All Mark Pollock Blogs
Mark’s Story Captured in Award Winning Documentary
Mark’s rollercoaster story of blindness, spinal cord injury and work to cure paralysis with his fiancee, Simone George, is chronicled over the course of six years in Unbreakable – The Mark Pollock Story. Director, Ross Whitaker, said: “The film is really a testament to the power of human relationships and the human spirit to challenge […]
Talking Human Bionics with CNBC International
During One Young World’s annual conference Mark spoke to CNBC International’s The Edge about human bionics and finding and connecting people worldwide to fast-track a cure for paralysis.
Collaborating in Los Angeles
I have been in Los Angeles for the past two months. I’m part of a team that includes a Russian, an American or two, the Irish and British, several Indians, a Finn, of course all of you that got me here and a Robot. We all bring something different, but we are all working towards […]
Meeting Scientist Dr. Susan Harkema, Ph.D.
For the first time ever I’ve got a guest blog and it is from my fiancée, Simone George. She has been with me in good times and in bad. And, she is alongside me on our quest to find a cure for paralysis. Over to you Simone… “This photo was taken when Mark, Mark’s trainer […]
Superman’s Legacy Lives On At FAIL BETTER
Late last year I was invited to contribute to an exhibition called FAIL BETTER at The Science Gallery in Trinity College Dublin. That exhibition is on for the next 3 months and has been billed as a perspective-shifting exploration of epic and inspirational failures. It features contributions from all walks of life, including famous explorers, […]
Expecting Problems as We Explore Possibilities at TEDx Hollywood
Mark explains how he worked with UCLA’s Reggie Edgerton, the world’s leading authority on electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, to become the first person in the world with chronic complete paralysis to regain enough voluntary control to actively take steps in a robotic exoskeleton while having his spinal cord electrically stimulated.