A scientifically validated answer to the question “Why are we here?” would go a long way toward satisfying human curiosity. If the answer is that we have a purpose other than simply experiencing every moment in that moment until we die, that may well determine where we point our seemingly boundless curiosity. If instead the answer is that being here now is all we’re “supposed” to do, the next major frontier — and perhaps the be-all and end-all of our curiosity — may be to understand the nature of our consciousness.