Science Book Summaries

The Lives of a Cell Summary
The Lives of a Cell
Notes of a Biology Watcher
by Lewis Thomas 1974 160 pages
4.14
10.3K ratings
Science
Biology
Essays
Spent Summary
Spent
Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior
by Geoffrey Miller 2009 384 pages
3.84
1.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Economics
The Things We Make Summary
The Things We Make
The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
by Bill Hammack 2023 272 pages
3.76
1.1K ratings
History
Science
Engineering
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking Summary
Neuroscience and Critical Thinking
Understand the Hidden Pathways of Your Thought Patterns- Improve Your Memory, Make Rational Decisions, Tune Down Emotional ... Expectations
by Albert Rutherford 2019 179 pages
3.52
114 ratings
Science
Psychology
Brain
The Death of Expertise Summary
The Death of Expertise
The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters
by Thomas M. Nichols 2017 272 pages
3.82
9.5K ratings
Politics
Sociology
Science
Still Procrastinating Summary
Still Procrastinating
The No Regrets Guide to Getting It Done
by Joseph R. Ferrari 2010 256 pages
3.35
286 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Productivity
The Physics of Wall Street Summary
The Physics of Wall Street
A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable
by James Owen Weatherall 2013 286 pages
3.86
1.9K ratings
Economics
Finance
Science
Hashimoto's Protocol Summary
Hashimoto's Protocol
A 90-Day Plan for Reversing Thyroid Symptoms and Getting Your Life Back
by Izabella Wentz 2017 384 pages
4.05
2.2K ratings
Health
Self Help
Nutrition
The Universe and the Teacup Summary
The Universe and the Teacup
The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
by K.C. Cole 1998 224 pages
3.79
583 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Mind Mapping For Dummies Summary
Mind Mapping For Dummies
by Florian Rustler 2011 272 pages
3.54
167 ratings
Science
Psychology
Self Help
The Awakened Ape Summary
The Awakened Ape
A Biohacker's Guide to Evolutionary Fitness, Natural Ecstasy, and Stress-Free Living
by Jevan Pradas 2017 293 pages
3.79
1.1K ratings
Health
Psychology
Philosophy
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 End of Mental Illness Summary
The End of Mental Illness
by Daniel G. Amen 2020 718 pages
4.02
1.6K ratings
Psychology
Health
Mental Health
Heavens on Earth Summary
Heavens on Earth
The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia
by Michael Shermer 2018 320 pages
3.88
597 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Religion
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth Summary
A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth
4.6 Billion Years in 12 Pithy Chapters
by Henry Gee 2021 280 pages
4.05
2.8K ratings
Science
History
Biology
Big Questions from Little People Summary
Big Questions from Little People
And Simple Answers from Great Minds
by Gemma Elwin Harris 2012 336 pages
3.87
1.5K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Childrens
The Mind & the Brain Summary
The Mind & the Brain
Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2001 432 pages
4.10
6.7K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Women in White Coats Summary
Women in White Coats
How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine
by Olivia Campbell 2021 368 pages
3.71
5.3K ratings
History
Medicine
Science
The Edge of Reason Summary
The Edge of Reason
A Rational Skeptic in an Irrational World
by Julian Baggini 2016 272 pages
3.97
137 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Rethinking Diabetes Summary
Rethinking Diabetes
What Science Reveals About Diet, Insulin, and Successful Treatments
by Gary Taubes 2024 752 pages
4.21
452 ratings
Health
Science
Medicine
The XX Brain Summary
The XX Brain
by Lisa Mosconi 2020 368 pages
4.01
2.7K ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
The Genius of Birds Summary
The Genius of Birds
by Jennifer Ackerman 2016 352 pages
4.05
12.8K ratings
Science
Nature
Birds
Plastic Summary
Plastic
A Toxic Love Story
by Susan Freinkel 2011 336 pages
3.97
1.6K ratings
Science
Environment
History
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle--How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers Summary
How Would You Move Mount Fuji? Microsoft's Cult of the Puzzle--How the World's Smartest Companies Select the Most Creative Thinkers
by William Poundstone 2003 288 pages
3.58
1.9K ratings
Business
Management
Programming
Why God Won't Go Away Summary
Why God Won't Go Away
Brain Science and the Biology of Belief
by Andrew B. Newberg 2001 234 pages
3.89
1.3K ratings
Science
Religion
Psychology
Extra Life Summary
Extra Life
A Short History of Living Longer
by Steven Johnson 2023 320 pages
4.20
1.3K ratings
Science
History
Health
How We Got to Now Summary
How We Got to Now
Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
