Winner of the 2000 Templetion Prize, Dyson evocatively conveys the thrill of a deep engagement with the world - be it as a scientist, citizen, student, or parent. Detailing a unique career not limited to his groundbreaking work in physics, Dyson discusses his interest in minimizing loss of life in war, in disarmament, and even in thought experiments on the expansion of our frontiers into the galaxies.