Alison Gopnik

Author; Professor of psychology and philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, where she runs the Cognitive Development and Learning Lab

Professor of psychology and philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, where she runs the Cognitive Development and Learning Lab. Author of “ The Gardener and the Carpenter; What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children;” and “The Philosophical Baby. What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life”

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As any parent will tell you, babies and young children are constantly exploring and incredibly fast learners.

Why children and babies are the best learners on the planet

As any parent will tell you, babies and young children are constantly exploring and incredibly fast learners.

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