"The stories that are spun out, in the to-be-taken-in narrative, usually you find out they're not true...We latch on. We don't see anything else....and there is much else to see." ~Lady Borton
Link to our conversation about "not knowing" as a way to #choosetobecurious below
Thrilled to be part of the @kpfa.org lineup. #choosetobecurious
“We’re not looking for the surface level understanding. We’re trying to cater to people who really want to understand a topic.” ~ Lisa Seitz Gruwell, @wikimediafoundation.org
@wikipedia.org knows a thing or two about how our #curiosity shows up.
lynnborton.com/2026/03/26/w... #choosetobecurious
A slightly fuzzy view of the national Capitol, as seen thru binoculars.
"Democracy demands curiosity," says Storm Lake Times Pilot editor Art Cullen, "because if you don't ask why, you don't care."
#choosetobecurious
"[Independent journalism is] foundational," says news editor Art Cullen, "because the presumption is that you have an informed democracy in order to have viable elections & community journalism is that basic bridge between power and the people."
lynnborton.com/2026/03/19/c... #choosetobecurious
A distant horizon across the bottom of the picture, with a deep blue sky above and the words "Curiosity is the articulation of our truest selves."
"Curiosity is the articulation of our truest selves."
~ Lauren Henkin, founder @thehumanespace.bsky.social
#choosetobecurious
A woman in glasses looks upward with a smile on her face, clearly delighted by what she sees.
Heading into the weekend, something to keep this mind: "We don't often think of curiosity as fundamental to our well-being, but it really is."
Another gem from my conversation with Lauren Henkin, founder of @thehumanespace.bsky.social
Link below. #choosetobecurious
Chronolog is a way to generate time-lapse images of Earth, powered by your camera — and your #curiosity.
Citizen science capitalizes on our casual interest to monitor & steward the environment.
Pretty clever.
lynnborton.com/2026/03/05/c... #citizenscience #choosetobecurious
At the risk of scooping myself, given @npr.org's wonderful promotion of #curiosity, let me share this little bit of wisdom from Pulitzer Prize winner Art Cullen at @thestormlaketimes.bsky.social
"The essential question of news is: WHY?"
..a little teaser, coming 3/19
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"I've learned along the way that people don't need to be convinced to care.
They already do.
What they need is permission to start where they are.
And curiosity gives us that permission."
~ Micaela Pond @wofava.bsky.social
So, TODAY, wherever you are, start. :)
#choosetobecurious
"Democracy is not perfect," says @wofava.bsky.social activist Micaela Pond. "Every day we have to work towards what we want. We have to be loud. We have to be thoughtful...and we have to be curious about others that are on this journey with us."
Link to convo in comments. #choosetobecurious #WOFA
"Sitting there watching my thoughts, becoming curious about them, that's when I started to notice: all these thought loops were really disempowering. The things I was telling myself about myself -- is that really true?" ~ @yvonnemarchese.bsky.social
#latebloomerliving
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a view through a circular tunnel to the wooded landscape beyond.
"Everything is framed from your view, including you" Jimmy Hatch reminds us. Oh, the importance of changing our perspective.... #choosetobecurious
"In the special operations world, the more situations you put yourself in -- different times, weather, water, land, sky -- the more of these unknowns that you address, the more comfortable you become with being uncomfortable." ~ Jimmy Hatch
#choosetobecurious #choosetobeuncomfortable
Wow - I asked and you delivered! The Big Jar of Wannabe Analogies runneth over…
#curiosity #analogy #choosetobecurious
“Just ask” hand-written in heart-shaped candy box top is held aloft by hand, in front of colorful tapestry
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Nothing says “I love you” like a well-chosen question. Just ask.
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Yale lecturer Jimmy Hatch offered what may be my favorite description of curiosity yet: "Curiosity is the thing that drives you to figure out who you really are."
Just the tip of his curiosity conversation iceberg. Link to full convo below... #choosetobecurious
Prepping for a curiosity conversation about Chronolog.io and citizen science, I came across this wonderful assortment of cool efforts...Federally-funded research may be on the ropes, but you can't tell me people don't care! #citizenscience #choosetobecurious www.the-scientist.com/curious-mind...
a mix of open hands reach together, as a team
"If we're using curiosity as a civic duty, then we're understanding before we're judging."
More universal wisdom from emergency doc Chris Ford.
#choosetobecurious
A medical examining room
“Curiosity is a protection against anchoring on a diagnosis.” Dr. Chris Ford was talking about medicine, but I think it’s pretty solid advice for living.
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"When we stop being curious is when we stop seeing people as people" and other wisdom from emergency medicine's own Dr. Chris Ford.
Full convo linked below. #choosetobecurious
a blurry image of a group sitting around the table eating with chopsticks. across the image is written, "being in relationship with people in a positive way really matters, and it is something that all of us can do."
"Being in relationship in a positive way really makers, and it's something that all of us can do."
A timely and timeless reminder from Palma Joy Strand Civity's co-founder and director of research. #choosetobecurious
JUST TRY IT! #choosetobecurious
A curiosity practice for the ages, thanks to Alicia Towns Franken of Wine Unify.
When you put your nose in a glass of wine, just take a moment -- smell it.
What does i smell like before you even taste it?
And then taste it.
How has it changed?
Just ask yourself some questions.
It doesn't have to be so highbrow.
~ Alicia Towns Franken, Wine Unify
#choosetobecurious
Alicia Towns Franken embodies a tantalizing combination: #wine & a boots-on-the-ground effort to encourage and enable curiosity where barriers have long existed.
What if we make wine more #accessible by encouraging curiosity more #inclusively?
lynnborton.com/2026/01/15/w... #choosetobecurious
"If you're interested in learning from failure, you have to be curious. You can't just say , 'Oh, it went wrong. It didn't work. Let's move on...'" ~ Samuel West, founder Museum of Failure #choosetobecurious
A little something at the end of a very long week.
Especially now: get curious -- what lights you up?
#choosetobecurious
Happy New Year to me! SO excited to join the lineup at WOZO 103.9 FM in Knoxville, Sundays at 5:30pm. I hope you'll listen in then, and any time for great community radio.
Come, #choosetobecurious with us!
#LPFM #communityradio #communitymedia #Knoxville #curiosity #conversation #transformation
