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How do you know what's true?

Sheila Marie Orfano · TED

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About

A samurai is found dead in a quiet bamboo grove. One by one, the crime's only known witnesses recount their version of the events. But as they each tell their tale, it becomes clear that every testimony is plausible yet different. And each witness implicates themselves. What's going on? Sheila Marie Orfano explores the phenomenon of warring perspectives known as the Rashomon effect. [Directed by Jeremiah Dickey, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott].

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Sheila Marie Orfano
Year
2021
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Psychology and the brain, History, Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
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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