Knowledge Puffeth Up or Puffethetiness is Bad

In his Think Again Blog, Stanley Fish of the New York Times discusses curiosity. Is it a sin or an inalienable right?

As an (tongue-in-cheek?) aside, Fish offers up the Incredible Hulk as an additional example of cautionary tales such as Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” H.G. Wells’ “The Island of Dr. Moreau” and Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." I must admit Bruce Banner's torment actually made me more curious as a child about how experimentation could one day imbue me with super powers. What kid didn't want to be green, strong, and dare I say puffety?