TEDxStanford Stanford University

(May 19, 2012) Dr. Sanjiv "Sam" Gambhir talks about different molecular spies for early disease diagnosis and intervention, particularly cancer, where survival rates are exponentially higher when the cancer is caught very early.

(May 19, 2012) Ken Taylor talks about the benefits of philosophy and reason. He argues that the phenomenon of confirmation bias is our biggest cognitive failure and that we can not improve our democracy while it exists.

(May 19, 2012) Aleta Hayes shares her experiences as an actor, a dancer, a choreographer, and an artist. She Introduces a student group known as The Chocolate Heads Movement Band that performs a visually stunning dance piece entitled Red Shift.

(May 19, 2012) Tina Seelig explains how we look at creativity in a narrow way and how we need to look at imagination in a different light. She then presents her "Innovation Engine Model" to exemplify how creativity works.

(May 19, 2012) Rayden Llano gives a talk on the atrocities of American Healthcare. He shares personal anecdotes about how America's healthcare system has negatively impacted him and explains how he has approached our country's insurance problem as an adult.

(May 19, 2012) Christian Gerdes gives a talk on humans and our interactions with technology in relation to automotive vehicles. He discusses his work with cars and talks about how plausible autonomous vehicles actually are.