Raising the next generation of rational thinkers How do children become rational human beings who are capable of contributing to civil society? by Jan Engelmann and Tania Jenkins / September 16, 2020
Can educational media teach kids about emotions? A study finds prosocial television and mobile apps to be an effective supportive tool for developing emotional competence in young children by Aisha Schnellmann / June 2, 2020
Social media and teen mental health: confusing correlation with causation Rather than urging parents and teachers to ban social media use, we should focus on providing young people with the support they need by Kathryn Bates / November 8, 2019
“Children have to navigate the moral inconsistencies of adults” Psychologist and cognitive scientist Paul Bloom wants to get to the bottom of how children’s sense of morality develops Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / August 19, 2019
“One-on-one relationships of trust have been missing in these kids’ lives” Lucia Kossarova explains how building long-term trusting relationships benefits institutionalized children in Slovakia Interview by Caroline Smrstik Gentner / December 17, 2018
Even three-year-olds have a keen sense of fairness Very young children already have a nuanced appreciation of intentionality by Jessica Carolyn Bühler / November 14, 2018
How easily someone is disgusted predicts their general moral notions David A. Pizarro explains one possible reason why moral, social and political judgments differ so widely Interview by Sabine Gysi / August 29, 2018
“Training is important, but it’s not the whole story” Cognitive neuroscientist and concert pianist Fredrik Ullén talks about what playing music does to our brains – and what it doesn’t do Interview by Sabine Gysi / June 13, 2018
Children are little conformists by nature Understanding how this thinking develops could help promote tolerance and reduce group-based biases by Steven Roberts / April 27, 2018
“Morality demands thinking with the head and not the heart” Cognitive scientist Paul Bloom talks about building a sense of morality and how a too-narrow notion of “empathy” can cause misjudgments Interview by Sabine Gysi / January 12, 2018
Are children born with an innate sense of morality? Paul Bloom talks about his research on how morality works and how it develops in babies Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / November 1, 2017
Why do we view the world differently, even when standing side by side? New research seeks to understand how attention affects the way children navigate their social world by Koraly Pérez-Edgar / September 15, 2017
