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Socializing with ScientistsLidya Yurdum studies whether singing helps babies feel good (she's a social psychologist)Raised in a bilingual household in Istanbul, Lidya had lots of questions. She was keenly interested in people, and, on top of that, wondered things like, does her personality change when she speaks a different language? This led to her pursuing psychology in college to study human behavior in many different contexts.Now in graduate school at the University of Amsterdam, Lidya Yurdum's fascination with language has led to an interest in music (language "is surprisingly close to music in many ways," she says), and she is currently focusing on babies: Lidya's work on whether a parent...
2025-07-3052 min