Why do I think what I think? Really, THIS is what undergirds the entire curiosity conversation with Yale Center for Civic Thought director Stephanie Ameida Nevin. #choosetobecurious
Lynn Borton
@choosetobecurious.bsky.social
Producer & Host of Choose to Be Curious radio show/podcast - we talk about research and theory, but mostly it’s conversations about how curiosity shows up in work and life. choosetobecurious.com
"Helping ourselves see the ways in which we're actually really complicated, and our beliefs are complicated and conflicting, helps us to extend that grace to others." ~ Stephanie Almeida Nevin #choosetobecurious #extendgrace
"The point," says Stephanie Almeida Nevin, of Yale's Center for Civic Thought, "is to be in conversation together and see where it goes..." That shouldn't be as radical as it is. Great #curiosity conversation linked below.
“There’s a certain risk aversion that happens. So, how do we create more of a culture of risk-taking that enables us to pursue our #curiosity more?” ~ Stephanie Almeida Nevin Yale Center for Civic Thought
Yale Center for Civic Thought encourages thoughtful public discourse and civically responsible intellectual life through the compelling commitment to "untrammeled #curiosity." lynnborton.com/2026/09/03/u...
Untrammeled Curiosity & Civic Thought, with Stephanie Almeida Nevin
The Yale Center for Civic Thought is dedicated to encouraging thoughtful public discourse and civically responsible intellectual life by helping students practice disagreement, curiosity, and thinking...
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"There are two different kinds of questions we ask. One question is: how do we generate new ideas of problems, goals, games? And the second question is: how do we select which one to focus on, in priority, when we're in a situation where we can express our #curiosity?" ~ Pierre-Yves Oudeyer.
It's paperback release day for Maggie Jackson's wonderful book Uncertain: The Wisdom & Wonder of Being Unsure. Great topic! I'm interviewing her later today about where it has taken her since. Stay tuned: that convo is coming September 10th. #Uncertainty FTW! 🥳 lynnborton.com/2024/11/07/c...
Curiosity & the Gift of Uncertainty, with Maggie Jackson
Certain words keep coming up in this curiosity context: exploration, innovation, creativity, trust-building, learning -- and uncertainty.And then along comes Maggie Jackson, award-winning author and j...
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A little Monday Reminder: "If you're always working on externally, socially or professionally imposed incentives and objectives, then curiosity will have difficulty surviving." Researcher Pierre-Yves popped this one out when I asked about curiosity practices. His was s akin to "take a vacation!"
A peek behind the C2BC production curtain: Yesterday I got a nice pitch and added it to my spreadsheet. I noticed that the list of possible topics was exactly 100 items long! I scrolled down to see how many shows I had actually recorded since I began tracking topic traffic this way. Also 100!
"Sometimes when you need to survive and a problem is extremely difficult, you need to forget about this problem and be curious," says cognitive scientist Pierre-Yves Oudeyer. #curiositypractice Great conversation about making learning our own, link below.
There are two different kinds of #question we ask today. One question is: how do we generate new ideas of problems, goals, or games? And the second one is: how do we select which one to focus on, in priority, when we are in a situation where we can express our curiosity? ~ Pierre-Yves Oudeyer
Researcher Pierre-Yves Oudeyer and his team are studying autotelic curiosity, that marvelous ability to self-generate and self-select our own learning objectives, goals or games. They design robots to learn like babies… lynnborton.com/2026/08/27/m...
Make It Your Own: Autotelic Curiosity, with Pierre-Yves Oudeyer
Research Pierre-Yves Oudeyer and his team are studying autotelic curiosity, that marvelous ability to self-generate and self-select our own learning objectives, goals or games. They design robots to l...
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So I'm prepping for a conversation with author and journalist Maggie Jackson, remembering the wisdom of Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter, and thinking either one of these curiosity practices would be good right about now...
Well-deserved recognition for the wonderful folks at @mountvernontrail.org Friends of Mount Vernon Trail who have been selected by @railstotrails.org for their Hall of Fame! www.railstotrails.org/trailblog/vi... See why in lovely curiosity convo w volunteers who make the magic happen. Link below.
Virginia’s Mount Vernon Trail Receives Rails to Trails Conservancy’s Top Honor, Named 2026 Hall of Fame Trail
Virginia’s Mount Vernon Trail named 2026 Hall of Fame Trail celebrates community impact and historical significance in America.
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"To me, the answer is an opportunity to dive into more questions." ~ James Fuller, Big Asheville Science Salon
"It's not about changing what we know, but how we think." ~ James Fuller, founder bigsciencesalon.org
There's only one rule at The Big Asheville Science Salon: have a question. Not a bad rule.... #choosetobecurious Link below to convo with B.A.S.S. founder James Fuller on cultivating curiosity and community.
The Big Asheville Science Salon cultivates both #curiosity & #community through seriously cool #science, presented in a seriously unserious setting. Evolutionary biologist James Fuller just wanted to hear other scientists talk. So he built a thing & people came… lynnborton.com/2026/08/20/t...
The Big Asheville Science Salon: Curiosity & Community, with James Fuller
The Big Asheville Science Salon cultivates curiosity and community through seriously cool science, presented in a seriously unserious setting. How could I not have this conversation?
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Hello #Asheville! Big Asheville Science Salon is coming to WPVM (103.7FM) at 9:30am tomorrow. Come, choose to be #curious with us!
"A loss of curiosity is almost a leading indicator of the loss of relationship" said Lakshmi, in a conversation that moved from playful to profound with surprising fluidity... #choosetobecurious Link below.
"Nobody says, 'Oh, I got curious and became a genius.' It's a continuous act." ~ Lakshmi Link below: Curiosity & Life-Long Kindergarten, with Lakshmi
Always thrilled when Pacifica picks up an episode for Sprouts. Hurrah for @philippahughes.bsky.social ! on.soundcloud.com/LnPgB4hzC7XE...
08.12.26 / Curiosity & A [New] American Dream, with Philippa Pham Hughes
How does one meaningfully mark the 250th anniversary of a declaration of independence -- of the launch of a brave and optimistic experiment in representation and democracy? Should it be about looking
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“When you lower the stakes and #design conditions for safety and #play," says Lakshmi "literally anything can thrive. #Curiosity could be a seed, but then it becomes a lot more expansive and a lot more open.” Pick up those #bubbles. Go for the #fingerpaint. lynnborton.com/2026/08/13/c...
Curiosity & Life-Long Kindergarten, with Lakshmi
What do you think of when you think of "kindergarten"? What about the prospect of being a life-long kindergartner? Join me and Lakshmi as we lean into what makes that mindset so rich and why returning...
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In DMV and have …feelings.. right now? Here’s your chance to do something about that! This Saturday join me at the Compassion and Action Music Festival to benefit lacolectiva703 — and then sign up for a little right-for-you activism with @wofava.bsky.social Good for what ails you and the nation…
“Once you start to notice not just the questions you are asking, but the questions you aren’t asking, you start to really appreciate where questions are exercising power in your life.” - Lani Watson
“We reach out to the world with our questions, try to touch it, know it, grasp it, and in that reaching we find ourselves a part of it.” - Lani Watson #thequestionsdr curiosity #questions #power #mindset #choosetobecurious
“Once you start to notice not just the questions you are asking but the questions you aren’t asking, you start to really appreciate where questions are exercising power in your life.” ~ Lani Watson