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Video directed for SeaLegacy and Only.One to tell the story of how a BC First Nations' took charge of their fishery to bring health back to the ocean and their community.

StormWarning Storm Sentries from Denise Withers on Vimeo.

WITNESS_THE_EVIL from Denise Withers on Vimeo.

SPACE_MEDICINE_1 from Denise Withers on Vimeo.

Hour-long episode from the award-winning Forbidden Places series, exploring the early days of GMO science in Saskatoon.

National Film Board documentary about young Canadian entrepreneurs carving out alternate careers in challenging economic times.

Hour-long documentary featuring the physical and emotional journey of Aboriginal youth as they explore Ontario's north in search of a brighter future.

LA MAURICIE from Denise Withers on Vimeo.

Half hour episode as part of the award-winning wildlife documentary series, Champions of the Wild, featuring biologist Nancy Newhouse and her efforts to save the badger population in the East Kootenay mountains of Canada.

Half hour episode from the award-winning wildlife series "Champions of the Wild".

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Our craving and connection to story is so much more than a haphazard preference.

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More amazing story science research in PNAS: Stories enable us to detect consciousness in "unresponsive" people (anaesthetized / vegetative). They process stories just like everyone else. Huge leap in our understanding of consciousness. http://bit.ly/2BYQJQj

Could you use 30 minutes of free story design coaching? Pre-order "Story Design" by Dec. 30, send me your receipt and I'll enter you in a draw to win 1 of 3 free coaching sessions. Details: http://bit.ly/2BH22N0 http://bit.ly/2Ceom48

Storytelling entails costs in terms of time and effort, yet it is a ubiquitous feature of human society. Here, Smith et al. show benefits of storytelling in Agta hunter-gatherer communities, as storytellers have higher reproductive success and storytelling is associated with higher cooperation in the group.

A new study out in the journal Nature Communications shows stories not only serve to pass information to future generations - they can also bind groups together, increase cooperativeness and promote egalitarianism.