The Disadvantage of Not Knowing Any Macra Economics

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Some of the great discoveries of the world come from people who aren't specialists, because they have that advantage. So asot to start afresh, which can on the kid in the garden, e wandering among the snails and in the peonies, is some doesn't learn very much. To understand what a garden is and how it functions, requires a guide, a teacher. And then you do thexpor on.

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.