If you've watched a few Smarter Every Day videos, you know that I am a huge fan of learning through books. I read when I travel, listen while I'm commuting to work and enjoy hearing stories with my family as we drive around. Here are some of my favorites and I've also listed links to the videos that I talk about them in!
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My Awesome Australia Adventure! | SED #99

Kinematics of Grasshopper Hops | SED #102

Why are Bugs Attracted to Light? | SED #103 | SED #184 | SED #195

The Magic of Butterfly Scales | SED #104

How Houdini DIED (in SLOW MOTION) | SED #108

Finding Nemo's Plot Mistake | SED #115 How Fish Eat | SED #118 MANTIS MURDER SHRIMP | SED #121 — Finding Nemo's Plot Mistake | SED #115
How Fish Eat | SED #118
MANTIS MURDER SHRIMP | SED #121

Milking the WORLD'S MOST VENOMOUS FISH! | SED #117

TATTOOING Close Up | SED #122 How Laser Tattoo Removal Works | SED #123 The Drill we sent to Mars | SED #143 — TATTOOING Close Up | SED #122
How Laser Tattoo Removal Works | SED #123
The Drill we sent to Mars | SED #143

Hummingbirds Eating From My Mouth | SED #124

Facebook Freebooting | SED #128 Inside a Kangaroo Pouch | SED #139 | NDQ #030 — Facebook Freebooting | SED #128
Inside a Kangaroo Pouch | SED #139 | NDQ #030

What I learned from President Obama | SED #151

How to Drive with One Arm (AND NO LEGS) | SED #158

FEELING THE FORCES OF A FIGHTER JET | SED #159

Handheld TESLA COIL GUN at 28,000fps | SED #162

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley — Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley

Longitude by Dava Sobel — Longitude
by Dava Sobel

BIGGER BULLET BEATS Prince Rupert's Drop? | SED #170 A Real Life Haptic Glove | SED #190 Ready Player One | NDQ #009 — BIGGER BULLET BEATS Prince Rupert's Drop? | SED #170 A Real Life Haptic Glove | SED #190
Ready Player One | NDQ #009

Too Far From Home by Chris Jones — Too Far From Home
by Chris Jones

The Walking Drum by Louis L'Amour — The Walking Drum
by Louis L'Amour

The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht — The Life of Galileo
by Bertolt Brecht

TALKING BACKWARDS (Backwards Banter Brain Testing) | SED #168

Why Do Cameras Do This? (Rolling Shutter Explained) | SED #172 | Exploring the Forgotten Fair | NDQ #016 — Why Do Cameras Do This? (Rolling Shutter Explained) | SED #172 |
Exploring the Forgotten Fair | NDQ #016

The AMAZING Design of the Parker Solar Probe | SED #198 How to Think | NDQ #038 | NDQ #044 — The AMAZING Design of the Parker Solar Probe | SED #198
How to Think | NDQ #038 | NDQ #044

Shockwave Shadows in Ultra Slow Motion | SED #203 | NDQ #047

Circular Saw Kickback Killer | SED #209 | NDQ #022

Unmixing Color Machine | SED #217 NDQ #057 | NDQ #062 | NDQ #70

What Happens to Lasers Underwater? | SED #219

How did NASA Steer the Saturn V? | . SED #223

Which Way Will the Water Go? | . SED #226 | NDQ #70

Dreaming in Tetris (Averted Thought) | NDQ #062