Popular Science Books

Accessible, narrative-driven books that translate hard science for curious general readers.

25 books
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson book cover
Philosophy

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Bill Bryson, 2003
Breath by James Nestor book cover
Non-Fiction

Breath

James Nestor, 2020
Contact by Carl Sagan book cover
Non-Fiction

Contact

Carl Sagan, 1985
Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke book cover
Non-Fiction

Dopamine Nation

Anna Lembke, 2021
Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward book cover
Non-Fiction

Dragon's Egg

Robert L. Forward, 1980
Einstein's Dreams by Alan P. Lightman book cover
Non-Fiction

Einstein's Dreams

Alan P. Lightman, 1993
Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman book cover
Non-Fiction

Emotional Intelligence

Daniel Goleman, 1995
Endure by Cameron Hanes book cover

Endure

Cameron Hanes, 1987
How Not to Die by Michael Greger book cover
Non-Fiction

How Not to Die

Michael Greger, 2015
Loonshots by Safi Bahcall book cover
Non-Fiction

Loonshots

Safi Bahcall, 2019
Metabolical book cover

Metabolical

Outlive by Peter Attia book cover

Outlive

Peter Attia, 2023
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely book cover
Non-Fiction

Predictably Irrational

Dan Ariely, 2008
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins book cover
Non-Fiction

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins, 1976
The Shallows by Nicholas G. Carr book cover
Non-Fiction

The Shallows

Nicholas G. Carr, 2010
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert book cover
Non-Fiction

The Sixth Extinction

Elizabeth Kolbert, 2014
The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle book cover
Non-Fiction

The Talent Code

Daniel Coyle, 2009
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell book cover
Non-Fiction

The Tipping Point

Malcolm Gladwell, 2000
The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford book cover
Non-Fiction

The Undercover Economist

Tim Harford, 2012
The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis book cover
Non-Fiction

The Undoing Project

Michael Lewis, 2016
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman book cover
Non-Fiction

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman, 2011
Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken book cover
Non-Fiction

Ultra-Processed People

Chris van Tulleken, 2023
Waking the Tiger by Peter A. Levine book cover
Non-Fiction

Waking the Tiger

Peter A. Levine, 1997
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker book cover

Why We Sleep

Matthew Walker, 2017
iGen by Jean M. Twenge book cover
Young Adult

iGen

Jean M. Twenge, 2017
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