Today, the Bionic Woman can just go ahead and print her own parts
A persistent sight in David Sengeh‘s childhood, growing up in Sierra Leone: amputees. Losing a limb was an all-too-common fact in the ...
The ethics of genetically enhanced monkey-slaves
Think parents should be able to select their children’s talents and personalities? Or want to run and hide in the woods at the thought of it...
How a TED Talk is helping deliver $80 prosthetic knees to those who need them
“How do you ensure technology reaches users?” Krista Donaldson asks in her TED Talk. “How do you put it in their hands?” Donaldson is the CE...
Think you’ve got a terrible memory? You don’t know the half of it
Last year, MIT neuroscientists Xu Liu and Steve Ramirez manipulated the memory of a mouse. In a fascinating and mildly troubling breakthroug...
TED Prize, by the numbers
A few numbers to keep in mind: 3, 31, and 1 million. That’s because nominations for the 2016 TED Prize are being accepted through the end of...
From biting ant sutures to replacement brain tissue: A history of biomaterials
Biomaterials are substances — synthetic or natural — that can be used to improve health, minimize suffering and improve or corre...
Video: How wolves can alter the course of rivers
Wolves will travel to drink from a river. But could the presence of wolves lead a river to change its behavior? In his TED Talk, George Monb...
Biohacker meets Willy Wonka: Lucy McRae on the making of the incredible edible music video for Architecture in Helsinki
TED Fellow Lucy McRae (watch her TED Talk) is a body architect — an artist who explores how technology and the body may someday meet a...
A few ways to make the world more awesome: A chat with Kid President
Robby Novak seems like a regular ol’ 10-year-old boy with a big laugh and a tendency to fidget, if you ignore the fact that he’s also a YouT...