The Day the Earth Stands Still

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Men have always tried to control female sexuality. The virgin birth thing is probably something under there, like, there's something about women going off and havingwell, she must have been impregnated by god,. Something like that. It almost seems, again, this may be one of those mens or archetypes that doesn't really exist. One of my favorite films is the day the earth stood still in which a kena reds and and ina, plays an alien that comes to earth. He's warning earthlings about global warmingso these thing, these stories often, you know, reflect what we're anxious about it at the time.

Michael speaks with neuroscientist and literature professor Dr. Angus Fletcher about 25 of the most powerful developments in the history of literature, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante. Fletcher says these literary technologies can alleviate grief, trauma, loneliness, anxiety, numbness, depression, pessimism, and ennui — all while sparking creativity, courage, love, empathy, hope, joy, and positive change. Fletcher is a professor of story science at Ohio State’s Project Narrative, the world’s leading academic think-tank for the study of stories. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.