2015-2017 Choice Awards Science & Technology Nominees (25 books)

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2015-2017 Choice Awards Science & Technology Nominees

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1	Other Minds by Peter Godfrey-Smith 3.88 avg rating — 29,759 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Future Crimes by Marc Goodman (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 4,423 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Death and Life of the Great Lakes by Dan Egan 4.34 avg rating — 12,014 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Case Against Sugar by Gary Taubes (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 11,357 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O'Neil 3.87 avg rating — 31,036 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life ― A New York Times Bestselling Science Book by Ed Yong 4.16 avg rating — 33,728 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey 4.04 avg rating — 3,479 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 4,820 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Unseen City: The Majesty of Pigeons, the Discreet Charm of Snails & Other Wonders of the Urban Wilderness by Nathanael Johnson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,847 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 43,243 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us by Sam Kean (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4,862 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove 4.20 avg rating — 7,621 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders 4.08 avg rating — 58,274 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 36,077 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything by Kelly Weinersmith (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 6,060 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story by Angela Saini (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 9,963 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams 3.96 avg rating — 15,344 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee 4.34 avg rating — 58,221 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 217,191 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To by Dean Burnett (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 11,246 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction by Mary Ellen Hannibal (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 191 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History by Bill Schutt (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 7,736 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong by Paul A. Offit 4.15 avg rating — 8,629 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman 4.04 avg rating — 14,400 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Randall Munroe (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 12,665 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars