Published Jan 4, 2024
Learning to Speak: Understanding the babbling black box
Explore the mysterious journey of language development in children with Emily Oster and Michael Frank, as they delve into the stages from babbling to mastery, the role of environment and parental interaction, and how cutting-edge research, including big data, sheds light on linguistic variability.
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