Is this juxtaposition even valid? What are the societal implications of the loss of play? Can the current technological renaissance, including web3, help bring play back to our lives? 

Co-hosts: 

Martha Skinner, former professor of architecture, artist who works together with her daughter, now a young adult

Marta Obiols Llistar, unschooling mom of three, educator, author of the book 18, An Unschooling Experience

Resources:

Brian Sutton-Smith. Play Theory. A Personal Journey and New Thoughts. American Journal of Play, Summer 2008: https://www.museumofplay.org/app/uploads/2022/01/1-1-article-sutton-smith-play-theory.pdf

Play as Preparation for Learning and Life. An Interview with Peter Gray. American Journal of Play, Spring 2013: https://www.journalofplay.org/sites/www.journalofplay.org/files/pdf-articles/5-3-interview-play-as-preparation.pdf

Peter Gray, Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life. Basic Books, 2013.

Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged. 1957.

Fajans, Jane. They Make Themselves: Work and Play Among the Baining of Papua New Guinea. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997.