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• Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

  Tyson, Neil deGrasse

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  Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, presents astrophysics in layman terms, making the mysteries of science and space more accessible to the average reader.

• The Order of Time

  Rovelli, Carlo, 1956-

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  How does time work? What do physicists think about time, and do they agree with philosophers? Carlo Rovelli, the author of bestseller "Seven Brief Lessons on Physics" considers how we perceive time.

• The Gene

  An Intimate History

  Mukherjee, Siddhartha

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  What happens when we start meddling with genes? Siddhartha Mukherjee, winner of the 2011 Pullitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, tackles the scientific, social, cultural, and ethical impacts of the study of genetics.

• The Perfectionists

  How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World

  Winchester, Simon

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  Technological developments have modernized societies, and we have precision engineers to thank for that. Simon Winchester delves into the history of science, innovation, and the precision engineers that changed the world as we know it.

• Why Time Flies

  a Mostly Scientific Investigation

  Burdick, Alan

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  Our entire lives are organized around time, from counting down the hours until the end of the work day, to the circadian rhythms that drives our sleep/wake cycle. Alan Burdick asks, "are we born into time, or is time born into us?" and examines some…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Change Your Mind

  What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

  Pollan, Michael

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  Journalist and author Michael Pollan transitions from writing about food to writing about the mind, the history of psychedelics, and our society's back-and-forth fascination with psychedelics to treat illnesses, bring about spiritual awakenings, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Giant Leap

  the Impossible Mission That Flew Us to the Moon

  Fishman, Charles, 1961-

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  When JFK stated that a man would reach the moon in 1961, it seemed like an impossible task. Charles Fishman's "One Giant Leap" traces the some big and small technological developments that contributed to the moon landing, and the people behind them.

• The Future of Humanity

  Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth

  Kaku, Michio

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  How can we conquer the Final Frontier? How do we make Mars habitable? What about travelling to other universes? Can we extend life and be "immortal" in space? Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku speculates about the future of humanity, and surviving…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Other Side of Normal

  How Biology Is Providing the Clues to Unlock the Secrets of Normal and Abnormal Behavior

  Smoller, Jordan W., 1961-

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  We define "abnormal" as what is outside of "normal," and to do so we must look at what is "normal." Jordan W. Smoller considers neurology, psychology, biology, and genetics to examine the spectrum of what is considered "normal" and acceptable…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Greatest Story Ever Told--so Far

  Why Are We Here?

  Krauss, Lawrence M., 1954-

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  "The Greatest Story Ever Told -- so Far" is a history of the study of physics, and a love letter to all of the scientists before us that pushed the boundaries of the world as we know it.