Ms. WALKER: Well, I think I would have been really good in science because I think I could have helped steer science in a direction that would be more helpful to human beings.

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The goal, of course, is to make prosthetics more sophisticated, subtle, and ultimately, more closely interfaced with living human beings and therefore more helpful.

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One potential remedy is to create a face-to-virtual-face interaction with a helpful, friendly looking, online sales assistant in the hope that, seeing a human-like figure who responds in a human manner, the customer will forge a relationship with the online business.

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