01 June 2025
The danger of a single story
TED Talk from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie exploring how stereotypes, biases, and representation in media impact individuals' self concept.
Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice—and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.
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