Lucy McRae: How can technology transform the human body?

http://www.ted.com TED Fellow Lucy McRae is a body architect -- she imagines ways to merge biology and technology in our own bodies. In this visually stunning talk, she shows her work, from clothes that recreate the body's insides for a music video with pop-star Robyn, to a pill that, when swallowed, lets you sweat perfume.

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[IHighLikePlane]

Misleading title....This should be called Body Art-chitecture or something. It really doesn't have anything to do with technology. It seems more like someone showing off their art.

If you're into that its ok, but this kind of stuff is not my cup of tea. I wouldn't have watched it if the title was more accurate.

[Ary Berry]

I will never let myself be a part of this...

[Nino Brown]

"... And after we were done having sex and taking drugs, we blew up the condoms like baloons and stuck them in our pantyhose" 1:22 JK...jeez the hate... :p

[sazzdz]

I didn't think the title was misleading at all and this has helped my with my project :) thanks for sharing TED.

[LilDP]

Why must TED talks be constrained to science technology and business. Art can be innovative too, can't it? And to those saying that the title is misleading, architecture is a branch of art derived from engineering. Not the other way around.

[misparechad]

awesome



[Chris Ray Maldonado]

Is it me, or does this lady look and sound remarkably like Jemaine Clement from Flight of the Conchords?

[KahlanPendragon]

I think her stuff is really cool, i don't get why loads of people hate it. The only thing I don't like about this video is her breathing D:

[rokas666]

idiotic

[Gene Sun Bhang]

fucking ted talks cant even sleep

[RefractionHD]

Ladies and Gentleman, I give you the beginning of The Capitol lol