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Science Book Summaries

Mapping the Darkness
by Kenneth Miller • 2023
A grad student watching his son's eyes discovered REM and revealed the brain's hidden third state.
3.89
230
Mapping the Darkness Summary
Mapping the Darkness
A grad student watching his son's eyes discovered REM and revealed the brain's hidden third state.
by Kenneth Miller 2023 432 pages
3.89
230 ratings
Metabolismo Ultra Poderoso
by Frank Suárez • 2018
Match your meals to your nervous system type. That is when the fat actually comes off.
4.26
243
Metabolismo Ultra Poderoso Summary
Metabolismo Ultra Poderoso
Match your meals to your nervous system type. That is when the fat actually comes off.
by Frank Suárez 2018 391 pages
4.26
243 ratings
Into the Clear Blue Sky
by Rob Jackson • 2024
We could clean the atmosphere within a generation. The fastest lever most people overlook: methane.
3.99
139
Into the Clear Blue Sky Summary
Into the Clear Blue Sky
We could clean the atmosphere within a generation. The fastest lever most people overlook: methane.
by Rob Jackson 2024 304 pages
3.99
139 ratings
Destructive Trends in Mental Health
by Rogers H. Wright • 2005
Therapy now invents disorders, buries science, and rewards victimhood. Patients pay the price.
3.95
21
Destructive Trends in Mental Health Summary
Destructive Trends in Mental Health
Therapy now invents disorders, buries science, and rewards victimhood. Patients pay the price.
by Rogers H. Wright 2005 384 pages
3.95
21 ratings
Think For Yourself
by Thibaut Meurisse • 2025
Conformity, confirmation bias, and false experts: a practical manual for seeing past your own mind.
3.94
31
Think For Yourself Summary
Think For Yourself
Conformity, confirmation bias, and false experts: a practical manual for seeing past your own mind.
by Thibaut Meurisse 2025 176 pages
3.94
31 ratings
The Development of a Therapist
by Louis Cozolino • 2021
The therapist is the instrument. A neuroscientist-clinician shows how to tune it.
4.19
212
The Development of a Therapist Summary
The Development of a Therapist
The therapist is the instrument. A neuroscientist-clinician shows how to tune it.
by Louis Cozolino 2021 240 pages
4.19
212 ratings
Python for Data Analysis
by Oscar Scratch • 2019
Python data analysis, taught through questions: NumPy, Pandas, and the bridge to machine learning.
3.50
2
Python for Data Analysis Summary
Python for Data Analysis
Python data analysis, taught through questions: NumPy, Pandas, and the bridge to machine learning.
by Oscar Scratch 2019 249 pages
3.50
2 ratings
The Wisdom of Plagues
by Donald G. Mcneil Jr. • 2024
Pandemics are human-made disasters. COVID proved it, and 25 years of reporting shows exactly how.
4.11
343
The Wisdom of Plagues Summary
The Wisdom of Plagues
Pandemics are human-made disasters. COVID proved it, and 25 years of reporting shows exactly how.
by Donald G. Mcneil Jr. 2024 368 pages
4.11
343 ratings
The Peregrine
by J.A. Baker • 2004
One man's decade of chasing peregrines to see an English estuary through their hunting eyes.
4.15
6k+
The Peregrine Summary
The Peregrine
One man's decade of chasing peregrines to see an English estuary through their hunting eyes.
by J.A. Baker 2004 191 pages
4.15
6k+ ratings
Age Like a Girl
by Dr. Mindy Pelz • 2025
Menopause remodels your brain for a sharper, freer chapter. Here's how to fuel the renovation.
4.02
100
Age Like a Girl Summary
Age Like a Girl
Menopause remodels your brain for a sharper, freer chapter. Here's how to fuel the renovation.
by Dr. Mindy Pelz 2025 317 pages
4.02
100 ratings
The Man Who Tasted Words
by Guy Leschziner • 2022
What a man who hears his own eyeballs move reveals about the illusions of your senses.
4.04
500+
The Man Who Tasted Words Summary
The Man Who Tasted Words
What a man who hears his own eyeballs move reveals about the illusions of your senses.
by Guy Leschziner 2022 336 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Health-Defense
by Bill Gottlieb • 2015
From lotion to lettuce, toxins hide everywhere. A guide to cutting your daily chemical exposure.
