Philosopher Thomas Hobbes called it 'the lust of the mind.' Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt said it was 'the most useful gift.' And, yes, we all know what killed the cat. But ask a group of ...

Curiosity motivates us to find new understanding. It fuels learning and helps us persevere to discover new insights about how things work and (most of the time) how we can make things work better. In ...

If there is one major tendency currently shared by both the political left and the right, it may be the devaluation of curiosity as virtuous. More and more folks are choosing to celebrate their ...

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For leaders who might not naturally gravitate towards intellectual curiosity, the transformation doesn’t happen overnight. It requires intentional effort and, ironically, a curiosity about curiosity ...

If there is one major tendency currently shared by both the political left and the right, it may be the devaluation of curiosity as virtuous. More and more folks are choosing to celebrate their ...

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Matthias Gruber receives funding from Wellcome and the Royal Society. They say curiosity killed the cat for a reason. Being curious has many advantages, but it is also associated with risk taking. But ...

Our desire to know about the world around us is an important character strength as humans. Walt Disney once said, "Curiosity keeps us moving forward, exploring, experimenting, opening new doors." Or ...

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Reviews Psychology, researchers explore current research on childhood curiosity, its definition, its variability across age, contexts, and culture, ...