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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.

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How the teddy bear taught us compassion
14:02

Jon Mooallem

How the teddy bear taught us compassion

14 minutes 2 seconds
LEGO for grownups
05:33

Hillel Cooperman

LEGO for grownups

5 minutes 33 seconds
Gaming for understanding
09:06

Brenda Romero

Gaming for understanding

9 minutes 6 seconds
Turning trash into toys for learning
15:13

Arvind Gupta

Turning trash into toys for learning

15 minutes 13 seconds
Want to be an activist? Start with your toys
05:08

McKenna Pope

Want to be an activist? Start with your toys

5 minutes 8 seconds
High-altitude wind energy from kites!
05:05

Saul Griffith

High-altitude wind energy from kites!

5 minutes 5 seconds
Playtime with Pleo, your robotic dinosaur friend
18:06

Caleb Chung

Playtime with Pleo, your robotic dinosaur friend

18 minutes 6 seconds
Building blocks that blink, beep and teach
05:10

Ayah Bdeir

Building blocks that blink, beep and teach

5 minutes 10 seconds
My journey to yo-yo mastery
10:14

BLACK

My journey to yo-yo mastery

10 minutes 14 seconds
Hack a banana, make a keyboard!
13:01

Jay Silver

Hack a banana, make a keyboard!

13 minutes 1 second
Toy tiles that talk to each other
06:55

David Merrill

Toy tiles that talk to each other

6 minutes 55 seconds
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