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Michael D. Gordin is the Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History and the director of the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts at Princeton University. His books include Scientific Babel, The Pseudoscience Wars, and Red Cloud at Dawn.

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James Gleick has written to great acclaim on the history of science and the impact of technology. His writing has garnered him the PEN/EO Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. His books have been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. His previous books include The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood (2012) and Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman (1992).

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Burn (2021) shines a light on the science behind metabolism – the way our bodies burn energy. Packed with memorable insights and facts, it draws on the latest metabolic research and delves into the evolutionary history of the human body.

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Herman Pontzer is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University and Associate Research Professor of Global Health at the Duke Global Health Institute.

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Extraterrestrial (2021) is an examination of ‘Oumuamua, the first interstellar object ever detected. This provocative overview argues that this strange object could be a piece of alien technology.

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Avi Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University, chair of Harvard’s Department of Astronomy, and chair of the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Academies. He has authored more than 700 scientific papers on space, astronomy, and astrophysics.

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Not Born Yesterday (2020) investigates common claims that humans are inherently gullible creatures. With the help of studies, evolutionary biology, and historical anecdotes, the author chips away at these claims one by one. He shows that humans have actually developed sophisticated cognitive mechanisms designed to aid the decisions of who to trust, what to believe, when to change our minds, and how to reject implausible information.

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Hugo Mercier is a cognitive scientist at the Jean Nicod Institute in Paris. His research interests are focused on cognitive reasoning and epistemic vigilance, which he refers to as “open vigilance.” He also cowrote The Enigma of Reason, which explores why reason developed in humans – and not in other animals – and considers its clear evolutionary advantages.

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Calling Bullshit (2020) is a guide to navigating the huge amounts of bullshit that surround us. By being alert to the ways in which data and scientific processes get manipulated, we can learn to call out bullshit when we see it.

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Jevin D. West and Carl T. Bergstrom are both scientists at the University of Washington. West, a data scientist, is an associate professor in the Information School and director of the Center for an Informed Public, and his research focuses on misinformation. Bergstrom is a professor of biology who looks at how information flows through networks both biological and social.

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The Molecule of More (2020) reveals how one brain chemical kindles our desires, fuels our creativity, and makes us fall in love. Using the latest insights from psychology, neuroscience, and social studies to investigate the role of this powerful brain chemical in our thoughts and behavior, it explains what science can teach us about drug addiction, mental illness, and political disagreements.

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Daniel Z. Lieberman is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University. He has published over 50 scientific reports on behavioral science.

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