The Importance of Play

March 24, 2009

A pioneer in research on play, Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults — and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age. From TED.com (Recorded at Serious Play in May 2008, in Pasadena, California. Duration: 26:42.)


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