"I have been bothered for a long time about the curious lack of curiosity,"said a Democratic member of the New Jersey legislature back in July, referring to an insufficiently inquiring attitude on the part of an assistant to New Jersey Governor Chris Chri

Children of educated and upper-middle-class parents turn out to be far more curious, even at early ages, than children of working class and lower class families.

Leslie presents considerable evidence for the proposition that the society as a whole is growing less curious.

Moreover, in order to be curious, you have to be aware of a gap in your knowledge in the first place.

Political leaders, like leaders of other organizations, should be curious.

Reading literary fiction, he says, makes us more curious.

The journalist Ian Leslie, in his new and enjoyable book Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends on it, insists that the answer to that last question is "Yes".

They are curious about specific features.

And it's refreshing to see a strong, curious, clever woman adding her voice to the scientific discourse and a field that has been traditionally dominated by man.

Teachers and students alike have experienced the curious paradox that beginners, as a rule, tend to think too little about what they are doing because they think too much about what they are doing.

The knowledge she collected over decades didn't just satisfy those curious about nature, but also provided valuable insights into medicine and science.