Interesting Stories for Curious People
Throughout history, a handful of time-place combinations have punched so far above their weight in terms of contribution to human progress that their existence befuddled academics.
Packy McCormick • Sc3nius
If you traveled in time to five hundred years ago or five hundred years from now, you would be astounded at how much technology and medicine has changed. The geopolitical order would make no sense to you. The language and dialect might be completely foreign. But you’d notice people falling for greed and fear just like they do in our current world.
... See moreMorgan Housel • Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
Being curious means being open to new information and actively seeking it out. It means embracing facts that don’t fit your worldview and trying to understand their implications. It means letting your mistakes trigger curiosity instead of embarrassment. “How on earth could I be so wrong about that fact? What can I learn from that mistake? Those peo
... See moreOla Rosling • Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
CURIOSITY HAS BEEN CALLED “THE KNOWLEDGE EMOTION.”
Ian Leslie • Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It
When I’d first gone abroad, originally on a summer trip to China, I returned with a perspective typical of the bedazzled novice traveler: “People everywhere are the same!” But as I learned with more experience, that wasn’t the case at all. Sure, the wide swath of humanity has a few things in common: No matter where you go, most parents love their c
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