“Doing this book took me out of my comfort zone, into new fields I wasn’t comfortable with,” says Alex Hutchinson, speaking of his newest book <a target="_blank" href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-explorers-gene-alex-hutchinson?variant=42787293757474">The Explorer's Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map. </a>And so it is we speak with the expert on exploration about his own experiences of exploring in creative practice. Why are we drawn to what we don’t know? How do we know when enough is enough? When is it better to build on what we know than launch into new territory? And what of that revelation that seems to stay just beyond our grasp?<a target="_blank" href="https://www.alexhutchinson.net/">Alex Hutchinson</a> is the New York Times bestselling author of<a target="_blank" href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/endure-alex-hutchinson?variant=32127167561762"> </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/endure-alex-hutchinson?variant=32127167561762">Endure</a>, a longtime columnist for Outside covering the science of endurance, and a National Magazine Award–winning journalist who has contributed to the New York Times, The New Yorker, and other publications. A former long-distance runner for the Canadian national team, he holds a master’s in journalism from Columbia and a Ph.D. in physics from Cambridge, and he did his post-doctoral research with the National Security Agency. He lives in Toronto with his family. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://emergingform.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">emergingform.substack.com/subscribe</a>

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