Episode 62: Curiosity (feat. Perry Zurn and Dani S. Bassett)
Released October 11, 2022
Curiosity led Pandora to open a box, but what does being curious look like in our everyday lives? In episode 62, Ellie and David discuss the vilification of curiosity and the role of curiosity in the modern education system. To help, they talk with philosophy professor Perry Zurn and bioengineering professor Dani S. Bassett, twins who co-authored the book Curious Minds: The Power of Connection. Together, they consider how we can understand and cultivate different types of curiosity.
Interested in the works discussed? You can find them here:
Saint Augustine, The Confessions
Francis Bacon, "Of Tribute"
Barbara Benedict, Curiosity: A Cultural History of Early Modern Inquiry
Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Erich Fromm, Escape from Freedom
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
Richard Phillips, “Curiosity: Care, Virtue and Pleasure in Uncovering the New”
Alastair Reed, “Curiosity”
Joelle Thomas and David M. Peña-Guzmán, “Review of Vinciane Despret’s What Would Animals Say If We Asked the Right Questions?”
Perry Zurn, Curiosity and Power: The Politics of Inquiry
Perry Zurn & Dani S. Bassett, Curious Minds: The Power of Connection
