We play games to learn about the world, to understand our minds and the minds of others, and to practice making predictions about the future. Games are thought to be older than written language, and have now become the dominant cultural media—bigger than movies, TV, music, and literature combined. They are also fun.But as neuroscientist and physicist Kelly Clancy argues, it’s time we started taking them more seriously. In "Playing With Reality", she chronicles the riveting and hidden history of ...