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What "Orwellian" really means - Noah Tavlin

2015-10-01

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If you’ve watched the news or followed politics, chances are you’ve heard the term Orwellian thrown around in one context or another. But have you ever stopped to think about what it really means, or why it’s used so often? Noah Tavlin dissects the term.

Lesson by Noah Tavlin, animation by TED-Ed.