Health-Defense Summary
Health-Defense
From lotion to lettuce, toxins hide everywhere. A guide to cutting your daily chemical exposure.
by Bill Gottlieb 2015 421 pages
Hands-On Quantum Information Processing with Python
by Dr. Makhamisa Senekane • 2021
Python for quantum computing: from qubits to algorithms, cryptography, and machine learning.
4.00
1
Hands-On Quantum Information Processing with Python Summary
Hands-On Quantum Information Processing with Python
Python for quantum computing: from qubits to algorithms, cryptography, and machine learning.
by Dr. Makhamisa Senekane 2021 252 pages
4.00
1 ratings
Ni me explico ni me entiendes
by Xavier Guix • 2004
Reality is built in conversation, not described. Tools to stop misreading everyone you meet.
3.46
136
Ni me explico ni me entiendes Summary
Ni me explico ni me entiendes
Reality is built in conversation, not described. Tools to stop misreading everyone you meet.
by Xavier Guix 2004 187 pages
3.46
136 ratings
Life on Purpose
by Victor J. Strecher • 2016
Purpose cuts dementia by half and heart attacks by a quarter. The science of building it.
3.77
1k+
Life on Purpose Summary
Life on Purpose
Purpose cuts dementia by half and heart attacks by a quarter. The science of building it.
by Victor J. Strecher 2016 288 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Materialist Phenomenology
by Manuel DeLanda • 2021
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
4.05
21
Materialist Phenomenology Summary
Materialist Phenomenology
Mindless agents and a thinking body construct perception; the self is just a story.
by Manuel DeLanda 2021 224 pages
4.05
21 ratings
The Origins of Creativity
by Edward O. Wilson • 2017
The humanities cannot explain us without the deep evolutionary past that shaped our minds.
3.67
1k+
The Origins of Creativity Summary
The Origins of Creativity
The humanities cannot explain us without the deep evolutionary past that shaped our minds.
by Edward O. Wilson 2017 256 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Ancestors
by Pierre Zalloua • 2025
Your genes don't define your identity. A geneticist's journey through the Levant shows what does.
3.74
81
Ancestors Summary
Ancestors
Your genes don't define your identity. A geneticist's journey through the Levant shows what does.
by Pierre Zalloua 2025 288 pages
3.74
81 ratings
Unbroken
by Marycatherine McDonald • 2023
Why trauma responses are survival, not sickness: how to teach your nervous system safety.
4.46
500+
Unbroken Summary
Unbroken
Why trauma responses are survival, not sickness: how to teach your nervous system safety.
by Marycatherine McDonald 2023 188 pages
4.46
500+ ratings
Genesis
by Edward O. Wilson • 2019
Why do creatures die for strangers? The real answer rewrites the origin of human society.
3.81
1k+
Genesis Summary
Genesis
Why do creatures die for strangers? The real answer rewrites the origin of human society.
by Edward O. Wilson 2019 160 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Memory Craft
by Lynne Kelly • 2020
Your memory isn't failing. You just stopped using the techniques every ancient culture mastered.
4.22
500+
Memory Craft Summary
Memory Craft
Your memory isn't failing. You just stopped using the techniques every ancient culture mastered.
by Lynne Kelly 2020 320 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Python Machine Learning Case Studies
by Danish Haroon • 2017
Five Python case studies in machine learning: from data cleanup to a scored model, step by step.
2.60
5
Python Machine Learning Case Studies Summary
Python Machine Learning Case Studies
Five Python case studies in machine learning: from data cleanup to a scored model, step by step.
by Danish Haroon 2017 221 pages
2.60
5 ratings
Solar Power for Sustainable Living
by Sustainable Stevie • 2012
The DIY solar reality check: what your bills, roof, and local code demand before you start.
3.75
4
Solar Power for Sustainable Living Summary
Solar Power for Sustainable Living
The DIY solar reality check: what your bills, roof, and local code demand before you start.
by Sustainable Stevie 2012 40 pages
3.75
4 ratings
Purpose
by Samuel T. Wilkinson • 2024
Evolution is not blind chance. Deeper laws shape it, and those laws reveal your purpose.
3.71
82
Purpose Summary
Purpose
Evolution is not blind chance. Deeper laws shape it, and those laws reveal your purpose.
by Samuel T. Wilkinson 2024 352 pages
3.71
82 ratings
A Force for Good
by Daniel Goleman • 2015
Why training your mind is the most practical tool for ending poverty, violence, and climate harm.
4.04
1k+
A Force for Good Summary
A Force for Good
Why training your mind is the most practical tool for ending poverty, violence, and climate harm.
by Daniel Goleman 2015 272 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Wild Life
by Rae Wynn-Grant • 2024
She grew up watching white men host nature shows. Then she became the scientist tracking lions.
