Playlist

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.

Jon Mooallem

How the teddy bear taught us compassion

Hillel Cooperman

LEGO for grownups

Brenda Romero

Gaming for understanding

Arvind Gupta

Turning trash into toys for learning

McKenna Pope

Want to be an activist? Start with your toys

Saul Griffith

High-altitude wind energy from kites!

Caleb Chung

Playtime with Pleo, your robotic dinosaur friend

Ayah Bdeir

Building blocks that blink, beep and teach

BLACK

My journey to yo-yo mastery

Jay Silver

Hack a banana, make a keyboard!

David Merrill

Toy tiles that talk to each other