Rules of the Brain - Keep It In Play

Been alerted by an American publicist to a very well-produced website for a book called Brain Rules, written by an enthusiastic scientist called John Medina. The interesting bit is 'Rule One - Exercise', where the claim is that our sedentary, physically static school-and-work lives are the least amenable environments for learning and productivity. This reminds us of our other American play-associate Frank Forencich, and his 'Exuberant Animal' fitness consultancy, which is similarly rooted in a background of evolutionary psychology and biology. Tied in with the NYT piece below, clearly a lot of interest in the physically and mentally restorative dimensions of play in the US at the moment.