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Kate Hartman: The art of wearable communication

Artist Kate Hartman uses wearable electronics to explore how we communicate, with ourselves and with the world. In this quirky and thought-provoking talk, she shows the "Talk to Yourself Hat", the "Inflatable Heart", the "Glacier Embracing Suit", and other unexpected devices.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kate_hartman_the_art_of_wearable_communication

Keith Kirkland: Wearable tech that helps you navigate by touch

Keith Kirkland is developing wearable tech that communicates information using only the sense of touch. He's trying to figure out: What gestures and vibration patterns could intuitively communicate ideas like "stop" or "go"? Check out his team's first product, a navigation device for the blind and visually impaired, and learn more about the enti...
https://www.ted.com/talks/keith_kirkland_wearable_tech_that_helps_you_navigate_by_touch

Pattie Maes + Pranav Mistry: Meet the SixthSense interaction

This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine "Minority Report" and then some.
https://www.ted.com/talks/pattie_maes_pranav_mistry_meet_the_sixthsense_interaction

Todd Coleman: A temporary tattoo that brings hospital care to the home

What if doctors could monitor patients at home with the same degree of accuracy they'd get during a stay at the hospital? Bioelectronics innovator Todd Coleman shares his quest to develop wearable, flexible electronic health monitoring patches that promise to revolutionize healthcare and make medicine less invasive.
https://www.ted.com/talks/todd_coleman_a_temporary_tattoo_that_brings_hospital_care_to_the_home

Mary Lou Jepsen: How we can use light to see deep inside our bodies and brains

In a series of mind-bending demos, inventor Mary Lou Jepsen shows how we can use red light to see and potentially stimulate what's inside our bodies and brains. Taking us to the edge of optical physics, Jepsen unveils new technologies that utilize light and sound to track tumors, measure neural activity and could possibly replace the MRI machine...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mary_lou_jepsen_how_we_can_use_light_to_see_deep_inside_our_bodies_and_brains

Akash Manoj: A life-saving device that detects silent heart attacks

You probably know the common symptoms of a heart attack: chest and arm pain, shortness of breath and fatigue. But there's another kind that's just as deadly and harder to detect because the symptoms are silent. In this quick talk, 17-year-old inventor Akash Manoj shares the device he's developed to stop this silent killer: a noninvasive, inexpen...
https://www.ted.com/talks/akash_manoj_a_life_saving_device_that_detects_silent_heart_attacks

Arnav Kapur: How AI could become an extension of your mind

Try talking to yourself without opening your mouth, by simply saying words internally. What if you could search the internet like that -- and get an answer back? In the first live public demo of his new technology, TED Fellow Arnav Kapur introduces AlterEgo: a wearable AI device with the potential to let you silently talk to and get information ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/arnav_kapur_how_ai_could_become_an_extension_of_your_mind

Kenneth Shinozuka: My simple invention, designed to keep my grandfather safe

60% of people with dementia wander off, an issue that can prove hugely stressful for both patients and caregivers. In this charming talk, hear how teen inventor Kenneth Shinozuka came up with a novel solution to help his night-wandering grandfather and the aunt who looks after him ... and how he hopes to help others with Alzheimer's.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kenneth_shinozuka_my_simple_invention_designed_to_keep_my_grandfather_safe

Ivan Poupyrev: Everything around you can become a computer

Designer Ivan Poupyrev wants to integrate technology into everyday objects to make them more useful and fun -- like a jacket you can use to answer phone calls or a houseplant you can play like a keyboard. In a talk and tech demo, he lays out his vision for a physical world that's more deeply connected to the internet and shows how, with a little...
https://www.ted.com/talks/ivan_poupyrev_everything_around_you_can_become_a_computer

Neri Oxman: Design at the intersection of technology and biology

Designer and architect Neri Oxman is leading the search for ways in which digital fabrication technologies can interact with the biological world. Working at the intersection of computational design, additive manufacturing, materials engineering and synthetic biology, her lab is pioneering a new age of symbiosis between microorganisms, our bodie...
https://www.ted.com/talks/neri_oxman_design_at_the_intersection_of_technology_and_biology

Dropbox: How one team turned a sprint project into a marathon success

TED Resident Keith Kirkland and his team at WearWorks use haptic technology to develop products and experiences that communicate information through touch. In 2017, they were faced with a seemingly impossible challenge: quickly develop a device for a blind ultra-marathon runner to compete -- unaided and unassisted -- in the New York City Maratho...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dropbox_how_one_team_turned_a_sprint_project_into_a_marathon_success

Denise Herzing: Could we speak the language of dolphins?

