Developmental scientists like me explore the basic science of learning by designing controlled experiments.

On the Web we all become small-town visitors lost in the big city.

Animals are certainly more sophisticated than we used to think. And we shouldn't lump together animals as a group. Crows and chimps and dogs are all highly intelligent in very different ways.

Being a grandmother is a wonderful thing, so my advice is skip the children. Go straight to the grandchildren.

To support the people we care about is intrinsic, it is not instrumental. It's not something we do because we're hoping to get some other outcome.

We know that kids who grow up in an environment of warmth and support will thrive and function in whatever environment they find themselves. What we need to do is to do more to help poor kids have such an environment.

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