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Toys
A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Toys.
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Video playlists about Toys
8 talks
Talks for when you want to start a new hobby
Always wanted to do something more with your free time? Let these talks inspire you to take up anything from a classic hobby, to something a little less conventional.
8 talks
Talks to inspire projects with kids
These crafty talks will ignite passions, pique interests and introduce kids to the excitement of hands-on learning.
12 talks
Toys!
What's more fun than a barrel of monkeys? These talks, which offer unique insights on the things we play with—from teddy bears to Legos to yo-yos.
Talks about Toys
15:38
Christopher Bell
Bring on the female superheroes!
15 minutes 38 seconds
05:30
Shimpei Takahashi
Play this word game to come up with original ideas
5 minutes 30 seconds
05:08
McKenna Pope
Want to be an activist? Start with your toys
5 minutes 8 seconds
13:01
Jay Silver
Hack a banana, make a keyboard!
13 minutes 1 second
10:14
BLACK
My journey to yo-yo mastery
10 minutes 14 seconds
06:16
Leah Buechley
How to "sketch" with electronics
6 minutes 16 seconds
05:10
Ayah Bdeir
Building blocks that blink, beep and teach
5 minutes 10 seconds
15:13
Arvind Gupta
Turning trash into toys for learning
15 minutes 13 seconds
03:51
AnnMarie Thomas
Hands-on science with squishy circuits
3 minutes 51 seconds
05:33
Hillel Cooperman
LEGO for grownups
5 minutes 33 seconds
06:55
David Merrill
Toy tiles that talk to each other
6 minutes 55 seconds
27:37
Tim Brown
Tales of creativity and play
27 minutes 37 seconds
15:33
Zach Kaplan + Keith Schacht
Toys and materials from the future
15 minutes 33 seconds
18:06
Caleb Chung
Playtime with Pleo, your robotic dinosaur friend
18 minutes 6 seconds
03:02
Steve Jurvetson
Model rocketry
3 minutes 2 seconds
