Storytelling Resources http://worldsciencefestival.com/videos/the_riddle_of_fiction In the 1944 Heider-Simmel demonstration, people were shown an animation of shapes moving around the screen. But only three people out of 120 saw shapes moving around. The rest all saw stories. In this video clip from the World Science Festival, Jonathan Gottschall, author of The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human, shows the audience the same Heider-Simmel demonstration. What do you see?

NPR’s Scott Simon talks about how to tell a story. Although this video is intended for young journalists, anyone can benefit from the advice he gives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiX_WNdJu6w

Robert Krulwich of NPR’s RadioLab talks about science storytelling in hiss 2008 commencement address at Caltech: http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab- blog/2008/jul/29/tell-me-a-story/ transcript: http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blog/2008/jul/29/tell- me-a-story/transcript/

Steven Reiner of the Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University urges scientists to tell their stories: http://www.hpcwire.com/hpcwire/2012-08- 07/steven_reiner_urges_scientists_to_tell_their_stories.html

Lessons from Radiolab (and from journalism) by PCR (Public Communication for Researchers), a science communication group run by graduate students at Carnegie Mellon University: http://www.cmu.edu/student-org/pcr/media/pcr-sessions/pcr-storytelling- techniques.pdf

Examples of science storytelling http://storycollider.org/ A weekly podcast and monthly live shows in NY “At the Story Collider, we believe that everyone has a story about science—a story about how science made a difference, affected them, or changed them on a personal and emotional level. We find those stories and share them in live shows and on our podcast. Sometimes, it's even funny.” http://themoth.org/ Live shows, podcast, blog. Not limited to science, but includes it. “The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide.”