Intellectual curiosity is what motivates and engages people to learn more about the desired topics. The curiosity and drive to explore all areas of life religion, philosophy, mathematics, sciences, and humanities. I do believe that people have attractions that appeal to their intellectual curiosities. For example, by brother is an astrophysicist and he always had an intellectual tendency towards space, stars, and the universe. Even as a child he was always trying to learn more about the planets, moons, and conditions of space. Now as an adult he is dedicating his entire life to learning about the lifespans of stars in galaxies outside of our own. Although it sounds like a fascinating topic it is not one that my own intellectual curiosities would tend towards. I gravitate to more humane and governmental ideas. For example, I prefer to read books about people who were victims of war crimes or lived through great injustices at the mercy of jaded governments and militias. I've always been an excellent politics students and have excelled in communication and advocacy. Even now, I plan to pursue a professional career in the field of human rights. When I read about the atrocities people commit against each other my mind works it over so many ways to try to break down and process the reasons, the purpose, and the meaning behind all of the actions. When I read depositions given in front of the ICC by victims of rape I wonder how the military men allowed themselves to violate the woman's body and how they rationalized the behavior amongst themselves. I wonder about the hatred and sometimes forgiveness that the victim has for the perpetrator. The large and small details about the way we treat each other is fascinating to study. Consider a governments response to a child being savagely raped and murdered; the legal system constantly fails and doesn't bring justice to victims. So instead the human response is to rally against the government and bring a call to action before them. As heinous as the crimes are that I study it is what my intellectual curiosity is all about. The small interactions that we have with each other that have such a profound effect on the world.
I find it inspiring that you can detach yourself just enough in order to focus on advocating for the change that needs to happen. I myself, get too overcome with shock and hatred for the atrocities- so much that it can become crippling to me, especially when it comes to rape. I admire that this 'curiosity' of yours can lead to implementation of Justice.
Intellectual curiosity is a phrase used to describe a person's inclination to learn more about a person, place, thing or idea. I have an intellectual interest in learning more about the human mind and how our subconscious works.
Hi Melissa, I have some opinions that are very similar to you. I am also very curious. Some people can speak five or six languages. I am curious about how they master this skill at the same time.
Curiosity is a feature of a behavior which indicates a person's ability to solve original non-standard problems. Intellectual curiosity requires a love of reflection and not necessarily about something new. I am most attracted to the effort beyond human strength, the one that is not directed in the natural human direction, for one's own benefit. Not everyone is lucky to fall in love or find a faithful friend, for instance. I believe those to whom this is not given, find refuge in art. Art is an attempt to create another, more human world, next to the real world. A person knows two types of tragic. He/she suffers from the fact that the world around is indifferent to him/her, and from the powerlessness to change this world. It is painful to feel the approach of a storm or war and not having the power to prevent it. A person suffers from the fate that lives in the soul. It is oppressed by a vain struggle with desires or despair, the impossibility of understanding oneself. Art could be a balm for the spiritual wounds. Sometimes the real world is likened to a work of art.
Intellectual curiosity is one's interest in learning more or indepth of a topic, person, place or thing. I am curious on learning how a baby's brain work. I am constantly curious of what is happening in my son's head when we do things. For example, when we are playing bubble. He would look at the bubbles in the air with a serious face then I would wonder what is he thinking about. What is going through his head at this moment. I wish I know how to talk baby if that make sense.
Peiling, I was interested in your intellectual curiosity also. My reason for becoming a special education teacher was spurred by my nephew being diagnosed with Autism. I have studied the brain, and reasons for certain behaviors. Being that he is non-verbal, curiosity of what he is thinking is ongoing.
Intellectual curiosity is what leads one to find an interest that furthers their own knowledge. My curiosity from the lectures evolved from the discoveries of Andreas Vasilius, known as The Father of Human Anatomy. The macabre dissections that were fueled by his own intellectual curiosity to find out about the inner workings of the human body are fascinating. So fascinating in fact, that Leonardo Da Vinci also dissected human remains to fuel his own intellectual curiosity and desire to portray the body accurately in his art.
Hi Katherine, I also found the information on Andreas Vasilius very interesting. I have always had an interest in human anatomy, but I never knew with whom or where it started.
Intellectual curiosity is the desire to learn something and dig beyond there. I consider myself a geek and constantly like to learn about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). I had my fingers on a computer by the age of 4-5 and my desire to learn about computers grew from there. As time passed, my taste expanded onto various things such as science fiction, which introduced me to the wonders of space, what the future with technology could be like, our next step in evolution, and so on.
