Ideas worth spreading

2,347,475 views | Stuart Brown • Serious Play 2008

Stuart Brown asegura que el juego es mucho más que diversión: es esencial.

Stuart Brown, un pionero en la investigación sobre el juego, asegura que el humor, los juegos, el alboroto, el coqueteo y la fantasía implican mucho más que diversión. Jugar mucho en la infancia hace adultos felices e inteligentes. Y si somos capaces de mantenerlo, puede hacernos aún más inteligentes a cualquier edad.

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This video is a TED "Best of the Web" pick, featuring a remarkable idea available on the internet from an independent creator. This idea didn’t come from TED, but TED is thrilled to spread it. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Stuart Brown, un pionero en la investigación sobre el juego, asegura que el humor, los juegos, el alboroto, el coqueteo y la fantasía implican mucho más que diversión. Jugar mucho en la infancia hace adultos felices e inteligentes. Y si somos capaces de mantenerlo, puede hacernos aún más inteligentes a cualquier edad.

This video is a TED "Best of the Web" pick, featuring a remarkable idea available on the internet from an independent creator. This idea didn’t come from TED, but TED is thrilled to spread it. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Play researcher, psychiatrist

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Stuart Brown's research shows play is not just joyful and energizing -- it's deeply involved with human development and intelligence. Through the National Institute for Play, he's working to better understand its significance.

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Best of the Web, like the rest of TED.com, involves compelling people and ideas. But unlike TED Talks, these videos don't come from TED or our partner conferences: they're curated from around the internet, drawing on freely available videos from creators with an idea worth spreading.