TED Community

Evaluating evidence and getting the facts right, communicating science to the public, figuring out how the brain works, offshore sailing, cooking and eating, west coast swing dancing, how culture influences the way we think

Neuroscience and Computer Science

Using Artificial intelligence to understand our own cognition

Nonprofit journalism, soccer, Florida, national security questions

Global awareness, citizen engagement, access to new ideas, grassroot movements, hand made houses, my family

I use art to attempt to answer the question, how can I affect positive change - rather than just creating the illusion of affecting positive change by merely creating a bigger echo chamber? I think the intersectionality of the issues we face as a global community : gender, race, capitalism, the environment - is key to building empathy, understanding and ultimately progress. I believe in the power of art to achieve incredible things, it's a great unifier and if we can find artful and interesting ways to have difficult conversations, I think we unlock the key to creating action from apathy.