Importance of Being Interested

Plin de interviuri cu astronauti, comedieni, profesori, fizicieni cuantici, neurologi si altii - precum si parcursul lui Robin in domeniul stiintei - Importanta de a fi interesat exploreaza de ce multi considera in mod gresit disciplina ca fiind distanta si dificila. De la farmecul glorios al stelelor de deasupra noastra pana la motivele pentru care curiozitatea stiintifica poate incuraja umilinta intelectuala atat de necesara, aceasta carte optimista si profunda va va lasa plini de sete pentru aventura intelectuala.Filled with interviews featuring astronauts, comedians, teachers, quantum physicists, neuroscientists and more - as well as charting Robin's own journey with science - The Importance of Being Interested explores why many wrongly think of the discipline as distant and difficult. From the glorious appeal of the stars above to why scientific curiosity can encourage much needed intellectual humility, this optimistic and profound book will leave you filled with a thirst for intellectual adventur