David Sun-Kong discusses the keys scientists (and everyone else!) need to find creative solutions to their problems and explore their passions. David Sun-Kong is a community organizer, a biologist, a leader, and an artist. His talk helps determine how to be all of those things. David Sun Kong, Ph.D. is a Synthetic Biologist, community organizer, musician, and photographer based in Lexington, MA. He conducted his graduate studies at MIT’s Media Laboratory, receiving a Ph.D. for demonstrating the first gene synthesis in a microfluidic (“lab-on-a-chipâ€) system. He was recognized as an emerging leader in synthetic biology as a "LEAP" fellow, served as a guest faculty member at the Marine Biology Lab in Woods Hole, MA, and is co-founder and managing faculty of "How To Grow (Almost) Anything,†an international course on biotechnology. He founded and chaired new Microfluidic and Hardware Tracks for the International Genetically Engineered Machines Competition (iGEM) and is the official iGEM DJ. He is currently the Director of a new Community Biotechnology Initiative at the MIT Media Laboratory. Our mission is to empower communities around the world through biotechnology. David is also the founder and director of EMW, an art, technology, and community center in Cambridge, MA. EMW's mission is to empower marginalized communities through the transformative power of artistic expression. Our community programs explore expressive forms ranging from poetry to electronic music, beat boxing to bio-hacking and more. David is an award-winning vocal arranger and producer and has performed as a DJ, beat-boxer, vocalist, and rapper at hundreds of venues, including South by Southwest, the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and Brooklyn Bowl, where he opened for hip hop legend Questlove. His photography has been exhibited at the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian and other galleries across the country. 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
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