Hi Leif, it's very cool to know, that somebody in this class likes STEM as well. I share interest in computers and programming as well. I think, STEM is really interesting and challenging field.
Intellectual curiosity is when a person has a deep and persistent desire to know something. They ask the why question and try to find the answers. They don’t stop questioning until they have all the answers they needed. They need all the explanation needed that creates a solid ground for them to focus on that particular issues. i think children attracts my intellectual curiosity because they have a lot of questions about what goes on in a everyday environment and its up to the adults to explain in their best interest. Intellectual curiosity is sometimes shown through children as they develop more and more they become to want to know why and how a lot of things go on. They won’t stop questioning you until they think they built up enough information to store in their own heads. It interest me more to know about the development of the Childs mind because I interact with children on a daily basis and you can see that all of them are different but their curiosity remains in the same depending on the issue they are trying to focus on.
Hi Bruna, I like your answer for what Intellectual curiosity means to you. I like/appreciated that you chose to speak about children. It is true, children are very curious. They tend to ask questions to get a better understanding of things. We were all once a child and as we grew our knowledge grew.
I think intellectual curiosity is pursuing the desire to deeply know a subject and all of its components. You want to fully get inside something, see it from all angles, dissect it. My intellect is ceaselessly curious these days when it comes to food science, nutrition, and integrative medicine. I want to learn everything I can about how the qualities of what we humans put in our bodies, and how it can create or heal disease.
I think, that intellectual curiosity is the idea of constant learning and intellectual self-improvement. It's a need to learn and expand spheres of one's knowledge, need to push oneself from "intellectual comfort zone". My personal interest currently lay in the area of Data Science and Statistics. I find it very insightful subject, that can help to learn about the world through math and science. It can also help to predict and analyze the likelihood of certain events, which I find fascinating.
I like the term you use; "intellectual comfort zone". I like your definition a lot because it emphasizes that although being intellectually curious about something can be fun, it's not always easy. A lot of the time there are difficult to grasp aspects of something you're interested in but it's always a great feeling when you finally understand it.
Intellectual curiosity is what motivates people to explore the nature of things and inspire people to think outside of box and become creative. As an individual, I am interested in many areas. But the most attractive one to my intellectual curiosity is regarding the artists’ attitude toward their artwork. As shown in the film when Michelangelo is dissatisfied with the work he has done, he destroy it. I believe many artists have done the same. What I curious is how the artists define their artwork, they seems to be willing to all effort to complete their work and contribute their lives to the work.
I agree that the creative process for artists is fascinating. Im not an artist in any shape of the imagination and cannot imagine the process of disappointment in a project. I can't imagine having a connection with something that I've created and worked so hard on and then felt dissatisfied with it enough to destroy it.
Intellectual curiosity is what drives a person to learn more about something that intrigues them. I am intrigued by movies which is why I'm a film major. I'm driven to watch as many films as I can and learn the techniques and creative process that filmmakers use to make visual masterpieces. For example, one of my favorite directors is David Lynch and when I first saw his film, Blue Velvet, I read everything there was to know about the movie as well as David Lynch himself. Then, I went and watched all his other films and did the same thing with those.
Intellectual curiosity to me means taking interest in things you’re unsure of and taking it upon yourself to learn more about it. Different interests can include religion, politics, education, etc.
One human endeavor that attracts my intellectual curiosity is medicine. The development of modern medicine has not only lead to longer healthier lives, but happier lives as well. Medicine helps everyone, from an elderly man’s pacemaker keeping him alive, to a child in a third world country receiving surgery for a cleft pallet, medicine improves the lives of countless individuals and will continue to make the world a better place.
I quote that I found really interesting written by Abraham Verghese “I think we learn from medicine everywhere that it is, at its heart, a human endeavor, requiring good science but also a limitless curiosity and interest in your fellow human being, and the physician-patient relationship is key; all else follows from it.”
I think that Intellectual curiosity is when one becomes intrigued in a certain topic and goes to great lengths to understand the topic. One becomes emotionally attached to the subject and devotes a large amount of time to become extremely knowledgeable but also does not mind to be challenged in the process. When one is curious on the topic, they do not feel pressured to learn about the topic. My curiosity lies with understanding history, in particularly WW2 history. This was a time of great sorrow, but also a history we must understand!
