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This week on TED.com
March 29, 2014
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Hugh Herr: The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance
19:00 minutes ·
Filmed Mar 2014 ·
Posted Mar 2014 ·
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Hugh Herr is building the next generation of bionic limbs, robotic prosthetics inspired by nature's own designs. Herr lost both legs in a climbing accident 30 years ago; now, as the head of the MIT Media Lab’s Biomechatronics group, he shows his incredible technology in a talk that's both technical and deeply personal — with the help of ballroom dancer Adrianne Haslet-Davis, who lost her left leg in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, and performs again for the first time on the TED stage.
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Playlist of the week
What feels so good about getting hands-on and making something? These talks speak to the art of craft. Watch »
Total run time 1:40:26
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We humans set a premium on our own free will and independence ... and yet there's a shadowy influence we might not be considering. As parasite-obsessed science writer Ed Yong explains in this fascinating, hilarious and disturbing talk, some animal parasites have perfected the art of manipulating their hosts into bizarre behaviors (like the wasp that turns a caterpillar into a zombie babysitter). So are they influencing us? It's more than likely. Watch »
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When Bran Ferren was just 9, his parents took him to see the Pantheon in Rome — and it changed everything. In that moment, he began to understand how the tools of science and engineering become more powerful when combined with art, with design and beauty. Ever since, he's been searching for a convincing modern-day equivalent to Rome's masterpiece. Stay tuned to the end of the talk for his unexpected suggestion. Watch »
Pakistani educator Ziauddin Yousafzai reminds the world of a simple truth that many don’t want to hear: Women and men deserve equal opportunities for education, autonomy, an independent identity. He tells stories from his own life and the life of his daughter, Malala, who was shot by the Taliban in 2012 simply for daring to go to school. "Why is my daughter so strong?” Yousafzai asks. “Because I didn’t clip her wings." Watch »
Plus: A video from Malala »
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Bran Ferren: To create for the ages, let's combine art and engineering
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To add on Dick's Sandbrook's comment. Why autonomous cars when you can have autonomous bikes! Or (dare I say it?) autonomous flying bikes? That would be so cool, and you'd get good exercise as well.
Bran Ferren gave a wonderful talk, he laid out a beautiful vision. The only thing that some of us are actually debating here is optimizing which specific implementation of autonomous vehicle should become pervasive. But in my opinion, Ferren's main point was really about how such a vehicle will inspire humanity to redesign their cities.
Strangely enough his talk is also encouraging to use the internet a bit less (if you're a bit of an internet addict, like me ;) )."
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What really happened in the story of David and Goliath? Are we really happier when we have more choices? Who really invented General Tso's Chicken? Find out on the new TED Radio Hour »
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