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https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/100813_tokieda_0419_605.jpg605403Radcliffe Fellow Tadashi Tokieda is creating and using simple toys whose sometimes surprising behavior both illustrates scientific concepts and causes even experienced scientists to scratch their heads trying to figure out what’s happening.