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The War on Science
by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2025
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
3.22
121
The War on Science Summary
The War on Science 91%
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2025
3.22
121 ratings
Nonsense on Stilts
by Massimo Pigliucci • 2008
Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.
3.89
1k+
Nonsense on Stilts Summary
Nonsense on Stilts 91%
Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.
by Massimo Pigliucci 2008
3.89
1k+ ratings
The Common Sense of Science
by Jacob Bronowski • 1951
The Scientific Revolution was cultural. Science is personal, never the cold machine you fear.
3.83
141
The Common Sense of Science Summary
The Common Sense of Science 91%
The Scientific Revolution was cultural. Science is personal, never the cold machine you fear.
by Jacob Bronowski 1951
3.83
141 ratings
Lost in Math
by Sabine Hossenfelder • 2018
Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.
4.05
3k+
Lost in Math Summary
Lost in Math 91%
Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.
by Sabine Hossenfelder 2018
4.05
3k+ ratings
I Told You So!
by Matt Kaplan • 2026
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
3.81
589
I Told You So! Summary
I Told You So! 91%
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
by Matt Kaplan 2026
3.81
589 ratings
This Idea Is Brilliant
by John Brockman • 2018
The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.
3.83
662
This Idea Is Brilliant Summary
This Idea Is Brilliant 91%
The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.
by John Brockman 2018
3.83
662 ratings
The Two Cultures
by C.P. Snow • 1959
A scientist's 1959 warning: the rift between science and the humanities is a crisis of civilization.
3.66
2k+
The Two Cultures Summary
The Two Cultures 91%
A scientist's 1959 warning: the rift between science and the humanities is a crisis of civilization.
by C.P. Snow 1959
3.66
2k+ ratings
The Golem (Canto Classics)
by Harry Collins • 1992
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
3.77
341
The Golem (Canto Classics) Summary
The Golem (Canto Classics) 91%
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
by Harry Collins 1992
3.77
341 ratings
Ignorance
by Stuart Firestein • 2012
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
3.86
1k+
Ignorance Summary
Ignorance 91%
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
by Stuart Firestein 2012
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Demon-Haunted World
by Carl Sagan • 1995
Why we fall for alien abductions and astrology, and the scientific toolkit that can save us.
4.29
81k+
The Demon-Haunted World Summary
The Demon-Haunted World 91%
Why we fall for alien abductions and astrology, and the scientific toolkit that can save us.
by Carl Sagan 1995
4.29
81k+ ratings
Pasteur's Quadrant
by Donald E. Stokes • 1997
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
3.82
150
Pasteur's Quadrant Summary
Pasteur's Quadrant 90%
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
by Donald E. Stokes 1997
3.82
150 ratings
The Beginning of Infinity
by David Deutsch • 2011
All progress runs on one engine: conjecture torn apart by criticism. It never runs out of fuel.
4.17
10k+
The Beginning of Infinity Summary
The Beginning of Infinity 90%
All progress runs on one engine: conjecture torn apart by criticism. It never runs out of fuel.
by David Deutsch 2011
4.17
10k+ ratings
The Magic of Reality
by Richard Dawkins • 2011
What makes the real world more magical than any myth? Evidence. And a few trillion galaxies.
4.05
27k+
The Magic of Reality Summary
The Magic of Reality 90%
What makes the real world more magical than any myth? Evidence. And a few trillion galaxies.
by Richard Dawkins 2011
4.05
27k+ ratings
This Idea Must Die
by John Brockman • 2015
175 scientists each nominate one idea to retire, from IQ to the Big Bang itself.
3.50
1k+
This Idea Must Die Summary
This Idea Must Die 90%
175 scientists each nominate one idea to retire, from IQ to the Big Bang itself.
by John Brockman 2015
3.50
1k+ ratings
The Joy of Science
by Jim Al-Khalili • 2022
Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.
3.60
624
The Joy of Science Summary
The Joy of Science 90%
Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.
by Jim Al-Khalili 2022
3.60
624 ratings
The Genesis Machine
by Amy Webb • 2022
Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.
3.94
745
The Genesis Machine Summary
The Genesis Machine 90%
Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.
by Amy Webb 2022
3.94
745 ratings
Science in the Soul
by Richard Dawkins • 2017
Your soul is your brain. Faith is a vice. Science is the only honest way to wonder.
3.98
2k+
Science in the Soul Summary
Science in the Soul 90%
Your soul is your brain. Faith is a vice. Science is the only honest way to wonder.
by Richard Dawkins 2017
3.98
2k+ ratings
Unweaving the Rainbow
by Richard Dawkins • 2000
Keats was wrong: explaining the rainbow reveals an elegance no myth can match.
