The unexamined life is not worth living, said socrates. Many people leave wonderful lives who are not curious about either themselves or the world around him. I just think everybodyis going to live a richer, happy, more interesting life if they are more curious,. but somehow we could do it. We just kind of, we, we fall out of it as we grow older, in many cases. So the book is really aboutyou. Now, how do you keep, how does one stay curious?
Why are some people incurious? Is curiosity a teachable thing? And why, if all knowledge can be googled, is curiosity now the domain of a small elite? Listen as Ian Leslie, author of Curious, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts why curiosity is a critical virtue, why it's now in dangerous decline, and why, when it comes to what sustains long-term fascination, mysteries beat puzzles every time.