What do science and play have in common? A lot. I would argue that science and play are cut from the same cloth. And so does Beau Lotto.
Neuroscientist Beau Lotto thinks all people (kids included) should participate in science and, through the process of discovery, change perceptions. He’s seconded by 12-year-old Amy O’Toole, who, along with 25 of her classmates, published the first peer-reviewed article by schoolchildren, about the Blackawton bees project. It starts: “Once upon a time … ”
http://www.ted.com/talks/beau_lotto_amy_o_toole_science_is_for_everyone_kids_included#
watch via Beau Lotto + Amy O’Toole: Science is for everyone, kids included | Talk Video | TED.com.
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