Popular Science
Science shapes every aspect of our world, from the genes that make us who we are to the mathematical patterns hidden in plain sight. Leading researchers and science communicators illuminate complex topics through engaging storytelling, making the mysteries of biology, physics, statistics and more accessible to curious minds.
Popular Science Book Summaries
The Extended Phenotype
The Long Reach of the Gene
Science
Biology
Genetics
Bad Science
Science
Medicine
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
Science
History
Humor
Naked Statistics
Stripping the Dread from the Data
Science
Business
Mathematics
The Tiger That Isn't
Seeing Through a World of Numbers
Science
Economics
Mathematics
The Norm Chronicles
Stories and Numbers about Danger
Science
Mathematics
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Chaos
Making a New Science
Science
Physics
Mathematics
The Intelligence Paradox
Why the Intelligent Choice Isn't Always the Smart One
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Identically Different
Why We Can Change Our Genes
Science
Health
Biology
The Germ Code
Science
Medical
Biology
The Quantum Universe
Science
Physics
Popular Science
At Home in the Universe
The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity
Science
Biology
Physics
Sync
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Why Beautiful People Have More Daughters
From Dating, Shopping, and Praying to Going to War and Becoming a Billionaire — Two Evolutionary Psychologists Explain Why We Do What We Do
Psychology
Science
Evolution
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age
Scientific Habits of Mind
Science
Psychology
Skepticism
The Big Picture
On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Power, Sex, Suicide
Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Science of Love
Psychology
Science
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In Search of Time
Journeys Along a Curious Dimension
Science
Philosophy
Physics
The Order of Time
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Mind is Flat
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Aliens
The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Science
Space
Astronomy
Everyday Chaos
Technology, Complexity, and How We’re Thriving in a New World of Possibility
Technology
Business
Science
Genome
The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Science
Biology
Genetics
The Future of Fusion Energy
Science
Physics
Technology
Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Alex's Adventures in Numberland
Dispatches from the Wonderful World of Mathematics
Science
Mathematics
Physics
A Little History of Science
Science
History
History Of Science
Infinite Powers
How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
Science
Mathematics
History
Fast Exercise
The Simple Secret of High Intensity Training: Get Fitter, Stronger and Better Toned in Just a Few Minutes a Day
Health
Fitness
Self Help
Life Ascending
The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution
Science
Biology
Evolution
Physics of the Impossible
A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Visions
How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century
Science
Physics
Technology
The Animal Kingdom
A Very Short Introduction
Science
Biology
Nature
Fermat's Last Theorem
Science
Mathematics
History
The Perfect Swarm
The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life
Science
Psychology
Sociology
A Briefer History of Time
Science
Physics
History
Parallel Worlds
A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Physics of the Future
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
Science
Physics
Technology
Ending Medical Reversal
Improving Outcomes, Saving Lives
Medicine
Science
Medical
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Trick or Treatment
The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine
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Medicine
Health
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Science
History
Humor
The Mathematics of Life
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Mathematics
Biology
What Evolution Is
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Evolution
Biology
The Vital Question
Why is life the way it is?
Science
Biology
Evolution
How to Read Numbers
A Guide to Statistics in the News
Science
Economics
Politics
The Book of Minds
Understanding Ourselves and Other Beings, From Animals to Aliens
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Existential Physics
A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions
Science
Physics
Philosophy