176 - Elizabeth Bonawitz: How to Have Fun While Studying How Children Learn so Much From so Little

176 - Elizabeth Bonawitz: How to Have Fun While Studying How Children Learn so Much From so Little

May 30, 2026 · 46 min

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Adani chats with Elizabeth Bonawitz about her research on how children learn and the implications for educational practice.

Adani chats with Elizabeth Bonawitz, Professor of Learning Sciences at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Elizabeth’s work focuses on basic theories of learning with the broader goal of informing educational practice. She uses computational, behavioral, and neural methods to study a broad variety of things within cognitive development, from children’s curiosity and belief revision to their exploration and play. We discuss Elizabeth’s view of cognitive development research and, most importa...

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