From Neolithic times to the present, humans around the world have played games. Join Dr. Samuel Pizelo, Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, as he discusses the immense and ongoing influence these games have had on the development of science and technology — from geometry and statistics to computing, artificial intelligence, and the complexity sciences.

By focusing on the role of traditional games like chess and backgammon in these developments, we can understand science and technology not as a series of individual discoveries, but as a shared global heritage.