You know how we talk about technology and we talk about inventions, Angus makes the point that there are life-changing inventions in literature. And he is the author of the wildest, most amazing, incredible new book that I just finished called Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature. And he’s technically a Shakespeare expert, but he studies story. Angus Fletcher, who is basically a professor of storytelling. Well, on this episode, I am talking to Dr. You know how I do these podcasts with other emotion researchers and other people who study some of the stuff I study. In it, he explains the secrets to unlocking the hidden powers of your favorite poems, memoirs, novels, and tv shows to boost courage, love, empathy, creativity, hope, and curiosity-and to alleviate grief, loneliness, anxiety, and even trauma.īrené Brown: Hi, everyone, I’m Brené Brown, and this is Unlocking Us.īB: Wow, are we unlocking something on the episode today. He’s done story-consulting for projects for Sony, Disney, the BBC, Amazon, PBS, and Universal, and his most recent book, Wonderworks (Simon & Schuster, 2021), has been formally endorsed by some of the world’s most respected psychologists, neuroscientists, doctors, and literature scholars. He believes that stories are universal in their impact and personal in their origins, so each of us has a unique story to gift the world-and endless stories to discover in others. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ![]() ![]() He is currently Professor of Story Science at Ohio State’s Project Narrative, the globe’s top academic think-tank for the study of stories has dual degrees in neuroscience and literature, received his PhD from Yale, taught Shakespeare at Stanford, and has published three books and dozens of peer-reviewed articles on the science of how the writings of Sappho, Maya Angelou, Tina Fey, Elena Ferrante, and other authors can nurture democracy, empower personal growth, and improve our mental health and well-being. ![]() Angus Fletcher is an award-winning teacher, bestselling author, and one of the world’s foremost scholars on the science of storytelling.
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