Science

Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning “knowledge”) is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding of how the physical world works. Through controlled methods, science uses observable physical evidence of natural phenomena to collect data, and analyzes this information to explain what and how things work.

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The Ideological Brain: The Radical Science of Flexible Thinking
The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire: Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction
How to Feed the World: A Factful Guide
The Age of Diagnosis: How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker
The Body Is a Doorway: A Memoir: A Journey Beyond Healing, Hope, and the Human
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These Strange New Minds: How AI Learned to Talk and What It Means
When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance
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Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future
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Humans: A Monstrous History
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    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
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    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Playground
    Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
    What Happened To You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing
    Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind
    The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War #1)
    Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5)
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    Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
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    Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
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    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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    What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
    The Origin of Species
    The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
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    "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
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