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The Role of Fiction in Confronting the Complexity of Human Life
19:25 - 27:21 (07:56)
The author believes that fiction can be a powerful tool in provoking thought and questioning the inundation of data in the digital age. The goal of fiction is to honor the complexity of human life while also entertaining and inviting us to ask important questions about the world around us.
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Fiction serves as an artifact that is both entertaining and thought-provoking, inviting us to ask questions about our present moment and the complexity of human life, while also making this relatively new narrative artifact essential to our collective dream life.
19:25 - 24:35 (05:10)
Summary
Fiction serves as an artifact that is both entertaining and thought-provoking, inviting us to ask questions about our present moment and the complexity of human life, while also making this relatively new narrative artifact essential to our collective dream life.
ChapterThe Role of Fiction in Confronting the Complexity of Human Life
EpisodeStorytelling in a data-hooked world | The TED Interview
PodcastTED Talks Daily
The author discusses the paradoxical relationship between the abundance of data and the need to interpret it, while also expressing concern about a cultural psychosis brought on by the internet which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
24:35 - 27:21 (02:45)
Summary
The author discusses the paradoxical relationship between the abundance of data and the need to interpret it, while also expressing concern about a cultural psychosis brought on by the internet which blurs the line between reality and illusion.