Show curated content and links on the start page Instead of results without a search query being entered beforehand

Added a link to an article by Luke Woroblewski to the issue summary for more context.

I'm not convinced this is a major enough usability concern for MVP. We ARE actually providing a default set of filters, so there IS a search being executed, and I believe this would be expected behavior.

yes there is a basic set of filter settings but when you arrive on the start page no actual query was sent yet. so the user gets results without actually searching anything at this point. and by providing queues and ideas (with curated lists and alike) as well as potential educational material with for example the scope notes of categories it could be provided inspiration to the user what to search for.
take for example google, there you only have the search field and nothing else, no results are shown upfront. on the other hand amazon, they could should results out of the box, but without any search query entered they only show curated lists and provide ideas and queues.