The science of storytelling: the David Attenborough style of scientific presentation.

Trends Mol Med

School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. Electronic address:

Published: September 2023

Many scientists approach speaking as they do writing a paper: an opportunity to present their data. But data without proper context is difficult to absorb. In this article, I describe a philosophy and set of heuristics for giving an engaging, narratively driven talk, inspired by the legendary documentaries of Sir David Attenborough.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2023.05.002DOI Listing

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