Science

Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding of how the physical world works. Through controlled methods, science uses observable physical evidence of natural phenomena to collect data, and analyzes this information to explain what and how things work. ...more

Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
We Radiant Things: Notes on Being Alien and Becoming Cyborg
The AGI Chronicles: The Inside Story of the Race to Create an Artificial Superintelligence
The Havana Syndrome: Secret Weapons, a Government Cover-Up, and the Greatest Spy Mystery of Our Time
42 Tales from Life: A Modern Bestiary
The Man Who Broke Reality: Niels Bohr and the Making of Modern Physics
The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia
Lost in Space: 5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe
Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines
Wither
Bogland: The Secret World That Defies Death and Protects Life
Hawking: His Life and Work
Kobuk the Destroyer: And Other Tales from the Wild, Unseen World of Test Engineering
On the Equality of All Things: Physics and Philosophy
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    Food Is Medicine: Healing Our Bodies, Nourishing Our Minds, and Transforming Our Food System

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    Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
    Raising Hare: A Memoir
    Elon Musk
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
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    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI
    Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse, #5)
    The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI
    Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Train Your Brain to Do Hard Things (Productivity Series Book 1)
    Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It
    The AGI Chronicles: The Inside Story of the Race to Create an Artificial Superintelligence
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    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
    The Origin of Species
    The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
    The Gene: An Intimate History

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