The Best Science Books of 2014
by Maria Popova
The math of soul mates, the psychology of nothing, the physics of faith, and more illuminating insights on the universe and our place in it.

On the heels of the year’s most intelligent and imaginative children’s books come the most stimulating science books published this annum. (Step into the nonfictional time machine by revisiting the selections for 2013, 2012, and 2011.)
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The Accidental Universe
The Human Age
The Book of Trees
The Meaning of Human Existence
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