Ideas worth spreading

How the Industrial Revolution changed childhood

64,636 views | Dorsa Amir • TEDxCambridge

Certain elements of childhood -- school, play, homework -- are often considered universal by those who live in industrial societies. Evolutionary anthropologist Dorsa Amir draws from her time living in foraging societies to explain how the post-industrial experience of childhood is a relatively new development for humanity with wide-ranging implications for child development and parenting.

Certain elements of childhood -- school, play, homework -- are often considered universal by those who live in industrial societies. Evolutionary anthropologist Dorsa Amir draws from her time living in foraging societies to explain how the post-industrial experience of childhood is a relatively new development for humanity with wide-ranging implications for child development and parenting.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxCambridge, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

About the speaker

Dorsa Amir

Evolutionary Anthropologist

Dorsa Amir is an evolutionary anthropologist and postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Psychology at Boston College.

About TEDx

TEDx was created in the spirit of TED's mission, "ideas worth spreading." It supports independent organizers who want to create a TED-like event in their own community.

Find a TEDx event near you

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxCambridge, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.