Cómo Analizar a las Personas
Decode posture, gestures, and facial cues to know exactly what someone's words aren't telling you.
by Robert Leary 2019 111 pages
2.85
59 ratings
La maldición del hombre mono
by Emiliano Bruner • 2025
Why evolution left humans perpetually dissatisfied, and how training attention can change that.
3.68
53
La maldición del hombre mono Summary
La maldición del hombre mono
Why evolution left humans perpetually dissatisfied, and how training attention can change that.
by Emiliano Bruner 2025 208 pages
3.68
53 ratings
Full Spectrum
by Adam Rogers • 2021
Color drove human innovation, from the first ochre workshop to the illusion that broke the internet.
3.77
341
Full Spectrum Summary
Full Spectrum
Color drove human innovation, from the first ochre workshop to the illusion that broke the internet.
by Adam Rogers 2021 420 pages
3.77
341 ratings
Personality Development and Psychopathology
by Norman Cameron • 1985
Symptoms as compromise: how unconscious conflict and childhood shape personality and pathology.
4.40
15
Personality Development and Psychopathology Summary
Personality Development and Psychopathology
Symptoms as compromise: how unconscious conflict and childhood shape personality and pathology.
by Norman Cameron 1985
4.40
15 ratings
El pequeño libro del lenguaje
by David Crystal • 2012
Grammar runs without a rulebook. Your accent is your signature. And every language remakes itself.
3.75
2k+
El pequeño libro del lenguaje Summary
El pequeño libro del lenguaje
Grammar runs without a rulebook. Your accent is your signature. And every language remakes itself.
by David Crystal 2012 312 pages
3.75
2k+ ratings
The Suggestible Brain
by Amir Raz • 2024
Your mind runs on suggestion, not facts. That's why placebos, fake news, and false memories work.
3.68
152
The Suggestible Brain Summary
The Suggestible Brain
Your mind runs on suggestion, not facts. That's why placebos, fake news, and false memories work.
by Amir Raz 2024 210 pages
3.68
152 ratings
The Limits to Growth
by Donella H. Meadows • 1972
Exponential growth meets a finite planet: overshoot, collapse. The math hasn't changed since 1972.
4.17
500+
The Limits to Growth Summary
The Limits to Growth
Exponential growth meets a finite planet: overshoot, collapse. The math hasn't changed since 1972.
by Donella H. Meadows 1972 207 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Signature in the Cell
by Stephen C. Meyer • 2009
DNA's code can't be written by material processes; the only known source is intelligence.
4.32
1k+
Signature in the Cell Summary
Signature in the Cell
DNA's code can't be written by material processes; the only known source is intelligence.
by Stephen C. Meyer 2009 624 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
AIQ
by Nick Polson • 2018
What a 19th-century nurse and a lost submarine reveal about the algorithms that now run your life.
4.15
500+
AIQ Summary
AIQ
What a 19th-century nurse and a lost submarine reveal about the algorithms that now run your life.
by Nick Polson 2018 288 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
فسيولوجية الصدمات
by Babette Rothschild • 2026
The nervous system knows when trauma work is unsafe. Six states to read before you proceed.
4.51
93
فسيولوجية الصدمات Summary
فسيولوجية الصدمات
The nervous system knows when trauma work is unsafe. Six states to read before you proceed.
by Babette Rothschild 2026 360 pages
4.51
93 ratings
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
by Louis Cozolino • 2024
Therapy is neurobiology in action. The evidence for how relationships physically rebuild the brain.
4.40
20
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy Summary
The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy
Therapy is neurobiology in action. The evidence for how relationships physically rebuild the brain.
by Louis Cozolino 2024 755 pages
4.40
20 ratings
Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook
by George Jelinek MD • 2022
A lifestyle program that reframes MS as manageable, from a doctor who stabilized his own health.
4.22
18
Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook Summary
Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis Handbook
A lifestyle program that reframes MS as manageable, from a doctor who stabilized his own health.
by George Jelinek MD 2022
4.22
18 ratings
Thinking Outside the Pill Box
by Ty Vincent MD • 2012
Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.