Intellectual curiosity is what motivates and engages people to learn more about the desired topics. The curiosity and drive to explore all areas of life religion, philosophy, mathematics, sciences, and humanities. I do believe that people have attractions that appeal to their intellectual curiosities. For example, by brother is an astrophysicist and he always had an intellectual tendency towards space, stars, and the universe. Even as a child he was always trying to learn more about the planets, moons, and conditions of space. Now as an adult he is dedicating his entire life to learning about the lifespans of stars in galaxies outside of our own. Although it sounds like a fascinating topic it is not one that my own intellectual curiosities would tend towards. I gravitate to more humane and governmental ideas. For example, I prefer to read books about people who were victims of war crimes or lived through great injustices at the mercy of jaded governments and militias. I've always been an excellent politics students and have excelled in communication and advocacy. Even now, I plan to pursue a professional career in the field of human rights. When I read about the atrocities people commit against each other my mind works it over so many ways to try to break down and process the reasons, the purpose, and the meaning behind all of the actions. When I read depositions given in front of the ICC by victims of rape I wonder how the military men allowed themselves to violate the woman's body and how they rationalized the behavior amongst themselves. I wonder about the hatred and sometimes forgiveness that the victim has for the perpetrator. The large and small details about the way we treat each other is fascinating to study. Consider a governments response to a child being savagely raped and murdered; the legal system constantly fails and doesn't bring justice to victims. So instead the human response is to rally against the government and bring a call to action before them. As heinous as the crimes are that I study it is what my intellectual curiosity is all about. The small interactions that we have with each other that have such a profound effect on the world.
ReplyDeleteI find it inspiring that you can detach yourself just enough in order to focus on advocating for the change that needs to happen. I myself, get too overcome with shock and hatred for the atrocities- so much that it can become crippling to me, especially when it comes to rape. I admire that this 'curiosity' of yours can lead to implementation of Justice.
DeleteIntellectual curiosity is a phrase used to describe a person's inclination to learn more about a person, place, thing or idea. I have an intellectual interest in learning more about the human mind and how our subconscious works.
ReplyDeleteHi Melissa! I can totally connect to you. I am constantly curious about how baby's brain work and what they are thinking about.
DeleteHi Melissa, I have some opinions that are very similar to you. I am also very curious. Some people can speak five or six languages. I am curious about how they master this skill at the same time.
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ReplyDeleteCuriosity is a feature of a behavior which indicates a person's ability to solve original non-standard problems. Intellectual curiosity requires a love of reflection and not necessarily about something new. I am most attracted to the effort beyond human strength, the one that is not directed in the natural human direction, for one's own benefit. Not everyone is lucky to fall in love or find a faithful friend, for instance. I believe those to whom this is not given, find refuge in art. Art is an attempt to create another, more human world, next to the real world. A person knows two types of tragic. He/she suffers from the fact that the world around is indifferent to him/her, and from the powerlessness to change this world. It is painful to feel the approach of a storm or war and not having the power to prevent it. A person suffers from the fate that lives in the soul. It is oppressed by a vain struggle with desires or despair, the impossibility of understanding oneself. Art could be a balm for the spiritual wounds. Sometimes the real world is likened to a work of art.
Intellectual curiosity is one's interest in learning more or indepth of a topic, person, place or thing. I am curious on learning how a baby's brain work. I am constantly curious of what is happening in my son's head when we do things. For example, when we are playing bubble. He would look at the bubbles in the air with a serious face then I would wonder what is he thinking about. What is going through his head at this moment. I wish I know how to talk baby if that make sense.
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DeleteI was interested in your intellectual curiosity also. My reason for becoming a special education teacher was spurred by my nephew being diagnosed with Autism. I have studied the brain, and reasons for certain behaviors. Being that he is non-verbal, curiosity of what he is thinking is ongoing.
Intellectual curiosity is what leads one to find an interest that furthers their own knowledge. My curiosity from the lectures evolved from the discoveries of Andreas Vasilius, known as The Father of Human Anatomy. The macabre dissections that were fueled by his own intellectual curiosity to find out about the inner workings of the human body are fascinating. So fascinating in fact, that Leonardo Da Vinci also dissected human remains to fuel his own intellectual curiosity and desire to portray the body accurately in his art.
ReplyDeleteHi Katherine, I also found the information on Andreas Vasilius very interesting. I have always had an interest in human anatomy, but I never knew with whom or where it started.
DeleteIntellectual curiosity is the desire to learn something and dig beyond there. I consider myself a geek and constantly like to learn about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). I had my fingers on a computer by the age of 4-5 and my desire to learn about computers grew from there. As time passed, my taste expanded onto various things such as science fiction, which introduced me to the wonders of space, what the future with technology could be like, our next step in evolution, and so on.
