Curiosity
Curiosity
What is Curiosity?
Defining Curiosity
Curiosity is more than asking questions. This animated video gives three perspectives on curiosity, and points toward its role in learning, relationships, and becoming a better person.
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Curiosity in Action
documentary short
A Day with an ER Doctor
Dr. Donny Zimmer is an ER Doctor in South Bend, Indiana. Glimpse a day in his life and hear how curiosity, gratitude, humility, and courage form how he works and lives.
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More on Curiosity
Angela Duckworth, co-founder of Character Lab, suggests ways to encourage curiosity
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Scott Shigeoka, author of SEEK: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World, curates a quiz on how strong your curiosity is and how to strengthen it
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Francis Su, author of Mathematics for Human Flourishing, provides reflective exam questions to address the development of virtue
Francis Su
Johann N. Neem, author of What’s the Point of College? models intellectual curiosity in the classroom
Virtues & Vocations Magazine
Cameron Kim, assistant professor of the practice in biomedical engineering at Duke University, discusses the relationship between joy and curiosity
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