9 best-selling science books like Der Geist fiel nicht vom Himmel: Die Evolution unseres Bewußtseins by Hoimar von Ditfurth

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Der Geist fiel nicht vom Himmel: Die Evolution unseres Bewußtseins

By: Hoimar von Ditfurth

4.45

Format: None pages, Hardcover

German

If you liked the science plot in Der Geist fiel nicht vom Himmel: Die Evolution unseres Bewußtseins by Hoimar von Ditfurth , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. İnsan Olmak

By: Engin Geçtan

4.41

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

İlk kez yayımlandığı 1983'ten günümüze defalarca baskı yapmış ve okurla kurduğu yapıcı ilişkiyi kan… read more

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2. The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)

By: Isaac Asimov

4.19

Format: 206 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the coloni… read more

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"The troubles of modern life come from being divorced from nature."

-Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)

"It symbolizes neither one nor the other, but a mixture of the two without priority"

-Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)

"The first problem of living is to minimize friction with the crowds that surround you on all sides."

-Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)

"Estamos constantemente al borde de lo incognoscible, e intentando entender lo que no puede ser entendido. Eso es lo que nos hambre hombres."

-Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)

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3. What a Plant Knows: A Field Guide to the Senses

By: Daniel Chamovitz

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can an orchid get jet lag? Does a tomato plant fee… read more

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4. The Selfish Gene

By: Richard Dawkins

4.16

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

"The Selfish Gene" caused a wave of excitement among biologists and the general public when it was … read more

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"Chance" is just a word expressing ignorance"

-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene

"What shall it profit a male if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his immortal genes?"

-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene

"I am an enthusiastic Darwinian, but I think Darwinism is too big a theory to be confined to the narrow context of the gene."

-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene

"The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry."

-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene

5. What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches

By: Roger Penrose , Erwin Schrödinger

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

What Is Life? is a 1944 non-fiction science book written for the lay reader by physicist Erwin Schr… read more

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6. Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine

By: Roy Porter

3.69

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

An eminently readable, entertaining romp through the history of our vain and valiant efforts to hea… read more

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7. Apology

By: Plato , James J. Helm

4.20

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

The Apology of Socrates is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he unsuccessfully def… read more

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"Kötülük ölümden daha hızlı koşar."

-Plato, Apology

"Loin de parler quand on me paie, et de me taire quand on me donne rien."

-Plato, Apology

"As long as I draw breath and am able, I won't give up practicing philosophy."

-Plato, Apology

"Athenian men, I respect and love you, but I shall obey the god rather than you..."

-Plato, Apology

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8. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

By: Yuval Noah Harari

4.17

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innov… read more

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"Total annihilation has a way of sharpening people's minds."

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

"Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot question."

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

"So if you want to know the truth about the universe, about the meaning of life, and about your own identity, the best place to start is by observing suffering and exploring what it is. The answer isn…"

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

"To survive and flourish in such a world, you will need a lot of mental flexibility and great reserves of emotional balance. You will have to repeatedly let go of some of what you know best, and feel …"

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

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9. An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

By: Ed Yong

4.47

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A grand tour through the hidden realms of animal senses that will transform the way you perceive th… read more

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"It's ironic that we associate taste with connoisseurship, subtlety, and fine discrimination when it is among the coarsest of senses."

-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

"We are closer than ever to understanding what it is like to be another animal, but we have made it harder than ever for other animals to be."

-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

"Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal can only tap into a small fraction of realities fullness. Each is enclos…"

-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

"A striking pattern emerged on days with the most intense solar storms, grey whales were 4 times more likely to beach themselves. This correlation doesn't prove that whales have a compass but it stron…"

-Ed Yong, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

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10. The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes

By: David Robson

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Smart people are not only just as prone to making mistakes as everyone else, they may be even more … read more

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"❞ إذا نَشَأْتَ بين أشخاص لا يثقون بالعلماء، فقد تكتسب ميلًا لتجاهل الأدلة التجريبية والوثوق بالنظريات غير المُثبَتة ❝"

-David Robson, The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes

"في أي مهنة، يوجد الكثير من الأفراد منخفضي معدل الذكاء الذين يتفوقون على أشخاص ذوي معدل أعلى بكثير، كما يوجد أشخاص أكثر ذكاءً لا يحسنون استغلال مقدرتهم العقلية، ما يؤكد أن سمات مثل الإبداع والحكم المهن…"

-David Robson, The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes

"Intelligent and educated people are less likely to learn from their mistakes, for instance, or take advice from others. And when they do err, they are better able to build elaborate arguments to just…"

-David Robson, The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes

"❞ رغم أن عقودًا من الأبحاث النفسية وثَّقت ميل البشر إلى اللا عقلانية، فلم يبدأ العلماء إلا مؤخرًا نسبيًّا في قياس مدى اختلاف اللا عقلانية بين الأفراد، ودراسة ما إذا كان ذلك التباين يرتبط بمقاييس الذكاء. وت…"

-David Robson, The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes

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11. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

By: Walter Isaacson

4.29

Format: 536 pages, Hardcover

When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a pape… read more

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"The beauty of nature and the joy that comes from unstructured human engagement is a powerful combination."

-Walter Isaacson, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

"Does empathy depend on believing that but for the grace of God, or the randomness of the natural lottery, we could have been born with a different set of endowments?"

-Walter Isaacson, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

"She felt at home in the lab. It was a quiet temple for individual persistence and contemplation. She could be creative and independent as she pursued a path toward her own discoveries."

-Walter Isaacson, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

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12. Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes

By: Nathan H. Lents

3.95

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

A biology professor’s illuminating tour of the physical imperfections—from faulty knees to junk DNA… read more

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13. What Is Life?: Five Great Ideas in Biology

By: Paul Nurse

3.96

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The Nobel Prize–winning scientist’s elegant explanation of the fundamental ideas in biology and the… read more

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14. Der Geist fiel nicht vom Himmel: Die Evolution unseres Bewußtseins

By: Hoimar von Ditfurth

4.45

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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4.47

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4.24

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