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Even Before Language, Babies Learn The World Through Sounds
It’s not just the words, but the sounds of words that have meaning for us. This is true for children and adults, who can associate the strictly auditory parts of language— vowels produced in the
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Why Does a Baby Strike Out in Anger? A Study Looks At The Family Risks
A baby is set on the floor to play with other babies and she yanks a toy away from a playmate or shoves him in frustration or anger. What makes some infants aggressive? Does something
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Why Computers Can’t Make It as Stand-Up Comics
LiveScience: Computers may have beaten us in chess and “Jeopardy!” — but can they create and tell a good joke? Fortunately for comedians like Jon Stewart, who verbally sparred with a right-wing doppleganger of “Jeopardy!”-winning
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Baby names in frontier states are more unique
The Christian Science Monitor: Baby names: The same values that pushed adventurous individuals into new territories as our country was being populated may still show up in the names their descendants give to babies, a
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Science Starts Early
Science: Infants and young children can exhibit striking confusion about how the world works, from failing to grasp that wind causes waves, to being mystified about how babies are created. Indeed, some researchers have characterized
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An Infant’s Refined Tongue
ScienceNOW: Your baby’s language skills may surprise you. Before they speak—before they even crawl—infants can distinguish between two languages they’ve never heard before just by looking at the face of a speaker. And if they’re