3.71
7
Thinking Outside the Pill Box Summary
Thinking Outside the Pill Box
Escape the prescription treadmill: a doctor's guide to nutrition, detox, and hormonal repair.
by Ty Vincent MD 2012 848 pages
3.71
7 ratings
Forever Painless
by Miranda Esmonde-White • 2016
Shut off chronic pain by rebalancing your body’s fascia and muscles with a half-hour daily practice.
3.74
276
Forever Painless Summary
Forever Painless
Shut off chronic pain by rebalancing your body’s fascia and muscles with a half-hour daily practice.
by Miranda Esmonde-White 2016 317 pages
3.74
276 ratings
So lügt man mit Statistik
by Walter Krämer • 1991
Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.
3.74
136
So lügt man mit Statistik Summary
So lügt man mit Statistik
Precision, percentages, and pretty charts: a catalog of ways statistics are rigged to mislead you.
by Walter Krämer 1991 206 pages
3.74
136 ratings
Lights Out
by Ted Koppel • 2015
A grid cyberattack could kill most Americans in a year; no agency has a plan.
3.71
5k+
Lights Out Summary
Lights Out
A grid cyberattack could kill most Americans in a year; no agency has a plan.
by Ted Koppel 2015 279 pages
3.71
5k+ ratings
Understanding Piaget
by Mary Ann Spencer Pulaski • 1980
Children build their own intelligence by acting on the world. Piaget's four universal stages.
3.73
15
Understanding Piaget Summary
Understanding Piaget
Children build their own intelligence by acting on the world. Piaget's four universal stages.
by Mary Ann Spencer Pulaski 1980 248 pages
3.73
15 ratings
Az elvek csapodár természete
by Mérő László • 2008
Reason depends on emotion. Logic has limits. A psychologist's case for pragmatism over purity.
4.25
61
Az elvek csapodár természete Summary
Az elvek csapodár természete
Reason depends on emotion. Logic has limits. A psychologist's case for pragmatism over purity.
by Mérő László 2008 230 pages
4.25
61 ratings
Losing Eden
by Lucy Jones • 2020
Soil contains a natural antidepressant. What disconnection from nature does to the mind.
4.05
2k+
Losing Eden Summary
Losing Eden
Soil contains a natural antidepressant. What disconnection from nature does to the mind.
by Lucy Jones 2020 256 pages
4.05
2k+ ratings
Electoral Systems and Party Systems
by Arend Lijphart • 1994
Across twenty-seven democracies, one design rule predicts electoral fairness best.
3.35
37
Electoral Systems and Party Systems Summary
Electoral Systems and Party Systems
Across twenty-seven democracies, one design rule predicts electoral fairness best.
by Arend Lijphart 1994 228 pages
3.35
37 ratings
Yanılgının İcadı
by Abdullah Reha Nazlı • 2020
Your brain is still running hunter-gatherer software. Modern life is the bug.
4.43
99
Yanılgının İcadı Summary
Yanılgının İcadı
Your brain is still running hunter-gatherer software. Modern life is the bug.
by Abdullah Reha Nazlı 2020 320 pages
4.43
99 ratings
Healing Through the Vagus Nerve
by Amanda Armstrong • 2024
Your body's longest nerve runs your calm-down system. Train it daily, and anxiety loses its grip.
4.00
500+
Healing Through the Vagus Nerve Summary
Healing Through the Vagus Nerve
Your body's longest nerve runs your calm-down system. Train it daily, and anxiety loses its grip.
by Amanda Armstrong 2024 299 pages
4.00
500+ ratings
What to Eat Now
by Marion Nestle • 2025
Every supermarket aisle is engineered by an industry that profits from your confusion.
4.04
292
What to Eat Now Summary
What to Eat Now
Every supermarket aisle is engineered by an industry that profits from your confusion.
by Marion Nestle 2025 681 pages
4.04
292 ratings
Thanks!
by Robert A. Emmons • 2007
A 25% happiness boost from a daily practice that science validates: here is the how.
3.75
500+
Thanks! Summary
Thanks!
