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Behold the Blurry Walrus

Behold the Blurry Walrus

Why it pays to not have people figured out

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Kathleen Smith
Nov 12, 2024
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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).

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