Award-winning author, Will Storr, in conversation with Tom Killingbeck, the editor of his bestselling book: The Science of Storytelling.

They discuss how essential stories have been in human evolution, how we can use stories to make sense of our chaotic world, and give some tops on how to write your own masterful narrative.

"In our evolutionary history, when our brains were evolving, we would have been roaming around our territory in loose bands of around 150 people. So how do you get 150 people to cooperate with no police force, with no judiciary, with no prisons - how do you do it? You do it with gossip."

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