What if we couldn’t hear music?
A Johns Hopkins neurotology specialist explains why humans hear music differently than other sounds, and why technology to help the hearing impaired, while relatively advanced, is still catching …
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Where will the next medical breakthroughs come from?
In the search for new medical breakthroughs, the EVP and chief medical officer of Pfizer asks: What if we just stepped out of our comfort zone and tapped …
Catherine Mohr – Q&A at TEDMED 2011
The Intuitive Surgical research director answers questions about getting new robotic tech to market, and whether engineers, not just doctors, could someday perform surgery.
Can a stem cell a day keep the doctor away?
The Cellular Therapeutics CEO talks about his research in using placenta-derived stem cells as novel therapy for Crohn’s disease, and to create new “organoids” for research and transplants.
Peter Diamandis at TEDMED 2011
Thanks to cheaper and more easily available technology, innovation will increase exponentially, says the founder of X PRIZE. Having a common goal, an enticing motive, and being fearless …
Robert J. Hariri – Q&A at TEDMED 2011
The CEO of Cellular Therapeutics talks about his novel research in using placenta-derived stem cells to treat Crohn’s disease, to repair damaged tissues, and to create “organoids” for …
What’s the future of intervention?
What’s on the horizon for safer and more cost-effective robotic surgery? The Intuitive Surgical engineer briefs on novel treatments, but adds that advances in other areas may eliminate …
Is the world ready for a Medical Mushroom Mystery Tour?
The mushroom biologist talks about the antimicrobial properties of fungi, how they can be used as potent insecticides, and how they may help boost the human immune system.
Michael Graves at TEDMED 2011 – Q and A
The architect and designer talks about how architects can be trained to design more efficient, patient-centered environments for the disabled: by using a wheelchair themselves for a week.
How could we design tomorrow’s hospital?
Following a stay in a rehab center, the architect realized that most hospitals ignore critical resident needs. He set out to change all that with attractive, efficient, patient-centered …