While the science of storytelling can — and has — filled books, there are a few high-level reasons the human brain is wired for story. These reasons might inspire you to learn more about ...

Don’t be surprised when horror narratives and hero-worship supplant our rational responses to the coronavirus; it’s what we were built to do.

Dr. Daniel Amen, who has analysed more than 83,000 brain scans, and reports that his number one takeaway is “We can change our brains. You are not stuck with the brain you were born with.” This truth ...

After almost a decade of hands-on workshops and ongoing research, educators share the power of digital storytelling as an ...

Also, when we learn anything through a story, our brain is engaged differently because stories appeal to our emotional side. Against this backdrop, let’s explore the benefits of storytelling for ...

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Decades of brain science demonstrate why: Our world is too complex for our brains to process everything, and exchanging experience in the environment became a survival adaptation. Storytelling didn’t ...

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