Hi, I want to expand my knowledge and learn new things so I'm looking for science divulgation books. It can be about biology, medicine, physics, engineering, psychology or anything you find interesting. They can be technical books if you want but that can be read by non-specialists. Thank you.
by BlueberryAgile3817
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The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease by Daniel Lieberman
I read it years ago but recall it being interesting and enjoyable. I read it when I was 14 or 15 so def can be understood by laypeople 🙂
The books of Mary Roach
The books of Ed Yong
Michio Kaku — physics of the future
Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything (this lands towards history/comedy, but is still very fun and you will pick up bits of knowledge)
The books of Carl Sagan
Gödel, Escher, Bach
The books of Matt Parker (often on the oddities in math)
For less serious books, “What If” by the xkcd guy are quite fun
15 million degrees by Lucie Green. A great book about the sun.
I have always loved the works of Oliver Sacks. He was a splendid neurologist and he writes so beautifully and respectfully about his patients and the various cases he’s encountered. The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat is a great one to start with.
If you are curious about forensic anthropology, one of my favourite books ever is Dead Men Do Tell Tales by William Maples. Dr Maples talks about some of his most interesting cases he’s worked on in such great detail.
*The Reality Bubble* is fun, light pop-sci. Similar to *Short History of Nearly Everything* and *Sapiens*.
Here are some I have liked:
* Parasite Rex by Carl Zimmer
* Big Chicken by Maryn McKenna
* Why Everyone Else is a Hypocrite by Robert Kurzban
* Darwin Comes to Town by Menno Schilthuizen
* Your Inner Fish by Neal Shubin
* Breaking Through: My Life in Science by Katalin Kariko. This is a memoir about the author’s experiences, but she also explains the science of what she was doing.