the science and cuteness of imagination

David Brooks on imagination: "as it's sometimes called, double-scope integration. In any case, Harold [the 4-yr old case study for mind development], in the space of five minutes could be a tiger, his mom, a storm, or a building. For about seven months he was persuaded that he was a sun creature born on the sun. His parents tried to get him to confess he was actually an Earth creature born in a hospital, but he would grow quite grave and refuse to concede the point. They actually began to wonder if they'd given birth to some delusional psychotic" - the social animal p61
LOL.