Not everything has to be laughs and gadgets of dubious utility. At El Output we love science fiction and also the first part of that term, science. Because this is fascinating and very entertaining, when you know how to explain. Therefore, we bring you 6 popular science books that everyone should read . And, in addition, they are an excellent gift , because we assure you that they have nothing boring.
For that, we have made a very careful selection that covers practically everything that a restless person would want to know. There are plenty of answers on the pages of these books, but above all, there is something more important: the ability to start asking yourself better questions.
We begin with the one that tries to cover practically and explain everything that exists.
A Short History of Almost Everything, by Bill Bryson
Perhaps the most ambitious popular book. Bryson tries to tell us the most important things about the universe that surrounds us , its history and its secrets.
And it succeeds, because it is also one of the most famous popular science books . With millions of copies sold, you will not fail.
And if you are thinking of a gift for someone younger, don’t worry, because there is also a children’s edition .
Ho mo Deus, by Yuval Harari
We go from the history of the world to that of the future , with the subtitle A Brief History of Tomorrow . The Israeli popularizer, author of the book Sapiens (also highly recommended), tries to predict the future and draw what our tomorrow will be like.
Google, Facebook and democracy, artificial intelligence and all the burning questions we ask ourselves are on the pages of this phenomenal book.
A History of Time, by Stephen Hawking
The essential book of one of the most important scientists in history.
Finally, physics is clearly explained to us , in addition to unraveling the origin of the universe, the creation of space-time and addressing all those transcendental questions that we do not stop asking ourselves.
Guns, Germs and Steel, by Jared Diamond
Diamond signs my personal favorite on the list , because it’s not that well known to most, but it’s fascinating.
In it we are told of the journey of humanity in the last 13,000 years and the phrase that: “Whoever does not know history is condemned to repeat it” is a good one.
When you read its pages, you will understand a lot of what happens around you , because we are boring beings who constantly repeat patterns.
Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Sagan’s pinnacle of outreach. I read it as a child, it fascinated me and reinforced my love for space.
Sagan was a scientist who, like Isaac Asimov, already warned of the current scenario of opposition to science , that we can appreciate this pandemic in all its splendor.
Welcome to the universe, various authors
We keep traveling through space. This time, from the hand of three of the most important astrophysicists of today: Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss and Richard Gott.
With them, we will get to know more intimately the space, the stars, the planets and galaxies that surround us. If you are a Star Wars or Star Trek fan, this is a map to those stars and planets where they are located.
As you can see, there is something for all tastes and they will quench any thirst for knowledge. Because if we closed Facebook and opened a book more often, we probably wouldn’t be the way we are.