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three sides is a digital companion, of sorts, to playthink, my Wordpress blog where I post longer form content about the brain and exercise sciences -- usually around the relationships among physical activity and cognitive development. This, then, is a place to quickly catalog the news and research about human development, neuroanthropology, sociology, psychology, education, and functional fitness, as well as a digital notepad for the quick, random, and not-quite passing thoughts running through my head. The miscellaneous political piece and occasional fun video will keep things light and fun. More about me here, including contact information.
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In browsing through a collection of “stories of interest,” I came across a NYT article from February of this year about how some classrooms are being redesigned without chairs. By…
Play As If Your Life Depends on It is Frank Forencich’s manifesto about the benefits — nay, the necessity — of re-integrating play into our daily lives.
The book, while an important…
The summary of this film doesn’t do it justice: “Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, BLINDSIGHT follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to…
Earlier this week, the National Governors Association released its draft of Common Core State Standards (essentially a blueprint for a nationally-shared definition of proficiency in math and…
With the ICC Cricket Champions Trophy still up-for-grabs, the coach of India’s national team is encouraging his athletes to engage in some — um, performance-enhancing shenanigans.
According to…
From TED: A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood…
I recently learned of Exuberant Animal, which bills itself as (1) a philosophy of holistic body development and (2) an organization that advances a “virtuous cycle of positive physicality,…
Yahoo! Sports notes that the minimum salary for rookies in the NFL is more than $300,000. After two-years in the league, the guaranteed minimum is close to $500,000. So how is it that “within…
