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Curiosity (other)
Curiosity is a quality related to inquisitive thinking. Curiosity may also refer to: Film and television * ''Curiosity'' (film), a 1967 Yugoslavian cartoon * ''Curiosity'' (TV series), a Discovery Channel technology-oriented program * ''Curiosity'', a BBC antiques game show presented by Paul Martin * ''The Curiosity Show'', an Australian educational children's television series Music * Curiosity, a British band also known as Curiosity Killed the Cat * ''Curiosity'' (EP), 2012, by Carly Rae Jepsen * ''Curiosity'' (Wampire album), 2013 * ''Curiosity'', a 1986 album by Regina * "Curiosity" (Carly Rae Jepsen song), 2012 * "Curiosity", a song by the Jets from the album '' The Jets'', 1985 * "Curiosity", a song by Loona from the EP '' +', 2018 Other uses * Novelty item or curiosity, an object that excites or rewards attention * "Curiosity" (poem), by Charles Sprague * ''Curiosity'' (rover), a NASA Mars exploration vehicle * '' Curiosity – What's Inside the Cube?'', a 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curiosity
Curiosity (from Latin '' cūriōsitās'', from ''cūriōsus'' "careful, diligent, curious", akin to ''cura'' "care") is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident by observation in humans and other animals. Curiosity is heavily associated with all aspects of human development, in which derives the process of learning and desire to acquire knowledge and skill. The term ''curiosity'' can also be used to denote the behavior or emotion of being curious, in regard to the desire to gain knowledge or information. Curiosity as a behavior and emotion is attributed over millennia as the driving force behind not only human development, but developments in science, language, and industry. Causes Curiosity can be seen as an innate quality of many different species. It is common to human beings at all ages from infancy through adulthood, and is easy to observe in many other animal species; these include apes, cats, and rodents. Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jets (album)
''The Jets'' is the debut studio album by Tongan-American family band The Jets, released on October 14th, 1985, by MCA Records. The Jets gained airplay on MTV, VH1 and BET with the release of their first single "Curiosity". The song reached number 8 on the R&B chart. The second single " Crush on You" would become the Jets' most successful single. It was their first song to chart on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song reached number 3 on the Pop chart and number 4 on the R&B chart. It stayed in the top 5 for 6 weeks. The third single " Private Number" was a moderate hit for the Jets, reaching number 47 on the Pop chart and number 28 on the R&B chart. The fourth and final single was the ballad " You Got It All". It reached number 3 on the Pop chart and number 2 on the R&B chart, and managed to reach number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart also. It still gains occasional airplay on radio stations in the U.S. The album would go on to reach number 17 in the U.S. and be certif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curiosity (website)
Curiosity was an online education website. The site aggregated content from various online educational and instructional resources (such as courses, articles, and videos), which could be filtered by subjects and topics, course cost, and other factors. History Curiosity was originally founded by Gabe Vehovsky, Discovery Communications chief of digital strategy and digital businesses. He saw Curiosity as a "vertically centric marketplace" for online learning. In November 2014, Curiosity was spun out of Discovery with Vehovsky as CEO; Discovery remains a content partner for the service. At the same time, the company raised $6 million in a Series A funding round from a number of Chicago-based investors, including Pritzker family, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Origin Ventures, Chicago Ventures, and Corazon Capital. Discontinuation In 2020, the website was discontinued. It was initially integrated with the Discovery website, wherein all traffic to the Curiosity http would be re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curiosity – What's Inside The Cube?
''Curiosity – What's Inside the Cube?'' was an experimental video game by Peter Molyneux's studio 22cans. Originally called ''Curiosity'', the game was later renamed to avoid confusion with the Mars rover. The social experiment ended on 26 May 2013 and was won by Bryan Henderson from Edinburgh, Scotland. The game was met with controversy after the reward ended up being less "life-changing" than claimed, and ultimately nearly nonexistent due to the commercial failure of ''Godus''. Background ''Curiosity'' was a multiplayer social experiment. The game setting was a featureless and minimalist white room in the middle of which floated a giant cube made of billions of smaller cubes ("cubelets") and white, floating text across each layer, usually topic related (hashtag, notifications etc.), with small messages. Players tapped the cubelets to dig through the surface of each layer and reveal the next layer below. The goal was to reach the center and to discover what was inside the cube. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curiosity (rover)
''Curiosity'' is a car-sized Mars rover designed to explore the Gale crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. ''Curiosity'' was launched from Cape Canaveral (CCAFS) on November 26, 2011, at 15:02:00 UTC and landed on Aeolis Palus inside Gale crater on Mars on August 6, 2012, 05:17:57 UTC. The Bradbury Landing site was less than from the center of the rover's touchdown target after a journey. Mission goals include an investigation of the Martian climate and geology, assessment of whether the selected field site inside Gale has ever offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life (including investigation of the role of water), and planetary habitability studies in preparation for human exploration. In December 2012, ''Curiosity'' two-year mission was extended indefinitely, and on August 5, 2017, NASA celebrated the fifth anniversary of the ''Curiosity'' rover landing. On August 6, 2022, a detailed overview of accomplishme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Sprague (poet)