A 25% happiness boost from a daily practice that science validates: here is the how.
by Robert A. Emmons 2007 256 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
Creating a New Racial Order
by Jennifer L. Hochschild • 2012
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
3.37
19
Creating a New Racial Order Summary
Creating a New Racial Order
Genomics and a new generation erode racial boundaries. Poverty and prisons redraw them.
by Jennifer L. Hochschild 2012 280 pages
3.37
19 ratings
RUST AND GOLANG FOR BEGINNERS
by Tam Sel • 2020
Rust prevents memory bugs; Go makes concurrency simple. One book teaches both through examples.
RUST AND GOLANG FOR BEGINNERS Summary
RUST AND GOLANG FOR BEGINNERS
Rust prevents memory bugs; Go makes concurrency simple. One book teaches both through examples.
by Tam Sel 2020 215 pages
The Watchman's Rattle
by Rebecca D. Costa • 2009
Civilizations do not fail from scarcity or war. They fail when problems outthink brains.
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500+
The Watchman's Rattle Summary
The Watchman's Rattle
Civilizations do not fail from scarcity or war. They fail when problems outthink brains.
by Rebecca D. Costa 2009 347 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Learning That CLICS
by Mary Slaughter • 2022
Most training ignores how the brain learns. CLICS fixes it with five principles.
4.50
4
Learning That CLICS Summary
Learning That CLICS
Most training ignores how the brain learns. CLICS fixes it with five principles.
by Mary Slaughter 2022 268 pages
4.50
4 ratings
Talking to the Enemy
by Scott Atran • 2010
They don't kill for virgins or ideology. They kill for friends, and logic can't stop them.
3.95
288
Talking to the Enemy Summary
Talking to the Enemy
They don't kill for virgins or ideology. They kill for friends, and logic can't stop them.
by Scott Atran 2010 581 pages
3.95
288 ratings
The Urge
by Carl Erik Fisher • 2022
Addiction is an ancient divided self, stoked by industry and racial policy into a modern crisis.
4.03
2k+
The Urge Summary
The Urge
Addiction is an ancient divided self, stoked by industry and racial policy into a modern crisis.
by Carl Erik Fisher 2022 400 pages
4.03
2k+ ratings
The Securitarian Personality
by John R. Hibbing • 2020
Trump's most loyal voters aren't authoritarians. An ancient instinct to guard their own drives them.
3.66
29
The Securitarian Personality Summary
The Securitarian Personality
Trump's most loyal voters aren't authoritarians. An ancient instinct to guard their own drives them.
by John R. Hibbing 2020 304 pages
3.66
29 ratings
Einstein's Fridge
by Paul Sen • 2021
The science of heat built the modern world and governs time's arrow, life, and black holes.
4.26
500+
Einstein's Fridge Summary
Einstein's Fridge
The science of heat built the modern world and governs time's arrow, life, and black holes.
by Paul Sen 2021 320 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Emotional Disorders and Metacognition
by Adrian Wells • 2000
The therapeutic target most clinicians miss: beliefs about thinking, not the thoughts themselves.
3.63
16
Emotional Disorders and Metacognition Summary
Emotional Disorders and Metacognition
The therapeutic target most clinicians miss: beliefs about thinking, not the thoughts themselves.
by Adrian Wells 2000 256 pages
3.63
16 ratings
The Connected Life
by Todd W. Hall • 2022
Your earliest relationships built a filter through which you experience God. Change starts there.
4.27
195
The Connected Life Summary
The Connected Life
Your earliest relationships built a filter through which you experience God. Change starts there.
by Todd W. Hall 2022 224 pages
4.27
195 ratings
Anatomy of an Epidemic
by Robert Whitaker • 2010
Mental disability rates spiked after psychiatric drugs became standard. The cure may be the cause.
4.15
4k+
Anatomy of an Epidemic Summary
Anatomy of an Epidemic
Mental disability rates spiked after psychiatric drugs became standard. The cure may be the cause.
by Robert Whitaker 2010 404 pages
4.15
4k+ ratings
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development
by Edward Saja Sanneh • 2018
Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.
4.00
2
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development Summary
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development
Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.
by Edward Saja Sanneh 2018 206 pages
4.00
2 ratings
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