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Momentos estelares de la ciencia
by Isaac Asimov • 1959
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
4.11
674
Momentos estelares de la ciencia Summary
Momentos estelares de la ciencia 90%
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
by Isaac Asimov 1959
4.11
674 ratings
Soonish
by Kelly Weinersmith • 2017
Ten technologies that could reshape everything, and why each one might backfire spectacularly.
3.94
6k+
Soonish Summary
Soonish 90%
Ten technologies that could reshape everything, and why each one might backfire spectacularly.
by Kelly Weinersmith 2017
3.94
6k+ ratings
Gene Machine
by Venki Ramakrishnan • 2018
A physicist entered biology's most cutthroat race, solved a million-atom machine, and won the Nobel.
4.00
2k+
Gene Machine Summary
Gene Machine 90%
A physicist entered biology's most cutthroat race, solved a million-atom machine, and won the Nobel.
by Venki Ramakrishnan 2018
4.00
2k+ ratings
Pasteur's Quadrant
by Donald E. Stokes • 1997
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
3.82
150
Pasteur's Quadrant Summary
Pasteur's Quadrant 90%
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
by Donald E. Stokes 1997
3.82
150 ratings
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition
by Walter Isaacson • 2022
Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.
4.23
137
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition Summary
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition 89%
Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.
by Walter Isaacson 2022
4.23
137 ratings
Caesar's Last Breath
by Sam Kean • 2017
Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.
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5k+
Caesar's Last Breath Summary
Caesar's Last Breath 89%
Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.
by Sam Kean 2017
4.25
5k+ ratings
A Sense of the Mysterious
by Alan Lightman • 2005
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
3.82
671
A Sense of the Mysterious Summary
A Sense of the Mysterious 89%
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
by Alan Lightman 2005
3.82
671 ratings
This Idea Is Brilliant
by John Brockman • 2018
The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.
3.83
662
This Idea Is Brilliant Summary
This Idea Is Brilliant 89%
The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.
by John Brockman 2018
3.83
662 ratings
The Double Helix
by James D. Watson • 1968
A stolen X-ray glance, a rival's blunder, and a lunchtime insight that unveiled the double helix.
3.84
20k+
The Double Helix Summary
The Double Helix 89%
A stolen X-ray glance, a rival's blunder, and a lunchtime insight that unveiled the double helix.
by James D. Watson 1968
3.84
20k+ ratings
The Code Breaker
by Walter Isaacson • 2021
How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.
4.28
42k+
The Code Breaker Summary
The Code Breaker 89%
How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.
by Walter Isaacson 2021
4.28
42k+ ratings
Quantum Man
by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2011
Feynman drew pictures of particles, insisted experiment trumps elegance, and rebuilt modern physics.
4.07
4k+
Quantum Man Summary
Quantum Man 89%
Feynman drew pictures of particles, insisted experiment trumps elegance, and rebuilt modern physics.
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2011
4.07
4k+ ratings
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
by Richard P. Feynman • 1985
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
4.26
219k+
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" Summary
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" 89%
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
by Richard P. Feynman 1985
4.26
219k+ ratings
Ignorance
by Stuart Firestein • 2012
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
3.86
1k+
Ignorance Summary
Ignorance 89%
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
by Stuart Firestein 2012
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Genesis Machine
by Amy Webb • 2022
Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.
3.94
745
The Genesis Machine Summary
The Genesis Machine 89%
Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.
by Amy Webb 2022
3.94
745 ratings
Physics of the Impossible
by Michio Kaku • 2008
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
4.09
42k+
Physics of the Impossible Summary
Physics of the Impossible 89%
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
by Michio Kaku 2008
4.09
42k+ ratings
Brilliant Blunders
by Mario Livio • 2013
Five scientific blunders that advanced their fields further than a correct answer ever could.
3.57
2k+
Brilliant Blunders Summary
Brilliant Blunders 89%
Five scientific blunders that advanced their fields further than a correct answer ever could.
by Mario Livio 2013
3.57
2k+ ratings
The Golem (Canto Classics)
by Harry Collins • 1992
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
3.77
341
The Golem (Canto Classics) Summary
The Golem (Canto Classics) 89%
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
by Harry Collins 1992
3.77
341 ratings
Physics of the Future
by Michio Kaku • 2011
What a century of real physics can actually deliver: from invisible computers to fusion power.
4.00
18k+
Physics of the Future Summary
Physics of the Future 89%
What a century of real physics can actually deliver: from invisible computers to fusion power.
by Michio Kaku 2011
4.00
18k+ ratings
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
by Richard P. Feynman • 1999
Before you can do great science, you must stop lying to yourself. A Nobel laureate explains.
