# The inspiring truth in fiction

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@Tommy
- Speaker: Tomas Elemans
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/tomas_elemans_the_inspiring_truth_in_fiction)
- 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)

What do we lose by choosing non-fiction over fiction? For Tomas Elemans, there's an important side effect of reading fiction: empathy -- a possible antidote to a desensitized world filled with tragic news and headlines.

## Lectures

1. [The inspiring truth in fiction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/tomas_elemans_the_inspiring_truth_in_fiction/6dcac7e9ab76), 8 min (TED's player)