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

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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 — 30,476 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 — 1,135 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) 3.41 avg rating — 1,394 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 — 903 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 — 2,857 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 4.60 avg rating — 99 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

10 books · 5 voters · list created December 7th, 2017 by Vinod (votes) .

Tags: curiosity, science, smithsonian, wonder

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