Best books in Science
Physics, biology, evolution and cosmology — without unnecessary simplification. The books in this category were recommended by people who read science for pleasure and understand the difference between honest popularization and scientific sensationalism. Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and Bill Gates are a constant presence.
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
recommended by 10 people
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Guns, germs, and steel
Jared Diamond
recommended by 9 people
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard P. Feynman
recommended by 7 people
The checklist manifesto
Atul Gawande
recommended by 6 people
Factfulness
Hans Rosling
recommended by 6 people
The beginning of infinity
David Deutsch
recommended by 6 people
How to Change Your Mind
Michael Pollan
recommended by 5 people
Einstein
Walter Isaacson
recommended by 5 people
Behave
Robert M. Sapolsky
recommended by 4 people
Whole earth discipline
Stewart Brand
recommended by 4 people
Why We Sleep
Matthew Walker
recommended by 4 people
Who We Are and How We Got Here
David Reich
recommended by 4 people
Superintelligence
Nick Bostrom
recommended by 4 people
The Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
recommended by 3 people
Blueprint
Nicholas A. Christakis
recommended by 3 people
Good Calories, Bad Calories
Gary Taubes
recommended by 3 people
Stuff Matters
Mark Miodownik
recommended by 3 people
Scale
Geoffrey West
recommended by 3 people
Genome
Matt Ridley
recommended by 3 people
Blind Watchmaker
Richard Dawkins
recommended by 3 people
The Old Way
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
recommended by 3 people
Sex at Dawn
Christopher Ryan
recommended by 3 people
Art of Doing Science and Engineering
Richard W. Hamming
recommended by 2 people
The Fabric of Reality
David Deutsch
recommended by 2 people