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"Every effort to change the world starts with people asking questions."

Table of Free Voices held in Bebelplatz, Berlin on september 9, 2006.
Themes- reinventing economics, consious recognition, politics of evidence, a perceiving eye, understanding power, the human footprint, the new global frontier, innovation acceleration.
 -goal of this event is to magnify the voices of those who are not usually heard.
-sharing wisdom is combined with modern technology to provide new oppurtunities.
-gather many opinions of people all across the world.

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-lack of opportunities for unstructured, imaginitive, plan can keep children from growing  into happy and well adjusted adults.
-an ex-marine and engineering student shot 46 people at the university of Texas tower.
-This was due to not playing when he was a child because he grew up in a difficult family situation.
-parents shouldn't take away "free play" and replace it with structured activities such as music lessons or sports.
-kids who played with blocks scored higher on language tests than those who didn't.
-free play is ket because it challenges developing brain more than the following pre determined rules.
-animals and children do not play when they are undernourished or in stressful situations.
-develops social skills.
-alleviates stress
-kids become less anxious after playing with toys or their peers, rather than listen to the teacher tell a story.