Get Ready for the Internet of Bodies | Mary Lee | TEDxManhattanBeach

Rand Researcher Mary Lee shares how the “internet of bodies” goes beyond the “internet of things”, as an ecosystem of internet-connected devices to improve our health, and make our lives more productive. Mary Lee believes that the devices that will connect our brain and body to ‘The Internet of Bodies’ will become more and more popular in the future and will change our lives, from medical care to human performance. Leading a research project on the Internet of Bodies, Mary outlined the benefits and risks of these technologies, with recommended policy solutions. As the Inaugural Fellow for the RAND Center for Global Risk and Security and a mathematician at the RAND Corporation, Mary has researched mathematical modeling and simulation of complex systems in the areas of defense/aerospace, cyber policy, health care, and chronic diseases. Mary received her BA in Applied Mathematics at UC Berkeley, and MS and PhD in mathematics from UC Irvine, where her dissertation research focused on mathematical modeling of cancer growth and metabolism. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at