What does it really mean to 'not know', now that technology and AI seem to have an answer for everything? What is it that we still don't know? What are the unanswered questions about the world and life that still remain beyond our understanding? For example, we don't know how many living species inhabit the Earth (since millions of organisms exist beyond our ability to identify them); and we still have no definitive answer to the question of whether life exists beyond our planet. Even humanity's past is more complex than we can imagine; and much of our DNA remains a mystery.
Through a journey through biology, evolution, genetics and astronomy, Telmo Pievani invites us to change our perspective and embrace uncertainty: ignorance is a precious resource; it is what fuels curiosity, stimulates research and makes progress possible. Recognising what we do not know is the first step towards continuing to learn.
Pievani overturns the concept of ignorance, transforming it into a driving force for curiosity, research and innovation.
Biografia dell'autore
Telmo Pievani is a leading science communicator and columnist for Il Corriere della Sera. He is full professor of Philosophy of Biological Science at the University of Milan. He's also visiting scientist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
