LD: Stuart Brown and National Institutes of Play

Last night I listened to a radio interview with Dr. Stuart Brown, a former professor of psychiatry and neurology, and now director of the National Institute For Play. In case you prefer reading to listening, here's the transcript.

A fascinating point he made about halfway through the interview: he said that he distinguishes competition from contest. He thinks of competition as just one person measuring her or himself against another, and that it only becomes a contest when you have to have a winner, a loser, and domination. I think affirmatives might be able to use this to very good effect, and he's got quite impressive credentials. It's worth checking out.