# What "Orwellian" really means

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Noah Tavlin
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, Literature and writing
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/noah_tavlin_what_orwellian_really_means)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [What "Orwellian" really means](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/noah_tavlin_what_orwellian_really_means/7e212900000d), 6 min (TED's player)