The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity by Robin

Description: The Importance of Being Interested by Robin Ince The popular comedian and presenter journeys through science, explaining why it should be for everyone - including enthusiastic amateurs. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Comedian 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 worlds most popular science podcasts. Every year he meets hundreds of the worlds greatest thinkers.In this erudite and witty book, Robin reveals why scientific wonder isnt just for the professionals. Filled with interviews featuring astronauts, comedians, teachers, quantum physicists, neuroscientists and more - as well as charting Robins 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 adventure.A delightful and scintillating hymn to scientific curiosity. 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. - Carlo Rovelli, author of the million-copy bestseller Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsA delightful and scintillating hymn to scientific curiosity. 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 - author of the million-copy bestseller Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Author Biography Robin Ince is the co-creator and presenter of the BBC Radio 4 show The Infinite Monkey Cage, which has won multiple awards include the Sony Gold and Rose dOr. In 2019 he played to over a quarter of a million people with Brian Cox on their world tour which has put them in the Guinness Book of Records for the most tickets sold for a science show. He is author of Im a Joke and So Are You and also won Celebrity Mastermind but forgot that calcium was the dominant element of chalk. He is currently trying to invent an effective satnav for people who believe the world is flat. Table of Contents 1: Scepticism - From the Maelstrom of Knowledge into the Labyrinth of Doubt 2: Is God on Holiday? - Are There Still Enough Gaps for a God? 3: Armchair Time-Travel - Putting Out Your Beach Blanket on the Sands of Time 4: Big, Isnt It? - On Coping with the Size of the Universe 5: Escape Velocity - On Looking Back at the Planet from a Height 6: Why Arent They Here? Or Are They.? - On Waiting for Our Alien Saviours 7: Swinging from the Family Tree - Inviting Yeast to the Family Reunion 8: The Mind Is a Chaos of Delight - On the Matter of Grey Matter 9: Reality, What a Concept - Can Anything Be What It Seems? 10: Imagining Theres No Heaven - On Being Finite 11: More Important than Knowledge - On the Necessity of Imagination 12: So It Goes - Facing Up to the End of Everything Review Wonderful! A beautifully written elegy to science, combining wonder, mystery and humour. Curiosity dances across the pages. Robins take on science is human, funny but also deeply enthralling. - Professor Alice Roberts, TV presenter, academic and bestselling author of AncestorsWith razor-sharp wit and insight, Robin slices into the biggest questions of our time. The Importance of Being Interested left me smiling and thinking more deeply - Commander Chris Hadfield, astronaut and bestselling authorRobin is the most engaging of science communicators. 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 challenging, entertaining and even moving. - Steve Backshall - BAFTA-winning British explorer, naturalist, presenter and writerBrilliant and Entertaining. 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 Long Description " The popular comedian and presenter journeys through science, explaining why it should be for everyone - including enthusiastic amateurs. Comedian 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 worlds most popular science podcasts. Every year he meets hundreds of the worlds greatest thinkers. In this erudite and witty book, Robin reveals why scientific wonder isnt just for the professionals. Filled with interviews featuring astronauts, comedians, teachers, quantum physicists, neuroscientists and more - as well as charting Robins 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 adventure. A delightful and scintillating hymn to scientific curiosity. 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. - Carlo Rovelli, author of the million-copy bestseller Seven Brief Lessons on Physics A delightful and scintillating hymn to scientific curiosity. 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 - author of the million-copy bestseller Seven Brief Lessons on Physics " Review Text Wonderful! A beautifully written elegy to science, combining wonder, mystery and humour. Curiosity dances across the pages. Robins take on science is human, funny but also deeply enthralling. - Professor Alice Roberts, TV presenter, academic and bestselling author of Ancestors With razor-sharp wit and insight, Robin slices into the biggest questions of our time. The Importance of Being Interested left me smiling and thinking more deeply - Commander Chris Hadfield, astronaut and bestselling author Robin is the most engaging of science communicators. 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 challenging, entertaining and even moving. - Steve Backshall - BAFTA-winning British explorer, naturalist, presenter and writer Brilliant and Entertaining. 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 Details ISBN1838954295 Author Robin Ince Publisher Atlantic Books Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1838954295 ISBN-13 9781838954291 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-10-07 UK Release Date 2021-10-07 Imprint Atlantic Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-10-07 Pages 400 Subtitle Adventures in Scientific Curiosity Edition Description Export/Airside Audience General NZ Release Date 2021-11-15 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133985612;

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