Defining curiosity as readiness to learn

Kids are learning machines! But how do they do it? Cognitive scientist Elizabeth Bonawitz is helping us understand how children learn to learn and what role curiosity has to play in those processes. From dinner placemats to trading stickers for science facts, she finds creative ways to get at the heart of this most human of mechanisms. Computational Cognitive Development Lab: https://ccdlab.hsites.harvard.edu Theme music by Sean Balick. “Cradle Rock" by Nursery, via Blue Dot Sessions.