Name: How can technology transform the human body?
Uploaded: 2012-04-06T15:40:36Z
Duration: 3 min 42 s
Description: 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.

Lucy McRae: How can technology transform the human body?

How can technology transform the human body?

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.

The fusion of technology and the human body can reshape how people experience themselves and communicate. One experiment described a swallowable perfume that lets the body emit scent through perspiration, transforming skin into a living atomizer. Imagining the body as a platform for innovation, this approach breaks down boundaries between skin and environment. The result points to a future where bodies can be programmed, enhanced, and intimately connected to technology.