Book · 2000 · Infant
The Scientist in the Crib
Minds, Brains, And How Children Learn
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I'm going to recommend um a book called the scientist in the crib by a developmental psychologist alison gotnik which covers all this research.
Heather Berlin · StarTalk Radio · May 2021 Listen at 47:51 The best things said about it
And my colleague alison gopnik has together with a couple of authors co-authors has this book called the scientist in the crib referring to children.
There was an old book called The Scientist and the crib the title is so good that I think the book is very popular because everyone wants to view their child as a little scientist.
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The Scientist in the Crib by Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff, and Patricia K. Kuhl is a developmental psychology book that explores how infants and toddlers learn, build causal models of the world, and conduct experiments akin to real scientists. The book was highlighted across several podcast episodes in discussions about early childhood learning and cognitive science. On StarTalk Radio, Heather Berlin recommended the text to explain how a toddler's everyday actions and inquiries constitute a form of scientific research, particularly when learning physics and observing cause and effect. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, Jitendra Malik brought up the book, noting his colleague Alison Gopnik's work on how children perform controlled experiments to understand their surroundings. Additionally, a host on The Tim Ferriss Show referenced the classic book, praising its catchy title and noting how it captures the universal desire of parents to view their children as little scientists. The speakers collectively underscored how young minds absorb information and develop complex reasoning skills long before formal schooling begins.
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Heather Berlin i'm going to recommend um a book called the scientist in the crib by a developmental psychologist alison go… 1
“i'm going to recommend um a book called the scientist in the crib by a developmental psychologist alison gotnik which covers all this research”
Jitendra Malik and my colleague alison gopnik has together with a couple of authors co-authors has this book called the sc… 1
“and my colleague alison gopnik has together with a couple of authors co-authors has this book called the scientist in the crib referring to children”
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“there was an old book called The Scientist and the crib the title is so good that I think the book is very popular because everyone wants to view their child as a little scientist”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“She's also written books about her research. The Philosophical Baby was one. The Scientist in the Crib was another. Gopnik's work reinforces what the magician Alex Stone told us, that children tend to see things fundamentally differently than adults.”
“She's also written books about her research. The Philosophical Baby was one. The Scientist in the Crib was another.”