Also: are the most memorable stories less likely to be true?
Oh, yeah, I know this.
But you hang out with Max, right?
I'm Angela Duckworth.
I'm Steven Dubner, and you're listening to no stupid questions.
Today on the show, Steven and Angela focus on one big question.
Why are stories more memorable than other types of information?
Never saw a rom.com I didn't like a little bit.
Steven, I wonder if you would agree with me about the following.
I think stories are just about the stickiest form of information that there is and much stickier in people's minds than statistics.
What do you think?
I agree, and this was a great show.
I enjoyed it.
Dun drops Mike, I do agree.
So, I mean, you're kind of preaching to the choir.
You're asking the choir if they like.
Singing Coles to Newcastle.
Although.
Okay, I will say there are some caveats.
I think there are some people for whom data, statistics, theory, et cetera, do stick to their brains better than stories.
Like who?