4.22
14k+
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out Summary
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out 89%
Before you can do great science, you must stop lying to yourself. A Nobel laureate explains.
by Richard P. Feynman 1999
4.22
14k+ ratings
I Told You So!
by Matt Kaplan • 2026
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
3.81
589
I Told You So! Summary
I Told You So! 89%
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
by Matt Kaplan 2026
3.81
589 ratings
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
by Richard W. Hamming • 1996
What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.
4.18
2k+
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering Summary
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 89%
What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.
by Richard W. Hamming 1996
4.18
2k+ ratings
This Idea Must Die
by John Brockman • 2015
175 scientists each nominate one idea to retire, from IQ to the Big Bang itself.
3.50
1k+
This Idea Must Die Summary
This Idea Must Die 89%
175 scientists each nominate one idea to retire, from IQ to the Big Bang itself.
by John Brockman 2015
3.50
1k+ ratings
A Crack in Creation
by Jennifer A. Doudna • 2017
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
4.13
7k+
A Crack in Creation Summary
A Crack in Creation 89%
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
by Jennifer A. Doudna 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
To Explain the World
by Steven Weinberg • 2015
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
3.79
2k+
To Explain the World Summary
To Explain the World 89%
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
by Steven Weinberg 2015
3.79
2k+ ratings
A Little History of Science
by William Bynum • 2012
Science is a chain of curiosity and accident, from Babylonian stargazers to the decoding of DNA.
3.82
2k+
A Little History of Science Summary
A Little History of Science 89%
Science is a chain of curiosity and accident, from Babylonian stargazers to the decoding of DNA.
by William Bynum 2012
3.82
2k+ ratings
Lost in Math
by Sabine Hossenfelder • 2018
Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.
4.05
3k+
Lost in Math Summary
Lost in Math 89%
Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.
by Sabine Hossenfelder 2018
4.05
3k+ ratings
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
by Stephen W. Hawking • 2018
Time travel might work, but the feedback loop of climate disaster probably kills us first.
4.26
89k+
Brief Answers to the Big Questions Summary
Brief Answers to the Big Questions 89%
Time travel might work, but the feedback loop of climate disaster probably kills us first.
by Stephen W. Hawking 2018
4.26
89k+ ratings
The Catalyst
by Thomas R. Cech • 2024
DNA is famous. RNA built life, runs complexity, and will drive the next medical revolution.
4.28
831
The Catalyst Summary
The Catalyst 89%
DNA is famous. RNA built life, runs complexity, and will drive the next medical revolution.
by Thomas R. Cech 2024
4.28
831 ratings
Letters to a Young Scientist
by Edward O. Wilson • 2013
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
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5k+
Letters to a Young Scientist Summary
Letters to a Young Scientist 89%
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
by Edward O. Wilson 2013
3.90
5k+ ratings
The Elephant in the Universe
by Govert Schilling • 2022
Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.
4.07
265
The Elephant in the Universe Summary
The Elephant in the Universe 89%
Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.
by Govert Schilling 2022
4.07
265 ratings
The Body Electric
by Robert O. Becker • 1985
A hidden electrical current runs your body's healing and growth. Power lines may be shorting it out.
4.25
856
The Body Electric Summary
The Body Electric 89%
A hidden electrical current runs your body's healing and growth. Power lines may be shorting it out.
by Robert O. Becker 1985
4.25
856 ratings
In a Flight of Starlings
by Giorgio Parisi • 2021
Starlings, spin glasses, and science's messy path: why simple rules create complex systems.
3.41
2k+
In a Flight of Starlings Summary
In a Flight of Starlings 89%
Starlings, spin glasses, and science's messy path: why simple rules create complex systems.
by Giorgio Parisi 2021
3.41
2k+ ratings
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
by John Brockman • 2005
Science's greatest leaps begin as hunches without proof. A hundred top minds confess theirs.
3.65
2k+
What We Believe But Cannot Prove Summary
What We Believe But Cannot Prove 89%
Science's greatest leaps begin as hunches without proof. A hundred top minds confess theirs.
by John Brockman 2005
3.65
2k+ ratings
A Lab of One's Own
by Rita Colwell • 2020
Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.
4.24
719
A Lab of One's Own Summary
A Lab of One's Own 89%
Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.
by Rita Colwell 2020
4.24
719 ratings
The Quantum Universe
by Brian Cox • 2011
A theory that defies common sense underlies transistors, lasers, and every atom in your body.
