TED: A sci-fi story of climate optimism | Vandana Singh

In a groundbreaking experiment on collective dreaming, a girl from a stone quarry participates in a shared dream with 311 others. Her dream reveals memories of her past and a vision of environmental destruction. Confronting a monstrous storm, she seeks knowledge and emerges with a new understanding of the world as a living tapestry. Together with a boy holding a clock, they reweave the world, integrating time and nature into a harmonious fabric, symbolizing interconnectedness and mutuality.

What is the main purpose of the experiment observed by the man and woman?

• To analyze individual dream patterns

• To conduct the first experiment in collective dreaming

• To test a new educational method

• To study the effects of sleep deprivation

In the shared dream, what does the girl witness that causes her grief?

• A beautiful tapestry

• Her parents returning

• Environmental destruction

• A peaceful village

What does the monster in the dream symbolize?

• A new beginning

• The unraveling of the world

• A mythical creature

• A guardian of dreams

How does the girl respond to the monster in the dream?

• She tries to destroy it

• She runs away in fear

• She ignores it

• She walks into it to learn

What metaphor does the girl use to describe the world?

• A ticking clock

• A living tapestry

• A flowing river

• A burning fire

What transformation occurs when the boy throws his clock into the loom?

• It turns into a spool of yarn

• It disappears completely

• It becomes a new clock

• It breaks into tiny clocks woven into the tapestry

What is the final outcome for the dreamers in the tapestry?

• They create a new dream

• They remain outside the tapestry

• They become part of the tapestry

• They wake up immediately