#042 - Dr Mario Livio - What Makes Us Curious?
Modern Wisdom
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The Evolution of Curiosity
Richard Feynman once said that everything is interesting if you go deeply enough into it. So what do you think drives people to be curious? Is it a we evolutionary evolutionarily programmed to be like this? Or is it more of a cognitive motivation where we realize that what's at the end will be rewarding and worthwhile if we continue to pursue our curiosities? We know that there are huge differences among different people in their curiosity, both in terms of the things they are curious about and the intensity of their curiosity.
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