#042 - Dr Mario Livio - What Makes Us Curious?
Modern Wisdom10 Joulu 2018

#042 - Dr Mario Livio - What Makes Us Curious?

Dr. Mario Livio is an internationally known astrophysicist, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a best-selling author, and a popular speaker. In his new book “Why? What Makes Us Curious”, Dr Livio delves into the subtleties and nuances of what constitutes our human capacity for curiosity and uses examples from Leonardo Da Vinci, Richard Feynman & many more to demonstrate the manifestation of curiosity throughout history. Expect to learn the different types of curiosity and their roles in our lives, how you can cultivate a more curious mindset for yourself & those around you, and who Dr Livio considers to be the most curious individual ever to have lived. Further Reading: Why? What Makes Us Curious - http://amzn.eu/d/i0VNbPW Follow Dr Livio on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mario_Livio Check out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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#1068 - Dr Peter Salerno - How Narcissists Hijack Your Brain

#1068 - Dr Peter Salerno - How Narcissists Hijack Your Brain

Dr Peter Salerno is a social psychologist, professor, and researcher. Why are narcissists so manipulative? At some point in your life, you’ve probably encountered a narcissist. They can take control ...

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#1067 - Cal Newport - The collapse of modern attention (and how to get it back)

#1067 - Cal Newport - The collapse of modern attention (and how to get it back)

Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University, a productivity expert and an author. Has AI “workslop” damaged our ability to focus? When AI entered the workplace, many thought ...

5 Maalis 1h 45min

#1066 - Dr Kathryn Paige Harden - The Genetics of Evil: Are People Born Bad?

#1066 - Dr Kathryn Paige Harden - The Genetics of Evil: Are People Born Bad?

Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden is a psychologist and behavioural geneticist, Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and an author. Are people born evil, or does evil emerge from circu...

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#1065 - Scott Solomon - The Insane Biological Cost of Living on Mars

#1065 - Scott Solomon - The Insane Biological Cost of Living on Mars

Scott Solomon is an evolutionary biologist, professor, and author. Since the earliest days of science fiction, we’ve wondered what it would mean to live on Mars. Today, that question is no longer hyp...

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#1064 - Dr Dani Sulikowski - The Brutal Tactics of Female Sexual Competition

#1064 - Dr Dani Sulikowski - The Brutal Tactics of Female Sexual Competition

Dr Dani Sulikowski is an evolutionary psychologist, professor, and researcher. Female intrasexual competition is more ruthless than most people realize. Just when we think we understand how women com...

26 Helmi 1h 50min

#1063 - Charlie Houpert - How to Survive the Death of Your Old Self

#1063 - Charlie Houpert - How to Survive the Death of Your Old Self

Charlie Houpert is an entrepreneur and YouTuber. Why does life tend to teach its hardest lessons just as we think we’ve arrived? We chase the goals, build the lifestyle, tick the boxes, only to disco...

23 Helmi 2h 17min

#1062 - Dave Evans - It’s time to rethink your entire life plan

#1062 - Dave Evans - It’s time to rethink your entire life plan

Dave Evans is an entrepreneur, early Apple engineer, former Electronic Arts executive, Stanford lecturer, and author. How does someone genuinely find meaning in their life? We’re often told that when...

21 Helmi 1h 48min

#1061 - Oliver Burkeman - Why You Can’t Stop Your Productivity Addiction

#1061 - Oliver Burkeman - Why You Can’t Stop Your Productivity Addiction

Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, a writer for The Guardian and an author. How does the insecure overachiever evolve? You think success will quiet the doubt, then you hit 30, and it’s still there. Mor...

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