Tamar Kushnir
Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University whose research covers cognitive development, imagination, causal learning, and social cognition, and who authored the review 'Imagination and Social Cognition in Childhood.'
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Feb 6, 2026 • 47min
169 - Tamar Kushnir: The Power of Imagination
Tamar Kushnir, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke, studies cognitive development and imagination in children. The conversation explores how imagination supports memory, planning, moral judgment, and social thinking. It touches on counterfactuals, pretend play, mind‑wandering versus goal‑directed thought, creativity’s ties to knowledge, and imagination’s role in social change.
