You want me to be creative? | Sandy Rao | TEDxHamiltonCollege

Sandy Rao, currently studying medicine at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College and a recent graduate of Hamilton College, discusses the neurological steps that lead to creativity and tools to help develop creativity as a skill. Sandy Rao is currently in her first year of study at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth University, specializing in neuroscience. She earned her B.A. at Hamilton College with a major in neuroscience in 2015. There, she graduated magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and earned the Mary McMaster Hallock Prize in Science. During her tenure at Hamilton College, she researched nutrition in Utica area schools, tumor associated fibroblasts at Wake Forest University, Parkinson’s disease at Hamilton College, and more. Additionally, she was deeply involved in community service and outreach clubs at Hamilton including Young People’s Project, Hamilton Association for Volunteering, Outreach, and Charity, and the Philanthropy Committee. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx