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Play Makes Us Human

Peter Gray, Lura Forcum, Lauren Hall
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Letters about the roles of play in human evolution, child development, culture, and daily living

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  • Peter Gray

    Boston College research professor Peter Gray specializes in the nature and value of play. You can learn about his work and find some of his talks, books, and academic articles at petergray.org.

  • Lura Forcum

    Out here trying to humanize politics and three children, with mixed results. Social / consumer psychologist and former professor. Heavy on humility and cake. Lightly chaotic.

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    Author, Substacker, podcaster, academic leader, radical moderate, mother, and indifferent gardener. Helping people break out of false binaries and black and white thinking to see our social and political worlds in 4D.

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