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Unfold, a UC Davis podcast about science, innovation and discovery, unfolded through storytelling. We make complex topics relatable and reveal answers to questions you’ve always been curious about. Each episode takes you into the field with leading researchers who are working to tackle big picture problems – like how we’re going to feed a growing population, adapt to climate change and improve the health of people, animals and the planet. Hosted by public radio veteran Amy Quinton. Co-hosted by Kat Kerlin and Marianne Russ Sharp. Sponsor free. Learn more at ucdavis.edu/unfold.
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Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Nearly half of all arm amputees choose not to use their prosthesis, despite improvements in technology. Prosthetics can be too difficult to operate, unintuitive, and don’t allow amputees to sense pressure or temperature. At UC Davis, engineers, neuroscientists and surgeons are collaborating to solve this problem. In this episode of Unfold, we look at how the combination of surgery and machine learning is making life easier for amputees.
Jonathon Schofield, assistant professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, College of Engineering
Wilsaan Joiner, neuroscientist and associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, College of Biological Sciences
Andrew Li, assistant professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery, UC Davis Health
Clifford Pereira, associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery, UC Davis Health
Laduan Smedley, certified prosthetist-orthotist and biomedical engineer, UC Davis Health
Fehran Maher, certified prosthetist-orthotist, UC Davis Health
David Brockman, retired firefighter, hand amputee with prosthesis