MIT's Amy Smith on third-world engineering: TEDTalks

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Description: http://www.ted.com Food, water, medicine -- in the developing world, these basic needs can be impossible to meet. MIT engineer Amy Smith and her students design smart, low-cost tools for better living -- clean and cheap fuels, efficient water pumps, fridges for medicine. Plain-spoken and direct, Amy Smith will inspire you to think and act. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA.)
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JohnDeBunkTest ::: Favorites These products need to be taught ... and that has to be done by piggybacking them on other programs that reach the people who need to use them. ... from one unit to one million units 07-08-09 04:18:53 __________________________________________________
davethomson ::: Favorites When I watched this video, I found it amazing to see how effectively science can be translated from abstract theories and ideas into practical solutions that truly help people. She's quite impressive. 07-06-19 00:09:53 __________________________________________________
reivilo ::: Favorites very emotional.... she doesn't work in theory and has found solutions. truely a rare gift! just able to be so effective on microscale. a wonder and an angel! 07-05-20 13:12:56 __________________________________________________
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fcuklover84 ::: Favorites she is my idol. 07-04-27 03:33:39 __________________________________________________
Quasimotto69 ::: Favorites This woman is incredible. Elle est l'ami du monde. 07-02-19 01:35:57 __________________________________________________
wleizero ::: Favorites Whoa ... blow me away!!! Fixing the #1 killer of children under 5 while ALSO recycling waste and ALSO saving trees!?! Possibly the simplest and best ideas that can change the world for the better. Someone needs to find her a $1M research budget and a $20M marketing & education budget ... really! 07-02-12 11:00:17 __________________________________________________