4.01
12k+
Unweaving the Rainbow Summary
Unweaving the Rainbow 90%
Keats was wrong: explaining the rainbow reveals an elegance no myth can match.
by Richard Dawkins 2000
4.01
12k+ ratings
The Mismeasure of Man
by Stephen Jay Gould • 1982
Skulls, IQ scores, and statistics: how each science of human ranking was rigged from the start.
4.06
9k+
The Mismeasure of Man Summary
The Mismeasure of Man 90%
Skulls, IQ scores, and statistics: how each science of human ranking was rigged from the start.
by Stephen Jay Gould 1982
4.06
9k+ ratings
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
by John Brockman • 2005
Science's greatest leaps begin as hunches without proof. A hundred top minds confess theirs.
3.65
2k+
What We Believe But Cannot Prove Summary
What We Believe But Cannot Prove 90%
Science's greatest leaps begin as hunches without proof. A hundred top minds confess theirs.
by John Brockman 2005
3.65
2k+ ratings
A Tear at the Edge of Creation
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2010
Symmetry is sterile. Imperfection gave us galaxies, life, and consciousness. Unification is a myth.
3.87
396
A Tear at the Edge of Creation Summary
A Tear at the Edge of Creation 90%
Symmetry is sterile. Imperfection gave us galaxies, life, and consciousness. Unification is a myth.
by Marcelo Gleiser 2010
3.87
396 ratings
To Explain the World
by Steven Weinberg • 2015
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
3.79
2k+
To Explain the World Summary
To Explain the World 90%
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
by Steven Weinberg 2015
3.79
2k+ ratings
Testosterone
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young • 2019
Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.
4.06
320
Testosterone Summary
Testosterone 90%
Testosterone isn't a male hormone or aggression fuel. The real molecule is far stranger.
by Rebecca M. Jordan-Young 2019
4.06
320 ratings
Bad Astronomy
by Philip Plait • 2002
From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.
4.04
6k+
Bad Astronomy Summary
Bad Astronomy 90%
From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.
by Philip Plait 2002
4.04
6k+ ratings
Brilliant Blunders
by Mario Livio • 2013
Five scientific blunders that advanced their fields further than a correct answer ever could.
3.57
2k+
Brilliant Blunders Summary
Brilliant Blunders 90%
Five scientific blunders that advanced their fields further than a correct answer ever could.
by Mario Livio 2013
3.57
2k+ ratings
Science Under Siege
by Michael E. Mann • 2025
Five forces are dismantling science. A scientist who has faced them all draws the battle lines.
4.03
345
Science Under Siege Summary
Science Under Siege 90%
Five forces are dismantling science. A scientist who has faced them all draws the battle lines.
by Michael E. Mann 2025
4.03
345 ratings
How to Talk to a Science Denier
by Lee McIntyre • 2021
Science denial isn't an information problem. It's an identity trap, and more facts spring it.
3.87
1k+
How to Talk to a Science Denier Summary
How to Talk to a Science Denier 90%
Science denial isn't an information problem. It's an identity trap, and more facts spring it.
by Lee McIntyre 2021
3.87
1k+ ratings
Why People Believe Weird Things
by Michael Shermer • 1997
The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.
3.86
10k+
Why People Believe Weird Things Summary
Why People Believe Weird Things 90%
The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.
by Michael Shermer 1997
3.86
10k+ ratings
Darwin's Black Box
by Michael J. Behe • 1996
A mousetrap stops working when one part is missing. So do the molecular machines inside every cell.
3.78
4k+
Darwin's Black Box Summary
Darwin's Black Box 90%
A mousetrap stops working when one part is missing. So do the molecular machines inside every cell.
by Michael J. Behe 1996
3.78
4k+ ratings
Outgrowing God
by Richard Dawkins • 2019
Humans have invented thousands of gods. A scientist's case for why yours is one of them.
4.06
6k+
Outgrowing God Summary
Outgrowing God 90%
Humans have invented thousands of gods. A scientist's case for why yours is one of them.
by Richard Dawkins 2019
4.06
6k+ ratings
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
by Thomas S. Kuhn • 1962
The textbook story of science is a myth: progress happens through upheavals that redefine reality.
4.03
30k+
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Summary
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions 90%
The textbook story of science is a myth: progress happens through upheavals that redefine reality.
by Thomas S. Kuhn 1962
4.03
30k+ ratings
A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, 4th Edition
by John Losee • 1972
Science doesn't pile up facts; it overthrows worldviews. A tour of the philosophy that shows how.
3.61
123
A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, 4th Edition Summary
A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, 4th Edition 90%
Science doesn't pile up facts; it overthrows worldviews. A tour of the philosophy that shows how.
by John Losee 1972
3.61
123 ratings
Evolution Controversy, The
by Thomas B. Fowler • 2007
Four schools, three definitions, one unspoken fight: the evolution controversy, surveyed.
