Astor Lecture: Three ages and three intelligences: Children and elders are the key to human knowledge

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Alison is a Distinguished Professor at the University of California at Berkley. She received her BA from McGill University and her PhD from Oxford University. She is a leader in cognitive science, particularly the study of children’s learning and development. She was one of the founders of the field of “theory of mind”, an originator of the “theory theory” of cognitive development, and the first to apply Bayesian probabilistic models to children’s learning.