The pressure to prevent active curiosity is a serious threat to democracy. Our guests today are authors Perry Zurin and Dani Bassett whose new book is Curious Minds, The Power of Connection. The push is on by the Trumpist right to prevent gathering of information. That threatens their power and control, because knowledge can lead to a network of interconnections. Questioning and curiosity is essential to being human. Why does that threaten the right? There is reason for optimism, though. Give a listen.