The Really Big Questions: Why do humans tell stories?
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Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist E. O. Wilson talks about humans' unique instinct for storytelling. And psychologists say reading stories isn't just pleasurable, it make us more empathetic. Why do we tell stories? From The Really Big Questions series, with host Dean Olsher: What's Your Story?
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