11:00 AM Pacific Time: Thursdays
Choose to Be Curious is a show all about curiosity. We talk about research and theory, but mostly it’s conversations about how curiosity shows up in work and life.
Hosted by Lynn Borton.
“There is this nice jump from ‘I didn’t even notice it‘ to ‘At least I noticed it‘ to ‘Not only did I notice it, I took it to the next level,’” explains journalist and author Rob Walker. Rob Walker is a noticing artist — he takes the mundane and makes it magical, spots the otherwise-invisible …
Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a Choose to Be Curious trifecta: researcher, theoretician — and practitioner. A neuroscientist and deep thinker about the personal and social implications of our curiosity, she conducts tiny experiments to focus closely on how we use our time and energy to best effect. She is the founder of Ness Labs, a collective platform for curious people, where “ambitious knowledge … Continued
“Slow down to the speed of wonder.” ~ John Muir Laws This is an episode about nature journaling, but Jack would be the first to say: it isn’t about the journal, it’s about the journey. He’s developed interdisciplinary programs that combine art with science and train us to observe the world with rigor and joy … Continued
Enough with the polite, front parlor pablum of the past — and onward toward rich discussion, mindful discourse, self-disclosure, and – dare I say it? – curiosity! Wanting to do something about the epidemic of loneliness among her peers, Ashley Kirsner set out to find a way to help people build their conversational and self-revelatory muscles. … Continued
“Creativitry,” writes legendary playwright Stan Lai in the preface to his new book of that name, “Doesn’t exist as a word. Just as all creative things do not exist — until they do. “Rhymes with Artistry, and Chemistry, and Sorcery. “The know-how, practice and mastery of creativity.” The overlap, undercurrents and interplay of creativity and curiosity come … Continued
How might understanding the experiences of disability help us be more curious about our own and others’ minds and bodies? And, most importantly, how might any of that help us be kinder and more patient with ourselves and each other? I’m profoundly grateful to legal scholar and disability media-maker Qudsiya Naqui for proposing today’s topic. Qudsiya Naqui: law.udc.edu/qudsiya-naqui/ … Continued
Brian Fretwell’s work grows out of a rich mix of neuroscience, anthropology, leadership and what you might call self-interested curiosity. Rather than obsessing about where we fell short and consoling ourselves we will learn from our mistakes, he encourages us to learn from our successes instead. The secret, he says, is connection. Brian Fretwell & Finding Good: www.findinggood.com … Continued
What if there were a mechanism –a format– that kept novelty high, provided some assurance that the information being imparted was important (at least to someone), and that might tap into things we know perhaps a bit about? Wouldn’t that seem like a pretty great curiosity vehicle? PechaKucha it is! “The foundation that PechaKucha is … Continued
A lot of the curiosity practices that we’ve talked about over the years — get out for a walk, listen to this, look at that –call on us to do and be in ways and places that aren’t necessarily possible for everyone in the same ways. That got me thinking about being more curious about … Continued
Kiku is a Japanese word for listen. It is comprised of smaller characters that together, as my guest Haru Yamada puts it, “generate the secret alchemy of listening: an ear on the left and fourteen hearts on the right, conjuring a person listening with the energy of fourteen hearts.” Think for a moment what it … Continued
Sam Furness says nothing gives him greater joy than being an architect of spaces and moments where people really feel they can express themselves creatively. In that spirit, he founded Creative Quests, a worldwide community and creative playground for people fueled by curiosity. We had a delightful conversation about his new Questers’ Guide, intentional curiosity, the value of … Continued
