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The Hive
by Ronald Malfi • 2026
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
3.72
538
The Hive Summary
The Hive 88%
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
by Ronald Malfi 2026
3.72
538 ratings
Superminds
by Thomas W. Malone • 2018
Genius is a group activity. And computers have just earned their seat at the table.
3.56
343
Superminds Summary
Superminds 88%
Genius is a group activity. And computers have just earned their seat at the table.
by Thomas W. Malone 2018
3.56
343 ratings
Emergence
by Steven Johnson • 2001
Ant colonies, brains, cities, and the web all emerge from simple local rules repeated endlessly.
3.95
4k+
Emergence Summary
Emergence 88%
Ant colonies, brains, cities, and the web all emerge from simple local rules repeated endlessly.
by Steven Johnson 2001
3.95
4k+ ratings
The Perfect Swarm
by Len Fisher • 2009
Swarm logic explains why markets crash, crowds surge, and groups can beat experts.
3.50
327
The Perfect Swarm Summary
The Perfect Swarm 88%
Swarm logic explains why markets crash, crowds surge, and groups can beat experts.
by Len Fisher 2009
3.50
327 ratings
The Knowledge Illusion
by Steven Sloman • 2017
Ask someone to explain a toilet. They can't. That gap powers civilization.
3.84
3k+
The Knowledge Illusion Summary
The Knowledge Illusion 88%
Ask someone to explain a toilet. They can't. That gap powers civilization.
by Steven Sloman 2017
3.84
3k+ ratings
We Love You, Bunny
by Mona Awad • 2025
Four MFA students conjure a man from a rabbit. He steals their axe and disappears.
3.43
19k+
We Love You, Bunny Summary
We Love You, Bunny 88%
Four MFA students conjure a man from a rabbit. He steals their axe and disappears.
by Mona Awad 2025
3.43
19k+ ratings
The Wisdom of Crowds
by James Surowiecki • 2004
Four rules make crowds smarter than experts. Most organizations break every one of them.
3.82
25k+
The Wisdom of Crowds Summary
The Wisdom of Crowds 87%
Four rules make crowds smarter than experts. Most organizations break every one of them.
by James Surowiecki 2004
3.82
25k+ ratings
Empire of the Ants
by Bernard Werber • 1999
He inherits a Paris apartment where the forbidden cellar leads to a war among intelligent ants.
4.04
16k+
Empire of the Ants Summary
Empire of the Ants 87%
He inherits a Paris apartment where the forbidden cellar leads to a war among intelligent ants.
by Bernard Werber 1999
4.04
16k+ ratings
Groupthink
by Christopher Booker • 2020
The psychological engine behind the Reign of Terror now powers modern politics and climate policy.
3.12
116
Groupthink Summary
Groupthink 87%
The psychological engine behind the Reign of Terror now powers modern politics and climate policy.
by Christopher Booker 2020
3.12
116 ratings
Shroud
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2025
Crashed on a moon of endless night, survivors discover its creatures share a single alien mind.
4.15
14k+
Shroud Summary
Shroud 87%
Crashed on a moon of endless night, survivors discover its creatures share a single alien mind.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2025
4.15
14k+ ratings
Smarter Than You Think
by Clive Thompson • 2013
You plus a computer is smarter than either alone. The evidence is bigger than chess.
3.94
2k+
Smarter Than You Think Summary
Smarter Than You Think 87%
You plus a computer is smarter than either alone. The evidence is bigger than chess.
by Clive Thompson 2013
3.94
2k+ ratings
Cell
by Stephen King • 2006
A signal drives cell phone users insane; one father crosses the burning world to save his son.
3.65
238k+
Cell Summary
Cell 87%
A signal drives cell phone users insane; one father crosses the burning world to save his son.
by Stephen King 2006
3.65
238k+ ratings
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 87%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
Leviathan Falls
by James S.A. Corey • 2021
Bonded to alien technology, Jim Holden can stop the hive mind only by collapsing every ring gate.
4.54
72k+
Leviathan Falls Summary
Leviathan Falls 87%
Bonded to alien technology, Jim Holden can stop the hive mind only by collapsing every ring gate.
by James S.A. Corey 2021
4.54
72k+ ratings
Wiser
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2014
Teams amplify individual mistakes. The evidence why, and the fixes that reverse the damage.
