Texts and e-mails travel no faster than phone calls and telegrams, and their content isn't necessarily richer or poorer. Alison Gopnik callcontentfast Change image and share on social
The brain knows the real secret of seduction, more effective than even music and martinis. Just keep whispering, 'Gee, you are really special' to that sack of water and protein that is a body, and you can get it to do practically anything. Alison Gopnik bodybraineffective share on social
Our babies are like penguins; penguin babies can't exist unless more than one person is taking care of them. They just can't keep going. Alison Gopnik babycareexist Change image and share on social
In most places and times in human history, babies have had not just one person but lots of people around who were really paying attention to them around, dedicated to them, cared to them, were related to them. I think the big shift in our culture is the isolation in which many children are growing up. Alison Gopnik attentionbabybig share on social
If you wanted to design a robot that could learn as well as it possibly could, you might end up with something that looked a lot like a 3-year-old. Alison Gopnik designendlearn Change image and share on social
The brain is highly structured, but it is also extremely flexible. It's not a blank slate, but it isn't written in stone, either. Alison Gopnik blankbrainextremely Change image and share on social
Culture is our nature, and the ability to learn and change is our most important and fundamental instinct. Alison Gopnik abilitychangeculture Change image and share on social
We have lots of evidence that putting investments in early childhood education, even evidence from very hard-nosed economists, is one of the very best investments that the society can possibly make. And yet we still don't have public support for things like preschools. Alison Gopnik childhoodearlyeconomist share on social
Young children seem to be learning who to share this toy with and figure out how it works, while adolescents seem to be exploring some very deep and profound questions: 'How should this society work? How should relationships among people work?' The exploration is: 'Who am I, what am I doing?' Alison Gopnik adolescentchilddeep share on social
The best scientific way to discover if one factor influences another is to do a controlled experiment. Alison Gopnik controldiscoverexperiment Change image and share on social