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

Scientists learn about the world in three ways: They analyze statistical patterns in the data, they do experiments, and they learn from the data and ideas of other scientists. The recent studies show that children also learn in these ways.

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.

Babies and young children are like the research and development division of the human species, and we grown-ups are production and marketing.

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

The brain knows the real secret of seduction, more effective than even music and martinis. Just keep whispering, 'Gee, you are really special' to that sack of water and protein that is a body, and you can get it to do practically anything.

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.