It's turns out to be much easier to simulate a grandmaster chess player than it is to simulate a 2-year-old.
Alison GopnikOne of the most distinctive evolutionary features of human beings is our unusually long, protected childhood.
Alison GopnikCaring, whether for children or the dying, shouldn't be instrumental. It should be an intrinsic, moral good.
Alison GopnikWhat happens when children reach puberty earlier and adulthood later? The answer is: a good deal of teenage weirdness.
Alison GopnikSome 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.
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