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The best popular-science books of October 2026

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Mathematician Tom Crawford’s new book explores how many Pikachus it would take to power a lightbulbYOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP via Getty Images



Big issues abound in this month’s books, as we batten down the hatches against El Niño and the known unknowns out there. Luckily, here in our snug bunker, we have plenty of other things to think about. There’s the source of the next big conflict (it’s probably not what you think), how to eat healthily (as close to definitive as you’re going to get), and fight

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