The Neuroscience of Good Storytelling — Paul J. Zak

Creators, marketers, and other storytellers have long wondered: could there ever be an objective measurement of how moving our stories are to audiences? Neuroscientist and tech entrepreneur Paul J. Zak says yes— and he's studied 50,000 brains to back up his claims. Paul shares science-based insights on what makes stories effective from his new book, "Immersion: The Science of the Extraordinary and the Source of Happiness," on this episode of the FoST podcast.

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The Future of StoryTelling (FoST) podcast is a series of conversations between FoST founder and CEO Charlie Melcher and some of the world’s brightest storytellers across a range of disciplines, focusing on how stories can help provoke positive and lasting change in the world. The Future of StoryTelling is a passionate community of people from the worlds of media, technology, and communications who explore how storytelling is evolving in the digital age.