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Why doctors are turning to fiction to heal their patients—and themselves Art & Science

In hospitals across the world, doctors are putting down their scalpels and picking up novels to better understand the sick.

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Did A.I. just become a better storyteller than you? Art & Science

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What I learned about storytelling after reading every Jack Reacher novel in a year How To Close Reads

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Want to convince people to do something? Try Marshall Ganz’s simple storytelling technique. How To

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12 steps for making “iconic” TV shows, according to noted storytelling genius Jeff Bezos Art & Science How To Close Reads

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Season 3 – Episode 4: Climate justice

Oxfam and the quest to find a climate story that connects

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The result is the world’s saddest puppet show performed at a philosophical gunpoint, the bastardisation of our true selves to better lubricate our passage down the gastrointestinal tract of late capitalism.

So you’ve been fired. Here’s how not to post about it on LinkedIn.

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In the age of big data, many of the world’s secrets are hiding in plain sight. You just need to know where to look.

How to bring down a government using numbers

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Sure, the books all follow a formula... but the mastery of that formula’s execution makes Reacher a fascinating read for anyone who likes thinking about how stories work.

What I learned about storytelling after reading every Jack Reacher novel in a year

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As an exercise in storytelling, ‘Together We Can’ tackles the most critical communications challenge of our times: how to discuss climate change in a way that inspires people to become part of the solution rather than scaring them into inaction.

Claire O’Rourke says stories of hope can save us from a climate disaster

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