The Role of Storytelling in STEM: Why Equations Alone Won’t Save the World
If Einstein were a student today, he might fail group projects for “rambling too much” instead of “showing his calculations.” We’ve spent decades convincing students that STEM—science, technology, engineering, math—is purely about logic and objectivity. Cold facts. Neat formulas. Straight lines. But here’s the plot twist: nothing groundbreaking in STEM has ever happened without a story. 🚀 Behind Every Discovery, There’s a Narrative Think about it. What made Galileo peer through a telescope in the first place? Curiosity wrapped in conflict. Newton’s apple story? Legend or not, it sticks —because it’s a story. Even today, we teach his laws of motion through examples that involve flying balls, skidding cars, and “what-if” thought experiments. Storytelling is how we wrap abstract theories in context, emotion, and relevance. It’s the bridge between concept and comprehension. 🎓 Why STEM Needs Stories (Now More Than Ever) Stories Anchor Complex Concepts When students struggle ...