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24 alternatives to A Life Decoded

My genome: My life

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Life Decoded launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Genome▲78

   The autobiography of a species in 23 chapters

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Gene: An Intimate History▲74

   A magnificent history of the gene

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Gene▲64

   An Intimate History

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Decoded▲62

   The science behind why we buy

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Deep Simplicity▲62

   Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Internet is My Religion ▲68

   Exploration of life, personal turmoil & a connected humanity

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Life 3.0▲92

   Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9LA
   Life – A timeline of important events in (your) life▲268

   2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    redbook.io▲61

    Readings in Database Systems (5th edition)

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Contagious▲74

    Why things catch on

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Before the dawn▲66

    Recovering the lost history of our ancestors

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Singularity Is Near▲77

    When humans transcend biology

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Surrender Experiment ▲61

    Surrendering to life

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Dataclysm▲71

    What our online lives tell us about our offline selves

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Stranger in My Genes▲5

    A Memoir

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Neurogenesis Diet and Lifestyle▲58

    Upgrade your brain, upgrade your life

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Living Brain▲63

    The deep mysteries of the human brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Deep▲64

    Freediving, renegade science, + the secrets of the ocean

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    What I Talk About When I Talk About Running ▲73

    Views on life and long distance running.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Naked Statistics▲66

    Stripping the dread from the data

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Deep Survival▲62

    Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →