THE WHERE, THE WHY, AND THE HOW[qh]
《在哪里，為什么和怎么做》[qh]
In The Where, the Why, and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science (UK;public library), one of the best science books of 2012, some of today’s most celebrated artists create scientific illustrations and charts to accompany short essays about the most fascinating unanswered questions on the minds of contemporary scientists across biology, astrophysics, chemistry, quantum mechanics, anthropology, and more. The questions cover such mind-bending subjects as whether there are more than three dimensions, why we sleep and dream, what causes depression, how long trees live, and why humans are capable of language. Above all, the project is a testament to the idea that ignorance is what drives discovery and wonder is what propels science — a reminder to, as Rilke put it, live the questions and delight in reflecting on the mysteries themselves.[qh]
《在哪里，為什么和怎么做：聽75名藝術家解釋科學謎題》一書是2012年最佳科學類書籍之一，一些當今最知名的藝術家為當代科學家公認的奇妙的科學謎團創作散文，并配以個人闡釋和圖表，這些問題涵蓋了生物、天體無力、化學、量子理學、人類學及其他學科領域。這些問題包括了令人頭疼的主題，比如，有沒有超過三維的結構存在；為什么我們會睡覺和做夢；為什么會抑郁；樹究竟能活多久和為什么人類能使用語言。最重要的一點，這本書的創作宗旨是為了證明一個觀點：無知促使人去發現，想法推動科學發展——里爾克引出這個觀點，提示了我們這些問題存在的意義以及思考科學謎團帶來的快樂。[qh]