Sebastian was a kid scientist today. We did a research study at Harvard's Laboratory for Developmental Studies, where they
investigate how infants and children perceive and reason about the world around them. Our studies are supported by funds from the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Child Health and Development, and they explore such topics as how infants perceive partly hidden objects, how children learn words for new objects, and how infants and children understand number. We have found that babies and young children may know a lot more than people used to believe.
He sat on my lap while watching a 10 minute video. Loads of cameras were tracking his eye movements and reactions, as shown in this video of another study:
This article is about the lab director and her very interesting work:
Sebastian cried a bit at minute 8 (he wanted a nap), but I certainly enjoyed the experience, and will do it again. We think it will be good for Sebastian to grow up knowing thatscience is something he can participate in.