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The Power of Storytelling in Humans
09:19 - 18:04 (08:45)
Humans love stories and storytelling has a power that goes beyond its factual and empirical components. Studies show that engaging storytelling can affect our brain activity and the ability to remember things.
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The use of unique storytelling helps to add a viral component to traditionally boring subjects like science and economics.
09:19 - 11:04 (01:45)
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The use of unique storytelling helps to add a viral component to traditionally boring subjects like science and economics. However, despite the slow growth rate of podcast consumption compared to production, there is evidence to suggest that people do care about the increasing popularity of podcasting.
ChapterThe Power of Storytelling in Humans
Episode#199: Stephen Dubner -- The Art of Storytelling and Facing Malcolm Gladwell in a Fist Fight
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Despite the significance of the Bible in Judeo-Christian traditions, many individuals struggle to remember its stories and teachings.
11:04 - 13:09 (02:04)
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Despite the significance of the Bible in Judeo-Christian traditions, many individuals struggle to remember its stories and teachings. This underscores the idea that humans remember and connect better with stories rather than memorizing isolated facts or rules.
ChapterThe Power of Storytelling in Humans
Episode#199: Stephen Dubner -- The Art of Storytelling and Facing Malcolm Gladwell in a Fist Fight
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The consumption of language, especially through storytelling, engages multiple areas of the brain and holds a significant power in communication and teaching, making it a useful tool in traditionally boring or hard sciences.
13:09 - 14:38 (01:29)
Summary
The consumption of language, especially through storytelling, engages multiple areas of the brain and holds a significant power in communication and teaching, making it a useful tool in traditionally boring or hard sciences.
ChapterThe Power of Storytelling in Humans
Episode#199: Stephen Dubner -- The Art of Storytelling and Facing Malcolm Gladwell in a Fist Fight
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Freakonomics Radio explores the importance of empirical research in various fields beyond economics and how it should be disseminated to the public.
14:39 - 16:45 (02:05)
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Freakonomics Radio explores the importance of empirical research in various fields beyond economics and how it should be disseminated to the public.
ChapterThe Power of Storytelling in Humans
Episode#199: Stephen Dubner -- The Art of Storytelling and Facing Malcolm Gladwell in a Fist Fight
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The Freakonomics Live Game Show is unlike any other, where individuals from the audience share interesting or unusual stories related to that night's theme in front of a live panel.
16:45 - 18:04 (01:19)
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The Freakonomics Live Game Show is unlike any other, where individuals from the audience share interesting or unusual stories related to that night's theme in front of a live panel. Themes have included "strange danger," "things that go in your mouth," and "fool me once."