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Ep 125 - The Origins of Mythology
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For the 125th episode, Rowan and Tracey go all the way back to the beginning and ask: what is mythology? They discuss the history and science behind storytelling, the chemical effects of religion on the brain, and whether or not trees have their own versions of folklore.
Tracey tells us an original love story about the sun and the moon, and Rowan’s tale explores an AI coming to terms with its sentience.
Sources
NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4445577/
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_and_ritual
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_and_mythology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Ritualists
Invisibilia - Entanglement
https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/382451600/entanglement
NPR - Mirror Touch
https://www.npr.org/2015/01/30/382453493/mirror-touch
Capitalize My Title
https://capitalizemytitle.com/page-count/750000-words/
Mental Floss
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/oldest-literature
TED
https://www.ted.com/playlists/756/why_do_we_tell_stories
PBS
https://www.pbs.org/mythsandheroes/myths_what.html
Merriam Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myth
NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/special-series/the-big-question-why-do-we-tell-stories.html
NPR
Neuro Leadership
https://neuroleadership.com/your-brain-at-work/the-neuroscience-of-storytelling/
Berkeley
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_stories_change_brain
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dECE7285GxU&ab_channel=wocomoWILDLIFE
LADbible
https://www.ladbible.com/news/where-do-blue-eyes-come-from-436900-20230429
New York Times
Medical News Today
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322539
The Art of Narrative
https://artofnarrative.com/2020/07/08/kishotenketsu-exploring-the-four-act-story-structure/
Autocrit
https://www.autocrit.com/7-stories-world/
The Guardian
Smithsonian Magazine
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-whispering-trees-180968084/
Poetics by Aristotle
125 episodes
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For the 125th episode, Rowan and Tracey go all the way back to the beginning and ask: what is mythology? They discuss the history and science behind storytelling, the chemical effects of religion on the brain, and whether or not trees have their own versions of folklore.
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Sources
NCBI
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4445577/
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myth_and_ritual
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_and_mythology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Ritualists
Invisibilia - Entanglement
https://www.npr.org/programs/invisibilia/382451600/entanglement
NPR - Mirror Touch
https://www.npr.org/2015/01/30/382453493/mirror-touch
Capitalize My Title
https://capitalizemytitle.com/page-count/750000-words/
Mental Floss
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/oldest-literature
TED
https://www.ted.com/playlists/756/why_do_we_tell_stories
PBS
https://www.pbs.org/mythsandheroes/myths_what.html
Merriam Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myth
NYTimes
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/special-series/the-big-question-why-do-we-tell-stories.html
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https://neuroleadership.com/your-brain-at-work/the-neuroscience-of-storytelling/
Berkeley
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_stories_change_brain
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dECE7285GxU&ab_channel=wocomoWILDLIFE
LADbible
https://www.ladbible.com/news/where-do-blue-eyes-come-from-436900-20230429
New York Times
Medical News Today
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322539
The Art of Narrative
https://artofnarrative.com/2020/07/08/kishotenketsu-exploring-the-four-act-story-structure/
Autocrit
https://www.autocrit.com/7-stories-world/
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