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A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Play.

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Talks about Play

Can play change the world? | Play@TED
05:25:49

Play@TED

Can play change the world? | Play@TED

5 hours 25 minutes 49 seconds
Origami, the ancient art form solving modern problems
06:11

Miles Wu

Origami, the ancient art form solving modern problems

6 minutes 11 seconds
Why the best ideas come from play
09:55

Maxwell Pearce

Why the best ideas come from play

9 minutes 55 seconds
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We all know people who seem to attract fun — here’s how you can do it too

It's all about developing what journalist Catherine Price calls a "fun mindset." Here, she shares four ways that you can create -- or appreciate -- moments of fun in your life.
Posted Jul 2022

Here’s an idea: Play your way to recovery

As anyone who’s ever recovered from an injury knows, physical therapy can be painful, boring and slow. Romanian entrepreneur and TED Fellow Cosmin Mihaiu is out to change that with MIRA, software that disguises physical therapy exercises as fun-to-play videogames. Here’s how it works.
Posted Aug 2015
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