Science Book Summaries - Page 5

The Language Instinct

Steven Pinker

The Language Instinct

How the Mind Creates Language

The Age of Empathy

Frans de Waal

The Age of Empathy

Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder Society

Phantoms in the Brain

V. S. Ramachandran and Sandra Blakeslee

Phantoms in the Brain

Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind

The Brain that Changes Itself

Norman Doidge

The Brain that Changes Itself

Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

How to Create a Mind

Ray Kurzweil

How to Create a Mind

The Secret of Human Thought Revealed

The Great Influenza

John M. Barry

The Great Influenza

The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History

On the Origin of Time

Thomas Hertog

On the Origin of Time

Stephen Hawking's Final Theory

Suggestible You

Erik Vance

Suggestible You

The Curious Science of Your Brain's Ability to Deceive, Transform, and Heal

The Science of Kissing

Sheril Kirshenbaum

The Science of Kissing

What Our Lips Are Telling Us

Emotional

Leonard Mlodinow

Emotional

How Feelings Shape Our Thinking

The Passion Paradox

Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness

The Passion Paradox

A Guide to Going All In, Finding Success, and Discovering the Benefits of an Unbalanced Life

What If? 2

Randall Munroe

What If? 2

Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Superintelligence

Nick Bostrom

Superintelligence

Paths, Dangers, Strategies

Calling Bullshit

Carl T. Bergstrom, Jevin D. West

Calling Bullshit

The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World

Livewired

David Eagleman

Livewired

The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain

In Praise of Walking

Shane O'Mara

In Praise of Walking

The new science of how we walk and why it’s good for us

The Great Mental Models

Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien

The Great Mental Models

General Thinking Concepts

A General Theory of Love

Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannon

A General Theory of Love

The science behind falling in love

Where Good Ideas Come From

Steven Johnson

Where Good Ideas Come From

The Natural History of Innovation

The Emperor's New Mind

Roger Penrose

The Emperor's New Mind

Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics

The Science of Living

Stuart Farrimond

The Science of Living

219 Reasons to Rethink Your Daily Routine

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

Thomas S. Kuhn

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

A groundbreaking study in how science progresses

The Body Keeps the Score

Bessel van der Kolk

The Body Keeps the Score

Mind, Brain and the Body in the Transformation of Trauma

Wiser

Dilip Jeste with Scott LaFee

Wiser

The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good

The Demon-Haunted World

Carl Sagan

The Demon-Haunted World

Science as a Candle in the Dark

Breath

James Nestor

Breath

The New Science of a Lost Art

Attention Span

Gloria Mark

Attention Span

A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity

Biohack Your Brain

Kristen Willeumier

Biohack Your Brain

How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance and Power