Connecting the human body to the outside world

As a biomedical engineer and a dancer, Research Affiliate Shriya Srinivasan is dedicated to investigating the body’s movements and sensations. Whether in the lab or on stage, “I’m thinking about how we create a sense of feeling,” she says. Watch more videos from MIT: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is an independent, coeducational, privately endowed university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our mission is to advance knowledge; to educate students in science, engineering, technology, humanities and social sciences; and to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today. We are a community of hands-on problem-solvers in love with fundamental science and eager to make the world a better place. The MIT YouTube channel features videos about all types of MIT research, including the robot cheetah, LIGO, gravitational waves, mathematics, and bombardier beetles, as well as videos on origami, time capsules, and other asp