Reconceptualizing curiosity as a practice of epistemic connection and the curious subject as essentially embedded in relations prompts a deepening analysis of curiosity not only in philosophy but also in social psychology and cognitive neuroscience.

Prior work has linked curiosity to happiness and innovation—two phenomena that are highly desirable in many cultures and societies. Curiosity is correlated with flourishing and physical activity, and is anticorrelated with depression.22 Moreover, curious people are often innovative people who have the capacity to be world changers by imagining a di