ReplyDeleteHi Leif, it's very cool to know, that somebody in this class likes STEM as well. I share interest in computers and programming as well. I think, STEM is really interesting and challenging field.
DeleteIntellectual curiosity is when a person has a deep and persistent desire to know something. They ask the why question and try to find the answers. They don’t stop questioning until they have all the answers they needed. They need all the explanation needed that creates a solid ground for them to focus on that particular issues. i think children attracts my intellectual curiosity because they have a lot of questions about what goes on in a everyday environment and its up to the adults to explain in their best interest. Intellectual curiosity is sometimes shown through children as they develop more and more they become to want to know why and how a lot of things go on. They won’t stop questioning you until they think they built up enough information to store in their own heads. It interest me more to know about the development of the Childs mind because I interact with children on a daily basis and you can see that all of them are different but their curiosity remains in the same depending on the issue they are trying to focus on.
ReplyDeleteHi Bruna,
DeleteI like your answer for what Intellectual curiosity means to you. I like/appreciated that you chose to speak about children. It is true, children are very curious. They tend to ask questions to get a better understanding of things. We were all once a child and as we grew our knowledge grew.
I think intellectual curiosity is pursuing the desire to deeply know a subject and all of its components. You want to fully get inside something, see it from all angles, dissect it.
ReplyDeleteMy intellect is ceaselessly curious these days when it comes to food science, nutrition, and integrative medicine. I want to learn everything I can about how the qualities of what we humans put in our bodies, and how it can create or heal disease.
I think, that intellectual curiosity is the idea of constant learning and intellectual self-improvement. It's a need to learn and expand spheres of one's knowledge, need to push oneself from "intellectual comfort zone".
ReplyDeleteMy personal interest currently lay in the area of Data Science and Statistics. I find it very insightful subject, that can help to learn about the world through math and science. It can also help to predict and analyze the likelihood of certain events, which I find fascinating.
I like the term you use; "intellectual comfort zone". I like your definition a lot because it emphasizes that although being intellectually curious about something can be fun, it's not always easy. A lot of the time there are difficult to grasp aspects of something you're interested in but it's always a great feeling when you finally understand it.
DeleteIntellectual curiosity is what motivates people to explore the nature of things and inspire people to think outside of box and become creative.
ReplyDeleteAs an individual, I am interested in many areas. But the most attractive one to my intellectual curiosity is regarding the artists’ attitude toward their artwork. As shown in the film when Michelangelo is dissatisfied with the work he has done, he destroy it. I believe many artists have done the same. What I curious is how the artists define their artwork, they seems to be willing to all effort to complete their work and contribute their lives to the work.
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DeleteI agree that the creative process for artists is fascinating. Im not an artist in any shape of the imagination and cannot imagine the process of disappointment in a project. I can't imagine having a connection with something that I've created and worked so hard on and then felt dissatisfied with it enough to destroy it.
Intellectual curiosity is what drives a person to learn more about something that intrigues them. I am intrigued by movies which is why I'm a film major. I'm driven to watch as many films as I can and learn the techniques and creative process that filmmakers use to make visual masterpieces. For example, one of my favorite directors is David Lynch and when I first saw his film, Blue Velvet, I read everything there was to know about the movie as well as David Lynch himself. Then, I went and watched all his other films and did the same thing with those.
ReplyDeleteIntellectual curiosity to me means taking interest in things you’re unsure of and taking it upon yourself to learn more about it. Different interests can include religion, politics, education, etc.
ReplyDeleteOne human endeavor that attracts my intellectual curiosity is medicine. The development of modern medicine has not only lead to longer healthier lives, but happier lives as well. Medicine helps everyone, from an elderly man’s pacemaker keeping him alive, to a child in a third world country receiving surgery for a cleft pallet, medicine improves the lives of countless individuals and will continue to make the world a better place.
I quote that I found really interesting written by Abraham Verghese “I think we learn from medicine everywhere that it is, at its heart, a human endeavor, requiring good science but also a limitless curiosity and interest in your fellow human being, and the physician-patient relationship is key; all else follows from it.”
I agree that medicine is such an intriguing topic, and perhaps as important as ever as the baby boom population enters retirement.
DeleteI think that Intellectual curiosity is when one becomes intrigued in a certain topic and goes to great lengths to understand the topic. One becomes emotionally attached to the subject and devotes a large amount of time to become extremely knowledgeable but also does not mind to be challenged in the process. When one is curious on the topic, they do not feel pressured to learn about the topic. My curiosity lies with understanding history, in particularly WW2 history. This was a time of great sorrow, but also a history we must understand!
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