Calling Quote by David Papineau

Of course it is a very simple matter to identify genes which might modify intelligence or memory and start thinking about whether you want…

— Robert Winston

Learning is more than the acquisition of the ability to think; it is the acquisition of many specialized abilities for thinking about a variety…

— Lev S. Vygotsky

We are compelled to drive toward total knowledge, right down to the levels of the neuron and the gene. When we have progressed enough…

— E. O. Wilson

“The suggestion that the normal human brain has an almost infinite capacity is important: it means that almost everyone is educable. Given enough time…

— Julie Cotton

The capacity to learn is a gift; The ability to learn is a skill; The willingness to learn is a choice.

— Brian Herbert

“Heritability of various aspects of cognitive development is very high (e.g., around 70 percent for IQ) in kids from high–socioeconomic status (SES) families but…

— Robert M. Sapolsky

It is in our genes to understand the universe if we can, to keep trying even if we cannot, and to be enchanted by…

— Lewis Thomas

“Learning to be aware of what you unconsciously know may depend on a line of focused effort and specialized knowledge and even some measure…

— Greg Carlson

We come to believe that we can only learn when we are young, and that only ‘naturals’ can acquire certain skills. We imagine that…

— Robert Twigger

We humans invented literacy, which means it doesn't come for free with our genes like speech and vision. Every brain has to learn it…

— Maryanne Wolf

I don't have much use for the concept of innateness. The everyday concept incorporates a number of different notions that can come apart in…

— David Papineau

You're not born with certain skills; you have to acquire them.

— Ry Cooder