A good science book "must tell you what something is and why it matters, captivate you to care about it and tickle you into taking pleasure in understanding it, and leave you in a higher state of awareness regarding whatever subtle or monumental aspect of the world the book had made its subject," Maria Popova writes. Here are Popova's best science books of 2015 and the year's best science stories from Laura Dattaro and Longreads.
December 30, 2015
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