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A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.21 — 495,522 ratings — published 1988
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.15 — 82,680 ratings — published 2014
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 51 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.08 — 218,181 ratings — published 2017
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,338,205 ratings — published 2011
The Gene: An Intimate History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.34 — 58,440 ratings — published 2016
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.02 — 31,278 ratings — published 1962
The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.16 — 198,657 ratings — published 1976
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.21 — 437,842 ratings — published 2003
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.13 — 202,009 ratings — published 2014
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 31 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.18 — 297,173 ratings — published 2015
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.15 — 28,438 ratings — published 2014
Abundance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 3.87 — 57,334 ratings — published 2025
Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.17 — 25,277 ratings — published 2008
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.14 — 833,068 ratings — published 2010
The Only Possible Solution: How to Shape the Future for Our Next Generations (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,046 ratings — published 2026
The Ministry for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 3.86 — 46,189 ratings — published 2020
Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.40 — 164,450 ratings — published 1980
The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.01 — 125,009 ratings — published 1859
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.49 — 36,652 ratings — published 2020
The Precipice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,463 ratings — published 2020
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.26 — 224,439 ratings — published 1985
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.15 — 56,381 ratings — published 2024
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.49 — 192,363 ratings — published 2013
Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.25 — 91,942 ratings — published 2018
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.34 — 119,092 ratings — published 2010
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.28 — 83,608 ratings — published 1995
Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 23 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.21 — 45,070 ratings — published 2014
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.35 — 207,841 ratings — published 2018
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Audio CD)
by (shelved 23 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 3.99 — 28,258 ratings — published 2017
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 3.98 — 70,798 ratings — published 2014
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 3.85 — 21,828 ratings — published 2014
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.09 — 12,791 ratings — published 2002
Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.49 — 10,789 ratings — published 2023
The Body: A Guide for Occupants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.31 — 105,611 ratings — published 2019
How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.27 — 87,826 ratings — published 2018
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life ― A New York Times Bestselling Science Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.16 — 33,926 ratings — published 2016
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.04 — 475,305 ratings — published 1997
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.16 — 620,946 ratings — published 2011
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.16 — 16,576 ratings — published 2017
Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.21 — 8,103 ratings — published 2024
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.11 — 21,813 ratings — published 2013
Chaos: Making a New Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.03 — 42,434 ratings — published 1987
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.09 — 104,458 ratings — published 1999
The Order of Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.12 — 41,926 ratings — published 2017
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.36 — 240,460 ratings — published 2017
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.33 — 41,023 ratings — published 1994
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.06 — 250,349 ratings — published 2003
The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.18 — 12,461 ratings — published 2018
Hidden Figures (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 3.96 — 117,060 ratings — published 2016
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as science-and-technology)
avg rating 4.40 — 292,939 ratings — published 2018
“Biologists often diss the potential of machine, just like gadgeteers are oblivious to life. Life is a cosmic miracle, machines are a human one, and with added purpose, machines could be the mightiest defense of life.”
― World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets
― World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets
“It’s too pragmatic for me,” Valenti said. “The know-how is good enough for technology, not for science.”
― The Gasp
― The Gasp
