Finding mind-blowing scientific reads that genuinely make you think can be quite a challenge. I’m really into books that explore our world—science, politics, sociology, history, you name it (got some examples listed below).
It’s tough for me though, to separate the standout books from the ones that feel a bit stale. Some just rehash old ideas without adding anything new, while others dive into some weird territory or lack solid facts.
These days, every book seems to boast endorsements from famous names, but that doesn’t always mean it’s a captivating read.
How do you folks pick out your next great read before diving in?
And what kind of books do you usually lean towards?
Exaples:
^(• “A Brief History of Time” by Stephen Hawking)
^(• “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari)
^(• “Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures” by Merlin Sheldrake)
^(• “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman)
^(• “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty” by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson)
^(• “A Short History of Nearly Everything” by Bill Bryson)
^(• “What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins” by Jonathan Balcombe)
^(• “Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think” by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund)
^(• “Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men” by Caroline Criado Perez)
by Apescientist