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.
Affective Neuroscience
Jaak Panksepp
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No bullshit guide to math and physics
Ivan Savov
recommended by 1 person
Nonzero
Robert Wright
recommended by 1 person
Saving Us
Katharine Hayhoe
recommended by 1 person
Our Mathematical Universe
Max Tegmark
recommended by 1 person
Master Algorithm
Pedro Domingos
recommended by 1 person
The almagest
Claudius Ptolemy
recommended by 1 person
The social animal.
Elliot Aronson
recommended by 1 person
The beak of the finch
Jonathan Weiner
recommended by 1 person
The case against sugar
Gary Taubes
recommended by 1 person
The emotional brain
Joseph Ledoux
recommended by 1 person
The Brain That Changes Itself
Norman Doidge
recommended by 1 person
Collapse of the Bronze Age
Manuel Robbins
recommended by 1 person
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The Princeton Companion to Mathematics [electronic resource]
Timothy Gowers
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Control of Nature
John McPhee
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The Undercover Economist
Tim Harford
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The China Study
T. Colin Campbell
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The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between
Abigail Marsh
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The agile gene
Matt Ridley
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A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
Bret Weinstein
recommended by 1 person
The psychedelic explorer's guide
James Fadiman
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The Man Who Fed the World
Leon Hesser
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Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Oliver Sacks
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The man who knew infinity
Robert Kanigel
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