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Alison Gopnik on Child Development, Elderhood, Caregiving, and A.I.

COMPLEXITY

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Evolution Is Lazy, You Never Develop That

In a special issue of field turns, we look at the role of developmental biases in evolution. We find evidence that early plasticity and learning is going to be really meaningful for humans. The C-screts phenomenon doesn't just apply to creatures with sophisticated brains like ours; it also applies to butterflies.

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