{"product_id":"why-9781476792101","title":"Why","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis coming soon.......\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Have you ever wondered why we wonder why?  Mario Livio has, and he takes you on \u003cb\u003ea fascinating quest to understand the origin and mechanisms of our curiosity.\u003c\/b\u003e  I thoroughly recommend it.”\u003cbr\u003e   -- Adam Riess, Nobel Prize Winner in Physics, 2011\u003cbr\u003e\"Lively. . . . Provocative.\" * USA Today *\u003cbr\u003e“Filled with fascinating stories, tidbits, and psychological insights, \u003ci\u003eWhy?\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea delightful romp through every aspect of human curiosity. \u003c\/b\u003e It will surprise you, make you smarter, \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e put a spring in your step.” -- Steven Strogatz, Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics, Cornell University, and author of The Joy of X\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eWhy?,\u003c\/i\u003e astrophysicist Mario Livio argues that humans are the only species to ask not just what, where or who, but also why. . . . [He} includes some \u003cb\u003efascinating tidbits\u003c\/b\u003e along the way.\"  -- Katherine Harmon Courage * The Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\"A lively, expert, and definitely not dumbed-down account of why we're curious.\" * Kirkus Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\"This cogent book \u003cb\u003epresents the scientific research on curiosity in understandable ways without too much jargon.\u003c\/b\u003e It answers many (although not all) of our potential questions about curiosity—including what many originally believed killed the cat.\" -- Joseph Peschel * Science *\u003cbr\u003e“It’s impossible to imagine creativity or invention without curiosity, and one could hardly ask for a richer or more engaging exploration of human curiosity than the one provided by Mario Livio in \u003ci\u003eWhy?. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is an intellectual feast for any curious person.\u003c\/b\u003e\" -- Jeffrey M. Schwartz MD, Research Psychiatrist UCLA, author of (with Sharon Begley) The Mind and the Brain and (with Rebecca Gladding) You are Not Your Brain\u003cbr\u003e\"An energetic look at the psychology and neuroscience of our inquisitiveness.\" -- Dan Jones * Nature *","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49530726777175,"sku":"9781476792101","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476792101.jpg?v=1731880316","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/why-9781476792101","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}