Take control over the random research system from [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2230044022]Pawns Choose Research[/url] by using tech books to force pawns to research a particular technology, a random prerequisite technology, or to pick a new random technology. Reading a tech book also always provides the inspiration speed boost and force queues a research job (if an appropriate bench is available).
If you like a pawn's current project, you can read a tech book solely for the inspiration boost and to force a research job.