{"id":247181,"date":"2026-11-12T11:15:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/11\/learning-for-life-how-curiosity-shapes-well-being-with-bia-adams"},"modified":"2026-11-12T11:15:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T17:15:48","slug":"learning-for-life-how-curiosity-shapes-well-being-with-bia-adams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/11\/learning-for-life-how-curiosity-shapes-well-being-with-bia-adams","title":{"rendered":"Learning for Life: How Curiosity Shapes Well-Being with Bia Adams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe title=\"Learning for Life: How Curiosity Shapes Well-Being with Bia Adams\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q3ab6rhK4n0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>An Open Conversation hosted by Curt Newton.<\/p>\n<p>Join neuropsychologist and lifelong learner Bia Adams in conversation with Curt Newton, Director of MIT OpenCourseWare, as they discuss how curiosity and continuous learning can transform personal growth and mental well-being. From neuroscience to quantum physics, Bia\u2019s journey illustrates how open-access education empowers individuals to thrive in an ever-changing world.<br \/> About the speakers.<\/p>\n<p>Bia Adams is a neuropsychologist and therapist. She combines knowledge and experience from psychology and medical neuroscience, as well as from less conventional domains in order to understand and help minds, bodies, machines and technology. Adams uses all of her knowledge and expertise to ensure she achieves the desired results for her clients and patients.<\/p>\n<p>Curt Newton leads MIT OpenCourseWare in supporting millions of global learners and educators every year with freely shared materials from over 2,500 MIT courses. Newton joined OpenCourseWare in 2004, shortly after its launch, captivated by the promise of open education, and worked as a Publication Manager and Site Curator prior to becoming Director in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Newton is also a recognized leader in building more effective and equitable climate action through open knowledge practices and resources, at MIT and around the world, through a wide range of professional and civic engagements.<\/p>\n<p>Find MIT Lifelong Learning resources at <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.mit.edu\/.\">https:\/\/learn.mit.edu\/.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/11\/learning-for-life-how-curiosity-shapes-well-being-with-bia-adams\">Continue reading \u201cLearning for Life: How Curiosity Shapes Well-Being with Bia Adams\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Open Conversation hosted by Curt Newton. Join neuropsychologist and lifelong learner Bia Adams in conversation with Curt Newton, Director of MIT OpenCourseWare, as they discuss how curiosity and continuous learning can transform personal growth and mental well-being. From neuroscience to quantum physics, Bia\u2019s journey illustrates how open-access education empowers individuals to thrive in an [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":662,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,32,47,1617],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-247181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-education","category-neuroscience","category-quantum-physics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247181\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}