Elizabeth Spelke Quotes

The experiments of the infants and the monkeys, I think, make it extremely likely that these abilities are inborn.

- Elizabeth Spelke

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What's central about numbers for us as adults is that we can apply a number like 7 to a diverse number of things. We can say that there are seven dots but also that a horn honks seven times. Although these are different in their sensory qualities, the numbers are the same. - Elizabeth Spelke

I think it's really fascinating that geometry is so difficult. My guess is it's difficult because it focuses on proofs. - Elizabeth Spelke

Knowing this, we may be able to enhance math training. - Elizabeth Spelke