"In Curious Minds: The Power of Connection, the authors explore what curiosity is and what it can do. Traipsing across the fields of philosophy and neuroscience, literature and network science, they discover that current definitions of curiosity are remarkably limited. Rather than think of curiosity as a drive to acquire new bits of information, they argue that curiosity is a practice of connection"--
"In Curious Minds: The Power of Connection, the authors explore what curiosity is and what it can do. Traipsing across the fields of philosophy and neuroscience, literature and network science, they discover that current definitions of curiosity are remarkably limited. Rather than think of curiosity as a drive to acquire new bits of information, they argue that curiosity is a practice of connection"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Perry Zurn is Associate Professor of Philosophy at American University. He is the author of Curiosity and Power: The Politics of Inquiry. Dani S. Bassett is J. Peter Skirkanich Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania. They are the author of more than 300 scientific research articles in neuroscience, physics, network science, and complex systems science.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface: Our Story ix A Brief Note on Visual Media xiii Introduction: A New Vantage Point 1 1 The Science of Curiosity 19 2 Curiosity as Edgework 45 3 The Network Paradigm 65 4 Curiosity's Got Style 95 5 Webs of Knowledge 115 6 Curiosity Takes a Walk 147 7 Your Brain on Curiosity 169 8 Reimagining Education 197 Conclusion: On Curious Futures 219 Appendix: A Curious Bestiary 233 Acknowledgments 247 Notes 251 Index 281
Preface: Our Story ix A Brief Note on Visual Media xiii Introduction: A New Vantage Point 1 1 The Science of Curiosity 19 2 Curiosity as Edgework 45 3 The Network Paradigm 65 4 Curiosity's Got Style 95 5 Webs of Knowledge 115 6 Curiosity Takes a Walk 147 7 Your Brain on Curiosity 169 8 Reimagining Education 197 Conclusion: On Curious Futures 219 Appendix: A Curious Bestiary 233 Acknowledgments 247 Notes 251 Index 281
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