Driven By Curiosity


Howard Burton is a documentary filmmaker and author. He is also the founder of the award-winning multimedia initiative Ideas Roadshow and the editor of 120 books that are part of the Ideas Roadshow Conversations and Collections series. Howard holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy and was the Founding Director of Canada’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He lives in France.

Ideas That Travel Well

Ideas Roadshow is an award-winning multimedia initiative dedicated to harnessing the benefits of modern technology to explore ideas across the arts and sciences through thoughtful and seriously-entertaining documentary films, books and podcasts.

NEW: Chessays: Travels Through The World Of Chess – visit the book page to read the first reviews and further details. For information about the just released 4-part documentary series, Through The Mirror Chess: A Cultural Exploration, visit Ideas Roadshow’s website.