The Trapdoor and Springboard of Curiosity

Photo by David Werner

Some of the oldest stories that exist centre around curiosity, and what happens when our thirst for knowledge is indulged. Take the story of Eve taking fruit from the tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden. Or Pandora unable to resist opening her box and allowing the world’s evils to escape. Or fairytales such as Red Riding Hood, in which Red asks questions of the Big Bad Wolf as he pretends to be her grandmother. Or Bluebeard’s young wife, unable to resist the forbidde...