Jonathan Gottschall

Jonathan Gottschall

www.jonathangottschall.com
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“Change the story to change the world.” If story actually has that power - and I believe it does - then it can change for better or worse. In his new book, THE STORY PARADOX, JONATHAN GOTTSCHALL declares storytelling the best method we’ve ever devised for manipulating each other by circumventing rational thought. As ne

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Curt Nickish & Jonathan Gottschall 08 Feb 2022 • EN

The Positives—and Perils—of Storytelling

Jonathan Gottschall, a distinguished fellow at Washington & Jefferson College, has researched storytelling and its unique power to inspire. But as he spoke at business conferences and grew aware of the popularity of storytelling in the corporate world, he came to realize just how much stories can also manipulate and de

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Mike Pesca & Jonathan Gottschall 01 Feb 2022 • EN

Stories Are A Tool, And Tools Can Be Deadly

Mike talks to Professor Jonathan Gottschall, who speaks about the sheer tonnage of stories that we all absorb, and how this basic human function affects us like a drug. In the Spiel, Mike analyzes Boris Johnson's party proclivities, and addresses if defying Covid lockdowns is a tipple too far for the British public. Pr

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Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to storytelling we can no longer ignore. Storytelling, the very tradition that built human civilization,

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Sucheta Kamath & Jonathan Gottschall 24 Nov 2021 • EN

Ep. 171: Jonathan Gottschall - The Storytelling Brain

What is as ubiquitous as air, water, and earth, but possibly more potent than all three? It’s a story. The human brain, while swept up in the forcefield of stories, is enthralled, molded and shaped by it, but is also readily deceived by the artful embellishments by powerful story-tellers, including an unreliable narrat

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Ryan Michler & Jonathan Gottschall 13 Dec 2016 • EN

091: Why Men Fight | Jonathan Gottschall

Why do men like to fight and why do we like to watch? These are questions I’ve asked myself before and ones that we attempt to answer with my guest today Jonathan Gottschall, an English professor with some real-world experience in MMA. Today we talk about the nature of fighting, how fighting has evolved, the role honor

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