{"product_id":"lost-in-curiosity-field-notes-from-scientists-adventures-into-the-unknown-9781728275970","title":"Lost in Curiosity: Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures Into the Unknown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe real story of science isn't a triumphant breakthrough. It's messy, mysterious, and deeply human.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eLost in Curiosity\u003c\/em\u003e, award-winning journalist Roberta Kwok pulls back the curtain on what scientific discovery actually looks like... Not a Eureka moment, but a fraught, often chaotic pursuit of truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChronicling researchers' struggles and hopes in the field and lab, Kwok documents it all: fending off relentless snowfall on a remote Greenland glacier, desperately searching for an elusive frog in the rainforests of Borneo, and scrambling to capture fleeting signals of a faraway moon outside our solar system. These are the untold stories of devoted young scientists and restless minds who are chasing nature's riddles, without knowing what they'll uncover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough vivid reporting and moments of unexpected emotion, Kwok reveals the inner lives of researchers who care profoundly about understanding our world and saving what's left of it. From enigmatic fossils and mind-bending physics to the puzzling behavior of wild animals, \u003cem\u003eLost in Curiosity\u003c\/em\u003e is a journey through the questions that keep scientists up at night--and the sometimes strange, always illuminating paths they take to answer them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roberta Kwok\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781728275970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKwok, Roberta:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRoberta Kwok is a science writer whose work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, NewYorker.com, \u003cem\u003eNature\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Audubon\u003c\/em\u003e, and other publications. She has received a fellowship from the Knight Science Journalism Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Geophysical Union. Before becoming a journalist, Kwok worked in a genetics lab at Stanford University. She lives in the Seattle area and is originally from Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Roberta Kwok \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48719973613725,"sku":"9781728275970","price":33.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_811f9e97-921c-4637-a56c-7232d1cac009.jpg?v=1785313286","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/lost-in-curiosity-field-notes-from-scientists-adventures-into-the-unknown-9781728275970","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}