Smithsonian - The Ten Best Science Books of 2017 (10 books)

Smithsonian list of the ten best science books of 2017 compiled and edited by Rachel, Science Editor. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scienc...

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1	Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 30,437 ratings score: 395, and 4 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	What It's Like to Be a Dog: And Other Adventures in Animal Neuroscience by Gregory Berns 3.65 avg rating — 1,115 ratings score: 289, 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
3	Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation by Alan Burdick (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 1,391 ratings score: 198, 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
4	Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats by Maryn McKenna (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 897 ratings score: 194, 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
4	Magnitude: The Scale of the Universe by Kimberly K. Arcand (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 194, 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	Numbers and the Making of Us: Counting and the Course of Human Cultures by Caleb Everett 3.68 avg rating — 165 ratings score: 193, 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	The Evolution of Beauty: How Darwin's Forgotten Theory of Mate Choice Shapes the Animal World—And Us by Richard O. Prum 4.06 avg rating — 2,840 ratings score: 191, 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
8	Gravity's Kiss: The Detection of Gravitational Waves by Harry Collins 3.29 avg rating — 58 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
9	Paleoart: Visions of the Prehistoric Past by Zoe Lescaze 4.58 avg rating — 96 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
10	What Future: The Year's Best Ideas to Reclaim, Reanimate & Reinvent Our Future by Torie Bosch (Editor) 3.57 avg rating — 23 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