Science Book Summaries

Future Stories

David Christian

Future Stories

What's Next?

Fooled by Randomness

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Fooled by Randomness

The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and the Markets

Homo Deus

Yuval Noah Harari

Homo Deus

A Brief History of Tomorrow

The Neuroscience of You

Chantel Prat

The Neuroscience of You

How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours

Zero

Charles Seife

Zero

The Biography of a Dangerous Idea

Sex at Dawn

Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá

Sex at Dawn

How we mate, why we stray, and what it means for modern relationships

A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century

Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein

A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century

Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life

You Can Fix Your Brain

Dr. Tom O'Bryan

You Can Fix Your Brain

Just 1 Hour a Week to the Best Memory, Productivity, and Sleep You've Ever Had

Simply Complexity

Neil F. Johnson

Simply Complexity

A Clear Guide to Complexity Theory

Divergent Mind

Jenara Nerenberg

Divergent Mind

Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

Smarter

Dan Hurley

Smarter

The New Science of Building Brain Power

Whole

T. Colin Campbell

Whole

Rethinking the Science of Nutrition

Incognito

David Eagleman

Incognito

The Secret Lives of the Brain

An Elegant Defense

Matt Richtel

An Elegant Defense

The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives

The Mind-Gut Connection

Emeran Mayer

The Mind-Gut Connection

How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health

On the Origin of Species

Charles Darwin

On the Origin of Species

By Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life

Eat to Beat Your Diet

William W. Li

Eat to Beat Your Diet

Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer

Brain Maker

Dr. David Perlmutter with Kristin Loberg

Brain Maker

The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect your Brain – for Life

The Future of Humanity

Michio Kaku

The Future of Humanity

Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

The End of Food Allergy

Kari Nadeau and Sloan Barnett

The End of Food Allergy

The First Program to Prevent and Reverse a 21st Century Epidemic

The Science of Storytelling

Will Storr

The Science of Storytelling

The scientific underpinnings of a good story

The Human Instinct

Kenneth R. Miller

The Human Instinct

How We Evolved to Have Reason, Consciousness, and Free Will

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming

Stephen LaBerge and Howard Rheingold

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming

A step-by-step guide to Lucid Dreaming

Why We Eat (Too Much)

Andrew Jenkinson

Why We Eat (Too Much)

The New Science of Appetite

Exercised

Daniel E. Lieberman

Exercised

Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

The Evolution of Everything

Matt Ridley

The Evolution of Everything

How New Ideas Emerge

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

Stephen Hawking

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

Hawking's final thoughts on the biggest questions facing humankind

The Extended Mind

Annie Murphy Paul

The Extended Mind

The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain