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Symmetry
by Marcus du Sautoy • 2007
Symmetry is not just pretty. It solves equations, builds viruses, and corrects your text messages.
3.82
857
Symmetry Summary
Symmetry 88%
Symmetry is not just pretty. It solves equations, builds viruses, and corrects your text messages.
by Marcus du Sautoy 2007
3.82
857 ratings
Riveted
by Jim Davies • 2014
Religion and art exploit the same brain quirks. Science alone refuses to use them, and it's losing.
3.70
406
Riveted Summary
Riveted 88%
Religion and art exploit the same brain quirks. Science alone refuses to use them, and it's losing.
by Jim Davies 2014
3.70
406 ratings
Rock Breaks Scissors
by William Poundstone • 2014
Why you can outguess anyone: the predictable mistakes we make when we try to be random.
3.50
772
Rock Breaks Scissors Summary
Rock Breaks Scissors 88%
Why you can outguess anyone: the predictable mistakes we make when we try to be random.
by William Poundstone 2014
3.50
772 ratings
The Bible Code
by Michael Drosnin • 1997
Genesis skip-code: assassins named, wars dated, atomic fire foretold. Math says it's no accident.
2.88
2k+
The Bible Code Summary
The Bible Code 88%
Genesis skip-code: assassins named, wars dated, atomic fire foretold. Math says it's no accident.
by Michael Drosnin 1997
2.88
2k+ ratings
How We Know What Isn't So
by Thomas Gilovich • 1991
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
3.95
3k+
How We Know What Isn't So Summary
How We Know What Isn't So 88%
The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.
by Thomas Gilovich 1991
3.95
3k+ ratings
Once Upon A Number
by John Allen Paulos • 1998
Stories and statistics are two languages your brain was never designed to reconcile.
3.36
228
Once Upon A Number Summary
Once Upon A Number 88%
Stories and statistics are two languages your brain was never designed to reconcile.
by John Allen Paulos 1998
3.36
228 ratings
The Hidden Geometry of Life
by Karen L. French • 2012
The cosmos is written in geometry. Three shapes frame reality; one spiral drives its motion.
3.67
55
The Hidden Geometry of Life Summary
The Hidden Geometry of Life 88%
The cosmos is written in geometry. Three shapes frame reality; one spiral drives its motion.
by Karen L. French 2012
3.67
55 ratings
Thinking Better
by Marcus du Sautoy • 2021
Mathematical shortcuts that save time, solve problems, and show you what everyone else overlooks.
3.59
618
Thinking Better Summary
Thinking Better 88%
Mathematical shortcuts that save time, solve problems, and show you what everyone else overlooks.
by Marcus du Sautoy 2021
3.59
618 ratings
The Puzzler
by A.J. Jacobs • 2022
Puzzles teach us to reframe problems, erase bad answers, and love the struggle. One man's proof.
3.93
4k+
The Puzzler Summary
The Puzzler 88%
Puzzles teach us to reframe problems, erase bad answers, and love the struggle. One man's proof.
by A.J. Jacobs 2022
3.93
4k+ ratings
Thinking In Numbers
by Daniel Tammet • 2013
Numbers live in a family of nine, an Icelandic counting word, snowflakes, and how decades shrink.
3.53
2k+
Thinking In Numbers Summary
Thinking In Numbers 88%
Numbers live in a family of nine, an Icelandic counting word, snowflakes, and how decades shrink.
by Daniel Tammet 2013
3.53
2k+ ratings
The Mechanism of Mind
by Edward de Bono • 2015
Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.
3.84
167
The Mechanism of Mind Summary
The Mechanism of Mind 88%
Why your brain resists new ideas, and a single word that overrides its defenses.
by Edward de Bono 2015
3.84
167 ratings
The Joy of X
by Steven H. Strogatz • 2012
Numbers, shapes, and change: the tour of math that makes the universe legible.
4.05
9k+
The Joy of X Summary
The Joy of X 88%
Numbers, shapes, and change: the tour of math that makes the universe legible.
by Steven H. Strogatz 2012
4.05
9k+ ratings
Standard Deviations
by Gary Smith • 2014
Tortured data, seductive charts, and the cognitive bugs that turn noise into insight.
3.95
911
Standard Deviations Summary
Standard Deviations 88%
Tortured data, seductive charts, and the cognitive bugs that turn noise into insight.
by Gary Smith 2014
3.95
911 ratings
Deep Simplicity
by John Gribbin • 2004
Simple rules, run long enough, build a universe. A physicist shows the working.
3.98
2k+
Deep Simplicity Summary
Deep Simplicity 88%
Simple rules, run long enough, build a universe. A physicist shows the working.
by John Gribbin 2004
3.98
2k+ ratings
How to Create a Mind
by Ray Kurzweil • 2012
The brain runs on 300 million pattern recognizers. Copy that hierarchy, and human-level AI is next.
3.96
8k+
How to Create a Mind Summary
How to Create a Mind 88%
The brain runs on 300 million pattern recognizers. Copy that hierarchy, and human-level AI is next.
by Ray Kurzweil 2012
3.96
8k+ ratings
Shape
by Jordan Ellenberg • 2021
Geometry is not about triangles. It is the hidden structure of pandemics, search, and democracy.
3.73
2k+
Shape Summary
Shape 88%
Geometry is not about triangles. It is the hidden structure of pandemics, search, and democracy.
by Jordan Ellenberg 2021
3.73
2k+ ratings
How Spies Think
by David Omand • 2020
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
3.62
832
How Spies Think Summary
How Spies Think 87%
From a former GCHQ chief: how spies structure their thinking to outsmart lies and cognitive traps.
by David Omand 2020
3.62
832 ratings
Numerate Life
by John Allen Paulos • 2015
Your life story is a statistical error: a mathematician breaks down why.
3.49
170
Numerate Life Summary
Numerate Life 87%
Your life story is a statistical error: a mathematician breaks down why.
by John Allen Paulos 2015
3.49
170 ratings
Bursts
by Albert-László Barabási • 2010
Why your email bursts, your travels repeat, and history rhymes: one hidden law of priority.
3.30
1k+
Bursts Summary
Bursts 87%
Why your email bursts, your travels repeat, and history rhymes: one hidden law of priority.
by Albert-László Barabási 2010
3.30
1k+ ratings
Mastermind
by Maria Konnikova • 2013
Learn to think like Sherlock Holmes: a psychologist's method for sharper observation and reasoning.
3.55
9k+
Mastermind Summary
Mastermind 87%
Learn to think like Sherlock Holmes: a psychologist's method for sharper observation and reasoning.
by Maria Konnikova 2013
3.55
9k+ ratings
Everyday Chaos
by David Weinberger • 2019
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
3.78
202
Everyday Chaos Summary
Everyday Chaos 87%
A medical AI diagnoses illness but can't explain how. The age of demanding explanations is over.
by David Weinberger 2019
3.78
202 ratings
The Believing Brain
by Michael Shermer • 2011
Your beliefs came first. Every rational argument arrived afterward to defend them.
3.93
8k+
The Believing Brain Summary
The Believing Brain 87%
Your beliefs came first. Every rational argument arrived afterward to defend them.
by Michael Shermer 2011
3.93
8k+ ratings
Closer Encounters
by Jason Reza Jorjani • 2021
UFO pilots are our time-traveling descendants. They rewrote our DNA, and the Pentagon is hiding it.
4.05
160
Closer Encounters Summary
Closer Encounters 87%
UFO pilots are our time-traveling descendants. They rewrote our DNA, and the Pentagon is hiding it.
by Jason Reza Jorjani 2021
4.05
160 ratings
The Pattern Seekers
by Simon Baron-Cohen • 2020
The cognitive engine behind human invention also explains autism; it emerged 70,000 years ago.
3.49
2k+
The Pattern Seekers Summary
The Pattern Seekers 87%
The cognitive engine behind human invention also explains autism; it emerged 70,000 years ago.
