Why we get the world wrong
Intuitive theories of the physical world
Matter : what is the world made of? How do those components interact?
Energy : what makes something hot? What makes something loud?
Gravity : what makes something heavy? What makes something fall?
Motion : what makes objects move? What paths do moving objects take?
Cosmos : what is the shape of our world? What is its place in the cosmos?
Earth : why do continents drift? Why do climates change?
Intuitive theories of the biological world
Life : what makes us alive? What causes us to die?
Growth : why do we grow bigger? Why do we grow older?
Inheritance : why do we resemble our parents? Where did we get our traits?
Illness : what makes us ill? How does illness spread?
Adaptation : why are there so many lifeforms? How do they change over time?
Ancestry : where do species come from? How are they related?
How to get the world right.
