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Designing beyond sight | Nilou Vakil | TEDxKU
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-08 16:38
Core Argument - The design industry predominantly focuses on visual aspects, neglecting other senses, leading to an impoverished environment [5][6][7] - The industry should shift from sight-centered design to sense-centered design, incorporating touch, hearing, scent, and memory to create richer, more responsive, and human-centered spaces [23][24] - The industry needs to involve all users in the design process, not just experts, to create spaces that belong to everyone [21][22][23] Sensory Design & Empathy - The industry can learn from visually impaired individuals to understand how to navigate spaces through all senses [3][4][5] - Experiential exercises, such as using low vision simulators and blindfolds, can foster empathy and inform design thinking [10][11] - Integrating sensory experiences and empathy into the design process can lead to more inclusive and user-friendly spaces [13][24] Design Tools & Communication - The industry can utilize tools like sensory design cards to facilitate communication between educators, students, stakeholders, and architects [14][15][20] - These cards can bridge the gap between technical expertise and user experience, enabling mutual understanding and collaborative decision-making [15][16][20] - The design cards categorize sensory considerations like clarity, acoustics, environmental sensory, pathfinding, materials, textures, and lighting [18]
The Accessibility Conversation You’re Not Having (But Should Be) | L. Denise Wells | TEDxAtlanta
TEDx Talks· 2025-06-17 16:43
[Music] I want to have an inconvenient conversation. And let's face it, no one likes an inconvenient conversation. It's awkward, uncomfortable, maybe even makes us squirm in our seats.But here's what I know for sure. The conversations we avoid are the ones that often we most need to have. And so today, I want to talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion, but not in the way you're used to hearing it.I don't want to talk about race or gender or even who we love. Instead, I want to talk about a piece of the ...
Could we detect breast cancer with your fingerprint? | Simona Francese | TEDxManchester
TEDx Talks· 2025-06-16 17:01
Breast Cancer Statistics and Screening Challenges - Globally, breast cancer caused 670,000 deaths in 2022, with 11,500 deaths in the UK, equating to 32 deaths per day, and cases are predicted to rise to 70,000 by 2040 [1] - While death rates are falling by 44% due to interventions, better screening, and treatments, low screening uptake remains a concern, especially among underserved populations [1] - NHS backlogs, exacerbated by decades of underfunding and COVID-19, contribute to reduced resources and disproportion between screenings needed and available radiologists and mammographic equipment [1] - Accessibility problems are significantly worse for underserved populations, with cultural unacceptability, invasiveness, fear of radiation, and pain deterring women from undergoing mammography [1] - A survey revealed that 21% of 2,000 women cited embarrassment and fear of pain as reasons for avoiding screening [1] Fingerprint-Based Breast Cancer Screening Innovation - A novel fingerprint-based test is proposed as a non-invasive, radiation-free, and painless alternative to mammography, bypassing NHS backlogs and resource constraints [1] - The technology utilizes mass spectrometry (MALDI) to analyze molecular patterns in fingerprints, identifying proteins indicative of an individual's state, including potential biomarkers for breast cancer [1] - Research demonstrated the ability to differentiate between male and female fingerprints with 86% accuracy by analyzing protein profiles [2] - A study involving 135 samples from 15 women showed that a machine learning algorithm could distinguish between early breast cancer, benign conditions, and metastatic cancer with 97.8% accuracy [2] - The fingerprint test aims to reduce NHS costs, increase accessibility (potentially at GP practices or at home), improve compliance, and ultimately save lives [2]
