The Explorer's Gene: Alex Hutchinson On Humanity’s Drive To Seek The Unknown, The Science Of Uncertainty, & Why Effort Creates Meaning

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Ar pursuits have meaning. Линти. telling you to try something and be willing to take risks in pursuit of something because you never know what you might find. When you think about it, the story of humanity is really a story of exploration. It's a trait unique to our species that compels us to reach higher and go further and bold go where no man has gone before, to quote Star Trek. From early migration to space travel and even engineering new forms of intelligence, our inclination towards exploration is undeniable. But what is this inclination all about? Why do we have it? Where does it come from? And how can we enrich our lives by cultivating it? These are questions Alex Hutchinson just

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