Book talk: 'Storylistening: Narrative Evidence and Public Reasoning'
There is an urgent need to take stories seriously in order to improve public reasoning.

The challenges of using scientific evidence, of distinguishing news from fake news, and of acting well in anticipation of highly uncertain futures, are more visible now than ever before. Across all these areas of public reasoning, stories create profound new knowledge and so deserve to be taken seriously.

The two authors, Claire Craig, Provost of The Queen’s College, and Sarah Dillon, Professor of Literature and the Public Humanities at the University of Cambridge, talk to Charles Godfray, Director of the Oxford Martin School, about their theory and practice of listening to narratives where decisions are strongly influenced by contentious knowledge and powerful imaginings in areas such as climate change, artificial intelligence, the economy, and nuclear weapons and power.

This talk is live in-person and online:

To register to attend live in-person in Oxford, use the form at www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/storylistening
To watch this talk live online register on crowdcast here: www.crowdcast.io/e/storylistening
Date: 8 June 2022, 17:00 (Wednesday, 7th week, Trinity 2022)
Venue: Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad Street OX1 3BD
Venue Details: In-person and online
Speakers: Dr Claire Craig (Provost, The Queen's College), Professor Sarah Dillon (Professor of Literature and the Public Humanities, University of Cambridge), Professor Sir Charles Godfray (Director, Oxford Martin School)
Organising department: Oxford Martin School
Organiser: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: events@oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/storylistening/
Audience: Public
Editor: Hannah Mitchell