Podcast, 1 hr
The Broken Crab
An audio play
Part of Festival of the Mind
17 Sep 2020 20:00
In the near future, athletes enhanced using tissue engineering are gods among mortals. Champion Kim McBride is at the end of her career, but years as a piece of human technology have taken their toll. Kim is on the verge of owning her body again, but corporate interests and revelations from the past threaten her future.
Inspired by research in tissue engineering, developing treatments for injury and disease, this compelling audio play explores the ethical issues associated with the advancement of this technology and its use in redesigning the human body.
Credits
Research
- Dr Sam Pashneh-Tala, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
The Podcast
- Joe Skelton, Writer and actor
- Hannah Goraya, Writer
Curation
- Part of Festival of the Mind 2020