The Importance of Being Interested

Adventures in Scientific Curiosity

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Robin Ince

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Comedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school, bored by a fog of dull lessons andintimidated by the barrage of equations. But, twenty years later, he fell in love and he nowpresents one of the world's most popular science podcasts. Every year he meets hundreds ofthe world's greatest thinkers. In this erudite and witty book, Robin reveals why scientific wonder isn't just for theprofessionals. Filled with interviews featuring astronauts, comedians, teachers, quantumphysicists, 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 asdistant and difficult. From the glorious appeal of the stars above to why scientific curiosity canencourage much needed intellectual humility, this optimistic and profound book will leave youfilled with a thirst for intellectual adventure.

Author Biography:

Robin Ince is co-presenter of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 show, The Infinite Monkey Cage. He has won the Time Out Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, was nominated for a British Comedy Award for Best Live show, and has won three Chortle Awards. He has toured his stand up across the world, both solo and with his radio double act partner, Professor Brian Cox. He is the author of I'm a Joke and So Are You and is the radio critic for the Big Issue. He writes a monthly column about science for Focus Magazine and appears regularly on both television and radio.

Release date Australia

September 1st, 2022

Author

Robin Ince

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Edition

Main

Illustrations

Integrated B&W

Pages

400

Dimensions

129x198x29

ISBN-13

9781786492647

Product ID

35681490

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