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The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
Humans are a story-telling species. The stories we tell ourselves and each other guide how we live in and relate to the world. They are the social technology through which we make sense of the world and give meaning to our lived experiences. Like the mycelium that runs below our feet, stories are everywhere, threading and reshaping our reality, eve... See more
Niels Devisscher • Belonging and Butterflies in Times of Breakdown
In books such as The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human by Jonathan Gottschall, there is copious research about how story sets us humans apart from animals. Even in our dreams, our subconscious is busy ordering events into narratives.
Jyoti Guptara • Business Storytelling From Hype to Hack
It’s testament to the powers of the storytelling brain that many psychologists argue that human language evolved in the first place in order to tell tales about each other.
Will Storr • The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better
every human being is a storyteller, that stories are how we seek to understand the meaning of our lives
Steve Almond Tells Us
Stories and folktales are what bind us together as a community. They tell us who we are and why we have obligations towards each other.