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Why public beheadings get millions of views

Frances Larson · TED

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About

In a disturbing — but fascinating — walk through history, Frances Larson examines humanity's strange relationship with public executions … and specifically beheadings. As she shows us, they have always drawn a crowd, first in the public square and now on YouTube. What makes them horrific and compelling in equal measure?

The talk

  1. Why public beheadings get millions of views 16 min · TED's player

Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobalLondon
Speaker
Frances Larson
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
History
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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