Abstract:Research Article| February 01 2015 The Joy of Exploration Neil H. Shubin Neil H. Shubin 1Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service, Professor of Anatomy, The University of Chicago, 1027 East 57th St., C...Research Article| February 01 2015 The Joy of Exploration Neil H. Shubin Neil H. Shubin 1Robert R. Bensley Distinguished Service, Professor of Anatomy, The University of Chicago, 1027 East 57th St., Chicago, IL 60637 Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar The American Biology Teacher (2015) 77 (2): 88. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2015.77.2.1 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Neil H. Shubin; The Joy of Exploration. The American Biology Teacher 1 February 2015; 77 (2): 88. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2015.77.2.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search The ideal of “exploration” is rooted deeply in the human psyche. Romance and adventure lie inside the quest to go where no person has gone before or to see something that no one has ever encountered. And therein lies one of the chief joys of a life in science. Each scientist in every expedition or laboratory expands the frontier of human knowledge. To this end, the process of discovery is populated with people who have taken risks, made sacrifices, gotten lucky, been smart, or even blundered courageously yet naively into new discoveries. Look into the résumé of every researcher and you will find, somewhere in the midst of all the jargon, a passion for exploration coupled with these kinds of personal stories. My approach to scientific communication has been to bring these narratives to students and teachers. We live in a time of unparalleled discovery in science: molecular, computational, and... You do not currently have access to this content.Read More
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Publication Date: 2015-02-01
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