Passive acts, like listening to Mozart, will not make your child smarter. On the other hand, active engagement–learning to play an instrument or processing words–improves mental functioning. For instance, there is a positive relationship between the number of words a child hears every day and IQ scores.
Monthly Issue
April 2026
The Energy Transition
In this monthly issue, we examine how our understanding of energy — and how we source and use it — is evolving.
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