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24 alternatives to Wait

The art and science of delay

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Wait launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Physics of the Future▲73
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
The Future of the Mind▲72
The latest advancements in neuroscience and physics
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
Hit Makers▲96
The science of popularity in an age of distraction
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Deep Survival▲62
Science + storytelling to explain the mysteries of survival
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Node: Up and Running▲72
Ebook for building scalable apps with Node
2016 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →
6
Tools for Thought▲69
The history and future of mind-expanding technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
The Signal and the Noise▲73
Why so many predictions fail - but some don't
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
Making Ideas Happen▲75
Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Sync▲57
How order emerges from chaos in the universe, nature, & life
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Decoded▲62
The science behind why we buy
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
On Books: On Long Term Thinking ▲62
This week we discuss The Long Now and long term thinking
2016 · castig.org · its alternatives →
12
Why We Buy▲62
The Science of Shopping
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Maps of the Mind▲62
Charts and concepts of the mind and its labyrinths
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Tubes▲54
A Journey to the Center of the Internet
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Inventology▲72
How we dream up things that change the world
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
Speed Reading▲67
The Comprehensive Guide To Speed Reading
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Living Brain▲63
The deep mysteries of the human brain
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Fake Science 101▲60
A less-than-factual guide to our amazing world
2015 · fakescience.org · its alternatives →
19
How We Learn▲64
The surprising truth about when, where, and why it happens
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
Time Travel: A History▲63
A meditation on exploring time, travel, and technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
The Science of Practice▲119
How to rewire your brain for performance, from Hardbound
2016 · its alternatives →
22
Deep Simplicity▲62
Chaos, complexity and the emergence of life
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Earth: A Primer▲76
A science book/app for playful people
2015 · earthprimer.com · its alternatives →
24
Light▲58
A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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