Expressing identity with aesthetic prosthetics
Sophie de Oliveira Barata, founder of The Alternative Limb Project, gives us a glimpse into her wildly creative process of designing imaginative, personalized prosthetics.
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A movement for mobility
James “Cole” Galloway, Director of the Pediatric Mobility Lab and Design Studio and Professor at the University of Delaware, reveals an unusual and inspiring way to unlock children’s …
My father, locked in his body but soaring free
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A science award that makes you laugh, then think
Author and newspaper columnist Marc Abrahams is the editor of the science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research. At TEDMED 2014 he shared laughter- and thought-provoking stories behind …