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Events

The Center for Curiosity (CfC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the science of curiosity, promoting its practice, and its academic and public advancement.

The Center promotes curiosity to research and practice by conducting workshops, conferences, talks, and other outreach initiatives. The calendar below shows the list of upcoming events and their details.

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Upcoming Events

Comic Conclave 4.0

In Comics Conclave 3.0, leading Comics Artists, Writers and Publishers across India will express their ideas on visual storytelling. The conclave aims to explore the language of our complex world through visual narrative.

Curiosity Conference Edition 3
​IIT Gandhinagar's Curiosity Lab is committed to promoting and advancing research and practice in the field of curiosity and its related areas. We are excited to offer a platform for researchers, educators, policymakers, and practitioners from various fields to present their work through posters at the upcoming Curiosity Conclave.Recognizing that curiosity-building goes beyond academic boundaries, we warmly invite individuals from diverse professional backgrounds to contribute to this dialogue. We have made special provisions to ensure participation from non-academic sectors, fostering an inclusive environment where various perspectives can thrive.

Curiosity Carnival 2.0

The Curiosity Carnival, Jan 18-19 2025, celebrates the fundamental drive of Curiosity by empowering children to explore, wonder and experiment. The carnival embodies 'learning through play,' engaging children in hands-on, fun-filled activities that make learning an adventure. We aim to bring together children, researchers, educators, parents, and practitioners to create a culture of inquisitiveness and innovation.

Past Events

Curiosity Carnival

The Curiosity Carnival, Jan 18-19 2025, celebrates the fundamental drive of Curiosity by empowering children to explore, wonder and experiment. The carnival embodies 'learning through play,' engaging children in hands-on, fun-filled activities that make learning an adventure. We aim to bring together children, researchers, educators, parents, and practitioners to create a culture of inquisitiveness and innovation.

Comic Conclave 3.0

In Comics Conclave 3.0, leading Comics Artists, Writers and Publishers across India will express their ideas on visual storytelling. The conclave aims to explore the language of our complex world through visual narrative.

Curiosity Conference 2.0

​IIT Gandhinagar's Curiosity Lab is committed to promoting and advancing research and practice in the field of curiosity and its related areas. We are excited to offer a platform for researchers, educators, policymakers, and practitioners from various fields to present their work through posters at the upcoming Curiosity Conclave.Recognizing that curiosity-building goes beyond academic boundaries, we warmly invite individuals from diverse professional backgrounds to contribute to this dialogue. We have made special provisions to ensure participation from non-academic sectors, fostering an inclusive environment where various perspectives can thrive.

Art and Cognition Confluence

The Art and Cognition Confluence is a two-day residency by Curiosity Lab, IIT Gandhinagar, in collaboration with the Cognitive Science Society. It will explore Art, Cognition, and their intertwined relationship to gain deeper insights into our surroundings.

Curiosity Conference

On August 12 & 13, 2023, the Curiosity Lab & Center for Curiosity organized the Curiosity Conference. This two-day conference brought together 200 researchers, educators, teachers, and professionals to facilitate conversations on the role of curiosity in research and practice and its importance in driving innovation and progress. The attendees learned, collaborated, and exchanged ideas through workshops, talks, exhibitions, and poster presentations. 

Curiosity: Emerging Sciences and educational innovations

On December 7 & 8, 2018, the Center for Curiosity at Penn SP2 presented a conference titled "Curiosity: Emerging Sciences and educational innovations". It featured 17 guest speakers and interdisciplinary conversations on curiosity among scholars in neuroscience, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, psychology, education, philosophy and beyond. The event highlighted cutting-edge empirical work on curiosity, as well as theoretical and applied innovations that enhanced curious learning.

Science Awareness Week

The Center for Curiosity supports individuals and organizations engaged in experimentation, innovation, and leadership to promote the science and practice of curiosity and its academic and public advancement.

The Virtual Dinner Guest Project - India Pakistan

Students from Curiosity Club, India and Aloo Clan, Pakistan interact over dinner at the The Virtual Dinner Guest Project supported by Campus Diaries.

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