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Cultivating More Childhood Wonder with Dr. Alison Gopnik

Cultivating More Childhood Wonder with Dr. Alison Gopnik

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How can parents embrace science in order to give their children the
best possible environment to thrive in? Cognitive development
expert Dr. Alison Gopnik joins us to discuss how navigating
challenges fosters healthier adults, likening caregiving to being a
gardener creating an environment where various ”plants” can thrive
in different conditions. Exposing children to diverse environments
helps them develop better coping mechanisms, akin to how the immune
system strengthens against viruses. Dr. Gopnik is a professor at
the University of California at Berkeley, where she has taught
since 1988. She is a world leader in cognitive science,
particularly the study of children’s learning and development. She
is the author of over 100 journal articles and several books
including the best-selling and critically acclaimed popular books
The Scientist in the Crib, The Philosophical Baby, and The Gardener
and the Carpenter. She is a fellow of the Cognitive Science Society
and the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a
member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Heather
Berlin is a neuroscientist, clinical psychologist, and Professor of
Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai in New York City. Dr. Christof Koch is Chief
Scientist for the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation and the current
Meritorious Investigator and former President of the Allen
Institute for Brain Science. Join us for new episodes every
Thursday. Follow the show on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts,
Amazon Music, or wherever podcasts are found. Love the show?
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show. Visit unlikelycollaborators.com for more
information. Episode Chapters: (00:00) - Introduction (01:41)
- Understanding Child Development (03:58) - Children as Natural
Learners (05:18) - Causal Inference in Children (11:10) -
Exploration vs. Exploitation (15:40) - Adults vs. Children:
Learning and Attention (19:23) - Novelty and Creativity in
Adulthood (25:51) - Children's Social Problem-Solving Abilities
(28:17) - The Role of Caregiving in Human Evolution (34:49) -
Balancing Safety and Exploration in Parenting (41:51) - AI Learning
vs. Child Learning (43:57) - Perception Box Questions and
Reflections