Houston, we have a narrative
Subtitle: why science needs story
By: Randy Olson
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780226270708; 9780226270845
Subjects: Science in motion pictures; Communication in science; Storytelling
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Why science needs story; title: Thesis. Science is stuck in a narrative world ...; title: AND the humanities ought to help ...; title: BUT the humanities are useless for this ...; title: THEREFORE Hollywood to the rescue Antithesis. Methods: narrative tools, the WSP model; title: Methods: word, the Dobzhansky template; title: Methods: sentence, the ABT template; title: Methods: paragraph, the hero's journey; title: Results: the narrative spectrum; title: Results: four case studies; title: Synthesis. Science needs story ...; title: AND Hollywood can help ...; title: BUT narrative training requires a different mindset ...; title: THEREFORE I recommend story circles; title: Appendix 1. The narrative tools; title: Appendix 2. Narrative vocabulary; title: Appendix 3. Twitter "stories."