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I generally agree. I don't find evolution troublesome, for example, because the idea that "my cousin is an ape" is OK by me.

The counterexample to this tidy situation is quantum mechanics. Its implications are confusing even to experts. We have so much experience with macro-level phenomena that runs counter to what QM says. It's hard to imagine a world where this mismatch could be averted at an early age.



You could start by not telling kids matter is built out of little billiard balls that move like celestial bodies.

It you described it more as fuzzy, wavey things reshaping and interacting you might give people better intuition.

It's not harder to explain and it's no less attractive especially when you have things like computer graphics and touch screens now.

I'd love to see "What's it all built of" for iPad and Android that's highly interactive and doesn't involve drawing single sharp circle.




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