![“It really matters how adults think and talk about what it means to be a child,” says literature professor Marah Gubar, noting that childhood “is not just biological; it’s also a social and cultural matter, so it changes over time, across cultures, and in different [social] classes.”](/sites/default/files/styles/search_result_item/public/images/201607/MIT-Marah-Gubar-A1-press.jpg?itok=a_IdO8Rh)
Your child, the literary talent
Literature professor Marah Gubar studies the creative powers of kids.
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Celebrating 20 years of the MIT Summer Philharmonic Orchestra
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Chi Zhang wins Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation
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Microbiome genes on the move
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Why we like the music we do
New study suggests that musical tastes are cultural in origin, not hardwired in the brain.
Exploring networks efficiently
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New clue to how lithium works in the brain
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