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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)
Editor
Status
Awards
Series awards
39
wins &
50
nominations
Cast | + Add Cast |
| 11 cast members |
| Name | Known for |
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Stuart Brown
Self - Play Researcher
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Mariana Brussoni
Self - Developmental Psychologist
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Gordon Burghardt
Self - Reptile Researcher
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Matthew Cooper
Self - Neuroscientist
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Geoff D'Eon
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter
Self - Child Psychologist (as Ellen Sandseter)
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Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Self - Developmental Psychologist
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Kathryn Kegel
Self - Seattle Aquarium
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Elisabetta Palagi
Self - Primate Researcher
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Sergio Pellis
Self - Neuroscientist (as Serge Pellis)
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Jonathan Pruitt
Self - Behavioral Ecologist
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