Alycia Cary is inspired by stories that connect us across cultural and ideological divides. As a senior at The Harker School, she has dedicated her time towards pursuing a greater understanding of what makes us work by exploring the intersection between biology and the humanities. She currently interns at the Stanford Petrov Lab, conducting evolutionary biology research to understand more about our capacity for adaptation. In her TED talk, she will be speaking about her experience being mixed-race as a lens through which to examine the power categorical thinking holds in our culture.

As a nationally ranked orator, she has been recognized at speech and debate tournaments across the United States. Through her talk, she hopes to take her message outside the speech and debate community and bring it a little closer to home. Alycia Cary is inspired by stories that connect us across cultural and ideological divides. As a senior at The Harker School, she has dedicated her time towards pursuing a greater understanding of what makes us work by exploring the intersection between biology and the humanities. She currently interns at the Stanford Petrov Lab, conducting evolutionary biology research to understand more about our capacity for adaptation. In her talk, she will be speaking about her experience being mixed-race as a lens through which to examine the power categorical thinking holds in our culture. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx