*Life on the Mississippi*

Here I say, "You cannot randomly draw three blue balls in a row out of a box of mostly yellow balls." Of course you *could* technically pull out three blue balls in a row randomly but it's very unlikely.

Infants consider both the sample and the sampling process in inductive generalization

16-month-olds rationally infer causes of failed actions

Structural and molecular interrogation of intact biological systems

لارا شولز: ذهن به طور شگفت انگیز منطقیِ کودکان

ذهن به طور شگفت انگیز منطقیِ کودکان

کودکان چگونه چنین یادگیری بالا با سرعت زیاد از داده‌های کم دارند؟ در یک سخنرانی مفرح و پر از آزمایش، دانشمند علوم شناختی، لارا شولز، نشان می‌دهد که چگونه کودکان ما با به کارگیری منطقی قوی و شگفت انگیز، قبل از آن‌که بتوانند سخن بگویند، تصمیم می‌گیرند.

Even before they can talk, babies draw surprisingly accurate conclusions from just a handful of experiences. A 15-month-old can tell whether evidence is random or cherry-picked, changing their expectations based on subtle cues. Experiments reveal that infants generalize, reason about causes, and adapt their actions with an intuitive logic that rivals scientific thinking. This remarkable ability underpins not only early learning but the very foundation of human culture and creativity.