Staff Recommendations
Serious Science Recs from Eric
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A Brief History of Time Stephen Hawking
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The Demon-Haunted World Carl Sagan
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Sapiens Yuval Noah Harai
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The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben
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Incognito David Eagleman
All of these books and more are available through OverDrive/Libby, RBDigital, & Hoopla
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes: A classic for anyone interested in physics, cosmology, and some of the weird stuff out there in the universe. (Also available here)
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark: Required reading in an age of pseudo-science, woo, and fake news.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind: Well, brief-ish. A fascinating exploration of the course of human history from the earliest fossil records to the modern age.
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World: Read this book and you will never look at forests the same way again. (Also available here)
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain: An entertaining exploration of our brains and the nature of consciousness.
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