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TED Residency

December 2018

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How do humans make true meaning?

In this era of information overload, fake news is but one form of distortion. Journalist Julie Scelfo explains why becoming "media savvy" is the only way to sift through information and glean the facts.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

In this era of information overload, fake news is but one form of distortion. Journalist Julie Scelfo explains why becoming "media savvy" is the only way to sift through information and glean the facts.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

About the speaker

Julie Scelfo

Julie Scelfo is a journalist, author and social justice advocate whose stories about society and human behavior reframe popular ideas and ask us to rethink basic assumptions. Visit her website at juliescelfo.com.