The Great American Read: The Science of Storytelling

Emily Schario is a producer in the WGBH Studio at the Boston Public Library, where she produces radio and digital broadcasts about the Boston community and beyond. Before joining WGBH, Emily was the news editor for her college newspaper and interned at WBUR’s On Point Radio. She has a degree in mediated communication and English literature from Stonehill College.

August 01, 2018

Updated January 05, 2023

What happens when you bring the lab into the library? At the intersection of books and brains, this Great American Read PBS Facebook Live unpacked the relationship between science and storytelling.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Thomas Levenson, Boston University's Joelle Renstrom, author and Radcliffe Fellow Kaitlyn Greenidge and Meredith Goldstein of The Boston Globe sat down with WGBH Science Editor Heather Goldstone to explore how science fiction can shape readers' perceptions of the people behind the beakers.