Books that raise helpful scientific questions that can be related to the Middle Way or integration

The Science Delusion by Rupert Sheldrake*** (2012)

Sheldrake offers some controversial hypotheses about morphogenetic fields, but his chief value lies in challenging metaphysical naturalism in science.

The Better Angels of our Nature *** by Steven Pinker (2011) 

Pinker offers very interesting and carefully evidenced grounds for optimism about human progress in avoiding violent conflict.

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind* by Yuval Noah Hariri (2014)

A wide, multi-disciplinary survey of the whole of human history, that can help make us aware of the variety of conditions affecting us – particularly those of biology