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Brain Bugs: How the Brain’s Flaws Shape Our Lives

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Author: Dean BuonomanoPublisher: W. W. Norton CompanyPublished: 8/6/2012Title: Brain Bugs: How the Brain’s Flaws Shape Our LivesFormat: PaperbackPage Count: 320Goodreads Rating: 3.81Goodreads ID: 12825671ISBN13: 9780393342222ISBN: 9780393342222Book URL: GoodReads.comThe human brain may be the best piece of technology ever created, but it’s far from perfect. Drawing on colorful examples and surprising research, neuroscientist Dean Buonomano exposes Read more

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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

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Author: Neil deGrasse TysonPublisher: W. W. Norton CompanyPublished: 5/2/2017Title: Astrophysics for People in a HurryFormat: HardcoverPage Count: 224Goodreads Rating: 4.12Goodreads ID: 32191710ISBN13: 9780393609394ISBN: 9780393609394Book URL: GoodReads.comWhat is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions

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Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries

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Author: Neil deGrasse TysonPublisher: W. W. Norton CompanyPublished: 9/2/2014Title: Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic QuandariesFormat: PaperbackPage Count: 384Goodreads Rating: 4.11Goodreads ID: 20663770ISBN13: 9780393350388ISBN: 9780393350388Book URL: GoodReads.comA vibrant collection of essays on the cosmos from the nation’s best-known astrophysicist. “One of today’s best popularizers of science.” —Kirkus Reviews. Loyal readers of the monthly “Universe”

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Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

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Author: Neil deGrasse TysonPublisher: W. W. Norton CompanyPublished: 9/2/2014Title: Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic EvolutionFormat: PaperbackPage Count: 352Goodreads Rating: 4.15Goodreads ID: 20663771ISBN13: 9780393350395ISBN: 9780393350395Book URL: GoodReads.comOur true origins are not just human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and the current cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology,

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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design

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Author: Richard DawkinsPublisher: W. W. Norton CompanyPublished: 9/28/2015Title: The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without DesignFormat: PaperbackPage Count: 496Goodreads Rating: 4.09Goodreads ID: 25622245ISBN13: 9780393351491ISBN: 9780393351491Book URL: GoodReads.comThe Blind Watchmaker is the seminal text for understanding evolution today. In the eighteenth century, theologian William Paley developed a famous metaphor for creationism:

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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

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Author: Sam HarrisGenre: ReligionPublisher: W. W. Norton CompanyPublished: 9/17/2005Title: The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of ReasonFormat: PaperbackPage Count: 348Goodreads Rating: 3.94Goodreads ID: 29501ISBN13: 9780393327656ISBN: 9780393327656Book URL: GoodReads.comIn The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a

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The Atheist’s Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life without Illusions

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Author: Alex RosenbergGenre: AtheismPublisher: W. W. Norton CompanyPublished: 12/10/2012Format: PaperbackPage Count: 368Goodreads Rating: 3.66Goodreads ID: 13707768ISBN13: 9780393344110ISBN: 9780393344110Book URL: GoodReads.comWe can’t avoid the persistent questions about the meaning of life—and the nature of reality. But science is the only means of answering them. So declares philosopher Alex Rosenberg in this bracing, surprisingly sanguine take on

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“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character

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Author: Richard P. FeynmanPublisher: W. W. Norton CompanyPublished: 2/6/2018Title: Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious CharacterFormat: PaperbackPage Count: 400Goodreads Rating: 4.28Goodreads ID: 35167685ISBN13: 9780393355628ISBN: 9780393355628Book URL: GoodReads.comA New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century’s greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original. Richard Feynman, winner of the Nobel

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