He said Mr Cargill had been a "brilliant journalist with an incisive, curious mind".

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The discovery of what is hoped to be the Higgs boson was an exciting time for anyone with a curious mind.

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If one is to encourage the iterative cascade of innovation, creating pipelines to the curious mind is one of the greatest accomplishments enterprise can undertake.

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The author himself was blessed with a curious and unpredictable mind, his subjects including alchemy, Antarctica, Nordic tales, Marco Polo, Mayan sculpture and the quest for gold in the New World.

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I've also learned that no matter where you go, you can always find people who share your values and mind-set -- my swaps worked out well because I found a community that was as curious, trusting and adventurous as I am.

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