Augmenting Humans: From bionic limbs, to smart skin and robot helpers

NPR

Published October 4, 2024 at 9:19 AM EDT

From robot helpers to smart body parts, the line between humans and machines is blurring. This hour, TED speakers design tech that enhances us without diminishing our humanity.

Guests include robot choreographer and computer scientist Catie Cuan, engineer and biophysicist Hugh Herr, material scientist Anna Maria Coclite and biochemist Jennifer Doudna.

This episode of TED Radio Hour was produced by Katie Monteleone, James Delahoussaye, Rachel Faulkner White and Fiona Geiran. It was edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour and Manoush Zomorodi.

Our production staff also includes Harsha Nahata and Matthew Cloutier. Our audio engineers are Patrick Murray, Becky Brown and David Greenburg.

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