The Case for Curiosity: Mario Livio at TEDxMidAtlantic 2012

Dr Mario Livio is an astrophysicist at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the institute which conducts the scientific program of the Hubble Space Telescope. He has published more than 400 scientific papers and received numerous awards for research, for excellence in teaching, and for his books. His interests span a broad range of topics in astrophysics, from cosmology and black holes, to extrasolar planets and the emergence of intelligent life in the universe. He also writes a regular blog entitled "A Curious Mind."

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[edwardwright]

Marvelous presentation on curiosity and its roll in advancing human thought and progress. This will expand your view of the world. Thanks Mario Livio!

[thomascarrollphd]

Wonderful presentation Mario - very engaging and interesting - thanks

[nicuvasile]

If you are curios enough (somewhere in the ”U” shape, but not at the edges) you find Ted Talks like this one, and what a speech, so be curios enough! Be curios about curiosity..

[farshadkamali]

A curiosity brought us here, to watch this! 
It was a good job in speech too.

[anastasiatrushkinaxelrod]

Mario Livio is the best!!!
Graet teacher!

[yueyiwang]

I really love this! He is funny and awesome~~~ And curiosity is contagious and people should turn it into an epidemic! Good points!