# Challenging the perception of belonging

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
- Speaker: Kathy Vinokurov
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/kathy_vinokurov_challenging_the_perception_of_belonging)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What happens when you're Russian, grow up in Israel and work for an international pharmaceutical company in Germany? You end up with a multinational background that may be difficult for your peers to understand or relate to on a personal level. Materials scientist Kathy Vinokurov believes that we can break down these cultural barriers — using something as simple as a homemade cake.

## Lectures

1. [Challenging the perception of belonging](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/kathy_vinokurov_challenging_the_perception_of_belonging/4e84a6f07ae5), 10 min (TED's player)