One of the great challenges facing our society is to de-siliconize childhood and pool our knowledge. The knowledge of researchers, carers, educators, parents... not forgetting that of children!
Ghislaine Dehaene is a pediatrician and leading French neuroscientist, and Director of the Institut Robert-Debré du Cerveau de l’Enfant, a unique project in Europe. Through her commitment, she strives to make scientific discoveries accessible to families, teachers and the general public. In this episode, we plunge into the heart of discoveries about the child's brain and the challenges facing research and education in France.
Essential topics are covered in this interview:
- Preconceived ideas about children's brains
- Rethinking education to nurture curiosity and value mistakes as learning opportunities
- Education also means training and equipping parents and teachers alike
- Rethinking inclusion, early diagnosis and mental health through the dissemination of knowledge, the scientific validation of practices and the involvement of families.
- Bringing joy and optimism back to children
On the program:
(02:20) Ghislaine Dehaene: from horse breeding to neuroscience
(04:08) Discoveries on language learning and baby's curiosity
(08:01) How and why study the brains of toddlers?
(10:50) Brain and artificial intelligence: what are the links?
(13:22) Preconceived ideas about children's brains
(17:23) The place of research on children in France, between ignorance and insufficient dissemination
(19:24) The urgency of early diagnosis
(23:32) Training, the role of parents, inclusive schools: what other countries inspire us to do
(28:25) Educate, guide and stimulate: the importance of words, mistakes and play
(36:40) Reconciling education and mental health
(43:41) Giving children a future Resource: Institut Robert-Debré du cerveau de l’enfant website A must-see episode to find out what science really has to say about child development, and discover very concrete ways to better support each child.
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