For 28 years, Denise Herzing has spent five months each summer living with a pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins, following three generations of family relationships and behaviors. It's clear they are communicating with one another -- but is it language? Could humans use it too? She shares a fascinating new experiment to test this idea.
https://www.ted.com/talks/denise_herzing_could_we_speak_the_language_of_dolphins

Eythor Bender: Human exoskeletons -- for war and healing

Eythor Bender of Berkeley Bionics brings onstage two amazing exoskeletons, HULC and eLEGS -- robotic add-ons that could one day allow a human to carry 200 pounds without tiring, or allow a wheelchair user to stand and walk. It's a powerful onstage demo, with implications for human potential of all kinds.
https://www.ted.com/talks/eythor_bender_human_exoskeletons_for_war_and_healing

Daniel Kraft: How COVID-19 transformed the future of medicine

The pandemic forced the world to work together like never before and, with unprecedented speed, bore a new age of health and medical innovation. Physician-scientist Daniel Kraft explains how breakthroughs and advancements like AI-infused antiviral discoveries and laboratory-level diagnostic tools accessible via smartphones are paving the way for...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kraft_how_covid_19_transformed_the_future_of_medicine

Jen Gunter: What really happens to your body during menopause

It's time to erase the shame and fear swirling around menopause and understand exactly what's going on inside your body. Dr. Jen Gunter walks through the biology of this perfectly normal transition and shares some of the best things you can do -- and not do -- to reduce the varied and irksome symptoms of menopause. For more on how your body work...
https://www.ted.com/talks/jen_gunter_what_really_happens_to_your_body_during_menopause

Daniel Kraft: Medicine's future? There's an app for that

Daniel Kraft offers a fast-paced look at the next few years of innovations in medicine, powered by new tools, tests and apps that bring diagnostic information right to the patient's bedside.
https://www.ted.com/talks/daniel_kraft_medicine_s_future_there_s_an_app_for_that

Lei Li: The incredible cancer-detecting potential of photoacoustic imaging

Could we use the energy from light and sound to detect disease? TED Fellow Lei Li shares the exciting promise of photoacoustic imaging: an affordable, painless and accurate method of converting light into sound in order to create high-resolution images of what's going on inside our bodies. From early detection of breast cancer to steering medici...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lei_li_the_incredible_cancer_detecting_potential_of_photoacoustic_imaging

Julio Gil: Future tech will give you the benefits of city life anywhere

Don't believe predictions that say the future is trending towards city living. Urbanization is actually reaching the end of its cycle, says logistics expert Julio Gil, and soon more people will be choosing to live (and work) in the countryside, thanks to rapid advances in augmented reality, autonomous delivery, off-the-grid energy and other tech...
https://www.ted.com/talks/julio_gil_future_tech_will_give_you_the_benefits_of_city_life_anywhere

Riitta Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth: Nature, folklore and serendipitous photo collaborations

Inspired by Nordic folklore, artists Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen collaborate with local elders -- farmers, fishermen, cosmologists and more -- to create richly imaginative portraits that explore humanity's connection to nature. Discover their serendipitous artistic practice as they share a selection of fantastical imagery where nature and ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/riitta_ikonen_and_karoline_hjorth_nature_folklore_and_serendipitous_photo_collaborations

