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To design better tech, understand context

Tania Douglas · TED

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About

What good is a sophisticated piece of medical equipment to people in Africa if it can't handle the climate there? Biomedical engineer Tania Douglas shares stories of how we're often blinded to real needs in our pursuit of technology -- and how a deeper understanding of the context where it's used can lead us to better solutions.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2017
Speaker
Tania Douglas
Year
2017
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Medicine and health, Engineering
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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