3.62
437
Wiser Summary
Wiser 87%
Teams amplify individual mistakes. The evidence why, and the fixes that reverse the damage.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2014
3.62
437 ratings
The Tower
by Colin Wilson • 1987
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
4.02
509
The Tower Summary
The Tower 87%
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
by Colin Wilson 1987
4.02
509 ratings
On Dialogue
by David Bohm • 1996
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
4.08
1k+
On Dialogue Summary
On Dialogue 87%
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
by David Bohm 1996
4.08
1k+ ratings
Locklands
by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2022
A general must sever the psychic link to her wife to stop a consuming hive mind.
4.01
15k+
Locklands Summary
Locklands 87%
A general must sever the psychic link to her wife to stop a consuming hive mind.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2022
4.01
15k+ ratings
Too Big to Know
by David Weinberger • 2012
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
3.80
2k+
Too Big to Know Summary
Too Big to Know 87%
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
by David Weinberger 2012
3.80
2k+ ratings
Accelerando
by Charles Stross • 2005
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
3.87
22k+
Accelerando Summary
Accelerando 87%
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
by Charles Stross 2005
3.87
22k+ ratings
Learning From the Octopus
by Rafe Sagarin • 2012
Octopi mastered security without a memo. What they know that our defenses keep missing.
3.76
224
Learning From the Octopus Summary
Learning From the Octopus 87%
Octopi mastered security without a memo. What they know that our defenses keep missing.
by Rafe Sagarin 2012
3.76
224 ratings
There Is No Antimemetics Division
by qntm • 2020
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
4.10
29k+
There Is No Antimemetics Division Summary
There Is No Antimemetics Division 87%
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
by qntm 2020
4.10
29k+ ratings
Aurora Rising
by Amie Kaufman • 2019
A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.
4.09
75k+
Aurora Rising Summary
Aurora Rising 87%
A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.
by Amie Kaufman 2019
4.09
75k+ ratings
The Swarm
by Orson Scott Card • 2016
Living ships swarm toward Earth, but military corruption may doom humanity before the aliens arrive.
4.14
7k+
The Swarm Summary
The Swarm 87%
Living ships swarm toward Earth, but military corruption may doom humanity before the aliens arrive.
by Orson Scott Card 2016
4.14
7k+ ratings
The Mind Parasites
by Colin Wilson • 1967
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
3.72
2k+
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites 87%
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
by Colin Wilson 1967
3.72
2k+ ratings
The Sense of Being Stared at
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2003
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
3.79
509
The Sense of Being Stared at Summary
The Sense of Being Stared at 87%
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2003
3.79
509 ratings
The Captain
by Will Wight • 2023
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
4.27
10k+
The Captain Summary
The Captain 87%
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
by Will Wight 2023
4.27
10k+ ratings
Rebel Ideas
by Matthew Syed • 2019
Why smart groups go blind together, and how difference becomes the ultimate edge.
4.26
6k+
Rebel Ideas Summary
Rebel Ideas 87%
Why smart groups go blind together, and how difference becomes the ultimate edge.
by Matthew Syed 2019
4.26
6k+ ratings
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2019
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
3.83
1k+
Team Human Summary
Team Human 87%
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019
3.83
1k+ ratings
Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz • 2025
Four friends, amnesia-plagued, return home after a coma, only to find utopia built on horror.
3.48
9k+
Going Home in the Dark Summary
Going Home in the Dark 87%
Four friends, amnesia-plagued, return home after a coma, only to find utopia built on horror.
by Dean Koontz 2025
3.48
9k+ ratings
The Book of Minds
by Philip Ball • 2022
Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.
3.95
210
The Book of Minds Summary
The Book of Minds 87%
Intelligence is not a yes-or-no question. It is a landscape, and humans occupy a single coordinate.
by Philip Ball 2022
3.95
210 ratings
New Power
by Jeremy Heimans • 2018
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
3.81
2k+
New Power Summary
New Power 87%
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
by Jeremy Heimans 2018
3.81
2k+ ratings
The Atomic Human
by Neil D. Lawrence • 2024
Bleeding, forgetting, doubting: these aren't bugs in the human system. They are the system.
3.41
197
The Atomic Human Summary
The Atomic Human 87%
Bleeding, forgetting, doubting: these aren't bugs in the human system. They are the system.
by Neil D. Lawrence 2024
3.41
197 ratings
Nexus
by Yuval Noah Harari • 2024
The history of information is the history of power. The next chapter has no human author.
