If the universe is maths, humans are story

Story is not decoration but adaptation: the way finite minds compress reality, survive complexity, and turn an infinite universe into meaning.

How Dickens shaped a Christmas story that still resonates

A Christmas Carol became definitive through tight structure, unforgettable characters and a hopeful arc that still resonates.

Bentley’s adaptation of Denis Johnson’s novella lets Joel Edgerton carry a story of grief, solitude and survival told in hushed, resonant rhythms.

How shifting from communal tales to individual heroes reshaped our sense of magic, selfhood and what a story is even for.

Discover how non-Western story traditions – cyclical, communal and porous – can expand your writing beyond the usual linear arc.

From fireside myths to modern fiction, stories helped us survive by teaching empathy, choices, consequences and how to live as a group.