中文简介：

喜剧演员Robin Ince读书的时候很不喜欢科学，他厌倦了沉闷的课程和一连串的方程式。但20年后，他爱上了科学，现在他是知名科学播客的主持人。每年他都会与世界上数百名伟大思想家见面。

在这本博学而诙谐的书中，Robin揭示了为什么科学奇迹不仅仅是专业人士的事。书中充满了对宇航员、喜剧演员、教师、量子物理学家、神经科学家等人的采访，并记录了Robin自己的科学之旅。很多人都认为科学这门学科很遥远，很困难，本书将扭转这一观念，激发你对知识冒险的渴望。

英文简介：

Comedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school, bored by a fog of dull lessons and intimidated by the barrage of equations. But, twenty years later, he fell in love and he now presents one of the world's most popular science podcasts. Every year he meets hundreds of the world's greatest thinkers.

In this erudite and witty book, Robin reveals why scientific wonder isn't just for the professionals. Filled with interviews featuring astronauts, comedians, teachers, quantum physicists, neuroscientists and more - as well as charting Robin's own journey with science - The Importance of Being Interested explores why many wrongly think of the discipline as distant and difficult. From the glorious appeal of the stars above to why scientific curiosity can encourage much needed intellectual humility, this optimistic and profound book will leave you filled with a thirst for intellectual adventure.