The Master Builder: How the New Science of the Cell Is Rewriting the Story of Life
By: Alfonso Martinez Arias
4.05
Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition
"An ingenious argument" (Kirkus) for a "novel thesis" (Publishers Weekly) that cells, not DNA, hold…
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1. The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next
By: Lee Smolin
4.04
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
What is string theory? Why does it matter to our understanding of the universe? And what if it is w… read more
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"When it comes to revolutionizing science, what matters is quality of thought, not quantity of true believers."-Lee Smolin, The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next
"Some string theorists prefer to believe that string theory is too arcane to be understood by human beings, rather than consider the possibility that it might just be wrong."-Lee Smolin, The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next
"On the way, I shared the backseat of Feyerabend's little sports car with the inflatable raft he kept there in case an 8-point earthquake came while he was on the Bay Bridge."-Lee Smolin, The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next
"It is interesting to note that the quantum-mechanical revolution was made by a virtually orphaned generation of scientists. Many members of the generation above them had been slaughtered in World War…"-Lee Smolin, The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next
2. Blight: Fungi and the Coming Pandemic
By: Emily Monosson
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A prescient warning about the mysterious and deadly world of fungi―and how to avert further loss ac… read more
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- nature
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3. Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.25
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the … read more
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"I’m being diplomatic. Many readers will know of the “replication crisis"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"Obviously, imposing these classifications on determinism, free will, and moral responsibility is wildly simplified. A key simplification is pretending that most people have clean “yes"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
"You cannot decide all the sensory stimuli in your environment, your hormone levels this morning, whether something traumatic happened to you in the past, the socioeconomic status of your parents, you…"-Robert M. Sapolsky, Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
4. Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters
By: Brian Klaas
4.13
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
Want to know what chaos theory can teach us about human events? In the perspective-altering traditi… read more
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5. Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
By: Edmund Conway
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed… read more
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"You can get anything you want from anywhere in the world at a bargain price, but don't [whatever you do] expect to understand how it was made or how it got to you."-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"Brothers and sisters,’ said the man. ‘I want to tell you this. The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house.’…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"To say that concrete is everywhere is hardly an exaggeration. Despite the fact that we only began mass producing this mixture of sand, aggregates and cement just over a century ago, there are now mor…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"A few years ago some geologists sifted through the data [and] estimated that the amount of sand, soil and rock we humans mine and quarry and dredge each year is some 24 times greater than the amount …"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
6. Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters
By: Charan Ranganath
3.95
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Memory is far more than a record of the past. In this groundbreaking tour of the mind and brain, on… read more
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7. The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
4.28
Format: 473 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauq… read more
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8. A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
By: Henry Gee
4.05
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
In the beginning, Earth was an inhospitably alien place―in constant chemical flux, covered with chu… read more
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"For if life on Earth was forged in fire, it was hardened in ice."-Henry Gee, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
"Therefore, do not despair. The Earth abides, and life is living yet."-Henry Gee, A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
9. The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
By: Zoë Schlanger
4.37
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning environment and science reporter Zoë Schlanger delivers a groundbreaking work of popu… read more
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10. Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature's Toxins―From Spices to Vices
By: Noah Whiteman
3.73
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature’s toxins and why we are attracted—and addicted—… read more
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11. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
By: Mustafa Suleyman
3.86
Format: 332 pages, Hardcover
A warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global … read more
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12. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
By: Susan Casey
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the … read more
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13. After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
By: Eric H. Cline
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened a… read more
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14. The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works
By: Helen Czerski
4.23
Format: 446 pages, Hardcover
A scientist’s exploration of the "ocean engine"―the physics behind the ocean’s systems―and why it m… read more
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15. Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature's Secrets to Longevity
By: Nicklas Brendborg
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A Sunday Times (UK) Best Book of the Year • This eye-opening book offers a "clear and captivating" … read more
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16. Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will
By: Kevin J. Mitchell
3.89
Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition
An evolutionary case for the existence of free willScientists are learning more and more about how … read more
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17. The Experience Machine
By: Andy Clark
3.93
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A grand new vision of cognitive science that explains how our minds build our worldsFor as long as … read more
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18. Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality
By: Venki Ramakrishnan
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
"Utterly fascinating." —Bill Bryson A groundbreaking exploration of the science of why and how we a… read more
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19. The Good Virus: The Amazing Story and Forgotten Promise of the Phage
By: Tom Ireland
4.43
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
At every moment, within your body and all around you, trillions of microscopic combatants are fight… read more
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20. Breaking Through: My Life in Science
By: Katalin Karikó
4.67
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A story of perseverance and the power of convictions from the groundbreaking immigrant scientist wh… read more
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21. The Master Builder: How the New Science of the Cell Is Rewriting the Story of Life
By: Alfonso Martinez Arias
4.05
Format: 383 pages, Kindle Edition
"An ingenious argument" (Kirkus) for a "novel thesis" (Publishers Weekly) that cells, not DNA, hold… read more
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22. The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life's Deepest Secrets
By: Thomas R. Cech
4.37
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A Nobel Prize–winning scientist reveals biology’s most transformative achievements in decades―a Dou… read more
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23. How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology
By: Philip Ball
4.28
Format: 552 pages, Hardcover
A cutting-edge new vision of biology that will revise our concept of what life itself is, how to en… read more
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"The growth and maintenance of living things like us is a delicate (but also robust) dance of cause and effect, cascading up and down the hierarchy of scales in space and time. This leads to that, but…"-Philip Ball, How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology
"I don’t anticipate a consensus any time soon on the question of how to define life, but it seems to me that cognition provides a much better, more apt way to talk about it than invoking more passive …"-Philip Ball, How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology
24. On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
By: Anthony Fauci
4.59
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The memoir by the doctor who became a beacon of hope for millions through the COVID pandemic, and w… read more
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25. The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives
By: Ernest Scheyder
4.04
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed Reuters reporter Ernest Scheyder reveals the trillion-dollar battle for the resources to … read more
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26. Remnants of Ancient Life: The New Science of Old Fossils
By: Dale E. Greenwalt
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The revolution in science that is transforming our understanding of extinct life We used to thin… read more
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27. The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI
By: Ray Kurzweil
3.93
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explor… read more
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28. Adventures in Volcanoland: What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves
By: Tamsin Mather
3.89
Format: 381 pages, Kindle Edition
Adventures in Volcanoland charts journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some … read more
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29. The Book of Minds: How to Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, from Animals to AI to Aliens
By: Philip Ball
4.07
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Popular science writer Philip Ball explores a range of sciences to map our answers to a huge, philo… read more
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30. From One Cell: A Journey into Life's Origins and the Future of Medicine
By: Ben Stanger
4.25
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Inside the quest to unlock the mysteries of development―and find the key to transforming our future… read more
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