Aimee Mullins: My 12 pairs of legs | TED Talk
Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs -- she's got a dozen amazing pairs -- and the superpowers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height ... Quite simply, she redefines what the body can be.
Aimee Mullins | Speaker - TED
A record-breaker at the Paralympic Games in 1996, Aimee Mullins has built a career as a model, actor and advocate for women, sports and the next generation of prosthetics.
Aimee Mullins: Changing my legs - and my mindset | TED Talk
In this TED archive video from 1998, paralympic sprinter Aimee Mullins talks about her record-setting career as a runner, and about the amazing carbon-fiber prosthetic legs (then a prototype) that helped her cross the finish line.
Aimee Mullins: The opportunity of adversity | TED Talk
The thesaurus might equate "disabled" with synonyms like "useless" and "mutilated," but ground-breaking runner Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Defying these associations, she shows how adversity -- in her case, being born without shinbones -- …
Accessible design in prosthetics | TED Blog
In her inspiring 2009 TEDTalk, Aimee Mullins redefines what the body can be. Her prosthetic legs are a combination of form, function and aesthetic. She encourages designers to change the idea of "disability" and the definition of beauty by bringing their …
Aimee Mullins | TED Blog
Athlete, actor and activist Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs — she’s got a dozen amazing pairs — and the superpowers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height … Disabled? No, the opposite. She redefines what the human body will become. (Recorded at TED U, February 2009 in Long Beach, […]
A powerful talk from Hugh Herr, 7 years in the making
2014年5月27日 · After hearing her story, Herr felt compelled to build her a bionic limb to help her get back on the dance floor. He brought together MIT scientists with expertise in prosthetics, robotics, machine learning and biomechanics and, over a …
6 TED Talks on beauty | TED Blog
2013年1月16日 · Having prosthetic legs isn’t a disability. For athlete and model Aimee Mullins, they are a source of great superpowers. In this talk from TED2009, Mullins shares how having prosthetics has granted her speed, height and, yes, beauty.
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Aimee Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs — she’s got a dozen amazing pairs — and the superpowers they grant her: speed, beauty, and an extra six inches of height. Using technology, Aimee redefines what the body can be.
My 12 pairs of legs | TED Talk Embed
Aimee Mullins. My 12 pairs of legs