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Best Science Books

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Last refreshed 2026-02-27. We keep tuning this list as new titles land and reader interest shifts.

1. Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition
Dan Ariely
Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
2. The Art of Thinking Clearly
Rolf Dobelli
The Art of Thinking Clearly: Hardcover – May 14, 2013
3. Less is More
Jason Hickel
Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World
4. Bottle of Lies
Katherine Eban
Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom
5. The Future We Choose
Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac
The Future We Choose: The Stubborn Optimist's Guide to the Climate Crisis
6. Into the Raging Sea
Rachel Slade
Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megastorm, and the Sinking of El Faro
7. Beyond the Pill
Jolene Brighten
Beyond the Pill: A 30-Day Program to Balance Your Hormones, Reclaim Your Body, and Reverse the Dangerous Side Effects of the Birth Control Pill
8. Beyond the Body Farm
Bill Bass, Jon Jefferson
Beyond the Body Farm: A Legendary Bone Detective Explores Murders, Mysteries, and the Revolution in Forensic Science
9. Unthinkable
Helen Thomson
Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey Through the World's Strangest Brains
10. What Is Real?
Adam Becker
What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics
11. Quantum Supremacy
Michio Kaku
Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything
12. The Beekeeper's Lament
Hannah Nordhaus
The Beekeeper's Lament: How One Man and Half a Billion Honey Bees Help Feed America
13. The World in a Grain
Vince Beiser
The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization
14. Almost Human
Lee Berger, John Hawks
Almost Human: The Astonishing Tale of Homo naledi and the Discovery That Changed Our Human Story
15. It's Not Easy Bein' Me
Rodney Dangerfield, Jim Carrey
It's Not Easy Bein' Me: A Lifetime of No Respect but Plenty of Sex and Drugs
16. The Simulation Hypothesis
Rizwan Virk
The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics, and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are in a Video Game
17. The Hidden World of the Fox
Adele Brand
The Hidden World of the Fox: Paperback – International Edition, February 8, 2022
18. Reentry
Eric Berger
Reentry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets that Launched a Second Space Age
19. The Trainable Cat
John Bradshaw, Sarah Ellis
The Trainable Cat: A Practical Guide to Making Life Happier for You and Your Cat
20. Strange Bedfellows
Ina Park
Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs
21. Eccentric Orbits
John Bloom
Eccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story
22. The Deadly Rise of Anti-science
Peter J. Hotez
The Deadly Rise of Anti-science: A Scientist's Warning
23. Thunder & Lightning
Lauren Redniss
Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future
24. Here Comes the Sun
Bill McKibben
Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization

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