# Research Is Formalized Curiosity It Is Poking and Prying with a Purpose by Zora Neale Hurston > "Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose." > **— Zora Neale Hurston**, *1942, Dust Tracks on a Road* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Dust Tracks on a Road, 1942. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Dust Tracks on a Road](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Zora_Neale_Hurston) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Personal Knowledge Development|Personal Knowledge Development]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose." — Zora Neale Hurston, 1942, Dust Tracks on a Road https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-zora-hurston-research-formalized-curiosity-poking-prying ```