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Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio ventures deep into the human mind in his new book, Why? What Makes Us Curious.

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Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio ventures deep into the human mind in his new book, Why? What Makes Us Curious.

Mario Livio is an astrophysicist who worked for 24 years with the Hubble Space Telescope. He is a bestselling author of eight books, including Is Earth Exceptional? The Quest for Cosmic Life (Basic Books, September 2024), co-written with Jack W. Szostak.

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Steve Mirsky was the winner of a Twist contest in 1962, for which he received three crayons and three pieces of construction paper. It remains his most prestigious award.

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