Science & Nature

科学与自然

Cosmos, evolution, consciousness, and the life sciences.

29 books

The Goodness Paradox 《人性悖论》 Richard Wrangham Human self-domestication and the machinery of state violence. Society & Civilization AZM's list

The God Delusion 《上帝的错觉》 Richard Dawkins Militant atheism and a full dismantling of traditional religion. Philosophy AZM's list

Mind and Cosmos 《心灵和宇宙》 Thomas Nagel Doubts about materialism and reductionism, and a case for studying mind. Philosophy AZM's list

Just Babies 《善恶之源》 Paul Bloom What infants reveal about morality and the making of universal values. Philosophy AZM's list

Starry Messenger 《星际信使》 Neil deGrasse Tyson The big picture, seen from a cosmologist's perspective. Technology & Science AZM's list

这个宇宙和我有什么关系《这个宇宙和我有什么关系》 Harald Lesch Physics, and finding meaning in an indifferent universe. Technology & Science AZM's list

Until the End of Time 《直到时间尽头》 Brian Greene String theory, entropy, and the end of everything. Technology & Science AZM's list

算法与预言《算法与预言》 Alessandro Vespignani Big data, prediction, algorithms, and how society changes. Technology & Science AZM's list

Extraterrestrial 《外星人》 Avi Loeb A Harvard astronomer on alien civilizations and the scientific spirit. Technology & Science AZM's list

Our Symphony with Animals 《伴生》 Aysha Akhtar Animal ethics and the foundations of a civilized social order. Technology & Science AZM's list

The Selfish Gene 《自私的基因》 Richard Dawkins Gene-centred evolution and its anti-humanist implications. Technology & Science AZM's list

The Naked Ape 《裸猿》 Desmond Morris The human being examined as just another animal. Technology & Science AZM's list

The Meaning of Human Existence 《人类存在的意义》 Edward O. Wilson Evolution and humanism seen through sociobiology. Technology & Science AZM's list

You Bet Your Life 《赌命》 Paul A. Offit Medical risk, vaccine development, and the case for scientific reasoning. Technology & Science AZM's list

Not Just for the Boys 《一直在场》 Athene Donald Hidden sexism in science and the women it drives away. Society & Civilization AZM's list

Complexity 《生命大趋势》 unknown-complexity Biodiversity and the large-scale trends of human society. Technology & Science AZM's list

The Psychopath Inside 《天生变态狂》 James Fallon A neuroscientist's self-dissection after finding he has a psychopath's brain. Psychology & Cognitive Science XMS's list

重塑与情绪修复脑科学《重塑与情绪修复脑科学》 Catherine M. Pittman The amygdala, the cortex, and brain-based ways to rewire anxiety. Psychology & Cognitive Science XMS's list

Testosterone 《睾酮》 Carole Hooven What testosterone does to male strength, aggression, and competitive drive. Psychology & Cognitive Science XMS's list

Dirty Genes 《脏基因》 Ben Lynch Epigenetics: tuning gene expression through diet and lifestyle. Psychology & Cognitive Science XMS's list

费米悖论的75种解释《费米悖论的75种解释》 Stephen Webb A systematic survey of the Zoo, Great Filter, Rare Earth and other hypotheses. Technology & Science XMS's list

Biocentrism 《生物中心主义三部曲》 Robert Lanza The universe does not stand alone: life and consciousness define it. Technology & Science XMS's list

Crystal Fire 《晶体之火》 Michael Riordan & Lillian Hoddeson How a slab of germanium became the foundation of the information age Technology & Science Daily Pick

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales 《错把妻子当帽子》 Oliver Sacks What remains of a person when one module of the brain fails Psychology & Cognitive Science Daily Pick

Meditations on First Philosophy 《第一哲学沉思集》 René Descartes Using universal doubt as a method to find an indubitable foundation for knowledge Philosophy Daily Pick

Descartes' Error 《笛卡尔的错误》 António Damásio Emotion is not the opposite of reason but a necessary part of rational decision-making Psychology & Cognitive Science Daily Pick

The Language Instinct 《语言本能》 Steven Pinker Language is not a cultural habit we are taught but a biological instinct shaped in the human brain by natural selection Psychology & Cognitive Science Daily Pick

Ethics 《伦理学》 Baruch Spinoza There is only one substance: how Spinoza used geometry to show that God is Nature and freedom lies in understanding necessity Philosophy Daily Pick

Stuff Matters 《迷人的材料》 Mark Miodownik How matter shapes civilisation: a materials-science tour from steel and glass to graphite and aerogel Technology & Science Daily Pick

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