TED Talks
Frances Larson: Why public beheadings get millions of views
TV-PG
2015 • E161 Sep 22, 2015 15mIn 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?
