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Humans are Storytellers

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Unique to humans, and universal across time and cultures, the trait that ties all humans together is our love of stories—especially fiction. It comes so naturally that writer Jonathan Gottschall doesn’t think scientists are paying nearly enough attention to it.

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[VIDEO] - Your Storytelling Brain

[VIDEO]  - Your Storytelling Brain | Science News | Scoop.it

Cognitive Neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga, a pioneer in the study of hemispheric (left vs. right brain) specialization describes "the Interpreter" - a left hemisphere function that organizes our memories into plausible stories. Less romantic, perhaps, than Gone With the Wind, the Interpreter may help to explain our species' profound relationship with storytelling.

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Creativity in the Cloud: The Internet As Global Brain (Tiffany Shlain)

The future of film is collaborative storytelling, says Tiffany Shlain, filmmaker and founder of the Webby Awards.

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