The study of curiosity and its impact on learning has advanced our understanding of intrinsic motivation, highlighting the varied ways individuals seek and process new information. Curiosity is not a ...

When Susan Engel, a developmental psychologist at Williams College, decided to spend a few months observing suburban elementary schools, she had a specific goal in mind: to study variations in rates ...

In a rapidly changing and increasingly complex world, the value of technical skills and knowledge can depreciate with time. However, one timeless skill stands out as a superpower in the workplace and ...

This stifles curiosity and, when we move beyond the framework of formal education, our learning understandably becomes less purposeful. We relax into our comfort zone, resisting change and uncertainty ...

Many of Western society’s urtexts treat curiosity as a sinful transgression and a threat to social order and divine authority. Consider Adam and Eve, who eat the forbidden fruit to gain knowledge and ...

I’ve always valued curiosity as a crucial element of a potential employee’s skill set. Curiosity enhances a person’s ability to learn and quickly overcome any and all obstacles to gaining new ...