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Brain Study Finds That Humans Are Born Wired for Reading Letters and Words
World + People
Science

Brain Study Finds That Humans Are Born Wired for Reading Letters and Words

The area of the brain that recognizes letters and words is ready for action right from the start.
Robby Berman
Next Stop: Maturity
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Next Stop: Maturity

Maturity is a strange concept. When we are mature, we don’t feel it within ourselves – yet those younger than us most certainly do.
Mikołaj Łoziński
Teenage Heroes
Art + Stories
Experiences, Fiction

Teenage Heroes

Today’s youth are often maligned by the older generations, yet many of them have the drive and ability to fearlessly change the world.
Maria Hawranek
Go Ahead and Play!
World + People
Science

Go Ahead and Play!

Early childhood is one of the most fundamental phases of cognitive and psychological development. In fact, play has a vital role in developing healthy social and emotional processes.
Agnieszka Fiedorowicz
Against Parenting
World + People
The Other School

Against Parenting

Psychologist Alison Gopnik talks about cultivating childhood, the importance of grandparents, and why reading books about parenting might not be such a good idea after all.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
Great Little People
Art + Stories
Experiences

Great Little People

The youngest among us can be heroes too, as the stories of these five children who fought for justice and rights show.
Agata Kasprolewicz
The Birth of Childhood
Art + Stories
Experiences

The Birth of Childhood

In Europe, the present generation of children have relatively comfortable lives. But the road to childhood was a rocky one, taking a few thousand years across the continent.
Andrzej Krajewski
Conceiving God
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Conceiving God

Countless deities exist across the various pantheons of human history; alongside those deities are written manifold origin stories. What might these mythologies tell us about how we view childhood?
Tomasz Wiśniewski
When Adults Play Children
Art + Stories
Science, Experiences

When Adults Play Children

The success of Walt Disney’s amusement park lay in his ability to craft nostalgia and imagination for both children and adults. In this respect, he was a visionary.
Paulina Wilk
A Curious Joker
Art + Stories
Art

A Curious Joker

The Italian artist Bruno Munari has had an indelible impact on the imaginations of many, but especially those of children, whose curiosity and flexibility he encouraged throughout his work.
Aleksandra Kędziorek