From an evolutionary perspective children are, literally, designed to learn. Childhood is a special period of protected immaturity. It gives the young breathing time to master the things they will need to know in order to survive as adults.

Teaching is a very effective way to get children to learn something specific - this tube squeaks, say, or a squish then a press then a pull causes the music to play. But it also makes children less likely to discover unexpected information and to draw unexpected conclusions.

The largest and most powerful computers are still no match for the smallest and weakest humans.

From an evolutionary perspective children are, literally, designed to learn. Childhood is a special period of protected immaturity. It gives the young breathing time to master the things they will need to know in order to survive as adults.

The radio was an improvement on the telegraph but it didn't have the same exponential, transformative effect.

What happens when children reach puberty earlier and adulthood later? The answer is: a good deal of teenage weirdness.

The brain is highly structured, but it is also extremely flexible. It's not a blank slate, but it isn't written in stone, either.