" Probabyability " -- The Discovery Files

Most people know children learn many skills simply by watching people around them. Without explicit instructions youngsters know to do things like press a button to operate the television and twist a knob to open a door. Now, researchers have taken this further, finding that children as young as age 2 intuitively use mathematical concepts such as probability to help make sense of the world around them.

Source: The Discovery Files - October 23, 2014 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts