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Mentioned in 3 episodes
Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul
Book • 2010
This book explores the importance of play in shaping our brains, fostering creativity, and enhancing our overall well-being.
It highlights play as a biological drive integral to our health, similar to sleep or nutrition, and discusses its role in social skills, adaptability, and problem-solving.
It highlights play as a biological drive integral to our health, similar to sleep or nutrition, and discusses its role in social skills, adaptability, and problem-solving.
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Mentioned in 3 episodes
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in the context of research on spree killers and the inhibition of play.

Rafe Kelley

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343. Parkour and Rough Play: Combatting Infantilization | Rafe Kelley
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as the author whose work is very helpful to understand the properties of play.

Paula Engebretson

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Episode 312: How To Play As An Adult + The 7 Properties of Play
Mentioned by Ingrid Helander, quoting his definition of the qualities of play.

3620: 5 Lessons About Self-Confidence, Play and the Meaning of Work (That I Learned From a Toddler) by Ingrid Y Helander
Authored by Dr. Stuart Brown and explores how play changes the brain, opens the imagination, and invigorates the soul.

Play is the Key to a Better Life with Dr. Stuart Brown—National Institute for Play, Founder