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102 books that people in the directory recommended, matched to science. Top of the list: Sapiens, picked by Derek Sivers, Reid Hoffman, Sebastian Junger and 5 more.
102 books · 140 recommendations from 62 people
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8recommendersSapiens 8 recommendersDerek Sivers, Reid Hoffman, Sebastian Junger, James Clear, Mark Manson, Naval Ravikant, Daniel Ek, Matt Mullenweg
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4recommendersA Short History of Nearly Everything 4 recommendersStewart Brand, Maria Popova, James Clear, Mark Manson
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4recommendersThe Sixth Extinction 4 recommendersBeth Shapiro, Bill Gates, Mark Manson, Barack Obama
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4recommendersSurely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! 4 recommendersPeter Attia, James Clear, Scott H. Young, Tim Ferriss
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2recommendersA Brief History of Time 2 recommendersJames Clear, Mark Manson
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2recommendersOn the Origin of Species 2 recommendersA. C. Grayling, Jerry Coyne
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2recommendersSpark 2 recommendersDarius Foroux, Thomas Frank
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2recommendersThe Blind Watchmaker 2 recommendersJames Randi, Jerry Coyne
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2recommendersThe Fabric of the Cosmos 2 recommendersSean Carroll, Walter Isaacson
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2recommendersThe Selfish Gene 2 recommendersKevin Kelly, Mark Manson
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3recommendersThe Discoverers 3 recommendersStewart Brand, Kevin Kelly, Brian Eno
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3recommendersWhy We Sleep 3 recommendersBill Gates, Chris Williamson, Alexis Ohanian
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Bad Science Picked by Tim Harford
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea Picked by Mark Manson
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Evolution of Physics Picked by Walter Isaacson
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Mother Nature Picked by Brian Eno
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2recommendersPowers of Ten 2 recommendersStewart Brand, Kevin Kelly
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The Accidental Universe Picked by Maria Popova
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The Art of Doing Science and Engineering Picked by Patrick Collison
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2recommendersThe Beginning of Infinity 2 recommendersPatrick Collison, Naval Ravikant
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2recommendersThe Demon-Haunted World 2 recommendersDaniel Suarez, James Randi
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The Descent of Man Picked by Peter Singer
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The Extended Phenotype Picked by Carl Zimmer
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics Picked by David Brin
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The Flamingo's Smile Picked by Carl Zimmer
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3recommendersThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 3 recommendersCarl Zimmer, James Clear, Mark Manson
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The Inflationary Universe Picked by Sean Carroll
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The Road to Reality Picked by Neal Stephenson
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2recommendersThing Explainer 2 recommendersBill Gates, Naval Ravikant
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2recommendersThe Structure of Scientific Revolutions 2 recommendersKevin Kelly, Mark Manson
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Evolution Picked by Jerry Coyne
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Six Easy Pieces Picked by Naval Ravikant
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The Gene Picked by Bill Gates
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The Origins of Virtue Picked by Naval Ravikant
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The Path Picked by Alastair Humphreys
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Thinking Physics Picked by Naval Ravikant
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Black Holes and Time Warps Picked by Sean Carroll
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Einstein Picked by Mark Manson
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Mutants Picked by Carl Zimmer
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Reflections on Gender and Science Picked by Athene Donald
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Science Fictions Picked by Mark Manson
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The Book Nobody Read Picked by Dava Sobel
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The Diversity of Life Picked by Beth Shapiro
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The Making of the Fittest Picked by Beth Shapiro
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2recommendersThe Anxious Generation 2 recommendersBarack Obama, Bill Gates
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2recommendersThe Blank Slate 2 recommendersDavid Brooks, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money 2 recommendersPaul Krugman, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Precipice 2 recommendersWill MacAskill, Chris Williamson
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A Brief History of Everything Picked by Dan Koe
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American Prometheus Picked by Ben Carlson
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BrainChains Picked by David Allen
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How Life Works Picked by Tyler Cowen
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One, Two, Three…Infinity Picked by Marcus du Sautoy
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The Direction of Time Picked by Carlo Rovelli
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2recommendersThe Power of Habit 2 recommendersDarius Foroux, James Clear
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Why Does E=mc2? Picked by Philip Plait
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Breaking the Spell Picked by Julian Baggini
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If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... Where Is Everybody? Picked by Patrick Collison
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On the Genealogy of Morals Picked by Mark Manson
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Picked by Naval Ravikant
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The Ape That Understood the Universe Picked by Chris Williamson
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The Red Queen Picked by Naval Ravikant
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The Shallows Picked by Cal Newport
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A General Theory of Love Picked by Debbie Millman
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Becoming Steve Jobs Picked by Darius Foroux
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Brain Rules for Baby Picked by Derek Sivers
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Braintrust Picked by Bruce Schneier
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Brainwash Picked by Max Mosley
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Caveman Chemistry Picked by Kevin Kelly
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Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s Maps Picked by Walter Isaacson
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Einstein's Telescope Picked by Sean Carroll
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Eve to Evolution Picked by Angela Saini
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Every Living Thing Picked by The Pulitzer Prizes
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Galileo at Work Picked by Dava Sobel
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Infectious Generosity Picked by Bill Gates
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Newton's Principia for the Common Reader Picked by Neal Stephenson
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On Genesis Picked by Stephen Greenblatt
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Range Picked by Bill Gates
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Sidereus Nuncius Picked by Dava Sobel
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Superforecasting Picked by Will MacAskill
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The Black Hole War Picked by Sean Carroll
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The Blind Side Picked by James Clear
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The Elephant in the Brain Picked by Nat Eliason
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The Gay Science Picked by Robert Greene
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The General Picked by Michael Howard
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The Mismeasure of Man Picked by Jerry Coyne
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The Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science Picked by Daniel Goleman
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The Story of the Human Body Picked by Darius Foroux
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The Swerve Picked by Mark Manson
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Time's Arrow and Archimedes' Point Picked by Carlo Rovelli
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Affective Neuroscience Picked by Jordan Peterson
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Anthropic Bias Picked by Patrick Collison
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Dorothy Hodgkin Picked by Athene Donald
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How the World Really Works Picked by Bill Gates
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Mothers and Others Picked by Carol Gilligan
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Origin Story Picked by Bill Gates
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The Copernican Question Picked by Dava Sobel
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The Organized Mind Picked by David Allen
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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Picked by David Bowie
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The Woman That Never Evolved Picked by Angela Saini
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Under a White Sky Picked by Bill Gates
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Why Machines Learn Picked by Tyler Cowen
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