Xiang Ji

Brainstormer, Educator/Teacher, Engineer, Environmentalist, Explorer, Foodie, Idea generator, Jewish, Job-seeker, Performer, Scientist, Student

Xuang ("see-AWE-n") has completed her MS in biomedical engineering at Columbia University and will start her education as a doctor of veterinary medicine in the fall. She is interested in biochemistry, medical anthropology, performing arts, and foreign languages. She hopes to meet other language nerds like her in the TED translator community!

Cultural Awareness - Inclusivity and Accessibility - Dance - Penpalling - Challah bread

"l used to think the top environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and climate change. I thought that with 30 years of good science we could address those problems. But I was wrong. The top environmental problems are selfishness, greed and apathy... and to deal with those we need a spiritual and cultural transformation and we scientists don't know how to do that." - Gus Speth

Anthropology, Ballet, Biochemistry, Dance, Foreign Language, Medical Interpreting, Penpalling, Theatre, Veterinary Science

I have been watching TED talks since I was a fourth-grader in China! Now as a college student, I recently received training in Mandarin-English medical interpreting (Aug. 2020) and immediately turned back to translate for TED so others can understand why I fervently recommend them TED talks to be inspired from.

Visualizing music -- I have synesthesia!