We are born free but are everywhere in chains. Our culture needs some fresh air. We are boring ourselves to death by re-packaging the same flavourless pap based on a patronising and second-hand version of what we think other people want. Meanwhile, out there, the world is as complex, beautiful and mysterious as ever. Which is why QI and the Idler have joined forces to celebrate curiosity. As Dorothy Parker once sagely noted, curiosity is the cure for boredom, but there is no cure for curiosity. It is endless and free, unlike television, wine or the water in our taps. It is more pleasurable and reliable than sex. It's what makes us human. But don't take our word for it. Inside you'll get to spend time with Mr Stephen Fry, Mr Philip Pullman and our best living science writer, Mr Steve Jones. They are joined, amongst others, by Mr Alan Davies, Mr AA Gill, Ms Jo Brand, Mr Hugh Fearnley-Whitingstall and the founder of Viz magazine, Mr Chris Donald. Your hosts are Mr John Lloyd, founder of QI and the producer of legendary television shows including Blackadder and Spitting Image, and Mr John Mitchinson, co-creator with Mr Lloyd of The Books of Ignorance (General and Animal). They have filled every space inch with the absurd and curious learning that fans of QI will know and expect. So, read on and help us overthrow the tyrant boredom. You have nothing to lose but your chains.