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Michael Shermer recommended The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity in Books (curated)

""For my money, this is the most important social science book ever written.""

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Charlie Munger recommended Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters in Books (curated)

"Science writer Matt Ridely unfolds the genome for us. Munger recommended in 2001."

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Jcadden76 (64 KP) rated Ask Science Mike in Podcasts

Jun 12, 2018

Ask Science Mike

Religion & Spirituality

10

8.5

(2 Ratings)

Podcast Rating

Christian Mysticism - Yup, that is a thing. (2 more)

Faith from a completely different point of view

real topics real discussions no fluff

Science - Faith - Life - Ask Science Mike!

Love this podcast. Mike McHargue takes any topic from science to faith to basic living anf breaks it down in a completely different way. Through a filter of logic, science and faith he turns faith based topics on their heads and digs into into the problems of traditional faith and organized religion.

Get ready to hear someone tell it like it is.

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Mark Zuckerberg recommended The Player of Games in Books (curated)

The Player of Games

Iain M. Banks | 1989 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

10.0

(3 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"A science fiction book about an advanced civilization with AI and a vibrant culture."

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Samantha Irby recommended The Oracle Year in Books (curated)

The Oracle Year

Charles Soule | 2018 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

7.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"Exhilarating science fiction, which is a wild thing for me to say because I am way too dumb to understand most science fiction. I love it so much and blew through it, which is also bananas because I can hardly read!"

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Sam (6 KP) rated The Sparrow in Books

Jul 26, 2017

The Sparrow

Mary Doria Russell | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry

10

10.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

Incredible plot (3 more)

Beautiful writing

Nuanced philosophical dilemma

Dynamic characters

Science meets Religion and has a two way conversation

Truly an incredible book, it is my go-to recommendation for anyone looking for something new. The reconciliation of religion and science has never been so beautifully scifi.

As someone raised without religion, this was still an incredible read, and truly made me see the beauty in both hard science and faith.

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McCharlie (11 KP) rated Dark Matter in Books

Jun 26, 2017

Dark Matter

Blake Crouch | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry

7

7.9

(30 Ratings)

Book Rating

Adventure, science, romance, mystery, action - this one has a bit of everything (0 more)

Good vacation read

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Irene M (130 KP) rated The Hot Zone in Books

Dec 7, 2018

The Hot Zone

Richard Preston | 1994 | Health & Fitness

10

9.8

(4 Ratings)

Book Rating

I always liked science based things and read this purely due to the Ebola theme. The science bits were well explained and the fact that this is a true story, yet reads as fiction, and could even happen again makes it a scarily good read.