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This Idea Must Die Summary
This Idea Must Die
Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
by John Brockman 2015 568 pages
3.50
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
This Idea Is Brilliant Summary
This Idea Is Brilliant
Lost, Overlooked, and Underappreciated Scientific Concepts Everyone Should Know
by John Brockman 2018 515 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Models of My Life Summary
Models of My Life
by Herbert A. Simon 1991 415 pages
3.77
437 ratings
Biography
Science
Philosophy
This Is Your Brain on Depression Summary
This Is Your Brain on Depression
Creating Your Path to Getting Better
by Faith G. Harper 2018 128 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Mental Health
The Dancing Universe Summary
The Dancing Universe
From Creation Myths to the Big Bang
by Marcelo Gleiser 1997 352 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain Summary
The Scientific American Book of Love, Sex and the Brain
The Neuroscience of How, When, Why and Who We Love
by Judith Horstman 2011 264 pages
3.87
119 ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
A Short History of the World Summary
A Short History of the World
by H.G. Wells 1922 371 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
History
Classics
World History
Dirty Minds Summary
Dirty Minds
How Our Brains Influence Love, Sex, and Relationships
by Kayt Sukel 2012 288 pages
3.55
447 ratings
Psychology
Science
Sexuality
The Invisible Gorilla Summary
The Invisible Gorilla
And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us
by Christopher Chabris 2010 295 pages
3.91
14k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Business
Cannabis Pharmacy Summary
Cannabis Pharmacy
The Practical Guide to Medical Marijuana
by Michael Backes 2013 320 pages
4.27
493 ratings
Health
Science
Reference
Other Worlds Summary
Other Worlds
Space, Superspace, and the Quantum Universe
by Paul C.W. Davies 1980 208 pages
3.86
188 ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Gravity Summary
Gravity
An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity
by James B. Hartle 2002 608 pages
4.25
158 ratings
Physics
Science
Textbooks
Soonish Summary
Soonish
Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything
by Kelly Weinersmith 2017 368 pages
3.94
5k+ ratings
Science
Technology
Humor
The Idea Factory Summary
The Idea Factory
Learning to Think at MIT
by Pepper White 1991 328 pages
3.85
255 ratings
Education
Science
Biography
Human Devolution Summary
Human Devolution
A Vedic Alternative to Darwin's Theory
by Michael A. Cremo 2003 554 pages
4.11
157 ratings
History
Science
Biology
Q is for Quantum Summary
Q is for Quantum
by Terry Rudolph 2017 166 pages
3.59
222 ratings
Science
Physics
Technical
Golden Summary
Golden
The Power of Silence in a World of Noise
by Justin Zorn 2022 384 pages
3.86
500+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Science
The "God" Part of the Brain Summary
The "God" Part of the Brain
by Matthew Alper 1999 291 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Science
Religion
Psychology
Taming the Sun Summary
Taming the Sun
Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet
by Varun Sivaram 2018 371 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Science
Environment
Economics
Our Kind Summary
Our Kind
Who We Are, Where We Came From, Where We Are Going – A Witty Study of Humanity by a Noted Anthropologist
by Marvin Harris 1989 547 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Anthropology
Science
History
Why Fish Don’t Exist Summary
Why Fish Don’t Exist
A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
by Lulu Miller 2020 225 pages
4.13
58k+ ratings
Science
Memoir
History
Plan B 3.0 Summary
Plan B 3.0
Mobilizing to Save Civilization
by Lester R. Brown 2008 527 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Environment
Science
Economics
Change Your Brain, Change Your Body Summary
Change Your Brain, Change Your Body
Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted
by Daniel G. Amen 2010 384 pages
3.68
2k+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Rock, Paper, Scissors Summary
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Game Theory in Everyday Life
by Len Fisher 2000 288 pages
3.43
1k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Psychology
Small Things Considered Summary
Small Things Considered
Why There Is No Perfect Design
by Henry Petroski 2003 304 pages
3.40
334 ratings
Design
Science
Engineering
Our Angry Earth Summary
Our Angry Earth
by Isaac Asimov 1991 465 pages
3.71
126 ratings
Science
Politics
Environment
Nonsense Summary
Nonsense
The Power of Not Knowing
by Jamie Holmes 2015 336 pages
3.61
1k+ ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
SUPER BRAIN Summary
SUPER BRAIN
by Deepak Chopra 2012
3.85
