The Island of Missing Trees | Elif Shafak

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🗓️ 8 August 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

"From populist demagogues, we will learn the indispensability of democracy," says novelist Elif Shafak. "From isolationists, we will learn the need for global solidarity. And from tribalists, we will learn the beauty of cosmopolitanism." A native of Turkey, she has experienced firsthand the devastation that a loss of diversity can bring -- and she knows the revolutionary power of plurality in response to authoritarianism. In this passionate, personal talk, she reminds us that there are no binaries, in politics, emotions and our identities. After the talk, stick around to hear a conversation between Elise and Elif about her new novel, "The Island of Missing Trees," an intergenerational story about forbidden love. Elise and Elif discuss how fiction creates empathy and how to avoid "falling into the trap of tribalism," even when the world might push us that way. This episode is part of the TED Talks Daily summer book club, a series featuring talks and interviews to inspire your next great read.

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0:00.0	It's Ted Talks Daily, I'm Elise Hugh.
0:06.2	And this week we're continuing our Book Club series featuring talks, interviews, and
0:10.0	podcast episodes to inspire your next read.
0:13.6	Today, author Elif Shefak.
0:16.8	In her 2017 talk from Ted Global, she suggests an antidote to tribalism and the polarization
0:22.9	we're seeing around the world.
0:25.0	And after her talk, she sits down with me for a chat about how she came to articulate
0:29.3	these ideas.
0:30.3	And her latest book, The Island of Missing Trees.
0:33.5	Hey, Ted Talks Daily listeners, I'm Adam Grant.
0:39.4	I host another podcast from the Ted Audio Collective.
0:41.9	It's called Workless, and it's about the science of making work not suck.
0:46.8	Next time.
0:47.8	You want to ask, what do people care about here?
0:50.2	What do people get really rewarded for?
0:53.2	Or if they violate these norms or behaviors, what do they get really punished for?
0:59.0	How to recognize a company's culture from the outside and strengthen it from the inside.
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