Curiosity w/ Mario Livio

Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

Talk Nerdy, Inc.

Natural Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2017

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Cara is joined by renowned astrophysicist Dr. Mario Livio to talk about his new book, "Why?: What Makes Us Curious." They discuss the science behind curiosity, its uniquely human elements, and the fresh perspective a lifelong learner in astrophysics has to offer on the subject.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to Talk Nurdy. It's Monday August 14th and I'm
0:16.9	your host Kara Santa Maria. Those of my American listeners I'm so excited to
0:21.7	hear if any of you are going to travel or maybe you are lucky enough to live right in the path of the great American eclipse which is just going to be at the beginning of next week.
0:31.0	I would love to hear what your plans are.
0:33.4	I'm headed up to Oregon, and I cannot wait
0:36.2	to experience totality in all its glory.
0:39.3	Oh my gosh, I'm so excited.
0:41.0	All right, before we start the show today,
0:42.4	I want to thank those of you who helped make TalkNurdy
0:44.8	possible this week.
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0:49.6	And the only way that I can do that all by my lonesome working on this show is with the
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