Wonder How You Can be More Curious? There’s an App For That

Wonder How You Can be More Curious? There’s an App For That

Many people say they’d like to change aspects of their personality — to be more outgoing, more patient, or more emotionally resilient. But can traits like these really change? Recent research suggests they can. At UC Santa Barbara, psychological researchers Madeleine Gross and Jonathan Schooler are investigating how to foster one particularly powerful trait: curiosity. “Curiosity is a psychological super virtue,” said Schooler, distinguished pro…