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HOW STORYTELLING SHAPES SOCIAL EVOLUTION

by Mike Neuenschwander ~ February 10, 2009.
Permalink | Filed under: Hybrid Vigor, Social Trust Online.

I came across this article today, and it seems to fit the theme of this blog perfectly. Here’s a teaser from the last paragraph:

“Maybe storytelling – from TV to folk tales – actually serves some specific evolutionary function,” says Gottschall. “They’re not just by-products of evolutionary adaptation.”

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