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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

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Play and Creativity Run on Free Energy

Play and Creativity Run on Free Energy

Neuroscience and the Jack-in-the-Box.

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

How Online Gambling Hijacks an Element of Play: Anticipation

Why this psychological trap is so hard to resist.

18.05.2026 30

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Can Eating Be Play?

Playing with your food vs. getting played by your food.

06.05.2026 50

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Play, Celebrate, Protest: The History of May Day

May Day has intertwined fun, fertility, and fervent protests throughout history.

01.05.2026 50

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Play, for All (Hu)mankind: Peeling Out Where No Men Had Peeled Out Before

Astronauts find play essential to maintaining their well-being.

09.04.2026 60

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Finding the Playful Self at Play

Looking for Autonomy and Joy

21.02.2026 150

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Snow Day! Learning From Free Play

28.01.2026 80

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Does Firing a Head Coach Improve a Team’s Prospects?

21.01.2026 100

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Is Sports Fandom Play?

16.01.2026 90

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Malice in Wonderland: The Misuse of Classic Children's Lit

28.12.2025 90

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Riding the Orbiting Teapot: Belief, Conspiracy Theories, and Delusion

09.12.2025 50

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Halloween, Trust, and Mistrust

31.10.2025 100

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

5 Ways Play Boosts Trust and Empathy

27.10.2025 60

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Gaslighting, Gerrymandering, and Sanewashing

15.09.2025 60

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Cautionary Tales as Inoculation

01.09.2025 40

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Nature, the Nature of Play, and Finding Wisdom

29.07.2025 60

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

A Reason to Celebrate?

07.07.2025 90

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

How Old Is Play?

19.06.2025 80

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Why Do We Engage in Risky Play?

31.05.2025 60

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Do Winners Never Cheat? Do Cheaters Never Win?

23.05.2025 100

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Play Builds Physical, Verbal, and Social Strength

14.05.2025 70

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

Inside the Mind of Adolf Hitler

17.04.2025 60

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d

What Presidents Read

03.04.2025 50

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Scott G. Eberle Ph.d