Massimo Russo: 3 ways your company's data can jump-start climate action

From helping build smart cities to supporting the sustainable energy sector, the possibilities of big data are endless. But many companies are still wary of sharing data that could expose them to risk and diminish their competitive advantage. What if uniting towards a common goal could help them overcome these fears? Data cooperation expert Mass...
https://www.ted.com/talks/massimo_russo_3_ways_your_company_s_data_can_jump_start_climate_action

Trish Millines Dziko: How schools can nurture every student's genius

Forget home economics and standardized tests, education visionary Trish Millines Dziko has a much more engaging and fulfilling way for students to develop real-world skills. Get schooled by Dziko as she shares how project-based learning can transform public education and unlock genius for the next generation of critical thinkers, problem solvers...
https://www.ted.com/talks/trish_millines_dziko_how_schools_can_nurture_every_student_s_genius

Aimee Mullins: My 12 pairs of legs

Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs -- she's got a dozen amazing pairs -- and the superpowers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height ... Quite simply, she redefines what the body can be.
https://www.ted.com/talks/aimee_mullins_my_12_pairs_of_legs

Rana el Kaliouby: This app knows how you feel -- from the look on your face

Our emotions influence every aspect of our lives -- how we learn, how we communicate, how we make decisions. Yet they're absent from our digital lives; the devices and apps we interact with have no way of knowing how we feel. Scientist Rana el Kaliouby aims to change that. She demos a powerful new technology that reads your facial expressions an...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rana_el_kaliouby_this_app_knows_how_you_feel_from_the_look_on_your_face

Nita Farahany: When technology can read minds, how will we protect our privacy?

Tech that can decode your brain activity and reveal what you're thinking and feeling is on the horizon, says legal scholar and ethicist Nita Farahany. What will it mean for our already violated sense of privacy? In a cautionary talk, Farahany warns of a society where people are arrested for merely thinking about committing a crime (like in "Mino...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nita_farahany_when_technology_can_read_minds_how_will_we_protect_our_privacy

Adam Carroll: What playing Monopoly with real money taught me about my kids--and humanity

Playing Monopoly with his children one night, Adam Carroll noticed they were bending the rules. He wondered, "What if they're playing this way because the money isn't real?" In this talk, Carroll explains the concept of financial abstraction, and how our human perception of spending changes when the idea of money becomes more or less real. His c...
https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_carroll_what_playing_monopoly_with_real_money_taught_me_about_my_kids_and_humanity

James Logan: Can dogs sniff out malaria?

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people around the world die of malaria. Aided by a demo from Freya the malaria-sniffing dog, infectious disease researcher James Logan describes the role of scent in the spread of malaria and explains how dogs can help break that cycle.
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_logan_can_dogs_sniff_out_malaria_jan_2019

James Logan: How we're using dogs to sniff out malaria

What if we could diagnose some of the world's deadliest diseases by the smells our bodies give off? In a fascinating talk and live demo, biologist James Logan introduces Freya, a malaria-sniffing dog, to show how we can harness the awesome powers of animal scent to detect chemical signatures associated with infection -- and change the way we dia...
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_logan_how_we_re_using_dogs_to_sniff_out_malaria

Alan Russell: The potential of regenerative medicine

Alan Russell studies regenerative medicine -- a breakthrough way of thinking about disease and injury, using a process that can signal the body to rebuild itself.
https://www.ted.com/talks/alan_russell_the_potential_of_regenerative_medicine

Stuart Brown: Play is more than just fun

A pioneer in research on play, Dr. Stuart Brown says humor, games, roughhousing, flirtation and fantasy are more than just fun. Plenty of play in childhood makes for happy, smart adults -- and keeping it up can make us smarter at any age.
https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_brown_play_is_more_than_just_fun

David Eagleman: Can we create new senses for humans?

As humans, we can perceive less than a ten-trillionth of all light waves. "Our experience of reality," says neuroscientist David Eagleman, "is constrained by our biology." He wants to change that. His research into our brain processes has led him to create new interfaces -- such as a sensory vest -- to take in previously unseen information about...
https://www.ted.com/talks/david_eagleman_can_we_create_new_senses_for_humans
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