Venkatesh Rao@vgrHmm. Is curiosity necessarily tied to sociability? (Quoted tweet is about koalas)Quote TweetSt. Thomas A-fine-ass@boopmatt·Feb 9, 2017Replying to @vgrwell, they probably don't qualify as intelligent. But they are asocial, which could be considered tied to curiosity. Also sleep 20h/day12:03 AM · Feb 9, 2017
Kyle Mathews@kylemathews·Feb 9, 2017Replying to @vgrif not social, animal only curious about food, shelter, sex. If social limitless num things to show off to others.115
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Feb 9, 2017Replying to @kylemathewshmm interesting hypothesis. I'd think generic ('scientific') curiosity could be solitary.1
St. Thomas A-fine-ass@boopmatt·Feb 9, 2017Replying to @vgrlikely not, but when I think of intelligent animals, orcas, dolphins, and various apes for example, I think of their social structures.11
Tom LaPille@tomlapille·Feb 9, 2017Replying to @vgrapex predators tend to be more curious I'd guess because the environment is safer for them. Exploration is lower downside1