What are some popular science books?

1. "A Brief History of Humanity"

[Israel] Yuval Harari / 2014 / CITIC Publishing House

Douban rating?: 9.1

One hundred thousand years ago, there were at least six different kinds of people on the earth. But today, why are we the only ones left on the world stage? From apes who can only eat the leftover bones of tigers and wolves, to Homo sapiens who have leapt to the top of the food chain, from the primitive handprints on the wall of Chevey Cave, to Armstrong’s footprints on the moon, from the cognitive revolution, From the agricultural revolution to the scientific revolution and the biotechnology revolution, how do we get on the world stage and become the spirit of all things?

2. "A Brief History of Time"

[English] Stephen Hawking/2018/Hunan Science and Technology Press

Douban rating?: 9

"A Brief History of Time" tells the story of exploring the core secrets of time and space. It is the most cutting-edge knowledge about the nature of the universe, including the image of our universe, space and time, the uncertainty principle of the expanding universe, elementary particles and Forces of Nature, Black Holes, Black Holes Are Not So Black, Arrow of Time, and more. Since its first publication in 1988, "A Brief History of Time" has become a milestone in scientific writing around the world. It has been translated into 40 languages ??and sold nearly 10 million copies. This edition has updated the content to incorporate new knowledge revealed by many observations, as well as Hawking's latest research, and is accompanied by 250 photos and computer-generated three- and four-dimensional space maps.

3. "Self-Control"

Kelly McGonigal / 2017 / Cultural Development Press

Douban score?: 8.2

As a Well-known health psychologist, Dr. Kelly McGonigal's job is to help people manage stress and make positive changes in their lives. Over the years, by observing how students controlled their choices, she realized that many of the beliefs people held about self-control actually hindered our success. This course is the basis for the book Self-Control. This book provides readers with a clear framework about what self-control is, how it works, and why it is so important.

4. "Psychology and Life"

Richard J.Gerrig / 2014 / People's Posts and Telecommunications Press

Douban Rating?: 9.4

"Psychology and Life" is a textbook used by Stanford University in the United States for many years. It is also a classic textbook promoted and used in many universities in the United States. It is recommended by ETS as the main text for the GRE Psychology Special Examination. It is a reference book and is also a textbook selected for “general psychology” courses in universities in many countries.

5. "The Selfish Gene"

[English] Richard Dawkins/2012/CITIC Press

Douban rating?: 8.5

"The Selfish Gene" is the most classic book of the 20th century. This 30th anniversary edition has two chapters added and revised based on the previous edition. Where we come from and where we will go. What is the meaning of life and how do we know ourselves? "The Selfish Gene" is full of imagination. Every living thing, including ourselves, is just a survival machine. This book is a real cognitive science. The three simple mechanisms of replication, mutation and elimination can evolve all kinds of life phenomena in the world. Dawkins' breakthrough contribution in "The Selfish Gene" is that for the first time, this important part of the social theory based on natural selection is introduced to everyone in a concise and popular form and in witty language.

6. "Guns, Germs and Steel"

[US] Jared Diamond/2016/Shanghai Translation Publishing House

Douban rating?: 8.8

In this groundbreaking work, evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond shockingly reveals the environmental factors that actually help shape history's most widespread patterns. The theory of human history based on racism. Due to its outstanding value and importance, this book won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in the United States and the British Popular Science Book Award, and was on the New York Times bestseller list. This book is a major advance in understanding the history of human social development. It records the modern world and the reasons for its many inequalities. It is also a true history of all peoples around the world and a complete and consistent narrative of human life. , eloquent and highly readable.

7. "Top of the Wave"

Wu Jun/2013/People's Posts and Telecommunications Publishing House

Douban rating?: 9.1

This book Systematically introduces the essential reasons for the success of these companies and the development of the science and technology industry for more than one hundred years. In today's extremely commercialized world, technological progress and business opportunities are inseparable. Therefore, this book also systematically introduces venture capital companies that have influenced the technology wave, such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital, as well as investment banks that have supported technology for a century, such as Goldman Sachs, and so on. Behind the rise and fall of these companies, there are inevitable laws. This book not only tells the history of the technology industry, but also reveals its regularity.

8. "Weird Behavior"

[US] Dan Ariely/2017/CITIC Publishing Group

Douban rating?: 8.4

We often behave inexplicably in life. Will you really lose control? There is no reason to be impulsive? Dan Ariely, the author of this book, tells you: Wrong! All phenomena have economic power behind them! Society is used as a laboratory, and real people are used as guinea pigs. Dan Ariely's "Weird Behavior" puts it straight, telling us in a relaxed and humorous way why this is and how to change it. Better than any other economist, he reveals and explains the reasons behind our incredible behavior.

9. "A Brief History of All Things"

[American] Bill Bryson/2005/Jielie Publishing House

Douban rating?: 8.7

This is an easy-to-understand and fascinating book about the history of the development of modern science. The author uses clear, humorous writing style to tell many interesting stories that happened from the Big Bang to the development of human civilization. One by one, they are included in the writing. From the perspective of the history of scientific development, the book gives a very precise explanation of the eternal proposition "Where do we come from? Who are we? Where do we go?" After reading this book, everyone will have a better understanding of life and the world. life and a new understanding of the world we live in. The father of a young American reader said that after reading "A Brief History of All Things", he is no longer afraid of death... The author believes that this is the highest praise a book can receive.

10. "A Minimalist History of Europe You Will Love to Read"

John Hirst / 2011 / Guangxi Normal University Press

Douban rating?: 8.2

The author starts with three major elements: ancient Greek and Roman culture, Christian doctrine, and Germanic warrior culture, describing how these three elements strengthened and opposed each other, and finally shaped The core of European civilization; and then gave birth to empires and city-states over many centuries, inspired conquests and crusades, and created many characters with distinct personalities - such as benevolent emperors, aggressive popes, chivalrous knights, and even the world's first A group of citizens enjoying the fruits of prosperity and enlightenment. In a clear, humorous and thought-provoking style, mixed with lively illustrations, this book describes an extraordinary civilization and its huge impact and contribution to human society.