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2020
3.49
2k+ ratings
The Sense of Being Stared at
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2003
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
3.79
509
The Sense of Being Stared at Summary
The Sense of Being Stared at 87%
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2003
3.79
509 ratings
Infinite Love is the Only Truth
by David Icke • 2005
Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.
4.09
565
Infinite Love is the Only Truth Summary
Infinite Love is the Only Truth 87%
Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.
by David Icke 2005
4.09
565 ratings
Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal
by C.G. Jung • 1997
Meaningful coincidences reveal a hidden order: psyche and matter connected by meaning, not cause.
4.20
231
Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal Summary
Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal 87%
Meaningful coincidences reveal a hidden order: psyche and matter connected by meaning, not cause.
by C.G. Jung 1997
4.20
231 ratings
Dimensions
by Jacques F. Vallée • 1988
UFOs are not spaceships but a belief-shaping mechanism; the contradictions are the message.
4.22
877
Dimensions Summary
Dimensions 87%
UFOs are not spaceships but a belief-shaping mechanism; the contradictions are the message.
by Jacques F. Vallée 1988
4.22
877 ratings
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
by Jan-Willem Van Prooijen • 2018
Big events need big causes. That single bias makes our minds vulnerable to conspiracy theories.
3.79
277
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories Summary
The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories 87%
Big events need big causes. That single bias makes our minds vulnerable to conspiracy theories.
by Jan-Willem Van Prooijen 2018
3.79
277 ratings
Forbidden Science
by Jacques F. Vallée • 1993
A classified memo proved the UFO inquiry was a front. The real mystery predates the space age.
4.35
116
Forbidden Science Summary
Forbidden Science 87%
A classified memo proved the UFO inquiry was a front. The real mystery predates the space age.
by Jacques F. Vallée 1993
4.35
116 ratings
Chaos
by James Gleick • 1987
A rounding error revealed that chaos hides order. The discovery reshaped what science can predict.
4.03
41k+
Chaos Summary
Chaos 87%
A rounding error revealed that chaos hides order. The discovery reshaped what science can predict.
by James Gleick 1987
4.03
41k+ ratings
Dark Star Rising
by Gary Lachman • 2018
How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.
3.85
517
Dark Star Rising Summary
Dark Star Rising 87%
How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.
by Gary Lachman 2018
3.85
517 ratings
Alien Dawn
by Colin Wilson • 1998
UFO accounts seem engineered to be dismissed. Taking that absurdity seriously reveals deeper puzzle.
3.81
193
Alien Dawn Summary
Alien Dawn 87%
UFO accounts seem engineered to be dismissed. Taking that absurdity seriously reveals deeper puzzle.
by Colin Wilson 1998
3.81
193 ratings
Synchronicity
by C.G. Jung • 1952
Psyche and world mirror each other without cause. Jung's evidence for a second principle of nature.
4.01
5k+
Synchronicity Summary
Synchronicity 87%
Psyche and world mirror each other without cause. Jung's evidence for a second principle of nature.
by C.G. Jung 1952
4.01
5k+ ratings
How To Think Like Sherlock
by Daniel Smith • 2012
Most people look. Holmes noticed. Practical exercises that train your brain to do the same.
3.07
2k+
How To Think Like Sherlock Summary
How To Think Like Sherlock 87%
Most people look. Holmes noticed. Practical exercises that train your brain to do the same.
by Daniel Smith 2012
3.07
2k+ ratings
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
by Kenneth O. Stanley • 2015
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
3.98
1k+
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned Summary
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned 87%
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
by Kenneth O. Stanley 2015
3.98
1k+ ratings
Astrazione e empatia
by Wilhelm Worringer • 1907
Primitive art wasn't clumsy. It was fleeing from the terror of space into geometry.
3.83
192
Astrazione e empatia Summary
Astrazione e empatia 87%
Primitive art wasn't clumsy. It was fleeing from the terror of space into geometry.
by Wilhelm Worringer 1907
3.83
192 ratings
How to Think About Weird Things
by Theodore Schick Jr. • 1994
A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.
