2024-06-09 - 2024-06-15
Andrea Brunello
University of Trento / University of Bologna
It can be argued that our intelligence and overall cognitive development are strictly linked to our ability to devise and narrate stories. We are, all things considered, storytelling animals. Our most basic tools of communication and persuasion are built on our ability to tell stories that are more interesting than those of others. After all, time is a limited asset and so is our ability to pay attention, share ideas, alert others and gain new knowledge. With this understanding, it is hardly surprising that modern science communication is turning towards theatre and performing arts for creating emotional stories, empowering communicators and scientists with advanced storytelling techniques and therefore engaging audiences and reaching new ones. In this talk I will share my experience as a theatre-science professional and provide tools to understand what are stories and how they can be applied to science communication and outreach. We will also look at how and why science stories can be useful for improving one's own research
