{"product_id":"the-importance-of-being-interested-adventures-in-scientific-curiosity-9781838954291","title":"The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delightful and scintillating hymn to science.' Carlo Rovelli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school, bored by a fog of dull lessons and intimidated by the barrage of equations. But, twenty years later, he fell in love and he now presents one of the world's most popular science podcasts. Every year he meets hundreds of the world's greatest thinkers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this erudite and witty book, Robin reveals why scientific wonder isn't just for the professionals. Filled with interviews featuring astronauts, comedians, teachers, quantum physicists, neuroscientists and more - as well as charting Robin's own journey with science - \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Interested \u003c\/i\u003eexplores 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 adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInce makes \u003cb\u003eprofound \u003c\/b\u003e- and \u003cb\u003efunny \u003c\/b\u003e- reflections on our tiny lives in a massive universe. * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003edelightful\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003escintillating\u003c\/b\u003e hymn to science. Resolutely a non-scientist, Robin Ince discovers with awe that when science addresses the \"big problems\" and destroys familiar beliefs, it does not leave us in a cold, meaningless and de-humanized world, but in a one which is colourful, human, full of intensity and wonder. * Professor Carlo Rovelli, bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderful\u003c\/b\u003e! A \u003cb\u003ebeautifully written \u003c\/b\u003eelegy to science, combining wonder, mystery and humour. Curiosity dances across the pages. Robin's take on science is \u003cb\u003ehuman\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003efunny \u003c\/b\u003ebut also \u003cb\u003edeeply enthralling\u003c\/b\u003e. * Professor Alice Roberts, TV presenter, academic and bestselling author of Ancestors *\u003cbr\u003eRobin is the \u003cb\u003emost engaging of science communicators\u003c\/b\u003e. As someone who also struggled with science as a child, still finds physics an impossible foreign tongue, and came late to the fulfilment of a curious mind, I found this book by turns \u003cb\u003echallenging\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eentertaining\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003emoving\u003c\/b\u003e. * Steve Backshall, BAFTA-winning British explorer, naturalist, presenter and writer *\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003cb\u003erazor-sharp wit \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003einsight\u003c\/b\u003e, Robin slices into the biggest questions of our time. \u003ci\u003eThe Importance of Being Interested\u003c\/i\u003e left me smiling and thinking more deeply * Commander Chris Hadfield, astronaut and bestselling author *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrilliant \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eEntertaining\u003c\/b\u003e. Science is done by humans, and humans are the only reason that science matters: curiosity is part of human nature, but sometimes we need reminding just how much is out there to explore and enjoy. * Dr Helen Czerski, Physicist and bestselling author of Storm in a Teacup *\u003cbr\u003eWill gladden the heart and stimulate the mind... \u003cb\u003eSparkling\u003c\/b\u003e. * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: \t Scepticism - From the Maelstrom of Knowledge into the Labyrinth of Doubt 2: \t Is God on Holiday? - Are There Still Enough Gaps for a God? 3: \t Armchair Time-Travel - Putting Out Your Beach Blanket on the Sands of Time 4: \t Big, Isn't It? - On Coping with the Size of the Universe 5: \t Escape Velocity - On Looking Back at the Planet from a Height 6: \t Why Aren't They Here? Or Are They.? - On Waiting for Our Alien Saviours 7: \t Swinging from the Family Tree - Inviting Yeast to the Family Reunion 8: \t The Mind Is a Chaos of Delight - On the Matter of Grey Matter 9: \t Reality, What a Concept - Can Anything Be What It Seems? 10: \t Imagining There's No Heaven - On Being Finite 11: \t More Important than Knowledge - On the Necessity of Imagination 12: \t So It Goes - Facing Up to the End of Everything","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53516171280727,"sku":"9781838954291","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-importance-of-being-interested-adventures-in-scientific-curiosity-9781838954291","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}