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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
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 Red Queen
Matt Ridley
The Red Queen
Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
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
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
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time
From the Big Bang to Black Holes
The Order of Time
Carlo Rovelli
The Order of Time
A trip through time with a leading theoretical physicist
This Is Your Brain on Music
Daniel Levitin
This Is Your Brain on Music
Understanding a Human Obsession
America Before
Graham Hancock
America Before
The Key to Earth’s Lost Civilization
Outgrowing God
Richard Dawkins
Outgrowing God
A Beginner’s Guide
The Magic of Reality
Richard Dawkins
The Magic of Reality
How We Know What’s Really True
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
A mind-bending introduction to modern physics
Flow
Elissa Stein and Susan Kim
Flow
The Cultural Story of Menstruation