Dr. Paul Zach is a professor at Claremount Graduate University who's been studying that exact question for over two decades. His lab has come up with a measurement that he believes is a powerful tool to help storytellers and marketers not just measure the effectiveness of their stories, but also improve upon them. He recently released a book on the subject called Immersion, the science of the extraordinary and the source of happiness which I can't wait to discuss with him today.
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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