Why don’t vampires cast reflections? | Eric Nuzum

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🗓️ 26 October 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Exploring the history and evolution of vampire lore, author Eric Nuzum traces the origins of these spooky stories, from misunderstandings of death to the sparkly pop culture icons we know today. Beyond the fangs and garlic, he digs into the deeper, everyday fears that vampires reflect.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:09.0	You're listening to Ted Talks daily where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:15.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:16.7	It is spooky season, so what better than to look deeper at the fascinating history of vampires.
0:24.0	And I'm delighted to intro this 2024 talk
0:27.0	because not only is it full of fun facts about vampires,
0:31.0	it's from my friend and former colleague podcaster Eric Newsom.
0:35.1	It's coming up after a short break.
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0:51.6	We're here today to hear compelling ideas, new innovations and thinking, science and medicine,
0:58.0	and innovative solutions to our most vexing problems in society.
1:02.0	So they said to me, Eric, do you have anything
1:04.8	that you can add to this compelling list of stories
1:09.0	or in ideas?
1:11.3	Something you can talk about here on the TED stage.
1:14.0	And I said, of course I do.
1:17.0	And the question that I want to explore with you today is,
1:21.0	why don't vampires cast reflections and mirrors?
1:25.0	So you've probably seen this before in movies.
1:30.0	You've probably seen this before in movies.
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