A sci-fi story of Earth's renewal | Vandana Singh

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🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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"The world is a living tapestry ... As the weave of life is torn apart in one place, the threads unravel in another," says author and physics professor Vandana Singh, acknowledging humanity's interconnectedness with the planet -- and the uncertain future we face if we don't protect it. Reading an excerpt from her latest work of speculative fiction, Singh shares a hopeful vision for Earth's renewal.

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0:00.0	It's Ted Talks Daily, I'm Elise Hugh, the power of thinking, the power of art.
0:09.3	They're powerful because they can inspire doing.
0:12.7	Imagination can move us to action.
0:15.6	So today we have something a little different.
0:17.8	It's a fiction story from climate imagination fellow Vandana Singh.
0:22.5	Her fictional tale delivered at Countdown Summit 2021 is a metaphor for the possibilities
0:28.1	of dreaming collectively for a better future for the planet.
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