Yesterday Stuart sat down with John Hockenberry to discuss “America’s #1 Prescription: Play” on the NPR program, The Takeaway.
Read about it and find the link to listen here.
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NY Tour: The Takeaway
Friday, March 13th, 2009Smart Doodling
Thursday, March 12th, 2009Here is a great story about how doodling–a seemingly pointless, enjoyable activity (the essence of play)–actually makes the brain function better.
A Presidential Doodle
How The Book Was Published
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009Here is a little edu-film about how a book like Play goes from manuscript to bookstore. If you know anything about book publishing, you will find this take amusing. This little film from the folks at McMillan is a nice example of using play and humor to deal with the little difficulties and frustrations of publishing, work that most do because they love books.
Dog and Cat Play
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009This is a good video of a dog and cat playing, and a great illustration of handicapping: the dog is much bigger and stronger than the cat, but lies down to bring himself down to the cat’s size. Neither animals uses their full strength.
Nature’s Edge TV segment
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009Great roundup and introduction to play on this Nature’s Edge ABC news segment.
NY Tour: The Leonard Lopate Show
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009A Play Primer From Stuart
Sunday, March 8th, 2009Play. Yes You Must.
Change is the mantra of the age of Obama. But what essential aspects of human nature best prepare us for change and for the unexpected? The world is now particularly fragile economically and braced for major stress and transformation.
A new Science of Play is emerging that, I believe, provides an effective foundation that, if fully embraced, will facilitate healthy changes required for major societal change without catastrophe.
A close look at the evolution of play behavior, an instinctive force that becomes more complex the smarter and more social the creature, reveals important long-term survival data, based on our biological design.
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Let Play Begin
Sunday, March 8th, 2009After many years of effort, the book is now for sale in bookstores everywhere. In this blog, we look forward to celebrating and understanding play in all its forms, as well keeping you up-to-date about events associated with the book.