"2025 was packed with amazing books. Whether you wanted to learn about physics, history, words, birds, words about birds, killer chemistry, or enjoy some armchair philosophy, there was a book for you. I read so many fantastic books that I struggled to keep the list down to 10 - which is why it's actually 15 (despite the title). I also couldn't bring myself to rank them, so they're ordered by release date."
"As a leading science communicator, Caulfield believes that "well done and trustworthy science" helps us make sense of our reality. He's right; unfortunately, the success of science has made it a prime target for grifters, who distort its language and findings to sell all manner of products, brands, and ideologies. Caulfield calls this "scienceploitation," and his 2025 book reveals how science is corrupted in our "chaotic information ecosystem.""
""[The book] speaks to the idea of a body of evidence [and] scientific consensus," Caulfield told Big Think. "It's not a memo that comes from the Star Chamber or big pharma or biotech. It's messy. It's contested. It's always evolving. It's thousands of independent studies kind of pointing in a particular direction. The world needs more scientific literacy on those topics and the inherent nature of how messy [and difficult] science is.""
A curated list of fifteen notable 2025 nonfiction releases covers diverse subjects including physics, history, language, ornithology, chemistry, and philosophy. The selections are presented in release-date order and are not ranked. One highlighted entry examines how trustworthy science can be distorted by grifters who misrepresent findings to sell products and ideologies, labeling the phenomenon "scienceploitation" and urging improved public scientific literacy. That entry emphasizes the messy, evolving nature of scientific consensus and offers practical guidance to guard against hype and overpromises. Another entry focuses on managing inner dialogue and provides techniques to quiet negative self-talk and foster clearer thinking.
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