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From saving the planet to understanding ourselves, this series will see experts discuss the major topics of our times.
It’s the holiday season, and what better time to gather your loved ones together and absolutely trounce them in an hours-long board game marathon?
Humans have been playing and enjoying competitive games for centuries. For this special episode of The Big Questions, host Laura Simmons sat down with Kelly Clancy, neuroscientist and physicist, and author of recent book Playing with Reality: How Games Shape Our World, to find out more about why we love competition so much, and what our long history of gameplaying together can teach us about each other – and ourselves.
IFLScience - The Big Questions
From saving the planet to understanding ourselves, this series will see experts discuss the major topics of our times.