Charles Sprague (October 26, 1791 – January 22, 1875) was an early American poet. He worked for 45 years for the State and Globe Banks and was often referred to as the "Banker Poet of Boston". His odes and prologues won several competitive prizes and were collected and published in 1841 as ''The Writings of Charles Sprague''. Personal life He was born in Boston on October 26, 1791. He was a descendant of some of America's founding fathers, including his father, Samuel Sprague (participant in the Boston Tea Party and Revolutionary War), Richard Warren (Mayflower passenger) and the Reverend Peter Hobart and William Sprague of Hingham. He received a common-school education, beginning at age 10 at the Franklin School in Boston. He was taught by Dr. Asa Bullard and Mr. Lemuel Shaw who later became Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. He lost the use of his left eye by an accident at age 10. His formal education ended at thirteen when he was apprentic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curiosity (poem)
Curiosity (from Latin , from "careful, diligent, curious", akin to "care") is a quality related to inquisitive thinking such as exploration, investigation, and learning, evident in humans and animals. Curiosity all aspects of human development, from which derives the process of learning and desire to acquire knowledge and skill. The term ''curiosity'' can also denote the behavior, characteristic, or emotion of being curious, in regard to the desire to gain knowledge or information. Curiosity as a behavior and emotion is the driving force behind human development, such as developments in science, language, and industry. Causes Many species display curiosity including apes, cats, and rodents. It is common to human beings at all ages from infancy through adulthood. Early definitions of curiosity call it a motivated desire for information. This motivational desire has been said to stem from a passion or an appetite for knowledge, information, and understanding. Traditional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novelty Item
A novelty item or simply novelty is an object which is specifically designed to serve no practical purpose, and is sold for its uniqueness, humor, or simply as something new (hence "novelty", or newness). The term also applies to practical items with fanciful or nonfunctional additions, such as novelty aprons, slippers, or toilet paper. The term is normally applied to small objects, and is generally not used to describe larger items such as roadside attractions. Items may have an advertising or promotional purpose, or be a souvenir. Usage This term covers a range of small manufactured goods, such as collectables, gadgets and executive toys. Novelty items are generally devices that do not primarily have a practical function. Toys for adults are often classed as novelties. Some products have a brief period as a novelty item when they are actually new, only to become an established, commonly used product, such as the Hula Hoop or the Frisbee. Others may have an educational element, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curiosity (Carly Rae Jepsen Song)
"Curiosity" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen for her EP ''Curiosity'' (2012). It was released as the second single from the EP on May 1, 2012, through 604 Records. Produced and co-written by Ryan Stewart, "Curiosity" is an upbeat pop track that is influenced by dance and synthpop. Lyrically, the track alludes to a girl who is poorly treated by a bad boy, and begs for more of his love. It received generally positive reviews from contemporary critics, who deemed it similar to Jepsen's previous single, "Call Me Maybe". Following its release, the track reached number 18 on the Canadian Hot 100. A new version of the track was included on her international debut album ''Kiss''. Background and release Jepsen's first single, "Call Me Maybe", was released only in Canada on September 20, 2011. In January 2012, pop singers Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez were in the country and heard the track on the mainstream radio. After they tweeted about it on their personal profil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curiosity (film)
''Curiosity'' ( sh, Znatiželja) is a 1967 Yugoslavian cartoon. Plot A man is seated on a bench. He has a paper bag next to him. Over the course of the cartoon, passersby try to find out what he keeps in the bag. Awards 1967 Krakow Film Festival Special Mention: International Competition (Borivoj Dovnikovic-Bordo) 1967 Leipzig DOK Festival DOK Leipzig is a documentary film festival that takes place every year in Leipzig, Germany. It is an international film festival for documentary and animated film founded in 1955 under the name "1st All-German Leipzig Festival of Cultural and Doc ... Golden Dove: Borivoj Dovnikovic-Bordo External links * 1967 films Yugoslav animated short films 1967 animated films Zagreb Film films Croatian animated short films Animated films set on beaches {{1960s-short-animation-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina (American Singer)
Regina Richards is an American pop singer born in Brooklyn, New York. She is best known for her hit song "Baby Love", which reached Number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1986. "Baby Love" was her only song to chart on the Hot 100, making her a one-hit wonder. The song also reached #50 on the UK Singles Chart that same year. Career Regina, who majored in theater at Marymount Manhattan College, began her music career in the late 1970s, recording and performing with the new wave band Regina Richards and Red Hot. The band regularly played New York City music venues such as CBGB, Max's Kansas City, and Irving Plaza. With the help of Richard Gottehrer, the band signed with A&M Records. The first single released was titled "Tyger", with "Tug of War" as the B side. The second single "Don't Want You Back", with "Company Girl" as the B side, was followed by a self-titled album; the records did not attain mainstream success. Subsequently, she dissolved the group and focused on wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curiosity (Wampire Album)
''Curiosity'' is a 2013 album by the American indie rock band Wampire. It was released on May 14, 2013 through Polyvinyl. Track listing #"The Hearse" 04:40 #"Orchards" 02:59 #"Spirit Forest" 03:08 #"Giants" 04:07 #"I Can't See Why" 02:49 #"Outta Money" 04:43 #"Trains" 03:26 #"Snacks" 02:46 #"Magic Light" 04:12 Reception Critical reviews for ''Curiosity'' have been positive and the album holds a rating of 69 on Metacritic Metacritic is a website that review aggregator, aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums, video games and formerly, books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted arithmetic mean, weighted average). M ..., based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. References {{Authority control 2013 debut albums Polyvinyl Record Co. albums Wampire albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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