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BLIND SPOTS PROGRAM

  • Date: June 17, 2017

  • Time: 9 AM to 2 PM

  • Venue: Timberline High School Theatre

  • Doors Open: 9 AM

  • Host: Jada Ma'afala 

SESSION 1: ILLUSIONS AND THE UNORTHODOX | 9:30-11 AM

  • Mike Stauffer | The Subconscious and How Bias Develops 

  • Aaron Hough | A Musician's Role in Society 

  • Abhinav Gundrala | Appliations of Machine Learning in Health 

  • Al Seckel | Visual Illusions that Show How We (Mis)think 

  • Izabela Carpenter | Protection or Innovation? 

  • Luis Congdon | Entrepreneurial Blind Spots

  • Katrina Groen | Windows and Mirrors: How Literature Exposes Our Blind Spots 

  • Brenda Amburgy | Improvisation Makes You Fearless 

  • Anya Guadamuz, Trinity Knight, Jacob Conrad | Nobody's Perfect

SESSION 2: DENSITY | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Kamala Chambers | The Myth of the Hero and the Blind Spots of Legends

  • Amy Bui | Cultural Expectations: An Invisible Impact

  • Yaasmina Steinhoff | The Side of Mental Illnesses You Don't See

  • Gavin Schmidt | The Emergent Patterns of Climate Change

  • Joshua Lee | It's Your Show 

  • Julia Marie | How Creativity Built My Career on Instagram

INTERMISSION | 11-11:30 AM

CONNECT WITH SPEAKERS + AUDIENCE | 12:30-1 PM

LUNCH/AFTER PARTY | 1-2 PM

Photography and Video Release:

By attending TEDxYouth@TimberlineHS, participants grant TEDxYouth@TimberlineHS permission to the rights of their image, likeness and recorded voice without payment or consideration. Participant images may be edited, copied, exhibited, published or distributed for a variety of purposes and in a variety of media. Participants waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product and any royalties or other compensation. Participants must understand that there is no time limit on the validity of this release, nor are there any geographic limitations on where these materials may be distributed.

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