Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Feb 9, 2017Hmm. 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/day3
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@vgrReplying to @kylemathewshmm interesting hypothesis. I'd think generic ('scientific') curiosity could be solitary.12:06 AM · Feb 9, 2017
Kyle Mathews@kylemathews·Feb 9, 2017Replying to @vgrI'd guess most scientists would have a hard time doing science w/o someone to show their discoveries to.11