BOLD meets the researchers
What inspires researchers to study children’s learning and development? What are the scientific mysteries they’re desperate to uncover, the challenges they face, and their hopes for the future? BOLD asks researchers these questions in a series that centres the person as much as the research. Their responses reveal the latest scientific thinking on a huge range of topics, and personal insights you won’t find in a journal article.
The researchers have backgrounds in psychology, economics, neuroscience, education, data, and technology. How does culture influence children? How do children learn from robots? How do children’s memories grow? How can data and policy reduce inequality? Their varied perspectives help us understand how children learn and develop. They show how this knowledge might lead to more opportunities for children.
Each interview sits alongside artwork that captures the person behind the science, created by science illustrator Claudia Flandoli.
Scroll down to read the big hopes that researchers have for changing children’s lives for the better.
