Science Monday #1: The benefits of sports and games

March 25, 2013, 10:54 AM — Michael Stevens, aka Vsauce, presents the question "Why Do We Play Games?" in this highly entertaining 12-minute video.

While he tends to get off on some tangents (discussing the origins of the words soccer, nerds and jocks), in the end we get a good explanation of why humans play games and sports, how it benefits us, and why life can be considered the biggest game of all.

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