Over time, studies have tried to differentiate curiosity by saying it is entirely intrinsically motivated (compared to information-seeking and risk-seeking), but this type of definition runs into ...

What the teachers realized was that curiosity became the engine for learning.”~ Matthias Gruber This is a wide-ranging and ...

Not only is the concept difficult to measure, she explains, but also “there isn’t a well-defined or recognized definition of what curiosity is.” Rather than being clear-cut, curiosity overlaps with ...

The Curiosity rover on Mars shows that, perhaps, we are ready to solve our problems. It shows us that we can face impossible challenges and find real, lasting solutions.

New research indicates that psychological richness, defined as a life filled with experiences that change one’s perspective, ...

NASA’s Curiosity Finds New Meaning In Martian Mud Apurva Mahajan August 11, 2023 Mars Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/IRAP ...

And, yes, we all know what killed the cat. But ask a group of scientists to define curiosity and you'll get a rousing debate, and a lot of unanswered questions about its biology.

For their Review, the authors used a working definition of curiosity "as a drive state for information," which can be observed in organisms as simple as nematode worms.