Instructor:
From the moment they enter the world, a baby’s primary job is to learn and grow. They spend each moment observing their surroundings, gathering data, and piecing that information together to conceptualize their new world. These tiny humans are basically scientists in their purest form! In this course, we will look to babies for inspiration on how to collect, analyze, and interpret new information like a scientist and become curious observers of the world around us. We will discuss how babies learn from their experiences and come to understand their physical, mental, and social environments. We’ll not only ask how babies learn about us but also how we learn about babies, such as how scientists have been able to study infants even though they’re too young to tell us what they’re thinking. By looking at the world through the eyes of an infant, we’ll explore what it truly means to be a scientist and ponder deep questions about human development and the critical experiences and evolutionary processes that have shaped our world and who we are.