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Books like The Demon-Haunted World
The best books like The Demon-Haunted World are Cosmos, Thinking, Fast and Slow, and A Brief History of Time. The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan is about skepticism, scientific thinking, critical thinking. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Cosmos
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Carl Sagan · Science
Cosmos is Carl Sagan's attempt to tell the full story of the universe and humanity's place in it — from the Big Bang to the origins of life to the rise of science as a way of knowing.
Both dig into scientific thinking.
Read the summary → - Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Daniel Kahneman · Psychology
Thinking, Fast and Slow is Daniel Kahneman's account of the two cognitive systems that govern human thought.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - A Brief History of Time
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Stephen Hawking · Science
A Brief History of Time is Stephen Hawking's attempt to explain the biggest questions in physics — where the universe came from, how it behaves, and where it might be going — to readers with no scientific training.
A kindred science read.
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- The Selfish Gene
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Richard Dawkins · Science
The Selfish Gene reframes evolution from the organism's point of view to the gene's.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari · History
Sapiens traces the full arc of human history from the emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa roughly 70,000 years ago to the present.
A kindred science read.
Read the summary → - The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist
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The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist
Richard P. Feynman · Science
The Meaning of It All collects three lectures Richard Feynman delivered at the University of Washington in 1963, published posthumously in 1998.
Shares critical thinking and pseudoscience with The Demon-Haunted World.
Read the summary → - Death by Black Hole
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Neil deGrasse Tyson · Science
Death by Black Hole is a collection of essays by Neil deGrasse Tyson drawn from his "Universe" column in Natural History magazine.
Both dig into scientific thinking.
Read the summary → - How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
Jordan Ellenberg · Science
Jordan Ellenberg is a research mathematician who writes as if mathematics is something you would want to think about over dinner.
Both dig into critical thinking.
Read the summary → - Six Easy Pieces
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Richard P. Feynman · Science
Six Easy Pieces is a selection of six lectures from Richard Feynman's legendary Caltech introductory physics course, delivered in 1961–62 and published in full as The Feynman Lectures on Physics.
Both dig into scientific thinking.
Read the summary → - The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data
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The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data
David Spiegelhalter · Science
David Spiegelhalter is one of Britain's most prominent statisticians, and this book is his attempt to translate statistical thinking for a general audience without dumbing it down.
Both dig into critical thinking.
Read the summary → - A Rulebook for Arguments
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Anthony Weston · Philosophy
A Rulebook for Arguments is Anthony Weston's slim, widely assigned handbook on how to build and judge arguments.
Both dig into critical thinking.
Read the summary → - Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion
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Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion
Anthony Pratkanis and Elliot Aronson · Psychology
Anthony Pratkanis and Elliot Aronson's central concern is that modern media, advertising, and politics have optimized for propaganda techniques that bypass critical reasoning and exploit psychological vulnerabilities.
Both dig into critical thinking.
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Books like The Demon-Haunted World: quick answers
What are the best books like The Demon-Haunted World?
The best books like The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan are Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Demon-Haunted World, such as skepticism, scientific thinking, critical thinking.
What should I read after The Demon-Haunted World?
A natural next read after The Demon-Haunted World is Cosmos by Carl Sagan. Both dig into scientific thinking. Other strong choices are Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins.
What books are similar to The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan?
The Demon-Haunted World centers on skepticism, scientific thinking, critical thinking. Books with a similar feel include Cosmos by Carl Sagan, Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari, The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist by Richard P. Feynman — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
