Your 7-Day Dose of Pure Awe (Warning: May Cause Extreme Curiosity)

We start with the grandest scale imaginable. This book is the perfect entry point, a poetic and awe-inspiring tour of the universe that connects science with a deep sense of wonder. It sets the cosmic stage for our journey.

After the cosmic awe of Cosmos, this book brings it down to Earth with humor and charm. It's a hilarious and fascinating journey through the history of science itself, celebrating the wonder of discovery and the weirdness of our planet.

With the wonder of science from yesterday, this book adds another crucial perspective: Indigenous wisdom. It's a beautiful guide to seeing the natural world not just as a resource to be studied, but as a community to be respected. A profound shift in perspective.

Building on the living-world perspective of Braiding Sweetgrass, this book takes you deep into the forest. It reveals the secret, complex social lives of trees in a way that will fill you with wonder every time you walk in the woods.

After going up into the trees yesterday, today we go underground. This is a mind-bending, psychedelic journey into the bizarre and brilliant world of fungi. It will radically expand your definition of life and intelligence, sparking a totally new kind of wonder.

From the fungal network, we now turn to an alien consciousness. This book is a heartwarming and awe-inspiring look into the intelligent and emotional lives of octopuses. It’s a powerful meditation on the wonder of minds so different from our own.

For our finale, we return to our guide from Day 1. After a week of exploring the wonders of the universe, this book is a passionate defense of science as our most precious tool for appreciating it. It’s the perfect capstone, arguing that skepticism and wonder are two sides of the same coin.