We fear death so profoundly, not because it means the end of our body, but because it means the end of our consciousness - better to be a spirit in Heaven than a zombie on Earth.

One of the most distinctive evolutionary features of human beings is our unusually long, protected childhood.

Because we imagine, we can have invention and technology. It's actually play, not necessity, that is the mother of invention.

Becoming an adult means leaving the world of your parents and starting to make your way toward the future that you will share with your peers.

Adults tend to think they have much free will. Kids younger than six are less sure. They may be more realistic!

Preschool kids learn best when exploring, but kids in school learn best when they do things, interacting with a master. Unfortunately, our schools don't do much of either. Also, kids do need to learn how to deal with technology, and online education and otherwise using electronic devices as learning tools facilitates that.

Some people say that parents don't matter, and that's not true at all. The irony is that we pay attention to all these things that don't matter, and not to what does matter, such as parents having enough resources to provide an environment where their children have both security and freedom.