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On the Web we all become small-town visitors lost in the big city.
Alison Gopnik
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Alison Gopnik
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: June 16
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Becoming an adult means leaving the world of your parents and starting to make your way toward the future that you will share with your peers.
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The largest and most powerful computers are still no match for the smallest and weakest humans.
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I'm afraid the parenting advice to come out of developmental psychology is very boring: pay attention to your kids and love them.
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