The Explorer's Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map

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Alex Hutchinson

The Explorer's Gene

Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map

Alex Hutchinson

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01 April 2025

Psychology; Cognitivism, cognitive theory; Neurosciences; Advice on careers & achieving success

New York Times-bestselling author of Endure Alex Hutchinson returns with a fresh, provocative investigation into how exploration, uncertainty, and risk shape our behavior and help us find meaning.

Off the beaten path, following unmarked trails, we are wired to explore. More than just a need to get outside, the search for the unknown is a primal urge that has shaped the history of our species and continues to mold our behavior in ways we are only beginning to understand. In fact, the latest neuroscience suggests that exploration in any form—whether it’s trying a new restaurant, changing careers, or deciding to run a marathon—is an essential ingredient of human life. Exploration, it turns out, isn’t merely a hobby—it’s our story.

In this much-anticipated follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Endure, Alex Hutchinson refutes the myth that, in our fully mapped digital world, the age of exploration is dead. Instead, the itch to discover new things persists in all of us, expressed not just on the slopes of Everest but in the ways we work, play, and live. From paddling the lost rivers of the northern Canadian wilderness to the ocean-spanning voyages of the Polynesians to the search for next-generation quantum computers, The Explorer’s Gene combines riveting stories of exploration with cutting-edge insights from behavioral psychology and neuroscience, making a powerful case that our lives are better—more productive, more meaningful, and more fun—when we break our habits and chart a new path.

By: Alex Hutchinson
Imprint: HARPER360
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 365g
ISBN: 9780063454453
ISBN 10: 0063454459
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alex Hutchinson combines a scientific background-he holds a doctorate in physics from Cambridge University-with athletic expertise-he was a world class runner, competing in National and World Championships for more than a decade. He is also an award-winning writer specializing in the intersection of science and athletic performance, and has written articles on Mt. Everest, New Zealand, Tasmania, the Australian Outback, and the Yukon for the New York Times Travel section.

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