TED talk from Aimee Mullins, whom I know primarily as one of Matthew Barney's muses and accomplices in the Cremaster cycle. She discusses the possibilities of prosthetics beyond simply regaining or replacing lost or diminished function.
"We wouldn't be surprised if 10 years from now there are mermaids swimming about in your local pool."
"Capizzi…says his…terrier, Candie…is scared of his new Pleo…'She's terrified of it. She bites it,' he says. 'That dog really believes it's another animal.' He sent Pleo home with his fiancée's mother, who 'fell in love with it and treats it like
Couldn't type "posthuman" into the tag field fast enough.
