Science writer Philip Ball on his book Curiosity: How Science Became Interested in Everything. Ball explores how the history of science was influenced by the cultural accetance or rejection of human curiosity.

Philip Ball on How Science Became Interested in Everything

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Philip Ball on How Science Became Interested in Everything

Philip Ball on How Science Became Interested in Everything