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What "Orwellian" really means

Noah Tavlin · TED

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About

If you've watched the news or followed politics, chances are you've heard the term Orwellian thrown around in one context or another. But have you ever stopped to think about what it really means, or why it's used so often? Noah Tavlin dissects the term.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Noah Tavlin
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics, Literature and writing
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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