Category Archives: Curious

The Hungry Mind: The Origins of Curiosity in Childhood

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Giorgio Bertini

Despite American education’s mania for standardized tests, testing misses what matters most about learning: the desire to learn in the first place. Susan Engel offers a highly readable exploration of what curiosity is, how it can be measured, how it … Continue reading →

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The Future Belongs to the Curious

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

What is curiosity? The word is associated with the irregular form of the Latin verb cura, which can mean worry or care about or cure. The word closest in meaning is inquisitive, which also has a Latin root: quaere, to … Continue reading →

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The Measurement and Conceptualization of Curiosity

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

In this study, the authors tried various methods to measure and conceptualize curiosity. A sample of 369 education students (103 men, 266 women) who were attending universities on the East Coast of the United States completed 5 paper-and-pencil curiosity measures … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Care, Virtue and Pleasure in Uncovering the New

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

It is no longer controversial or suspicious to be curious. But, until recently, there has been little curiosity about curiosity itself. This has begun to change, with the publication of a series of books asking what curiosity is and why … Continue reading →