Do you like scary movies, true crime podcasts, or violent sports? Research finds that a major part of the attraction is their appeal to morbid curiosity. If the drive to seek out conspiracy theories ...

Do you like scary movies, true crime podcasts, or violent sports? Research has shown that a major part of the attraction is their appeal to morbid curiosity. If the drive to seek out conspiracy ...

Have you ever felt a powerful urge to look at something terrifying, disgusting, or gruesome? Maybe you have watched a horror movie, read a true crime book, or rubbernecked at an accident scene. If so, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Escalante M.D. covers neurodiversity, pediatrics and parenting. When we try to learn something new, our curiosity ...

A longitudinal study in the Netherlands found that infants who displayed greater curiosity at 8 months of age tended to have ...

The study of curiosity and its impact on learning has advanced our understanding of intrinsic motivation, highlighting the varied ways individuals seek and process new information. Curiosity is not a ...

When Susan Engel, a developmental psychologist at Williams College, decided to spend a few months observing suburban elementary schools, she had a specific goal in mind: to study variations in rates ...

Lifelong learning is an essential part of personal and professional development. It is a continuous process that helps individuals stay relevant in their fields, keep up with changes in trends and ...

Curiosity is a funny thing. You can’t force it, and yet when it shows up, learning suddenly stops feeling like work. It feels lighter. Almost natural. Kids don’t have to be pushed as hard, and adults ...

Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. Curiosity is the engine of intellectual achievement — it’s what drives us to keep learning, keep trying, ...