3.76
5k+
The Quantum Universe Summary
The Quantum Universe 89%
A theory that defies common sense underlies transistors, lasers, and every atom in your body.
by Brian Cox 2011
3.76
5k+ ratings
Candace Pert
by Pamela Ryckman • 2023
She discovered the opiate receptor. The prize went to her male mentor. She never forgave science.
3.88
68
Candace Pert Summary
Candace Pert 89%
She discovered the opiate receptor. The prize went to her male mentor. She never forgave science.
by Pamela Ryckman 2023
3.88
68 ratings
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan • 1980
From exploding stars to conscious minds: a cosmic journey that ends with a choice.
4.40
160k+
Cosmos Summary
Cosmos 89%
From exploding stars to conscious minds: a cosmic journey that ends with a choice.
by Carl Sagan 1980
4.40
160k+ ratings
The Common Sense of Science
by Jacob Bronowski • 1951
The Scientific Revolution was cultural. Science is personal, never the cold machine you fear.
3.83
141
The Common Sense of Science Summary
The Common Sense of Science 88%
The Scientific Revolution was cultural. Science is personal, never the cold machine you fear.
by Jacob Bronowski 1951
3.83
141 ratings
The Science of Star Wars
by Mark Brake • 2016
The real science of hyperspace, alien biology, and the Force: more surprising than Star Wars.
3.44
413
The Science of Star Wars Summary
The Science of Star Wars 88%
The real science of hyperspace, alien biology, and the Force: more surprising than Star Wars.
by Mark Brake 2016
3.44
413 ratings
Einstein in Time and Space
by Samuel Graydon • 2023
A life in 99 short chapters: Einstein as a contradictory man, not a marble saint.
4.17
652
Einstein in Time and Space Summary
Einstein in Time and Space 88%
A life in 99 short chapters: Einstein as a contradictory man, not a marble saint.
by Samuel Graydon 2023
4.17
652 ratings
Learning from Leonardo
by Fritjof Capra • 2013
He traced water, drew muscles, and built wings. He also painted the Mona Lisa.
3.96
108
Learning from Leonardo Summary
Learning from Leonardo 88%
He traced water, drew muscles, and built wings. He also painted the Mona Lisa.
by Fritjof Capra 2013
3.96
108 ratings
How to Dunk a Doughnut
by Len Fisher • 2002
A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.
3.34
277
How to Dunk a Doughnut Summary
How to Dunk a Doughnut 88%
A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.
by Len Fisher 2002
3.34
277 ratings
Visions
by Michio Kaku • 2011
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
4.03
2k+
Visions Summary
Visions 88%
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
by Michio Kaku 2011
4.03
2k+ ratings
Creation
by Adam Rutherford • 2013
Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.
3.97
762
Creation Summary
Creation 88%
Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.
by Adam Rutherford 2013
3.97
762 ratings
How Life Works
by Philip Ball • 2023
Genes don't give orders; cells decide for themselves. Biology's central metaphor was wrong.
4.21
651
How Life Works Summary
How Life Works 88%
Genes don't give orders; cells decide for themselves. Biology's central metaphor was wrong.
by Philip Ball 2023
4.21
651 ratings
Vector
by Robyn Arianrhod • 2024
Your GPS and AI depend on a 19th-century algebra that broke the rules of arithmetic.
4.05
163
Vector Summary
Vector 88%
Your GPS and AI depend on a 19th-century algebra that broke the rules of arithmetic.
by Robyn Arianrhod 2024
4.05
163 ratings
Einstein's Fridge
by Paul Sen • 2021
The science of heat built the modern world and governs time's arrow, life, and black holes.
4.26
989
Einstein's Fridge Summary
Einstein's Fridge 88%
The science of heat built the modern world and governs time's arrow, life, and black holes.
by Paul Sen 2021
4.26
989 ratings
The Upright Thinkers
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2015
What connects bipedal apes to quantum physics? A single, stubborn habit of asking why.
4.13
2k+
The Upright Thinkers Summary
The Upright Thinkers 88%
What connects bipedal apes to quantum physics? A single, stubborn habit of asking why.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2015
4.13
2k+ ratings
Everything Is Predictable
by Tom Chivers • 2024
The math behind your spam filter also reveals that your brain is hallucinating reality.
4.02
1k+
Everything Is Predictable Summary
Everything Is Predictable 88%
The math behind your spam filter also reveals that your brain is hallucinating reality.
by Tom Chivers 2024
4.02
1k+ ratings
Bad Astronomy
by Philip Plait • 2002
From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.
4.04
6k+
Bad Astronomy Summary
Bad Astronomy 88%
From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.
by Philip Plait 2002
4.04
6k+ ratings
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