Science Book Summaries

Out of My Skull Summary
Out of My Skull
The Psychology of Boredom
by James Danckert 2020 288 pages
3.53
326 ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
The Humor Code Summary
The Humor Code
A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny
by Peter McGraw 2014 239 pages
3.44
1.0K ratings
Humor
Comedy
Psychology
Irrationally yours Summary
Irrationally yours
On Missing Socks, Pick-up Lines and Other Existential Puzzles
by Dan Ariely 2015 219 pages
3.47
2.1K ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
The New Digital Age Summary
The New Digital Age
Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business
by Eric Schmidt 2013 336 pages
3.33
2.6K ratings
Business
Technology
Science
Why Machines Learn Summary
Why Machines Learn
The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI
by Anil Ananthaswamy 2024 480 pages
4.36
532 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Messages from Water and the Universe Summary
Messages from Water and the Universe
by Masaru Emoto 2009 122 pages
4.25
326 ratings
Spirituality
Science
Health
Conformity Summary
Conformity
The Power of Social Influences
by Cass R. Sunstein 2019 192 pages
3.45
377 ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
The Ghost Map Summary
The Ghost Map
The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
by Steven Johnson 2006 299 pages
3.89
54.8K ratings
History
Science
Medicine
The Blue Zones Summary
The Blue Zones
Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest
by Dan Buettner 2008 304 pages
4.07
13.0K ratings
Health
Self Help
Science
How Stella Learned to Talk Summary
How Stella Learned to Talk
The Groundbreaking Story of the World's First Talking Dog
by Christina Hunger 2021 272 pages
4.41
4.1K ratings
Animals
Dogs
Science
Science Fictions Summary
Science Fictions
by Stuart Ritchie 2020 368 pages
4.36
2.3K ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Imagine Summary
Imagine
How Creativity Works
by Jonah Lehrer 2012 279 pages
3.96
51.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
Ageless Summary
Ageless
The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old
by Andrew Steele 2020 304 pages
3.84
1.4K ratings
Science
Health
Biology
UFOs Summary
UFOs
Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record
by Leslie Kean 2010 336 pages
4.03
2.7K ratings
Science
Paranormal
Aliens
The War for Kindness Summary
The War for Kindness
Building Empathy in a Fractured World
by Jamil Zaki 2019 263 pages
3.93
2.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster Summary
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
by Bill Gates 2021 272 pages
4.12
49.7K ratings
Science
Climate Change
Environment
My Voice Will Go with You Summary
My Voice Will Go with You
The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson
by Sidney Rosen 1982 256 pages
4.27
1.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
SuperBetter Summary
SuperBetter
A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient - Powered by the Science of Games
by Jane McGonigal 2015 15 pages
3.94
2.8K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Science
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists Summary
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists
50 Essential Concepts
by Peter Bruce 2017 315 pages
4.02
518 ratings
Computer Science
Mathematics
Programming
The Quantum Universe Summary
The Quantum Universe
Everything That Can Happen Does Happen
by Brian Cox 2011 256 pages
3.76
4.5K ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
The Ancestor's Tale Summary
The Ancestor's Tale
A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
by Richard Dawkins 2004 688 pages
4.15
28.3K ratings
Science
Evolution
Biology
You Are Not a Gadget Summary
You Are Not a Gadget
by Jaron Lanier 2010 221 pages
3.56
6.3K ratings
Technology
Philosophy
Science
How the Scots Invented the Modern World Summary
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created our World & Everything in It
by Arthur Herman 2001 480 pages
3.94
6.5K ratings
History
Scotland
Philosophy
Psychedelics Summary
Psychedelics
The revolutionary drugs that could change your life – a guide from the expert
by David J. Nutt 2023 307 pages
4.39
500 ratings
Psychology
Science
Health
The Hidden Brain Summary
The Hidden Brain
How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
by Shankar Vedantam 2009 270 pages
3.99
3.0K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Stealing Fire Summary
Stealing Fire
