CURIOSITY AND WHY OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT

I have no special talents,” said Albert Einstein. “I am only passionately curious.” Everybody is born curious but only a few remain eager to explore, to discover and to learn and we owe a lot to these people. Why is curiosity so important and why do our futures depend on it? Do your research and write your essay.

Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/  

Video to watch and make notes on

·         “Curiosity and why our future depends on it” https://www.thersa.org/discover/videos/event-videos/2014/06/curiosity--why-our-future-depends-on-it/ 

Reading material to annotate:

·         “The power of curiosity” https://experiencelife.com/article/the-power-of-curiosity/ 

·         “Curiosity: the fuel of development” http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/bruceperry/curiosity.htm 

·         “Curiosity is as important as intelligence” https://hbr.org/2014/08/curiosity-is-as-important-as-intelligence/

·         “Curiosity” http://www.mypersonalbrilliance.com/curiosity/ 

·         “Curiosity and conscientiousness more important than intelligence” https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201112/curiosity-and-conscientiousness-more-important-intelligence

Videos to watch and make notes on:

“Seth Godin on the importance of curiosity” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoOcA5FL9EE