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From revolutionary breakthroughs in medicine to cutting-edge tech, discover the science saving our world

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A Planet of Viruses

A Planet of Viruses

Carl Zimmer

University of Chicago Press, 2011.

19 mins read

22 reads

The Science of Storytelling

The Science of Storytelling

Will Storr

Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better. Collins, 2019.

13 mins read

21 reads

A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

Adam Rutherford

The Stories in Our Genes. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2016.

15 mins read

18 reads

Algorithms to Live By

Algorithms to Live By

Brian Christian

The Computer Science of Human Decisions. Henry Holt, 2016.

15 mins read

17 reads

Diversity and Complexity

Diversity and Complexity

Scott Page

Princeton University Press, 2010.

19 mins read

16 reads

Color

Color

Victoria Finlay

A Natural History of the Palette. Random House, 2003.

15 mins read

15 reads

Drive

Drive

Daniel H. Pink

The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Riverhead Books, 2011.

14 mins read

12 reads

Getting Real

Getting Real

David Heinemeier Hansson

The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Successful Web Application. 37signals, 2006.

13 mins read

12 reads

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

Charles Fishman

The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. William Morrow, 2016.

14 mins read

11 reads

Freakonomics

Freakonomics

Stephen J. Dubner

A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. HarperCollins, 2005.

12 mins read

11 reads

Meet Your Happy Chemicals

Meet Your Happy Chemicals

Loretta Graziano

Dopamine, Endorphin, Oxytocin, Serotonin. Createspace, 2012.

12 mins read

11 reads

Creative Schools

Creative Schools

Lou Aronica

The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education. Penguin Publishing Group, 2015.

15 mins read

10 reads

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