Believe You Me: How the Scientific Method Might Change Your Mind | Kelly O'Connell | TEDxStLawrenceU

What do you rely on when you form an opinion? Do you think about your past experiences or do you research your questions in search of fact? Through tales of her own scientific research, Dr. Kelly O'Connell discusses how the Scientific Method can be used to form opinions from assessing models of heart disease to baking cookies. During her time at St. Lawrence University, Dr. Kelly O’Connell played NCAA volleyball, studied abroad in France, and regularly participated in scientific research. After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in biochemistry in 2008, she moved to Boulder, CO and worked for ThermoFisher Scientific before entering graduate school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Her graduate research explored how changes in mitochondrial function affect the progression of heart failure. After receiving her Ph.D., she accepted a post-doctoral fellowship position at Brown University to study the molecular mechanisms of cardiac dysfunction in pulmonary hypertension. Kelly now works as an Applications Scientist for FUJIFILM VisualSonics, where she focuses on high frequency ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging. Outside of the lab, Kelly and her husband live in the Boston area where they enjoy the cultural activities in the city and hiking in the mountains of New Hampshire. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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