4.04
26
Evolution Controversy, The Summary
Evolution Controversy, The 90%
Four schools, three definitions, one unspoken fight: the evolution controversy, surveyed.
by Thomas B. Fowler 2007
4.04
26 ratings
Starry Messenger
by Neil deGrasse Tyson • 2022
From orbit, borders vanish, along with our excuses about race, risk, and how we govern.
4.11
16k+
Starry Messenger Summary
Starry Messenger 90%
From orbit, borders vanish, along with our excuses about race, risk, and how we govern.
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2022
4.11
16k+ ratings
The Big Picture
by Sean Carroll • 2016
How a purposeless cosmos produces life, mind, and the meaning we build for ourselves.
4.18
10k+
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture 90%
How a purposeless cosmos produces life, mind, and the meaning we build for ourselves.
by Sean Carroll 2016
4.18
10k+ ratings
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True
by Guy P. Harrison • 2011
Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.
3.61
1k+
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True Summary
50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True 90%
Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.
by Guy P. Harrison 2011
3.61
1k+ ratings
Proof
by Adam Kucharski • 2025
Math proves, courts weigh odds, science disproves. Three logics of truth, one costly confusion.
3.79
340
Proof Summary
Proof 90%
Math proves, courts weigh odds, science disproves. Three logics of truth, one costly confusion.
by Adam Kucharski 2025
3.79
340 ratings
Physics of the Impossible
by Michio Kaku • 2008
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
4.09
42k+
Physics of the Impossible Summary
Physics of the Impossible 90%
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
by Michio Kaku 2008
4.09
42k+ ratings
What Is Your Dangerous Idea?
by John Brockman • 2006
A hundred leading thinkers each name the one idea they find too unnerving to speak aloud.
3.70
1k+
What Is Your Dangerous Idea? Summary
What Is Your Dangerous Idea? 90%
A hundred leading thinkers each name the one idea they find too unnerving to speak aloud.
by John Brockman 2006
3.70
1k+ ratings
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 90%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
The Upright Thinkers
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2015
What connects bipedal apes to quantum physics? A single, stubborn habit of asking why.
4.13
2k+
The Upright Thinkers Summary
The Upright Thinkers 90%
What connects bipedal apes to quantum physics? A single, stubborn habit of asking why.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2015
4.13
2k+ ratings
The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins • 2006
Religion is a delusion that survives by infecting children. A biologist makes the case for atheism.
3.90
284k+
The God Delusion Summary
The God Delusion 90%
Religion is a delusion that survives by infecting children. A biologist makes the case for atheism.
by Richard Dawkins 2006
3.90
284k+ ratings
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
by Richard P. Feynman • 1999
Before you can do great science, you must stop lying to yourself. A Nobel laureate explains.
4.22
14k+
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out Summary
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out 90%
Before you can do great science, you must stop lying to yourself. A Nobel laureate explains.
by Richard P. Feynman 1999
4.22
14k+ ratings
What Do You Think You Are?
by Brian Clegg • 2020
Your atoms were forged in dying stars. The rest of you is harder to explain.
3.29
136
What Do You Think You Are? Summary
What Do You Think You Are? 90%
Your atoms were forged in dying stars. The rest of you is harder to explain.
by Brian Clegg 2020
3.29
136 ratings
The Misinformation Age
by Cailin O'Connor • 2018
False beliefs spread through social networks, not faulty brains. And the math proves it.
3.77
1k+
The Misinformation Age Summary
The Misinformation Age 90%
False beliefs spread through social networks, not faulty brains. And the math proves it.
by Cailin O'Connor 2018
3.77
1k+ ratings
Existential Physics
by Sabine Hossenfelder • 2022
What physics says about time, free will, and the cosmos versus the stories sold as science.
3.88
3k+
Existential Physics Summary
Existential Physics 90%
What physics says about time, free will, and the cosmos versus the stories sold as science.
by Sabine Hossenfelder 2022
3.88
3k+ ratings
A Sense of the Mysterious
by Alan Lightman • 2005
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
3.82
671
A Sense of the Mysterious Summary
A Sense of the Mysterious 90%
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
by Alan Lightman 2005
3.82
671 ratings
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age
by David J. Helfand • 2016
Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.
3.71
220
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Summary
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age 90%
Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.
by David J. Helfand 2016
3.71
220 ratings
Undeniable
by Douglas Axe • 2016
Natural selection fine-tunes, never invents. The math making life's origin by accident impossible.
4.05
673
Undeniable Summary
Undeniable 90%
Natural selection fine-tunes, never invents. The math making life's origin by accident impossible.
by Douglas Axe 2016
4.05
673 ratings
Momentos estelares de la ciencia
by Isaac Asimov • 1959
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
4.11
674
Momentos estelares de la ciencia Summary
Momentos estelares de la ciencia 90%
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
by Isaac Asimov 1959
4.11
674 ratings
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