Dr. David Agus, a cancer doctor, says that the way we’re tackling cancer in the United States is, well, completely screwed up. He recommends an entirely different approach in a video that appeared at a recent T.E.D. conference. It’s a bit long at 24 minutes, but worth a look. Be prepared to get (re)educated.

TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences curated by the American private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate “ideas worth spreading”.