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TED Radio Hour: Series 9: Dave Eggers - Writing For a Better Future

Dave Eggers - Writing For a Better Future

Series 9

BBC Radio 4 Extra - TED Radio Hour, Series 9, Dave Eggers - Writing For a Better Future

Manoush Zomorodi talks with author Dave Eggers about fiction as a window into the future

Manoush Zomorodi talks with author Dave Eggers about how writing can serve as a window into multiple realities and futures.

A journey through fascinating ideas based on talks by riveting speakers on the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) stage.

Manoush Zomorodi talks with author Dave Eggers about how writing can serve as a window into multiple realities and futures. 

Fiction can serve as a window into multiple realities - to imagine different futures or understand our own past. 

Author and TED speaker Dave Eggers talks technology, education, and the healing power of writing.

First broadcast in the USA on National Public Radio in 2022.

TED Radio Hour: Series 9

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