
We like to think that we are rational creatures: we even named our species 'homo sapiens' – wise man. Anybody who has ever seen a real human, however, knows that this is flattering. What distinguishes us from other species is not our wisdom but something else – our habit of telling stories. For this reason, communications theorist Walter Fisher proposed that we call ourselves homo narrans, or story-telling man.
Economic Indicators
Firing on two cylinders
The UK economy is weak because it is firing on only two cylinders. This might continue
Chris Dillow