About this episode

Dr. Angus Fletcher discusses the importance of narrative in changing beliefs and understanding scientific paradigms.

Professor Angus Fletcher, from Ohio State's Project Narrative, comes back for a second lap around the machinery of belief, where the mind runs on story long before it runs on proof. From Oedipus to Copernicus to Darwin, every paradigm shift in the history of science turns out to be won by elegance, timing, and a culture hungry to hear it, never by data alone. Math describes the world with astonishing precision, Fletcher argues, but only narrative can explain it, because explanation is a causal story and causal stories are what minds are built upon. What remains is a 3 step action manual for changing minds, our own included, one honest surprise at a time.PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysciPARADOX LOST PRE-SALE: https://buy.stripe.com/7sY7sKdoN5d29eUdYddEs0bHOMEBREW MUSIC - Check out our new album!Hard Copies (Vinyl): FREE SHIPPING https://demystifysci-shop.fourthwall.com/products/vinyl-lp-secretary-of-nature-everything-is-so-good-hereStreaming:https://secretaryofnature.bandcamp.com/album/everything-is-so-good-herePARADIGM DRIFThttps://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-show00:00 Go! Angus Fletcher Returns00:02:03 Grand Narratives Are a Category Mistake00:12:09 Why We Need…

People in this episode

Host: DemystifySci

Guest: Dr. Angus Fletcher

Topics covered

• changing minds
• narrative
• belief systems
• science history
• storytelling
• paradigm shifts

Keywords

• mind change
• narrative power
• belief
• science
• storytelling
• paradigm shift

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ohio State's Project Narrative

Books & works: Oedipus, Copernicus, Darwin

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