{"id":16684,"date":"2019-07-09T16:26:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T16:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/?p=16684&post_type=story"},"modified":"2020-03-30T15:15:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:15:16","slug":"the-examined-life","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/pegasus\/the-examined-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Examined Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
Summer 2019 | By Laura J. Cole<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n [lead]Adventure is about more than traveling to new\u00a0places. It\u2019s about meeting new people, taking on\u00a0new experiences and learning new things. At its\u00a0core, it\u2019s about being curious.[\/lead]<\/p>\n Over the years, various studies have shown the\u00a0benefit of curiosity \u2014 from improving memory and\u00a0overcoming anxiety to strengthening relationships.\u00a0But what does it mean for researchers, whose work\u00a0is driven by big questions that impact every level of\u00a0our lives? We asked four professors how exploring\u00a0new possibilities has impacted their work, their\u00a0disciplines and their lives.<\/p>\n [photo id=”17388″ title=”Pegasus-Story-Sum19-curiosity-Portraits-Lindo-wide” alt=”Jascinth Lindo” position=”center” width=”100%”][\/photo]<\/p>\nJascinth Lindo<\/span><\/h2>\n