O investigador do MIT, Deb Roy, quería entender como aprendía a falar o seu fillo. Entón, cableou a súa casa con cámaras para capturar cada momento (con excepcións) da vida do seu fillo. Despois, analizou 90.000 horas de vídeo doméstico para ver como "gaaa" se transformaba lentamente en "auga" (water). Unha investigación sorprendente, cunha gran cantidade de datos e profundas consecuencias para o camiño da aprendizaxe.

Deb Roy: o nacemento dunha palabra

A family installed cameras and microphones throughout their home, capturing a quarter-million hours of everyday life as their child learned to speak. By analyzing over seven million words and mapping daily routines, they uncovered surprising feedback loops between caregivers and a child’s language growth. This approach revealed how environments shape learning, offering a new lens for understanding not just family life, but also social media dynamics. The data’s richness brought intimate moments to life and pointed to the profound impact of context on how we communicate.