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.

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Infinite Cosmos: Visions From the James Webb Space Telescope
Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death
A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants: Wicked Weeds and Sinister Seeds
Pillars of Creation: How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos
Into the Great Wide Ocean: Life in the Least Known Habitat on Earth
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures
Something in the Woods Loves You
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The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World
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    The State of the Internet: Living on the Network of Networks
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    The Polymorph
    The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness
    Orbital
    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
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    Playground
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
    Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
    Dopamine Detox : A Short Guide to Remove Distractions and Get Your Brain to Do Hard Things (Productivity Series Book 1)
    Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
    Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
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    Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanQuiet by Susan Cain
    Best of 21st Century Non-fiction
    1,025 books — 993 voters

    The Hobbit by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeAnimal Farm by George Orwell
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    690 books — 786 voters
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    The Selfish Gene
    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
    Cosmos
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
    The Origin of Species
    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
    The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
    Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
    The Gene: An Intimate History
    The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer

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