3.97
633
How to Think About Weird Things Summary
How to Think About Weird Things 87%
A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.
by Theodore Schick Jr. 1994
3.97
633 ratings
Algorithms to Live By
by Brian Christian • 2016
When to settle, when to quit, when to trust chance: computer science already found the answers.
4.12
35k+
Algorithms to Live By Summary
Algorithms to Live By 87%
When to settle, when to quit, when to trust chance: computer science already found the answers.
by Brian Christian 2016
4.12
35k+ ratings
The Holy Place
by Henry Lincoln • 1991
Decoding a priest's hidden messages reveals the French countryside is a vast geometric temple.
3.58
156
The Holy Place Summary
The Holy Place 87%
Decoding a priest's hidden messages reveals the French countryside is a vast geometric temple.
by Henry Lincoln 1991
3.58
156 ratings
The Fractal Geometry of Nature
by Benoît B. Mandelbrot • 1977
Coastlines lengthen as you zoom in; mountains and galaxies obey the same hidden arithmetic.
4.23
1k+
The Fractal Geometry of Nature Summary
The Fractal Geometry of Nature 87%
Coastlines lengthen as you zoom in; mountains and galaxies obey the same hidden arithmetic.
by Benoît B. Mandelbrot 1977
4.23
1k+ ratings
The Power of Limits
by György Doczi • 1981
Limits, not freedom, generate the patterns uniting sunflowers, the human body, and the pyramids.
4.30
266
The Power of Limits Summary
The Power of Limits 87%
Limits, not freedom, generate the patterns uniting sunflowers, the human body, and the pyramids.
by György Doczi 1981
4.30
266 ratings
Mysteries
by Colin Wilson • 1978
Ghosts, magic, UFOs: one hidden human faculty for perceiving beyond time and space.
4.10
494
Mysteries Summary
Mysteries 87%
Ghosts, magic, UFOs: one hidden human faculty for perceiving beyond time and space.
by Colin Wilson 1978
4.10
494 ratings
The Systems Bible
by John Gall • 1977
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
3.99
1k+
The Systems Bible Summary
The Systems Bible 87%
Every system malfunctions and fights its own purpose. The counterintuitive guide to surviving them.
by John Gall 1977
3.99
1k+ ratings
On Dialogue
by David Bohm • 1996
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
4.08
1k+
On Dialogue Summary
On Dialogue 87%
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
by David Bohm 1996
4.08
1k+ ratings
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
by John Allen Paulos • 1997
The morning paper rests on hidden math. A mathematician reveals the numbers that change the story.
3.60
1k+
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper Summary
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper 87%
The morning paper rests on hidden math. A mathematician reveals the numbers that change the story.
by John Allen Paulos 1997
3.60
1k+ ratings
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes
by Peter Bevelin • 2013
The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.
3.63
541
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes Summary
A Few Lessons from Sherlock Holmes 87%
The observation and reasoning tools Holmes used to solve impossible crimes, for everyday thinking.
by Peter Bevelin 2013
3.63
541 ratings
Synchronicity
by F. David Peat • 1987
What if coincidences are not accidents but glimpses of a deeper order connecting mind and matter?
3.92
318
Synchronicity Summary
Synchronicity 87%
What if coincidences are not accidents but glimpses of a deeper order connecting mind and matter?
by F. David Peat 1987
3.92
318 ratings
The GCHQ Puzzle Book
by GCHQ • 2019
A spy agency's Christmas card puzzle drew half a million solvers. Their full vault is open.
4.02
402
The GCHQ Puzzle Book Summary
The GCHQ Puzzle Book 87%
A spy agency's Christmas card puzzle drew half a million solvers. Their full vault is open.
by GCHQ 2019
4.02
402 ratings
Seeing What Others Don't
by Gary Klein • 2013
Insight shatters a flawed story. Three paths trigger this, and most organizations suppress them all.
3.61
2k+
Seeing What Others Don't Summary
Seeing What Others Don't 87%
Insight shatters a flawed story. Three paths trigger this, and most organizations suppress them all.
by Gary Klein 2013
3.61
2k+ ratings
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