by Steven Johnson 2014 293 pages
4.11
15.2K ratings
History
Science
Technology
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings Summary
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings
Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry
by Randolph M. Nesse 2019 384 pages
3.94
2.3K ratings
Psychology
Science
Mental Health
The Culture Clash Summary
The Culture Clash
A Revolutionary New Way to Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs
by Jean Donaldson 1997 222 pages
4.31
2.7K ratings
Dogs
Animals
Science
Surviving AI Summary
Surviving AI
The promise and peril of artificial intelligence
by Calum Chace 2015 261 pages
3.88
607 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
To Explain the World Summary
To Explain the World
The Discovery of Modern Science
by Steven Weinberg 2015 432 pages
3.78
2.1K ratings
Science
History
Physics
Unthinking Summary
Unthinking
The Surprising Forces Behind What We Buy
by Harry Beckwith 2011 336 pages
3.46
352 ratings
Business
Psychology
Self Help
Resilience Thinking Summary
Resilience Thinking
Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World
by Brian Walker 2006 192 pages
3.86
348 ratings
Science
Sustainability
Environment
The Elegant Universe Summary
The Elegant Universe
Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
by Brian Greene 1999 464 pages
4.10
100.5K ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Who Owns the Future? Summary
Who Owns the Future?
by Jaron Lanier 2013 367 pages
3.77
3.6K ratings
Technology
Economics
Science
Conversations on Consciousness Summary
Conversations on Consciousness
What the Best Minds Think about the Brain, Free Will, and What It Means to Be Human
by Susan Blackmore 2005 274 pages
4.02
2.0K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Music Theory Summary
Music Theory
From Beginner to Expert - The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide to Understanding and Learning Music Theory Effortlessly
by Nicolas Carter 2016 244 pages
4.08
636 ratings
Music
Reference
Unfinished
The Food Revolution Summary
The Food Revolution
How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World
by John Robbins 2001 449 pages
4.28
3.9K ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
The Science and Technology of Growing Young Summary
The Science and Technology of Growing Young
An Insider's Guide to the Breakthroughs that Will Dramatically Extend Our Lifespan . . . and What You Can Do Right Now
by Sergey Young 2021 272 pages
3.95
492 ratings
Health
Science
Technology
The Accidental Universe Summary
The Accidental Universe
The World You Thought You Knew
by Alan Lightman 2013 157 pages
3.85
4.7K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Tools and Weapons Summary
Tools and Weapons
The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age
by Brad Smith 2019 368 pages
3.85
1.9K ratings
Technology
Business
Science
Rock Breaks Scissors Summary
Rock Breaks Scissors
A Practical Guide to Outguessing and Outwitting Almost Everybody
by William Poundstone 2014 320 pages
3.49
766 ratings
Psychology
Science
Economics
Brain-Wise Summary
Brain-Wise
Studies in Neurophilosophy
by Patricia S. Churchland 2002 438 pages
4.04
135 ratings
Philosophy
Neuroscience
Science
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion Summary
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion
An Informative, Easy-to-Use Guide to Understanding Magic Mushrooms—From Tips and Trips to Microdosing and Psychedelic Therapy
by Michelle Janikian 2019 224 pages
4.33
485 ratings
Science
Self Help
Psychology
Habits of a Happy Brain Summary
Habits of a Happy Brain
Retrain Your Brain to Boost Your Serotonin, Dopamine, Oxytocin, & Endorphin Levels
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2015 238 pages
4.02
5.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Science
Babel No More Summary
Babel No More
The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
by Michael Erard 2012 307 pages
3.54
1.5K ratings
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
Data Analytics Made Accessible Summary
Data Analytics Made Accessible
by Anil Maheshwari 2014 454 pages
3.75
324 ratings
Business
Science
Technology
Secrets of Mental Math Summary
Secrets of Mental Math
The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks
by Arthur T. Benjamin 1993 279 pages
4.07
2.2K ratings
Mathematics
Science
Self Help
Fatal Conveniences Summary
Fatal Conveniences
The Toxic Products and Harmful Habits That Are Making You Sick―and the Simple Changes That Will Save Your Health
by Darin Olien 2023 304 pages
3.76
1.1K ratings
Health
Science
Environment
ADHD Does Not Exist Summary
ADHD Does Not Exist
The Truth About Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
by Richard Saul 2014 336 pages
3.03
487 ratings
Psychology
Adhd
Self Help
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