ekon talk is a weekly conversation about economics and liberty. Today's guest is author en leslie, who talks about the virtue of curiosity. En leslie: Curiosity takes you beyond what you need to know in order to get by. In fact, he says, it can be dangerous.
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.