THE IMPORTANCE OF STORIES TO HUMAN INTELLIGENCE

Our lives revolve around stories - at home, at work, in school, at leisure.

We read them; we tell them; we listen to them.

Stories are entertaining, informative, and, sometimes, persuasive.

They chronicle our lives and put the world in context.

So, are stories the foundation of human intelligence?

For a brief, insightful exploration of that question, including the connection of stories to studies of artificial intelligence, read what Tania Lombrozo, psychology professor at UC Berkeley, has to say in an NPR piece.

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