Adaptive Joker Hypothesis

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Isabel Behncke's theory of play behavior, which likens play to a 'joker' card that adapts its value to a given context, making animals adept at reading and responding to their environment; it is risky but also creates new possibilities.

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Isabel Behncke — Lessons from Sex and Play, What We Can Learn from Bonobos and Chimpanzees, and More

Isabel Behncke — Lessons from Sex and Play, What We Can Learn from Bonobos and Chimpanzees, and More

Tim Ferriss

Isabel Behncke's theory of play behavior, which likens play to a 'joker' card that adapts its value to a given context, making animals adept at reading and responding to their environment; it is risky but also creates new possibilities.