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Toy tiles that talk to each other

MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables -- cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?

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MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables -- cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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MIT grad student

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David Merrill works on Siftables, tiny computer blocks that interact with each other to make networks (and music).