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EPISODE · Aug 3, 2026 · 4 MIN

The Real Reason We Stop Asking Questions

from Thinking On Paper · host Mark Fielding and Jeremy Gilbertson

Why do we stop asking questions as adults? Philosopher Pia Lauritzen has analysed 30,000 of them, and says nothing was ever lost.The ability stays. What changes is the price. Every question admits you don't know something, and nobody gets promoted for ignorance. Ask in the wrong room and curiosity starts to feel like an interrogation, which is why most of us learn to keep the question to ourselves.She proves it in keynotes. One minute, two rules, and every person in the audience writes one. They could do it the whole time.Full episode with Pia Lauritzen on questions, curiosity and whether AI can think at www.thinkingonpaper.xyzBe curious, stay disruptive.--Thinking on Paper is a technology podcast about AI, Space, quantum computing, science, and the systems shaping your life. 🏠 ⁠Buy us a beer on Substack⁠🫵 C⁠hoose your own technology adventure ⁠📺  ⁠Watch our beautiful faces on YouTube ⁠🎧 R⁠emember Steve Jobs on APPLE⁠📺 ⁠Get clips and exclusive videos on Instagram ⁠

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