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November 17, 2022 30 mins

Creators, marketers, and other storytellers have long wondered: could there ever be an objective measurement of how moving our stories are to audiences? Neuroscientist and tech entrepreneur Paul J. Zak says yes— and he's studied 50,000 brains to back up his claims. Paul shares science-based insights on what makes stories effective from his new book, Immersion: The Science of the Extraordinary and the Source of Happiness, on this episode of the FoST podcast. 

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Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.

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Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher

Director, Carolyn Merriman

Assistant Producer, Madison Brown


in collaboration with Charts & Leisure


Founder, Jason Oberholtzer

Executive Producer, Mike Rugnetta

Editor, Garrett Crowe 

Mix and Music, Michael Simonelli


With special thanks to Paul J Zak, Bonnie Eldon, Meghal Janardan, Sarah Vitak, Elisabeth March, Michael Bass, Megan Worman, and Laura Cray.

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