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Best New Popular Science Books
Regular updates of the most interesting and best reviewed popular science books that have recently been published
The War of the Sexes: How Conflict and Cooperation Have Shaped Men and Women from Prehistory to the Present Paul Seabright | Hardcover Drawing on biology, sociology, anthropology, and economics, this book shows that conflict between the sexes is, paradoxically, the product of cooperation.
An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies Tyler Cowen | Hardcover One of the most influential economists of the decade boldly argues that just about everything you’ve heard about food is wrong.
God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion Victor J. Stenger | Paperback This book goes on to detail how religion and science are fundamentally incompatible in several areas: the origin of the universe and its physical parameters, the origin of complexity, holism versus reductionism, the nature of mind and consciousness, [...]
Fear of Food: A History of Why We Worry about What We Eat Harvey Levenstein | Hardcover This book explores one of the striking anomalies of American culture: its love/hate relationship with eating and the particularly perplexing choices that humans have to make about the food they eat because they can eat everything.
Experiment Eleven: Deceit and Betrayal in the Discovery of a Wonder Drug Peter Pringle | Hardcover This book reveals for the first time the scandals behind one of the most important discoveries in the history of medicine.
Boredom: A Lively History Peter Toohey | Paperback This book argues that boredom is actually one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essential part of the human experience.
The Nature Principle: Reconnecting with Life in a Virtual Age Richard Louv | Paperback Supported by groundbreaking research, anecdotal evidence, and compelling personal stories, this book offers renewed optimism while challenging us to rethink the way we live.
The Cognitive Science of Science: Explanation, Discovery, and Conceptual Change Paul Thagard | Hardcover This book examines the development and evolution of science from the interdisciplinary perspective of cognitive science.
The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise Garret Keizer | Hardcover This book shows that noise has been a byproduct of human striving since ancient times even as it has become a significant cause of disease in our own. At heart, noise provides a key for understanding some of our most [...]
The Science of Golf John Wesson | Paperback This book provides a scientific account of all aspects of golf including the mechanics of the swing and the impact of the club on the ball, the aerodynamics of the ball’s flight and the optimum strategy for putting by understanding how winds, slopes, and mud affect the [...]