Science + Psychology
HOW TO PREVENT THE NEXT PANDEMIC
Written by Gates, Bill
From the author of the #1 New York Times best seller How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, but even as governments around the world strive to put it behind us, they're also starting to talk about what happens next. How can we prevent a new pandemic from killing millions of people and devastating the global economy?
TYRANNY OF THE GENE: PERSONALIZED MEDICINE AND ITS THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH
Written by Tabery, James
A revelatory account of how power, politics, and greed have placed the unfulfilled promise of "personalized medicine" at the center of American medicine The United States is embarking on a medical revolution. Supporters of personalized or precision medicine--the tailoring of health care to our genomes--have promised to usher in a new era of miracle cures.
FIRES IN THE DARK: HEALING THE UNQUIET MIND
Written by Jamison, Kay Redfield
The acclaimed author of An Unquiet Mind considers the age-old quest for relief from psychological pain and the role of the exceptional healer in the journey back to health. "To treat, even to cure, is not always to heal." In this expansive cultural history of the treatment and healing of mental suffering, Kay Jamison writes about psychotherapy, what makes a great healer, and the
EARTH TRANSFORMED: AN UNTOLD HISTORY
Written by Frankopan, Peter
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development--and demise--of civilizations across time Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today.
IN DEFENSE OF LOVE: AN ARGUMENT
Written by Rosenbaum, Ron
From the acclaimed author of The Shakespeare Wars and Explaining Hitler comes a stirring manifesto on love in the modern age. Who wrote the book of love? There is a battle raging for the soul of love.
UNDERWORLD: JOURNEYS TO THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN
Written by Casey, Susan
From New York Times bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the waves, and the men and women who seek to uncover its secrets For all of human history, the deep ocean has been a source of wonder and terror, an unknown realm that evoked a singular, compelling question: What's down there?
QUANTUM SUPREMACY: HOW THE QUANTUM COMPUTER REVOLUTION WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING
Written by Kaku, Michio
An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement--quantum computing--which may eventually illuminate the deepest mysteries of science and solve some of humanity's biggest problems, like global warming, world hunger, and incurable disease, by the bestselling author of The God Equation. The runaway success of the microchip processor may be reaching its end.
EMPIRE OF THE SCALPEL: THE HISTORY OF SURGERY
Written by Rutkow, Ira
From an eminent surgeon and historian comes the "by turns fascinating and ghastly" (The New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice) story of surgery's development--from the Stone Age to the present day--blending meticulous medical research with vivid storytelling. There are not many life events that can be as simultaneously frightening and hopeful as a surgical operation.
GREAT DISPLACEMENT: CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEXT AMERICAN MIGRATION
Written by Bittle, Jake
"The Great Displacement is closely observed, compassionate, and far-sighted." --Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Under a White Sky The untold story of climate migration in the United States--the personal stories of those experiencing displacement, the portraits of communities being torn apart by disaster, and the implications for all of us as w
DARKNESS MANIFESTO: ON LIGHT POLLUTION, NIGHT ECOLOGY, AND THE ANCIENT RHYTHMS THAT SUSTAIN LIFE
Written by Eklöf, Johan
In the bestselling tradition of Why We Sleep and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent and insightful look at the hidden impact of light pollution, and a passionate appeal to cherish natural darkness for the sake of the environment, our own well-being, and all life on earth. How much light is too much light?
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