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The Epigenetics Revolution Summary
The Epigenetics Revolution
by Nessa Carey 2011 320 pages
4.06
5k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Genetics
Neutrino Summary
Neutrino
by Frank Close 2010 176 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
The Theory of Almost Everything Summary
The Theory of Almost Everything
The Standard Model, the Unsung Triumph of Modern Physics
by Robert Oerter 2005 336 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Why Does E=mc²? Summary
Why Does E=mc²?
by Brian Cox 2009 264 pages
4.05
9k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Dreams of a Final Theory Summary
Dreams of a Final Theory
The Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature
by Steven Weinberg 1987 340 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Hyperspace Summary
Hyperspace
A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension
by Michio Kaku 1994 359 pages
4.15
23k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Antimatter Summary
Antimatter
by Frank Close 2009 176 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Evolution Summary
Evolution
The Triumph of an Idea
by Carl Zimmer 2001 528 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
Science
Evolution
Biology
Just Six Numbers Summary
Just Six Numbers
The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe
by Martin J. Rees 1999 208 pages
3.96
5k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Golden Ratio Summary
The Golden Ratio
The Story of Phi, the World's Most Astonishing Number
by Mario Livio 2002 294 pages
3.79
6k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
History
In Search of the Multiverse Summary
In Search of the Multiverse
by John Gribbin 2009 250 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Elephant in the Universe Summary
The Elephant in the Universe
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
by Govert Schilling 2022 376 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
The Last Three Minutes Summary
The Last Three Minutes
by Paul C.W. Davies 1995 176 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
How to Build a Time Machine Summary
How to Build a Time Machine
by Paul C.W. Davies 2001 144 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Time Travel
The Goldilocks Enigma Summary
The Goldilocks Enigma
Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?
by Paul C.W. Davies 2006 350 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Astronomy For Dummies Summary
Astronomy For Dummies
by Stephen Maran 1999 318 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Space
Mathematics Summary
Mathematics
A Very Short Introduction
by Timothy Gowers 2002 143 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
To Explain the World Summary
To Explain the World
The Discovery of Modern Science
by Steven Weinberg 2015 432 pages
3.78
2k+ ratings
Science
History
Physics
The Music of Life Summary
The Music of Life
Biology Beyond Genes
by Denis Noble 2006 153 pages
3.83
100+ ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Island of Knowledge Summary
The Island of Knowledge
The Limits of Science and the Search for Meaning
by Marcelo Gleiser 2014 359 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
What Is Life? Summary
What Is Life?
Five Great Ideas in Biology
by Paul Nurse 2020 160 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
Science
Biology
History
Snake Oil Science Summary
Snake Oil Science
The Truth about Complementary and Alternative Medicine
by R. Barker Bausell 2007 324 pages
4.01
100+ ratings
Science
Medicine
Health
What We Believe But Cannot Prove Summary
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
Today's Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty
by John Brockman 2005 252 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
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