Chasing Curiosity as a Career Path with Anna Starkey
"Curiosity is the engine for both artistic and scientific enquiry about the world. It's time for a new age of curiosity to take flight - what if we could nurture a new culture of curious citizens, where everyone is enabled to ask questions, and to imagin
The Inner Frontier with Jonny Miller
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Show Notes
Anna Starkey is a genuine 21st century renaissance woman! In this wide-ranging conversation with dig into:
👨🎓 From lecturing on antimatter and working as the 'director of impossible projects' to performing stand-up comedy sketches...
🎙️ producing live arts shows for global cinema and gracing the TED stage with her talk: 'Do Not Press the Big Red Button'... her life is a testament to embracing curiosity as a career path!
👩🚀We dive deep into her zig-zag career (which begun with her dream of being an astronaut), the latest research on curiosity as 'the knowledge emotion' and waxing lyrical on her current mission of ushering in a new age of curiosity!
Listener Question >> “What are some of the enemies to curiosity in your life – and how might we nudge others to take it more seriously?”
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Follow Anna on Twitter @annastarkey – find out about more of her work at outofyourmind.london and check out wethecurious.org to learn more about the incredible Bristol-based museum.
🎵Musical Credits
Thanks so much to the Heinali who generously provided the musical accompaniments.
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