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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.28 — 83,630 ratings — published 1995
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.15 — 56,475 ratings — published 2024
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The Golem: What You Should Know about Science (Canto) The Golem: What You Should Know about Science (Canto)
by (shelved 2 times as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.77 — 343 ratings — published 1992
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.02 — 31,281 ratings — published 1962
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.35 — 207,941 ratings — published 2018
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Thinking In Systems: A Primer Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.17 — 25,357 ratings — published 2008
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Bad Science Bad Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.06 — 45,673 ratings — published 2008
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A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.21 — 495,595 ratings — published 1988
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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.38 — 47,625 ratings — published 2022
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Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.12 — 84,502 ratings — published 2019
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The Body: A Guide for Occupants The Body: A Guide for Occupants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.31 — 105,642 ratings — published 2019
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If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.90 — 10,037 ratings — published 2025
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الحنين إلى الخرافة: فصول في العلم الزائف الحنين إلى الخرافة: فصول في العلم الزائف (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.90 — 163 ratings — published 2018
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Statistics for Clinicians: How Much Should a Doctor Know? Statistics for Clinicians: How Much Should a Doctor Know? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.49 — 36,715 ratings — published 2020
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Project Hail Mary Project Hail Mary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,918,931 ratings — published 2021
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Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.57 — 14,372 ratings — published 2021
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Action Philosophers!: the lives and thoughts of history's A-list brain trust Action Philosophers!: the lives and thoughts of history's A-list brain trust (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.07 — 533 ratings — published 2009
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Scientific Thinking Scientific Thinking (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.93 — 15 ratings — published 1997
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What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,716 ratings — published 2023
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The Story of Us The Story of Us (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.62 — 230 ratings — published 2019
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The Sciences of the Artificial The Sciences of the Artificial (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.29 — 701 ratings — published 1969
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Rational Decisions (The Gorman Lectures in Economics) Rational Decisions (The Gorman Lectures in Economics)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.86 — 66 ratings — published 2008
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What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2) What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.36 — 18,670 ratings — published 2022
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Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.23 — 9,329 ratings — published 2023
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The Female Brain The Female Brain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.85 — 14,904 ratings — published 2006
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Statistics Without Tears: An Introduction for Non-Mathematicians Statistics Without Tears: An Introduction for Non-Mathematicians (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.00 — 769 ratings — published 1981
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العلم والحياة العلم والحياة (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.75 — 578 ratings — published 1946
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The Golem at Large: What You Should Know about Technology (Canto) The Golem at Large: What You Should Know about Technology (Canto)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.71 — 80 ratings — published 1998
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Advice for a Young Investigator (Mit Press) Advice for a Young Investigator (Mit Press)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,034 ratings — published 1897
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.13 — 202,043 ratings — published 2014
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.39 — 5,064 ratings — published 2018
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The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One The World Is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,362 ratings — published 2009
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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.33 — 41,030 ratings — published 1994
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The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.96 — 11,574 ratings — published 1998
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The Axemaker's Gift A Double Edged History of Human Culture The Axemaker's Gift A Double Edged History of Human Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.01 — 317 ratings — published 1995
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The Dawn of Science: Glimpses from History for the Curious Mind The Dawn of Science: Glimpses from History for the Curious Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.88 — 8 ratings — published 2019
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To Save the Phenomena: An Essay on the Idea of Physical Theory from Plato to Galileo To Save the Phenomena: An Essay on the Idea of Physical Theory from Plato to Galileo (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.03 — 30 ratings — published 1908
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Science and Hypothesis Science and Hypothesis (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.96 — 337 ratings — published 1902
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Cahil Filozof Cahil Filozof (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.73 — 448 ratings — published 1766
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.86 — 17,501 ratings — published 1690
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The Poverty of Historicism The Poverty of Historicism (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,600 ratings — published 1957
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The Essays The Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,644 ratings — published 1597
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The Joy of Science The Joy of Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.60 — 678 ratings — published
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Cognitive Biases In A Nutshell: How To Spot And Stop The Hiccups In Our Thinking Process (Decision Making Mastery) Cognitive Biases In A Nutshell: How To Spot And Stop The Hiccups In Our Thinking Process (Decision Making Mastery)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 3.61 — 46 ratings — published
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Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.12 — 158,777 ratings — published 2021
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Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.13 — 19,585 ratings — published 2019
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The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,443 ratings — published 2021
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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,439,196 ratings — published 2018
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as scientific-thinking)
avg rating 4.13 — 579,924 ratings — published 2012
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
“One of the great challenges in this world is knowing enough about a subject to think you're right, but not enough about the subject, to know you're wrong.”
― Neil deGrasse Tyson

Elissa D. Grodin
“follow where the logic takes us.”
― Elissa D. Grodin, Death by Hitchcock: An Edwina Goodman Mystery

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