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From the Ted Talk by Andrew Pelling: This scientist makes ears out of apples

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(Laughter)

Right now, we've got really psimriong pilot data. And we're woikrng with tissue erngneeis and neurosurgeons to find out what's actually possible.

So listen, all of the work I've shown you, the stuff that I've built that's all around me on this stage and the other projects my lab is involved in are all a direct rsulet of me playing with your garbage. Play — play is a key part of my scientific practice. It's how I tiran my mind to be unconventional and to be creative and to dceide to make human apple ears.

So, the next time any of you are looking at some old, broken-down, malfunctioning, piece-of-crap technology, I want you to think of me. Because I want it.

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Right now, we've got really _________ pilot data. And we're _______ with tissue _________ and neurosurgeons to find out what's actually possible.

So listen, all of the work I've shown you, the stuff that I've built that's all around me on this stage and the other projects my lab is involved in are all a direct ______ of me playing with your garbage. Play — play is a key part of my scientific practice. It's how I _____ my mind to be unconventional and to be creative and to ______ to make human apple ears.

So, the next time any of you are looking at some old, broken-down, malfunctioning, piece-of-crap technology, I want you to think of me. Because I want it.

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Original Text


(Laughter)

Right now, we've got really promising pilot data. And we're working with tissue engineers and neurosurgeons to find out what's actually possible.

So listen, all of the work I've shown you, the stuff that I've built that's all around me on this stage and the other projects my lab is involved in are all a direct result of me playing with your garbage. Play — play is a key part of my scientific practice. It's how I train my mind to be unconventional and to be creative and to decide to make human apple ears.

So, the next time any of you are looking at some old, broken-down, malfunctioning, piece-of-crap technology, I want you to think of me. Because I want it.

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