Social Question  ETpro's avatar  They say, "It doesn't pay to
play?". Is this true?  Asked by ETpro (33431 points ) October
19th, 2012  Consider neuroscientist, Beau Lotto’s TED Talk and
the amazing case of the the Blackawton Bee Project. Isn’t play
the fundamental human thought system that leads to new ways of
seeing what we might overlook if we insisted on cramming new
experiences into familiar patterns?  Observing members: 0
Composing members: 0  5 Answers  Espiritus_Corvus's avatar
Bloody hell, isn’t TED amazing? Yes, obviously it does pay to
play. However, when the guy was wearing the helmet, I was
wondering if the results, when his eyes were opened, would be
any different if he were a sighted person living from his ears
such as a classically trained musician who began at a very young
age, like 4 or 5? Would his eyes still dominate his perception
of the direction of sound? Anyway, thanks again ET. You always
show up with amazing things. I’m now going to find the
Blackawton Bees paper and read the whole