Cosmos

Carl Sagan

Cosmos

One small step toward understanding the greatness of the universe

The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks

Rebecca Skloot

The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks

How one woman's cells changed scientific thinking forever.

Genius

James Gleick

Genius

The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

A Planet of Viruses

Carl Zimmer

A Planet of Viruses

Why one of the best science thinkers alive says viruses are essential for life

Survival of the Friendliest

Brian Hare and Vanessa Wood

Survival of the Friendliest

Understanding Our Origins and Rediscovering Our Common Humanity

Untrue

Wednesday Martin

Untrue

Why Nearly Everything We Believe About Women, Lust, and Infidelity Is Wrong and How the New Science Can Set Us Free

Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite

Robert Kurzban

Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite

Evolution and the Modular Mind

How We Learn

Benedict Carey

How We Learn

The Surprising Truth About When, Where and Why It Happens

The Law of Success

Napoleon Hill

The Law of Success

The 15 Most Powerful Principles for Wealth, Health, and Happiness

Who We Are and How We Got Here

David Reich

Who We Are and How We Got Here

Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

Sam Kean

The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons

The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness and Recovery

The Man Who Solved the Market

Gregory Zuckerman

The Man Who Solved the Market

How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution

The Compass of Pleasure

David J. Linden

The Compass of Pleasure

How Our Brains Make Fatty Foods, Orgasm, Exercise, Marijuana, Generosity, Vodka, Learning and Gambling Feel So Good

The Talent Code

Daniel Coyle

The Talent Code

Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How.

Time Travel

James Gleick

Time Travel

A History

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins

The Selfish Gene

A landmark work in the field of biology and evolution

Hacking Darwin

Jamie Metzl

Hacking Darwin

Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity

Extra Life

Steven Johnson

Extra Life

A Short History of Living Longer

Rewire Your Anxious Brain

Catherine M. Pittman & Elizabeth M. Karle

Rewire Your Anxious Brain

How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry

The People Vs Tech

Jamie Bartlett

The People Vs Tech

How the Internet is Killing Democracy (And How We Save It)

The Red Queen

Matt Ridley

The Red Queen

Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

Chernobyl

Serhii Plokhy

Chernobyl

The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe

Enlightenment Now

Steven Pinker

Enlightenment Now

The Case For Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

The Blank Slate

Steven Pinker

The Blank Slate

The Modern Denial of Human Nature

Adventures in the Anthropocene

Gaia Vince

Adventures in the Anthropocene

A Journey to the Heart of the Planet We Made

The Fate of Rome

Kyle Harper

The Fate of Rome

Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire

Chaos

James Gleick

Chaos

Making a New Science

The Epigenetics Revolution

Nessa Carey

The Epigenetics Revolution

How Modern Biology is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance