Mario Livio, an astrophysicist who has written about mathematics, biology, and now psychology and neuroscience--explores this irresistible subject in a lucid, entertaining way that will captivate anyone who is curious about curiosity.
发表于2024-11-23
Why? 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书
Curiosity has many different mechanisms if we try to look into its definitions. There are perceptual curiosity, driven by surprises; and epstemic curiosity, driven by the urge for knowledge. Curiosity rides two wheels. One is the information gap betwen what...
评分Curiosity has many different mechanisms if we try to look into its definitions. There are perceptual curiosity, driven by surprises; and epstemic curiosity, driven by the urge for knowledge. Curiosity rides two wheels. One is the information gap betwen what...
评分Curiosity has many different mechanisms if we try to look into its definitions. There are perceptual curiosity, driven by surprises; and epstemic curiosity, driven by the urge for knowledge. Curiosity rides two wheels. One is the information gap betwen what...
评分Curiosity has many different mechanisms if we try to look into its definitions. There are perceptual curiosity, driven by surprises; and epstemic curiosity, driven by the urge for knowledge. Curiosity rides two wheels. One is the information gap betwen what...
评分Curiosity has many different mechanisms if we try to look into its definitions. There are perceptual curiosity, driven by surprises; and epstemic curiosity, driven by the urge for knowledge. Curiosity rides two wheels. One is the information gap betwen what...
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Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most human of all our characteristics--curiosity--as he explores our innate desire to know why.
Experiments demonstrate that people are more distracted when they overhear a phone conversation--where they can know only one side of the dialogue--than when they overhear two people talking and know both sides. Why does half a conversation make us more curious than a whole conversation?
In the ever-fascinating Why? Mario Livio interviewed scientists in several fields to explore the nature of curiosity. He examined the lives of two of history's most curious geniuses, Leonardo da Vinci and Richard Feynman. He also talked to people with boundless curiosity: a superstar rock guitarist who is also an astrophysicist; an astronaut with degrees in computer science, biology, literature, and medicine. What drives these people to be curious about so many subjects?
Curiosity is at the heart of mystery and suspense novels. It is essential to other forms of art, from painting to sculpture to music. It is the principal driver of basic scientific research. Even so, there is still no definitive scientific consensus about why we humans are so curious, or about the mechanisms in our brain that are responsible for curiosity.
Appetite for knowledge
评分Appetite for knowledge
评分Appetite for knowledge
评分非常轻松好读!心理学和神经科学科普的部分,比专业内人士写得更reader-friendly。
评分新奇陌生或纯粹愉悦刺激方面的好奇心,有时会敌不过最大化学习,理解因果关系,探索世界及减少预测失误等因素组成的好奇心。换言之,基于实用性的好奇心会比较强烈而持久,但just for fun的好奇心亦不可或缺,因为久而久之你可能会完全丧失好奇心。好奇心的培养如锻炼肌肉,必须日复日进行。时刻保持孩童般的惊奇,保持觉察力,敏感度,不要让自己变得麻木,变得习以为常。不要轻易放过寻常事物,提出疑问,搜寻探索,记录结果。
Why? 2024 pdf epub mobi 电子书