Episode 9: Sphere of Life (Or, Why Humans Are So Obsessed With a Bouncing Ball)

Update: 2017-01-11

Description

An investigation into one of humanity's oldest and most ubiquitous inventions: the ball. From Egyptian rituals to the birth of the rubber industry to new digital balls that can be controlled by software programs, the ball has played a surprisingly transformative role in society. Special guests: John Fox, author of The Ball: Discovering the Object of the Game, and Melissa Coleman of Hackaball.

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In Channel

Episode 1: Babbage and the Dancer (Or, Can You Fall in Love With a Robot?)

2016-08-1618:52

Episode 2: 32 Dots Per Spaceship (Or, the Video Game That Changed Tech History)

2016-09-0717:25

Episode 3: Strange Loops and Circuit Benders (Or, How New Music Comes from Broken Machines)

2016-09-2126:22

Episode 4: Airplanes, Zoos, and Infinite Chickens (Or, Why Do Humans Like To Play?)

2016-10-0516:04

Episode 5: Greater Than Zero (Or, the Politics of Serious Games)

2016-10-1919:24

Episode 6: Clever Like a Fox (Or, What Happens Inside Our Brains When We Play?)

2016-11-0218:58

Episode 7: In Pursuit of Condiments (Or, How the Spice Trade Changed Our Palates)

2016-11-3017:03

Episode 8: Party in the Front (Or, How We Incorporate Play into Work)

2016-12-1518:20

Episode 9: Sphere of Life (Or, Why Humans Are So Obsessed With a Bouncing Ball)

2017-01-1113:50

Episode 10: For the Fun of It (Or, the Play in Great Work)

2017-01-2513:52

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Episode 9: Sphere of Life (Or, Why Humans Are So Obsessed With a Bouncing Ball)

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Episode 9: Sphere of Life (Or, Why Humans Are So Obsessed With a Bouncing Ball)

Episode 9: Sphere of Life (Or, Why Humans Are So Obsessed With a Bouncing Ball)