Catching Inspiration: Juggling, Art, and Your Mind | Amit Khandhadia | TEDxVanderbiltUniversity

How do you look at the objects in your hand? Do you give a pen, a plate, or a laptop a second thought? Probably not, right? But what if you did? I want to explore that question through the art of juggling. As an art, juggling challenges the limits of creativity and uses objects for things they were definitely not made for. On the other side, juggling shows a unique and surprising effect on the human brain, changing the way we view objects in motion. Juggling forces all those who practice it to find new ways to manipulate their objects and surroundings. I hope this talk can convince you to do the same. Born outside of Detroit, I am a senior in the College of Arts and Science. Growing up, I developed an odd obsession with the idea of a person and how people can do all the spectacular things they do. This fascination drew me into two separate fields: the arts, where I could examine the human experience the human perspective, and medicine, where I could explore the physical composition of the huma