The 1/31/04 blurb below showed up on the Popular Mechanics web site.
Didn't say if the "ideas for increasing human intelligence"
pertain to our sprawl problem.


Toy Inspires Young Builders
Photo by Universal Products LOC
Children often find it more fun to build a house or fort out of a box than to play with the toy inside.
Taking this observation a step forward, Wayne Levy of Rochester, N.Y., created CoolBlox.
Sized for little hands, the foam blocks have locking edges that hold structures together.
Dr. Toy, a Web site that features ideas for increasing children's intelligence, named CoolBlox
one of last year's top 100 toys. Find them at major toy stores or at www.coolblox.com.