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The Nature of Things

The Power of Play (Season 58, Episode 12)
TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary

Researchers studying the play behavior in animals and humans. They are trying to answer big questions in a long overlooked field. Mother Nature doesn't do anything just for fun, so how and why did play evolve?
Creator
Erin Oakes (created by)
Director
Writer
Christine McLean (written by)
Producer
Erin Oakes (producer)
Composer
Cinematographer
Becky Parsons (director of photography)
Status
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Updated Jan 20, 2019

Release date
Jan 20, 2019 (United States)
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11 cast members
Name Known for
Stuart Brown
Self - Play Researcher Self - Play Researcher   See fewer
Mariana Brussoni
Self - Developmental Psychologist Self - Developmental Psychologist   See fewer
Gordon Burghardt
Self - Reptile Researcher Self - Reptile Researcher   See fewer
Matthew Cooper
Self - Neuroscientist Self - Neuroscientist   See fewer
Geoff D'Eon
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter
Self - Child Psychologist (as Ellen Sandseter) Self - Child Psychologist (as Ellen Sandseter)   See fewer
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Self - Developmental Psychologist Self - Developmental Psychologist   See fewer
Kathryn Kegel
Self - Seattle Aquarium Self - Seattle Aquarium   See fewer
Elisabetta Palagi
Self - Primate Researcher Self - Primate Researcher   See fewer
Sergio Pellis
Self - Neuroscientist (as Serge Pellis) Self - Neuroscientist (as Serge Pellis)   See fewer
Jonathan Pruitt
Self - Behavioral Ecologist Self - Behavioral Ecologist   See fewer
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