Long before there were books, movies, or television, there were stories. They were told beside campfires, carried across generations through memory, and passed from one voice to another. They explained why the sun rose each morning, why thunder echoed across the sky, where people came from, and what happened after death. Some were myths. Some …
Fun fact: even newborns prefer looking at faces to scrambled shapes—suggesting our brains are wired to recognize meaning, relationships, and narrative almost from birth. But why do humans tell stories? Why did our ancestors gather around fires to pass down tales of hunts, gods, love, loss, or tricksters? The title of this piece—“Why Humans Tell …