Like father, like son. So, we received a call a few months ago asking if Ben could participate in an infant research study at Duke. Being the good science family that we are, we of course consented. Last Friday was the big day. We drove up to Duke. We were even in a building directly across the street from where Ian did his science for so many years. I filled out some paperwork, Benny got a picture with Pooh Bear, and we were ready to go.
His job was to sit in a room for about 10 minutes watching a couple of television screens. They were studying infant's conceptions of time. The screens both had dots on them. On one screen, the dots varied in number, on the other they varied in size. They wanted to see which screen held his attention. He worked very hard, and did a great job.
We finished up. They gave me $10 and Ben some toy keys to chew on and take home. They even sent him home with an official certificate which you can see above--"Infant Scientist" -- Dad was so proud!
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Could be the start of a fine career! Ha. Love, Mommie Dearest
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