Science for an Educated Citizen

Explore essential science books for an educated citizen. Discover top reads to understand key scientific concepts and stay informed in today's world.

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The Selfish Gene

by Richard Dawkins

Science need not be dull and bogged down by jargon, as Richard Dawkins proves in this entertaining look at evolution. The themes he takes up …
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Genome

 

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Why Is Sex Fun?

by Jared M. Diamond

From the New York Times bestselling author of Upheaval, a fun and wide-ranging exploration of why human sexuality is so different from other animals', and …
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A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson

One of the world’s most beloved writers and New York Times bestselling author of A Walk in the Woods and The Body takes his ultimate …
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The Demon-Haunted World

by Carl Sagan

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the renowned astronomer and author of Cosmos comes a “powerful [and] stirring defense of informed rationality” (The Washington Post …
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Genius

by James Gleick

To his colleagues, Richard Feynman was not so much a genius as he was a full-blown magician: someone who “does things that nobody else could …
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A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper

by John Allen Paulos

The author examines the role of mathematics in understanding social issues.
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb

 

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The Botany of Desire

by Michael Pollan

“Pollan shines a light on our own nature as well as on our implication in the natural world.” —The New York Times “A wry, informed …