Developmental scientists like me explore the basic science of learning by designing controlled experiments. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes basic control design
We say that children are bad at paying attention, but we really mean that they're bad at not paying attention - they easily get distracted by anything interesting. Alison Gopnik attentionbadchild Change image and share on social
The radio was an improvement on the telegraph but it didn't have the same exponential, transformative effect. Alison Gopnik effectexponentialimprovement Change image and share on social
Something like reading depends a lot on just having people around you who talk to you and read you books, more than sitting down and, say, doing a reading drill when you're 3 or 4 years old. Alison Gopnik bookdependdrill Change image and share on social
In a small spacecraft, it was hard for the other two guys to sleep when the on-duty man was talking to Mission Control regularly. Henry Spencer controldutyguy Change image and share on social
I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.' Kanye West breakdesignfinish Change image and share on social
By irreducibly complex I mean a single system composed of several well-matched, interacting parts that contribute to the basic function, wherein the removal of any one of the parts causes the system to effectively cease functioning. Michael Behe basicceasecomplex share on social