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The Shape of Wonder: How Scientists Think, Work, and Live
By Lightman, Alan & Martin Rees
- ISBN
- 9780593702024
- Publisher
- Pantheon
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Reviewed on June 1, 2025 | Science & Technology
The scientific method is a general set of principles addressing the acquisition, testing, and confirmation or denial of new ideas. But where do these new ideas come from? Lightman (physics and humanities, MIT; The Transcendent Brain) and Rees (cosmology, Cambridge Univ.; On the Future: Prospects for Humanity) propose one possible answer, noting that the "capacity for wonder is part of our DNA." They posit that wonder and cu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
