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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.
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 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.
Connectome: How the Brain’s Wiring Makes Us Who We Are Sebastian Seung | Hardcover This book is about the discovery of the biological basis of our identity, which might lie in the pattern of connections between the brain’s neurons – the so called “connectome”.
A First-Rate Madness: Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness S. Nassir Ghaemi | Hardcover This book investigates the surprisingly deep correlation between successful leadership and mental illness, as seen through some of history’s greatest generals, politicians and businessmen.
The Fruit, the Tree, and the Serpent: Why We See So Well Lynne A. Isbell | Paperback This book argues that snakes have played a key role in shaping human vision and the evolution of the human brain.
The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind Barbara Strauch | Paperback
On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction Brian Boyd | Paperback
Why Everyone (Else) Is a Hypocrite: Evolution and the Modular Mind Robert Kurzban | Hardcover
The Other Side of the Couch: A Psychiatrist Solves His Most Unusual Cases Gary W. Small | Paperback