TED Talks

Frances Larson: Why public beheadings get millions of views (2015x161)

Exibido em:: Set 22, 2015

In a disturbing — but fascinating — walk through history, Frances Larson examines humanity's strange relationship with public executions … and specifically beheadings. As she shows us, they have always drawn a crowd, first in the public square and now on YouTube. What makes them horrific and compelling in equal measure?