The Art of Curiosity
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The Art of Curiosity

Fifty Visionary Artists, Scientists, Poets, Makers, and Dreamers Who Are Changing the Way We See Our World

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Art of Curiosity

Fifty Visionary Artists, Scientists, Poets, Makers, and Dreamers Who Are Changing the Way We See Our World

About this book

Fifty of the world's most creative people share their stories and inspirations in this volume created by the Exploratorium science museum. What do music visionary Brian Eno, kinetic sculptor Theo Jansen, science writer Mary Roach, Mythbuster Adam Savage, and Pulitzer-winning journalist Thomas Friedman have in common? They are all game-changers: scientists, artists, entertainers, and activists who revolutionized their fields with bold new perspectives and approaches—and they all had transformative, course-setting experiences at the Exploratorium science museum, the San Francisco landmark visited by a million people a year in person and by millions more online. Join them and forty-five more brilliant thinkers and doers in a wonderfully playful, insightful, and sometimes incredibly moving journey to see how you, too, can harness your powers of observation, inquiry, and engagement to be the change you want to see in the world—regardless of who you are or what you do. Interviewees and subjects include: Oscar-Winning Sound Designer Walter Murch on observation Laurie Anderson on art as a way of knowing Memory Expert Elizabeth Loftus on how we learn Oliver Sacks on perception Mary Roach on how she learned to ask the right questions Adam Savage on the fun of finding things out Mickey Hart on the art of playing to learn, and learning to play California Governor Gavin Newsom on the importance of science Community activist Randy Carter on finding joy in the worst of places ... and dozens more interviews, insights, and activities suggested by artists, scientists, poets, and politicians, in a book that can help you become more creative—and maybe just change the world.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword
  4. Introduction
  5. Exploratorium Then and Now
  6. About This Book
  7. What Is Curiosity?
  8. Curious Connections
  9. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
  10. ENJOY CHANGING YOUR MIND
  11. ART IS A WAY OF KNOWING
  12. ENGAGE WITH ALL YOUR SENSES
  13. ASK QUESTIONS
  14. LET ONE THING LEAD TO ANOTHER
  15. USE YOUR HANDS TO UNDERSTAND
  16. TAKE IT IN AND TAKE IT OUTSIDE
  17. PLAY TO LEARN, LEARN TO PLAY
  18. SHARE AND EXCHANGE IDEAS
  19. Index
  20. About the Artists
  21. Credits & Acknowledgments