Blog #10: Curiosity and Exploration

After watching the "Biggest Things in Space," "Unexplained Mysteries," and "Space Travel" episodes of The Universe, consider the following quotation and respond to the following questions in a 250-300 word entry. Your entry and two comments are due by Friday, October 31st at 11:59 pm.

"I don't know if is writ in our genes, but anytime you see something at a distance that piques your curiosity, the first thing you want to do is get a closer look"--Neil deGrasse Tyson on"Space Travel" 

What is it about human nature that makes us want to venture into the unknown? How do you think it has influenced the development of our civilization so far? How do you think it will influence our development in the future?