3.87
1k+
Wild Life Summary
Wild Life
She grew up watching white men host nature shows. Then she became the scientist tracking lions.
by Rae Wynn-Grant 2024 269 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Descriptions and Prescriptions
by Michael R. Emlet • 2017
Psychiatric labels and medications: how to accept the help without worshiping the tool.
4.41
500+
Descriptions and Prescriptions Summary
Descriptions and Prescriptions
Psychiatric labels and medications: how to accept the help without worshiping the tool.
by Michael R. Emlet 2017 112 pages
4.41
500+ ratings
The Modern Mind
by Peter Watson • 1937
Unseen discoveries near 1900 set the course for modern art, mass politics, and the atomic age.
4.31
1k+
The Modern Mind Summary
The Modern Mind
Unseen discoveries near 1900 set the course for modern art, mass politics, and the atomic age.
by Peter Watson 1937 847 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
Not Born Yesterday
by Hugo Mercier • 2020
Mass persuasion rarely works. Bad ideas spread because they feel true, not because we're gullible.
3.90
473
Not Born Yesterday Summary
Not Born Yesterday
Mass persuasion rarely works. Bad ideas spread because they feel true, not because we're gullible.
by Hugo Mercier 2020 384 pages
3.90
473 ratings
Inner Sense
by Caroline Williams • 2025
Eighty percent of the body-brain highway runs upward. What happens when you learn to listen?
4.22
99
Inner Sense Summary
Inner Sense
Eighty percent of the body-brain highway runs upward. What happens when you learn to listen?
by Caroline Williams 2025 272 pages
4.22
99 ratings
Democracy When the People Are Thinking
by James S. Fishkin • 2018
Shallow views run democracy. When citizens deliberate, their priorities shift, and policy follows.
3.82
28
Democracy When the People Are Thinking Summary
Democracy When the People Are Thinking
Shallow views run democracy. When citizens deliberate, their priorities shift, and policy follows.
by James S. Fishkin 2018 272 pages
3.82
28 ratings
Mothers of Psychoanalysis
by Janet Sayers • 1991
Psychoanalysis began with Freud's obsession with fathers. Four women rebuilt it around the mother.
4.20
25
Mothers of Psychoanalysis Summary
Mothers of Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis began with Freud's obsession with fathers. Four women rebuilt it around the mother.
by Janet Sayers 1991 319 pages
4.20
25 ratings
Java Deep Learning Essentials
by Yusuke Sugomori • 2016
Python demos deep learning; Java deploys it. Architectures and libraries to close the gap.
3.20
5
Java Deep Learning Essentials Summary
Java Deep Learning Essentials
Python demos deep learning; Java deploys it. Architectures and libraries to close the gap.
by Yusuke Sugomori 2016 254 pages
3.20
5 ratings
Sensory Marketing
by B. Hultén • 2009
Marketing forgot smell, touch, taste, and sound. A framework for brands that engage all five senses.
3.64
14
Sensory Marketing Summary
Sensory Marketing
Marketing forgot smell, touch, taste, and sound. A framework for brands that engage all five senses.
by B. Hultén 2009 196 pages
3.64
14 ratings
This Is What It Sounds Like
by Susan Rogers • 2022
A former Prince engineer turned neuroscientist decodes your music taste.
3.82
4k+
This Is What It Sounds Like Summary
This Is What It Sounds Like
A former Prince engineer turned neuroscientist decodes your music taste.
by Susan Rogers 2022 288 pages
3.82
4k+ ratings
Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life
by Helen Scales • 2023
Lanternfish trigger the planet's biggest migration; 79 more portraits from Earth's hidden biosphere.
4.43
325
Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life Summary
Around the Ocean in 80 Fish & Other Sea Life
Lanternfish trigger the planet's biggest migration; 79 more portraits from Earth's hidden biosphere.
by Helen Scales 2023 200 pages
4.43
325 ratings
Mirrors in the Brain
by Giacomo Rizzolatti • 2006
We understand others not by thinking but by reliving their actions inside our own motor system.
3.87
190
Mirrors in the Brain Summary
Mirrors in the Brain
We understand others not by thinking but by reliving their actions inside our own motor system.
by Giacomo Rizzolatti 2006 256 pages
3.87
190 ratings
From CIA to APT
by Amoroso and Amoroso • 2017
One crack for offense, everything sealed for defense: a map of cybersecurity's core principles.