4k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Health
Nightmare Fuel Summary
Nightmare Fuel
The Science of Horror Films
by Nina Nesseth 2022 304 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Horror
Science
Film
The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting Summary
The Game Theorist's Guide to Parenting
How the Science of Strategic Thinking Can Help You Deal with the Toughest Negotiators You Know--Your Kids
by Paul Raeburn 2016 222 pages
3.48
375 ratings
Parenting
Psychology
Economics
The Other Brain Summary
The Other Brain
From Dementia to Schizophrenia, How New Discoveries About the Brain Are Revolutionizing Medicine and Science
by R. Douglas Fields 2008 384 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
Neuroscience
The Brain and the Meaning of Life Summary
The Brain and the Meaning of Life
by Paul Thagard 2010 296 pages
3.23
128 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Calculus of Friendship Summary
The Calculus of Friendship
What a Teacher and a Student Learned about Life while Corresponding about Math
by Steven H. Strogatz 2009 184 pages
3.87
404 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Education
In Search of Time Summary
In Search of Time
Journeys Along a Curious Dimension
by Dan Falk 2008 346 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Super Genes Summary
Super Genes
Unlock the Astonishing Power of Your DNA for Optimum Health and Well-Being
by Deepak Chopra 2015 336 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Health
Science
Self Help
The Numbers Game Summary
The Numbers Game
The Commonsense Guide to Understanding Numbers in the News,in Politics, and in Life
by Michael Blastland 2008 224 pages
3.65
344 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Economics
Quantum Reality Summary
Quantum Reality
The Quest for the Real Meaning of Quantum Mechanics - a Game of Theories
by Jim Baggott 2020 320 pages
4.07
162 ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Happiness Track Summary
The Happiness Track
How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success
by Emma Seppälä 2016 224 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
Follow the Science Summary
Follow the Science
How Big Pharma Misleads, Obscures, and Prevails
by Sharyl Attkisson 2024 336 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Health
Politics
Medicine
Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine Summary
Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine
The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight
by David A. Kessler 2025 400 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Health
Science
Psychology
The Intellectual Devotional Summary
The Intellectual Devotional
Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class
by David S. Kidder 2006 377 pages
3.94
3k+ ratings
History
Reference
Philosophy
The Platform Delusion Summary
The Platform Delusion
Who Wins and Who Loses in the Age of Tech Titans
by Jonathan A. Knee 2021 383 pages
3.98
223 ratings
Business
Technology
Finance
The HeartMath Solution Summary
The HeartMath Solution
The Institute of HeartMath's Revolutionary Program for Engaging the Power of the Heart's Intelligence
by Doc Childre 1999 304 pages
4.02
500+ ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
The Mind within the Brain Summary
The Mind within the Brain
How We Make Decisions and How those Decisions Go Wrong
by A. David Redish 2013 392 pages
3.94
112 ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Science
The Grain Brain Whole Life Plan Summary
The Grain Brain Whole Life Plan
Boost Brain Performance, Lose Weight, and Achieve Optimal Health
by David Perlmutter 2016 305 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Health
Food
Nutrition
Chemistry for Dummies Summary
Chemistry for Dummies
by John T. Moore 2002 362 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Science
Chemistry
Reference
The Reality Bubble Summary
The Reality Bubble
How Science Reveals the Hidden Truths that Shape Our World
by Ziya Tong 2019 380 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Science
Psychology
History
Minds Make Societies Summary
Minds Make Societies
How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create
by Pascal Boyer 2018 359 pages
3.90
397 ratings
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Taking the Quantum Leap Summary
Taking the Quantum Leap
The New Physics for Nonscientists – From the Greeks to Einstein and the Nature of Reality
by Fred Alan Wolf 1981 304 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The No Self, No Problem Workbook Summary
The No Self, No Problem Workbook
Exercises & Practices from Neuropsychology and Buddhism to Help You Lose Your Mind
by Chris Niebauer 2023 181 pages
4.35
151 ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Science
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