4.16
52k+
Nexus Summary
Nexus 86%
The history of information is the history of power. The next chapter has no human author.
by Yuval Noah Harari 2024
4.16
52k+ ratings
Child of Another Kind
by Steven Decker • 2023
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
4.28
6k+
Child of Another Kind Summary
Child of Another Kind 86%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ ratings
Nona the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir • 2022
An amnesiac child with a borrowed body has six months before the apocalypse inside her wakes.
4.33
57k+
Nona the Ninth Summary
Nona the Ninth 86%
An amnesiac child with a borrowed body has six months before the apocalypse inside her wakes.
by Tamsyn Muir 2022
4.33
57k+ ratings
Parasite
by Mira Grant • 2013
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
3.68
19k+
Parasite Summary
Parasite 86%
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
by Mira Grant 2013
3.68
19k+ ratings
All Tomorrows
by Nemo Ramjet • 2006
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
4.16
11k+
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows 86%
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
by Nemo Ramjet 2006
4.16
11k+ ratings
Bitter Angels
by C.L. Anderson • 2009
Her mentor's murder drags a retired Guardian back to a system where immortals harvest human minds.
3.30
279
Bitter Angels Summary
Bitter Angels 86%
Her mentor's murder drags a retired Guardian back to a system where immortals harvest human minds.
by C.L. Anderson 2009
3.30
279 ratings
Sanctuary
by Caryn Lix • 2018
A space prison guard discovers her hidden chip as a breakout unleashes an alien creature onboard.
3.89
2k+
Sanctuary Summary
Sanctuary 86%
A space prison guard discovers her hidden chip as a breakout unleashes an alien creature onboard.
by Caryn Lix 2018
3.89
2k+ ratings
Wider Than the Sky
by Gerald M. Edelman • 2004
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
3.65
421
Wider Than the Sky Summary
Wider Than the Sky 86%
The mind is not a program. Consciousness is built by neural selection, not by running code.
by Gerald M. Edelman 2004
3.65
421 ratings
Symbiont
by Mira Grant • 2014
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
3.71
8k+
Symbiont Summary
Symbiont 86%
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
by Mira Grant 2014
3.71
8k+ ratings
Fatal Alliance
by Sean Williams • 2010
Self-replicating droids that adapt to every weapon: Jedi, Sith, and spies all race to control them.
3.73
12k+
Fatal Alliance Summary
Fatal Alliance 86%
Self-replicating droids that adapt to every weapon: Jedi, Sith, and spies all race to control them.
by Sean Williams 2010
3.73
12k+ ratings
Cognitive Surplus
by Clay Shirky • 2010
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
3.83
6k+
Cognitive Surplus Summary
Cognitive Surplus 86%
Spare time, once captive to television, is now building public goods at the scale of nations.
by Clay Shirky 2010
3.83
6k+ ratings
Sociobiology
by Edward O. Wilson • 1975
Every society, from ant to human, is a gene-spreading machine; the logic is identical.
4.23
2k+
Sociobiology Summary
Sociobiology 86%
Every society, from ant to human, is a gene-spreading machine; the logic is identical.
by Edward O. Wilson 1975
4.23
2k+ ratings
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson • 1969
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
3.92
748
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone 86%
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.92
748 ratings
The Experience Machine
by Andy Clark • 2023
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
3.91
1k+
The Experience Machine Summary
The Experience Machine 86%
Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.
by Andy Clark 2023
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Honeys
by Ryan La Sala • 2022
When his twin attacks him and dies, Mars infiltrates the camp clique that claimed her.
3.79
21k+
The Honeys Summary
The Honeys 86%
When his twin attacks him and dies, Mars infiltrates the camp clique that claimed her.
by Ryan La Sala 2022
3.79
21k+ ratings
How to Create a Mind
by Ray Kurzweil • 2012
The brain runs on 300 million pattern recognizers. Copy that hierarchy, and human-level AI is next.
3.96
8k+
How to Create a Mind Summary
How to Create a Mind 86%
The brain runs on 300 million pattern recognizers. Copy that hierarchy, and human-level AI is next.
by Ray Kurzweil 2012
3.96
8k+ ratings
The Rape of the Mind
by Joost A.M. Meerloo • 1956
Brainwashing follows a precise script, and its gentler forms shape your thoughts every day.
4.18
1k+
The Rape of the Mind Summary
The Rape of the Mind 86%
Brainwashing follows a precise script, and its gentler forms shape your thoughts every day.
by Joost A.M. Meerloo 1956
4.18
1k+ ratings
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