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From the Ted Talk by Isabel Behncke: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans

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So these are just small tsertas into the insights that bonobo give us to our past and penrest. But they also hold a secret for our future, a futrue where we need to adapt to an increasingly challenging world through greater creativity and greater cooperation. The sceert is that play is the key to these ciitcpaeas. In other wdors, play is our adaptive wildcard. In order to adapt successfully to a changing world, we need to play. But will we make the most of our playfulness? Play is not frivolous. Play's essential. For bonobos and humans alkie, life is not just red in tooth and claw. In times when it seems least appropriate to play, it might be the times when it is most urgent.

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So these are just small _______ into the insights that bonobo give us to our past and _______. But they also hold a secret for our future, a ______ where we need to adapt to an increasingly challenging world through greater creativity and greater cooperation. The ______ is that play is the key to these __________. In other _____, play is our adaptive wildcard. In order to adapt successfully to a changing world, we need to play. But will we make the most of our playfulness? Play is not frivolous. Play's essential. For bonobos and humans _____, life is not just red in tooth and claw. In times when it seems least appropriate to play, it might be the times when it is most urgent.

Solution

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  2. capacities
  3. alike
  4. words
  5. future
  6. secret
  7. present

Original Text

So these are just small tasters into the insights that bonobo give us to our past and present. But they also hold a secret for our future, a future where we need to adapt to an increasingly challenging world through greater creativity and greater cooperation. The secret is that play is the key to these capacities. In other words, play is our adaptive wildcard. In order to adapt successfully to a changing world, we need to play. But will we make the most of our playfulness? Play is not frivolous. Play's essential. For bonobos and humans alike, life is not just red in tooth and claw. In times when it seems least appropriate to play, it might be the times when it is most urgent.

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