Houston, we have a narrative: why science needs story

I. Introduction. Why science needs story

II. Thesis. 1. Science is stuck in a narrative world ... ; 2. And the humanities ought to help ... ; 3. But the humanities are useless for this ... ; 4. Therefore Hollywood to the rescue

III. Antithesis. 5. Methods: Narrative tools

the WSP model ; 6. Methods: Word

the Dobzhansky template ; 7. Methods: Sentence

the ABT template ; 8. Methods: Paragraph

the hero's journey" ; 9. Results: The narrative spectrum ; 10. Results: Four case studies

IV. Synthesis. 11. Science needs story ... ; 12. And Hollywood can help ... ; 13. But narrative training requires a different mindset ... ; 14. Therefore I recommend story circles

Appendix 1. The narrative tools

Appendix 2. Narrative vocabulary

Appendix 3. Twitter "stories."