How DARPA is creating the impossible | Arati Prabhakar
The US government agency DARPA is charged with making huge breakthroughs in tech to benefit national security. Director Arati Prabhakar describes and even demos some technologies, including some surprising and powerful new neurotechnology. Meanwhile, she raises big questions about the ethics of humans wielding such power. What are the possibilities for great good, or great harm? TEDArchive presents previously unpublished talks from TED conferences. Enjoy this unedited talk by Arati Prabhakar. Filmed at TEDTalksLive in 2015.

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