Behold the Blurry Walrus

Why it pays to not have people figured out

Walrus in Svalbard, Norway. Source: Shutterstock

I’ve been reading about a recent study on curiosity at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute. Researchers showed participants a series of blurry images, such as a walrus or a frog. The more certain a participant was about the image, the less curious they were (the brain regions associated with curiosity consumed less oxygen).