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The Deep-Play Research group at the college of education at Michigan State University includes: William Cain, Chris Fahnoe, Jon Good, Danah Henriksen, Sarah Keenan, Rohit Mehta, Punya Mishra, Carmen Richardson, & Colin Terry.
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Mehta, R., Mishra, P., Henriksen, D. et al. Creativity in Mathematics and Beyond – Learning from Fields Medal Winners. TechTrends 60, 14–18 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-015-0011-6
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