Fogg: Stories are a technology for transmitting cause-and-effect relationships across generations
BJ Fogg · #86 BJ Fogg: The Science of Lasting Change · Jun 23, 2020 · at 41:00
Stanford behavior scientist BJ Fogg explains the evolutionary and psychological function of storytelling in human learning.
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“Stories are a technology for transmitting cause and effect relationships within communities and through the generations.”
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