Body Alchemy with Hugh Herr and Ana Rajčević

In this conversation, host Janna Levin brings together two pioneers blurring the line between machine and organism: biophysicist Dr. Hugh Herr, who builds responsive bionic limbs that fuse directly with human bone, and artist-researcher Dr. Ana Rajčević, who designs avant-garde, animal-inspired robotic body extensions. Together, they treat the human form not as a fixed biological condition, but as a malleable medium, pushing past what our bodies were born to do toward what we might choose to become.