Conquistador - Science

Explore the best Conquistador science books! Discover top reads on exploration, history, and scientific discoveries from the Age of Conquest. Perfect for enthusiasts and scholars alike.

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The Lucifer Principle

by Howard K. Bloom

Bloom draws an analogy between the biological material whose primordial multiplication began life on earth and the ideas, or "memes," that define, give cohesion to, …
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The Blank Slate

by Steven Pinker

Each dogma carries a moral burden, so their defenders have engaged in desperate tactics to discredit the scientists who are now challenging them.".
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The Wisdom of Crowds

by James Surowiecki

In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, …
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Moral Minds

by Marc Hauser

Marc Hauser's eminently readable and comprehensive book Moral Minds is revolutionary. He argues that humans have evolved a universal moral instinct, unconsciously propelling us to …
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Why Choose this Book?

by Read Montague

To the list of writers connecting mainstream readers and cutting-edge science ;Malcolm Gladwell, Steven Johnson, James Surowiecki ;add Read Montague, with this exploration of what …
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Fooled by randomness

 

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The Black Swan

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we …
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Chaos

by James Gleick

James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the twentieth century's …
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Critical Mass

 

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Social Intelligence

by Daniel Goleman

Emotional Intelligence was an international phenomenon, appearing on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year and selling more than five million copies …
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The origin of wealth

 

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The Stuff of Thought

by Steven Pinker

The Pulitzer Prize finalist author of The Blank Slate presents an accessible study of the relationship between language and human nature, explaining how everything from …
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Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Todd Gilbert

A witty reflection on human nature describes all that science has to tell us about the uniquely human ability to envision the future, and how …
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The Moral Animal

by Robert Wright

One of the most provocative science books ever published—"a feast of great thinking and writing about the most profound issues there are" (The New York …
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