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A powerful talk from Hugh Herr, 7 years in the making

“As you can see, my legs are bionic,” said Hugh Herr on the TED2014 stage. "The artificial part of my body is malleable, able to take on any form, any function, a blank slate through which to create structures that can extend beyond biological capability." Standing tall in a suit hemmed at his knees, Herr spoke eloquently about his work c...
Posted May 27, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/05/27/hugh-herr-talk-7-years-in-the-making

You've given me my body back: A Q&A with Hugh Herr

Bionics designer Hugh Herr spoke today on the TED stage about a future in which disability is a mere memory – a future he believes is both imminent and imperative. With pant legs cropped to reveal his own two bionic legs (“I made sure to shave today,” he joked), he explained the fascinating details of his work in the Biomechatronics Group at...
Posted March 19, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/03/19/youve-given-me-my-body-back-a-qa-with-hugh-herr

A first dance, on a next-generation bionic limb: Hugh Herr and Adrianne Haslet-Davis at TED2014

Hugh Herr, director of the Biomechatronics Group at The MIT Media Lab, strolls onto the TED2014 stage in a pair of long, black shorts. Normally, what he's wearing wouldn't be of note—except that he's chosen his ensemble today to show us something. Below the hem of his shorts, we see that he has two prosthetic legs. His lab not only creates b...
Posted March 19, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/03/19/a-first-dance-on-a-next-generation-bionic-limb-hugh-herr-and-adrianne-haslet-davis-at-ted2014

In case you missed it: Day 3 at TED2014

Day 3 at TED2014 was dense with science, design, conversation. Here's a quick recap of some highlights: Hugh Herr and Adrianne Haslet-Davis's surprise dance Hugh Herr is a bionics designer and multiple amputee. He gave a talk that was half mind-blowing -- full of extraordinary advances in prosthetics, like bionic designs that produce t...
Posted March 20, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/03/20/in-case-you-missed-it-day-3-at-ted2014

Body electric: Notes from Session 9 of TED2018

During the week of TED, it's tempting to feel like a brain in a jar -- to think on a highly abstracted, intellectual, hypertechnical level about every single human issue. But the speakers in this session remind us that we're still just made of meat. And that our carbon-based life forms aren't problems to be transcended but, if you will, plat...
Posted April 13, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/04/13/body-electric-notes-from-session-9-of-ted2018

Wired: The speakers in session 6 of TED2014

Technology is always a big theme at TED (it's the "T," after all), and in this session we draw back the curtain to take a closer look at what's really going on within some of the world's most influential companies. But this isn't just about the current headline-grabbers. Speakers will also share thoughts and demos of cutting-edge design to s...
Posted March 19, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/03/19/wired-the-speakers-in-session-6-of-ted2014

The best tech demos at TED

Calling all self-proclaimed tech nerds! TED has long been known for demos that set everyone in the theatre a-buzz. Here's a look back at some memorable tech demos from TED and TEDGlobals past, to get you excited for those coming at TED2015. Hugh Herr: The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance On stage at: TED2014 Hugh Herr's ...
Posted March 4, 2015
https://blog.ted.com/2015/03/04/the-best-tech-demos-at-ted

In Case You Missed It: Bold visions for humanity at day 4 of TED2018

Three sessions of memorable TED Talks covering life, death and the future of humanity made the penultimate day of TED2018 a remarkable space for tech breakthroughs and dispatches from the edges of culture. Here are some of the themes we heard echoing through the opening day, as well as some highlights from around the conference venue in Vanco...
Posted April 14, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/04/14/in-case-you-missed-it-bold-visions-for-humanity-at-day-4-of-ted2018

3D printing a better socket for prosthetic limbs

A persistent sight in David Sengeh's childhood, growing up in Sierra Leone: amputees. Losing a limb was an all-too-common fact in the civil-war-torn region. But the aftermath was almost worse, Sengeh saw, as he watched family members and friends struggle with ill-fitting, uncomfortable prosthetics that hurt too much to wear. Here, the 201...
Posted February 20, 2014
https://ideas.ted.com/today-the-bionic-woman-can-just-go-ahead-and-print-her-own-parts

Stacey Abrams' State of the Union response and more updates from TED speakers

The TED community is brimming with new projects and updates. Below, a few highlights. Stacey Abrams responds to the US State of the Union. Politician Stacey Abrams spoke from Atlanta on behalf of the Democratic party following the State of the Union address. In her speech, she focused on the fight against bigotry, bipartisanship in a tur...
Posted February 11, 2019
https://blog.ted.com/2019/02/11/stacey-abrams-state-of-the-union-response-and-more-updates-from-ted-speakers

Who will talk at TED2014? The speaker lineup, revealed!

TED2014 is our 30th-anniversary conference, and the speaker lineup is -- in a word -- thrilling. Speakers will touch on topics ranging from technology, entertainment, design and education to climate change, architecture, music, physics, parenting, typography, fireflies and the Golden Gate Bridge. Randall Munroe of xkcd will talk about his passio...
Posted January 30, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/01/30/ted2014-speaker-lineup-revealed

Meet the 110 speakers at TEDSummit 2016 (including some of the most popular of all time)

The number is 110: One hundred and ten past and new TED speakers are part of our newest conference, TEDSummit, happening in Banff, Canada, 26–30 June 2016. And you are invited to join us! Some of the most popular TED speakers of all time, including Dan Pink, David Gallo, Esther Perel, Kelly and Jane McGonigal, Pico Iyer and dozens more...
Posted March 29, 2016
https://blog.ted.com/2016/03/29/110-new-and-past-ted-talks-speakers-at-tedsummit-2016-registration-is-open

Prosthetics that feel more natural, how mushrooms may help save bees, and more

Please enjoy your roundup of TED-related news: Prosthetics that feel more natural. A study in Science Robotics lays out a surgical technique developed by Shriya Srinivasan, Hugh Herr and others that may help prosthetics feel more like natural limbs. During an amputation, the muscle pairs that allow our brains to sense how much force is ap...
Posted July 21, 2017
https://blog.ted.com/2017/07/21/prosthetics-that-feel-more-natural-how-mushrooms-may-help-save-bees-and-more

My journey to dance again: CNN report on Adrianne Haslet-Davis

Adrianne Haslet-Davis performs the rumba at the end of Hugh Herr’s talk, “The new bionics that let us run, climb, dance.” Normally, this would not be a big deal for a professional ballroom dance teacher. But Haslet-Davis lost her left foot in the Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013. This rumba was her first public performance since the att...
Posted March 31, 2014
https://blog.ted.com/2014/03/31/more-on-adrianne-haslet-davis-journey-to-dance-again-in-a-cnn-special-report

In Case You Missed It: The dawn of "The Age of Amazement" at TED2018

More than 100 speakers -- activists, scientists, adventurers, change-makers and more -- took the stage to give the talk of their lives this week in Vancouver at TED2018. One blog post could never hope to hold all of the extraordinary wisdom they shared. Here’s a (shamelessly inexhaustive) list of the themes and highlights we heard throughout the...
Posted April 14, 2018
https://blog.ted.com/2018/04/14/in-case-you-missed-it-the-dawn-of-the-age-of-amazement-at-ted2018

26 ideas from the future

At TED2014, we asked speakers and attendees to riff off the conference's theme ("The Next Chapter") and tell us what might radically change society, life, technology and so on in the next 30 years. From funny and wry to deeply insightful, the answers will surprise you. "One of the things about learning how to read -- we have been doing a lot ...
Posted March 24, 2014
https://ideas.ted.com/26-ideas-from-the-future
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