Wearable Tech Expands Human Potential | Lauren Constantini | TEDxMileHigh

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Is technology usurping our human capacity for connection and understanding, or expanding our ability to know ourselves and those around us -- and so helping guide us to our highest selves? In this inspiring talk, Lauren Costantini explores what it means to be human in the age of the quantified self.
After focusing on treatments for Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and other brain diseases, Lauren’s lab at Harvard Medical School discovered breakthrough treatments, but they languished on the pages of medical journals. A move from academia to industry allowed her to translate these discoveries and successfully bring several products from bench to patients. But this still not fast enough; she then launched her consulting firm and worked with more than 40 startup companies, moving several therapeutics in parallel into the hands of those in need.
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[@NoxDineen]

I wish she had at least acknowledged, if not addressed (because time constraints don't allow for it at TED), the incredibly complicated dialogue about privacy that relates to quantified self and lifelogging.
And anybody who cites that idiotic "we use 10% of our brain" bunk makes me cry.

[@Nelarsen]

Who says she doesn't acknowledge it? The issue regarding privacy and survelliance is a huge subject, although related to every future step that technology takes from now on, it is too great to be included in such a short TEDtalk as this one.

[@willrocks41]

+Nox Dineen "we use10% of our brain" is not the same claim as "10% of our capability. "

[@timprodanovich1881]

Excellent talk. And perfectly timed.

[@tariqaldossary9130]

Nice speech and YES... technology can do a lot especially if we start to know how to use it perfectly...

[@samsonm4256]

Informative ,apt good

[@grantwilson2473]

Great overview with wearable technology the interesting thing is more and more companies are making them. I will say this what if there is a wearable device that can do EKGs, Blood Pressure,Breath rate, Fatigue and Moods, would knowing all this give you a peace of mind? only thing is not available in any store.

[@AhJodie]

It is like someone who travels, yet does not know where they have been because they were following GPS and not looking, then get lost and die when they need to get home..... better to learn to be aware of our own bodies and what is going on.

[@teeleaves6823]

I got rid of my smart phone. Feels good to not be a drone. I got a wearable sensor in my brain. They call it a brain.

[@odinakazeus]

I think you're just overreacting

[@thelonelyassassin8584]

ok grandpa

[@virgildelbrassine664]

I feel like we are trying to watch something true a bunch of mirrors but it's actually right in front of us. Is beeing human about to mean "undertanding yourself thanks to your cellphone? I don't think it is a good direction to take. Any man and woman on this earth has lived all his life beeing himself and building himself reacting to external and internal circumstances so knowing when you are tired, when you sleep good, when you are stressed or finding your soul mate, come on, these are thing you have within you! You know it all! are we going to let ourself ruled by technology rather than by our own nature?