Stories Are the Key to Building Empathy




The Backwards Podcast show

Summary: You’ve probably experienced this phenomenon yourself at some point in time. 1: You don’t care about someone, something, or you have a pre-conceived notion of how you should feel about someone or something. 2: You hear, read, or watch a story about that someone or something. 3: You have a newfound respect, understanding, and empathy for that someone or something. This is not some magical trick. It is the science of stories, and how they impact our learning and empathy for others.