How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
by Steven Kotler 2017 304 pages
3.94
9.0K ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
Climbing Mount Improbable Summary
Climbing Mount Improbable
by Richard Dawkins 1996 308 pages
4.11
9.9K ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
Speed & Scale Summary
Speed & Scale
A Global Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
by John Doerr 2021 442 pages
4.21
1.5K ratings
Climate Change
Sustainability
Science
Post-Truth Summary
Post-Truth
by Lee McIntyre 2018 240 pages
4.03
1.9K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Psychology
Radical Technologies Summary
Radical Technologies
The Design of Everyday Life
by Adam Greenfield 2017 368 pages
4.02
1.0K ratings
Technology
Design
Politics
How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body Summary
How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body
by David R. Hamilton 2008 224 pages
4.12
868 ratings
Health
Psychology
Self Help
The Little Book of Economics Summary
The Little Book of Economics
How the Economy Works in the Real World
by Greg Ip 2010 250 pages
3.72
1.2K ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Irrationally yours Summary
Irrationally yours
On Missing Socks, Pick-up Lines and Other Existential Puzzles
by Dan Ariely 2015 219 pages
3.47
2.1K ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
The Distracted Mind Summary
The Distracted Mind
Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World
by Adam Gazzaley 2016 304 pages
3.70
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field Summary
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
by Nancy Forbes 2014 328 pages
4.27
1.7K ratings
Science
History
Physics
Plato at the Googleplex Summary
Plato at the Googleplex
Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
by Rebecca Goldstein 2014 461 pages
3.85
1.9K ratings
Philosophy
History
Science
Architects of Intelligence Summary
Architects of Intelligence
The truth about AI from the people building it
by Martin Ford 2018 554 pages
4.08
626 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Science
Privacy is Power Summary
Privacy is Power
Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data
by Carissa Véliz 2020 224 pages
4.03
1.1K ratings
Technology
Politics
Sociology
Risk Savvy Summary
Risk Savvy
How to Make Good Decisions
by Gerd Gigerenzer 2013 336 pages
4.02
1.8K ratings
Psychology
Business
Science
Revolutionary Wealth Summary
Revolutionary Wealth
How It Will Be Created and How It Will Change Our Lives
by Alvin Toffler 2006 512 pages
3.89
661 ratings
Economics
Business
Sociology
52 Ways to Walk Summary
52 Ways to Walk
The Surprising Science of Walking for Wellness and Joy, One Week at a Time
by Annabel Streets 2022 288 pages
3.95
2.1K ratings
Health
Self Help
Walking
The Intel Trinity Summary
The Intel Trinity
How Robert Noyce, Gordon Moore, and Andy Grove Built the World's Most Important Company
by Michael S. Malone 2014 560 pages
4.21
803 ratings
Business
Technology
Biography
Moonshot Summary
Moonshot
A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the Impossible
by Mike Massimino 2023 210 pages
4.29
578 ratings
Biography
Science
Space
Heuristics and Biases Summary
Heuristics and Biases
The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment
by Thomas Gilovich 2002 882 pages
4.39
476 ratings
Psychology
Science
Economics
Darwin Comes to Town Summary
Darwin Comes to Town
How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution
by Menno Schilthuizen 2018 304 pages
4.10
2.1K ratings
Science
Nature
Biology
Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It
The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do
by John A. Bargh 2017 354 pages
4.02
1.4K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Eating on the Wild Side Summary
Eating on the Wild Side
The Missing Link to Optimum Health
by Jo Robinson 2013 416 pages
4.19
3.9K ratings
Food
Health
Nutrition
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference Summary
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
by Greta Thunberg 2019 112 pages
3.85
27.1K ratings
Politics
Environment
Science
Creativity Code Summary
Creativity Code
by Marcus du Sautoy 2019 336 pages
3.95
1.7K ratings
Science
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
The Soul of an Octopus Summary
The Soul of an Octopus
A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
by Sy Montgomery 2015 261 pages
3.94
55.8K ratings
Science
Animals
Nature
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