From: TED Talks Daily - Thursday Jun 09, 2022 02:00 pm
How Fiction Inspires Climate Action
A hopeful vision

TODAY'S TED TALK

A sci-fi story of climate optimism

9:58 minutes · Countdown Summit

"The world is a living tapestry ... As the weave of life is torn apart in one place, the threads unravel in another," says author and physics professor Vandana Singh, acknowledging humanity's interconnectedness with the planet -- and the uncertain future we face if we don't protect it. Reading an excerpt from her latest work of speculative fiction, Singh shares a hopeful vision for Earth's renewal.

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