Health
(2009-09-09)
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Any new parent will tell you how amazing babies are - the surprising things they learn to do, and how they respond to new stimuli. Well, scientists are finally catching up. They're confirming that babies are in fact doing things with their brains that previously were thought to come much later in development. One of the leading researchers is psychologist Alison Gopnik. She's speaking in Seattle [Wednesday night] and KPLU science and health reporter Keith Seinfeld talked to her about her new book, The Philosophical Baby:
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(Alison Gopnik is a professor of psychology at the University of California. Her latest book is called The Philosophical Baby - What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth Love and The Meaning of Life.)
Gopnik is speaking Wednesday night, Sept. 9th, at Town Hall Seattle, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m Tickets are $5 and are available at BrownPaperTickets, (800) 838-3006 and at the door beginning at 6:30 p.m.. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Babies are welcome. Venue: Town Hall Seattle © Copyright 2012, KPLU
