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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
Close to Home: The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door
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
Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe
Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future
The Uncanny Muse: Music, Art, and Machines from Automata to AI
Booster Shots: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children's Health
After the North Pole: A Story of Survival, Mythmaking, and Melting Ice
Humans: A Monstrous History
The Meteorites: Encounters with Outer Space and Deep Time
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    Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
    Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
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    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)
    Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
    Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection
    Not Till We Are Lost (Bobiverse #5)
    The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments
    The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story
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    The Selfish Gene
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    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    Cosmos
    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
    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
    The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
    Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
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    The Gene: An Intimate History
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