3.70
88
From CIA to APT Summary
From CIA to APT
One crack for offense, everything sealed for defense: a map of cybersecurity's core principles.
by Amoroso and Amoroso 2017 179 pages
3.70
88 ratings
Why Therapy Works
by Louis Cozolino • 2015
How therapy rewires the brain: leveraging our deepest social instincts to change fear and memory.
4.21
500+
Why Therapy Works Summary
Why Therapy Works
How therapy rewires the brain: leveraging our deepest social instincts to change fear and memory.
by Louis Cozolino 2015 288 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
THE AI WORKSHOP
by Milo Foster
No-code AI gives anyone the tools once reserved for programmers. Here is where to start.
THE AI WORKSHOP Summary
THE AI WORKSHOP
No-code AI gives anyone the tools once reserved for programmers. Here is where to start.
by Milo Foster
Gods and Robots
by Adrienne Mayor • 2018
Ancient Greeks imagined robots, AI, and the ethics we still wrestle with, long before the tech.
3.73
500+
Gods and Robots Summary
Gods and Robots
Ancient Greeks imagined robots, AI, and the ethics we still wrestle with, long before the tech.
by Adrienne Mayor 2018 407 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
Arcadia
by Tom Stoppard • 1993
A Regency prodigy glimpses chaos. Two centuries later, rival scholars in her house chase her truth.
4.13
24k+
Arcadia Summary
Arcadia
A Regency prodigy glimpses chaos. Two centuries later, rival scholars in her house chase her truth.
by Tom Stoppard 1993 144 pages
4.13
24k+ ratings
The Pleasure Trap
by Douglas J. Lisle • 2006
Evolution wired you to chase pleasure, dodge pain, save energy. Modern life made each one toxic.
4.12
2k+
The Pleasure Trap Summary
The Pleasure Trap
Evolution wired you to chase pleasure, dodge pain, save energy. Modern life made each one toxic.
by Douglas J. Lisle 2006 225 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite
by Robert Kurzban • 2010
Inconsistency isn't a flaw in your character. It's a feature of your mental architecture.
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500+
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite Summary
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite
Inconsistency isn't a flaw in your character. It's a feature of your mental architecture.
by Robert Kurzban 2010 288 pages
3.95
500+ ratings
Another World Is Possible
by Geoff Mulgan • 2022
Our real scarcity isn't resources: it is the imagination to design a society worth having.
4.47
19
Another World Is Possible Summary
Another World Is Possible
Our real scarcity isn't resources: it is the imagination to design a society worth having.
by Geoff Mulgan 2022 352 pages
4.47
19 ratings
Search for the Golden Moon Bear
by Sy Montgomery • 2002
One golden bear, unknown to science. The search for the first new bear species in a century.
3.83
127
Search for the Golden Moon Bear Summary
Search for the Golden Moon Bear
One golden bear, unknown to science. The search for the first new bear species in a century.
by Sy Montgomery 2002 336 pages
3.83
127 ratings
Machine Learning
by Dr Ruchi Doshi • 2021
From training models with labeled data to finding hidden patterns: the algorithms behind modern AI.
5.00
1
Machine Learning Summary
Machine Learning
From training models with labeled data to finding hidden patterns: the algorithms behind modern AI.
by Dr Ruchi Doshi 2021 294 pages
5.00
1 ratings
The Unintended Reformation
by Brad S. Gregory • 2012
Christian reformers tried to save the faith. They accidentally built the secular West instead.
4.03
388
The Unintended Reformation Summary
The Unintended Reformation
Christian reformers tried to save the faith. They accidentally built the secular West instead.
by Brad S. Gregory 2012 539 pages
4.03
388 ratings
Understanding Pain
by Fernando Cervero • 2012
Your brain constructs your pain. When the system fails, even a soft touch becomes agony.
3.90
72
Understanding Pain Summary
Understanding Pain
Your brain constructs your pain. When the system fails, even a soft touch becomes agony.
by Fernando Cervero 2012 188 pages
3.90
72 ratings
Rewire Your Food-Addicted Brain
by Claire Wilcox • 2025
Your brain hijacked by engineered food. A neuroscience-based blueprint to break the cycle for good.
3.99
80
Rewire Your Food-Addicted Brain Summary
Rewire Your Food-Addicted Brain
Your brain hijacked by engineered food. A neuroscience-based blueprint to break the cycle for good.
by Claire Wilcox 2025 176 pages
3.99
80 ratings
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