The Knowledge Lab
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TKL Readers Society
Monthly Book Lists
Mathematics
- Cohort A: The Joy of x — Steven Strogatz
- Cohort B: The Princeton Companion to Mathematics — Timothy Gowers
- Cohort C: Fermat's Enigma — Simon Singh
Physics
Theme: Understanding the Universe
- Cohort A: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics — Carlo Rovelli
- Cohort B: The Elegant Universe — Brian Greene
- Cohort C: Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! — Richard P. Feynman
Chemistry
Theme: Chemistry in Everyday Life
- Cohort A: The Disappearing Spoon — Sam Kean
- Cohort B: Napoleon's Buttons — Penny Le Couteur & Jay Burreson
- Cohort C: Uncle Tungsten — Oliver Sacks
Biology
Theme: Life, Evolution, and the Human Story
- Cohort A: The Selfish Gene — Richard Dawkins
- Cohort B: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks — Rebecca Skloot
- Cohort C: Your Inner Fish — Neil Shubin
Economics
Theme: Economic History — How Economies Evolved
- Cohort A: A Little History of Economics — Niall Kishtainy
- Cohort B: The Ascent of Money — Niall Ferguson
- Cohort C: Capital in the Twenty-First Century (abridged) — Thomas Piketty
Literature
Theme: The Detective's Dialogue
- Cohort A: Who Killed Palomino Molero? — Mario Vargas Llosa
- Cohort B: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy — John le Carré
- Cohort C: The Maltese Falcon — Dashiell Hammett
History
Theme: Turning Points in World History
- Cohort A: SPQR — Mary Beard
- Cohort B: Guns, Germs, and Steel — Jared Diamond
- Cohort C: The Silk Roads — Peter Frankopan
Political Science
Theme: How Government Works — Foundations of Political Thought
- Cohort A: The Republic — Plato (Selections)
- Cohort B: On Liberty — John Stuart Mill
- Cohort C: The Origins of Political Order — Francis Fukuyama