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The Power of Play

Lizards do it. Even fish do it. The animal world is showing us why play is a serious matter. Through a combination of ongoing experiments, reconstructed experiments and guided observation, 'The Power of Play' reveals surprising truths about play in the natural world. Scientists from Europe, the United States and Canada, many of them pioneers in the field, offer convincing evidence that play is not to be taken lightly. In fact, it has the power to make animals and humans smarter, healthier and more likely to survive.

Top Cast

  • Stuart Brown

    Stuart Brown

    Self (Play Researcher)

  • Mariana Brussoni

    Mariana Brussoni

    Self (Developmental Psychologist)

  • Gordon Burghardt

    Gordon Burghardt

    Self (Reptile Researcher)

  • Matthew Cooper

    Matthew Cooper

    Self (Neuroscientist)

  • Geoff D'Eon

    Geoff D'Eon

    Narrator (voice)

  • Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter

    Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter

    Self (Child Psychologist)

  • Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

    Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

    Self (Developmental Psychologist)

  • Kathryn Kegel

    Kathryn Kegel

    Self (Seattle Aquarium)

  • Elisabetta Palagi

    Elisabetta Palagi

    Self (Primate Researcher)

Overview

Lizards do it. Even fish do it. The animal world is showing us why play is a serious matter. Through a combination of ongoing experiments, reconstructed experiments and guided observation, 'The Power of Play' reveals surprising truths about play in the natural world. Scientists from Europe, the United States and Canada, many of them pioneers in the field, offer convincing evidence that play is not to be taken lightly. In fact, it has the power to make animals and humans smarter, healthier and more likely to survive.

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