Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover

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The ability to stimulate curiosity, on the other hand, can save lives, as Scheherazade experienced in the 1001 nights she told cliffhanger stories that needed to be finished before she was ready to die. Obviously, as a mother and teacher, I focus on stimulating curiosity, rather than punishing it, as it is part of effective learning. That's the theory, anyway. Three misapprehensions about learning: 1) children don’t need teachers to instruct them (they do) 2) facts kill creativity (feeding it it with facts, like Shakespeare and Darwin) 3) schools should teach thinking skills instead of knowledge (long term memory is the source of our intelligence insight and creativity) Scientist believe that Mars was once a warm planet with rivers and even an ocean, but today it is cold and inhospitable. NASA wanted to know why there was a change, so Curiosity (amongst other rovers), was sent to investigate. Okay, I might win the medal for bad parenting, but in theory, I think I am aware of how to do it better, and this book is a concise summary of a common sense approach to stimulation of curiosity. That day my curiosity was satisfied, with unforeseen consequences. I learned the hard way how hot a light bulb can get, how delicate my skin was and how not everything is as it seems. Sometimes, the protective glass ends but the fun display keeps going. And, don’t use your finger, use a tool! What piqued your curiosity about this post?

Dante’ye eserinde Vergilius ve Beatrice rehberlik eder, bu kitapta ise Manguel’e Dante ve eseri rehberlik ediyor. “İlahi Komedya”yı okuduktan sonra eserde üzerinde durulacak 17 konuyu irdelemiş yazar. İlk bölüm kitaba da adını veren merak etmek üzerine. Şöyle diyor Manguel; Var olmak için hayal ediyoruz ve hayal etme arzumuzu beslemek için merak ediyoruz. Dante de yapıtında cehennem-araf-cennet yolculuğunda karşılaştığı lanetli ya da kutlu ruhlarla diyaloğa girerek, merakının onu hedefe götürmesini dile getirir, yani ölümlü Dante ölümlülük tecrübesini yaşamış olanlara sorular sorar. Curious is a book that defines the place of curiosity in our lives today. Where it comes from, why we have it, what we do with it, while making the case for why we need to resurrect it. When it comes to enhancing epistemic rather than diversive curiosity, nothing beats reading interesting books, and my children know I will always gladly answer their literary questions, at least. And ask some valid questions myself:Be a thinkerer. Like Benjamin Franklin do both the experimenting and the thinking and the tinkering.

What’s the point? what’s the goal?… The main reason is to spark your own exploration and discovery. Just like with any other topic, like creativity or business, reading about curiosity will put you in the right frame of mind, to dive deep and take action. Tweet Me Maybe you are still as curious as ever, but you would like to channel that innate curiosity into new ways to develop your self, your business, and your brand. PERSONAL TAKEAWAY:__ _Ask questions._ As technologies like Google make answers increasingly easier to access, success is no longer measured by controlling information (having answers). Instead, success is going to be gained by those individuals who ask the right questions. Fortunately, I am not shy about asking questions which is probably a symptom (and a cause) of my curiosity. Curiosity for the world within and outside ourselves has made the human body evolve, has helped the human mind expand, and our civilization thrive. Thanks to curiosity, the many unknowns that lie ahead can be seen for what they truly are, opportunities. Tweet meAnd so on. After counting 17 "Why"-questions in a row during one session, I was exhausted and lost my patience, yelling: Follow these questions. Capture them for later exploration. See to what subjects they take you, or what aspects of yourself they bring to light. There you may uncover the passion or unique value proposition to light up your self, your business, and brand.