Jan 31, 2022
On episode 118, we welcome
neuroscientist and literary scholar Angus Fletcher to discuss
literary tools for personal character development; how literature
can be therapeutic and spark creativity, reduce stress and anxiety,
and promote personal growth; why archetypes in storytelling don’t
exist and stories are actually helpful adaptations to various
environments; the downsides of formulaic thinking and why
uniqueness leads to true success; how stories help us foster
positive traits through inspiration and guidance and why we ought
to mainly focus on developing them; Angus’ work with the US
military and helping them cultivate more creative strategies; how
professional wrestling helped Leon become a better podcaster; and
the importance of trusting our intuition despite not knowing where
it stems from.
Angus Fletcher is a professor of story science
at Ohio State’s Project Narrative, the world’s leading academic
think-tank for the study of stories. He has dual degrees in
neuroscience and literature, received his PhD from Yale, taught
Shakespeare at Stanford, and has published two books and dozens of
peer-reviewed academic articles on the scientific workings of
novels, poetry, film, and theater. His research has been supported
by the National Science Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He has done
story-consulting for projects for Sony, Disney, the BBC, Amazon,
PBS, and Universal and is the author/presenter of the Audible/Great
Courses Guide to Screenwriting. Today we will be discussing his
book, Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History
of Literature. | Angus
Fletcher |
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