Science is Everywhere 7- The Science of Technology

In the seventh episode of Science is Everywhere, Dr Lara Dungan investigates the advancements technology offers to enable those with disabilities. Can the blind see, the deaf hear and the paralyzed walk? Mark Pollock meets with Lara and shows her how he has regained the ability to walk by using Esko Bionics. Lara visits Ellie, a four year old with a cochlear implant, and speaks to her mother, Danielle Ryan, about the impact the implant has had on Ellie's life. Prof Fiona Newell explains how the brain is plastic and how we can retrain it to compensate for lost senses, and Lara visits Dr Danny Kelly in his laboratory in Trinity College where he says a childhood spent playing with Lego is the root of his ground breaking work in stem cell research and growing bones and organs. Science is Everywhere is an Athena Media production for Newstalk 106-108fm made with the support of the BAI. The producer is Helen Shaw, the audio editor is Amy Millar. Science is Everywhere is copyright Athena Media Ltd. No reproduction or use without consent.