Books like The World Without Us
12 books with a reading profile close to The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. Outward-looking; a moderate read.
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Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz argues that traditional surveys and public statements are unreliable because people constantly filter their responses to appear socially acceptable.
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Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Ben Goldacre dismantles the misuse of statistics and clinical evidence by nutritionists, pharmaceutical companies, and the mainstream media.
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Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Brian Christian and Tom Griffiths explain how mathematical principles used in computer science apply to human dilemmas.
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Ultra-Processed People: Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Chris van Tulleken examines the rise of Ultra-Processed People (UPP) and the industrial manufacturing methods that create substances designed for overconsumption.
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The science of Game of thrones
by Helen Keen
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Helen Keen investigates the technical and historical realities behind George R.R.
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The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
David Wallace-Wells argues that climate change is occurring much faster and with more devastating consequences than current political discourse suggests.
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Chaos: Making a New Science
by James Gleick
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
James Gleick chronicles the emergence of a new physics centered on non-linear systems and unpredictable behavior.
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Caroline Criado Perez details a persistent global phenomenon called the gender data gap, where the male body and lifestyle are treated as the human default.
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Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
David Sinclair proposes that aging is a treatable medical condition rather than an inevitable biological decay.
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Steven D.
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Randall Munroe applies rigorous laws of physics, chemistry, and biology to scenarios that would never occur in reality.
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I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
by Ed Yong
Also outward-looking · analytical, accessible
Ed Yong examines the complex symbiosis between animals and the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that inhabit their bodies.
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