Lucy McRae
Body Architect | Speculative Futurist & TED Speaker
About
Lucy McRae is a futurist and speculative designer exploring the boundaries between technology and the human body. She has been described as a 'body architect', creating inventions that challenge our perceptions of identity and the self.
McRae's work has been featured at the Venice Biennale, the Barbican Centre, and the Centre Pompidou. As a TED speaker, she inspires audiences to consider how emerging technologies will shape the future of humanity and our relationship with the physical world.
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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.
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