Shh… quiet please
Children and silence: surely two incompatible notions. As followers of this blog will know, I have spent much of myContinue Reading
Author: Charles Fernyhough
Thinking about thinking
I’ve been blogging away from home this week, on the topic of tonight’s radio talk. You can see my postContinue Reading
Off to Broadcasting House
I write this on a train to London, where I’m due to record a talk for Radio 3 on children’s thinking.Continue Reading
Children’s minds lead to big ideas
Join me tomorrow (Monday 20 October) for a talk at Café Scientifique, Urban Café, Dance City, Newcastle upon Tyne. MyContinue Reading
The adjectival truth
‘Daddy. I’ve got to tell you what I did last night when you were out.’ He has come into ourContinue Reading
God and the builders
‘Did God get the world started and the builders finished it?’ And so we have frequently, in recent months, comeContinue Reading
Robot abuse
Two BBC journalists have posted an intriguing video of an informal experiment carried out in what I guess is theirContinue Reading
Doddy and Daddy
Angelique Richardson has also responded to Alison Gopnik’s TLS review, mentioned in a previous post. She draws our attention toContinue Reading
I’m just going to have to put you on hold
The arrival of hard-disc recording has transformed our television habits. No matter how enthralling the programme—try dragging Athena away fromContinue Reading
Sticky mittens
Avid readers of the TLS will have noticed that it recently carried a review of The Baby in the MirrorContinue Reading
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