Meet the Water Canary - Sonaar Luthra
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K was reported in Haiti for the first
K was reported in Haiti for the first
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time in over 50 years last
time in over 50 years last
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October there was no way to predict how
October there was no way to predict how
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far it would spread through water
far it would spread through water
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supplies and how bad the situation would
supplies and how bad the situation would
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get and not knowing where help was
get and not knowing where help was
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needed always ensured that help was in
needed always ensured that help was in
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short supply in the areas that needed it
short supply in the areas that needed it
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most we've gotten good at predicting and
most we've gotten good at predicting and
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preparing for storms before they take
preparing for storms before they take
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innocent lives and cause irreversible
innocent lives and cause irreversible
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damage but we still can't do that with
damage but we still can't do that with
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water and here's why right now if you
water and here's why right now if you
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want to test water in the field you need
want to test water in the field you need
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a trained technician expensive equipment
a trained technician expensive equipment
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like this and you have to wait about a
like this and you have to wait about a
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day for chemical reactions to take place
day for chemical reactions to take place
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and provide
and provide
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results it's too slow to get a picture
results it's too slow to get a picture
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of conditions on the ground before they
of conditions on the ground before they
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change too expensive to implement in all
change too expensive to implement in all
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the places that require testing and it
the places that require testing and it
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ignores the fact that in the meanwhile
ignores the fact that in the meanwhile
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people still need to drink water most of
people still need to drink water most of
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the information that we collected on the
the information that we collected on the
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Coler outbreak didn't come from testing
Coler outbreak didn't come from testing
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water it came from forms like this which
water it came from forms like this which
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documented all the people we failed to
documented all the people we failed to
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help countless lives have been saved by
help countless lives have been saved by
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canaries and coal mines as simple and in
canaries and coal mines as simple and in
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valuable way for miners to know whether
valuable way for miners to know whether
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they're safe I've been inspired by that
they're safe I've been inspired by that
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Simplicity as I've been working on this
Simplicity as I've been working on this
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problem with some of the most
problem with some of the most
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hardworking and brilliant people I've
hardworking and brilliant people I've
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ever known we think there's a simpler
ever known we think there's a simpler
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solution to this problem one that can be
solution to this problem one that can be
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used by people who face conditions like
used by people who face conditions like
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this every day it's in its early stages
this every day it's in its early stages
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but this is what it looks like right
but this is what it looks like right
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now we call it the water Canary it's a
now we call it the water Canary it's a
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fast cheap device that answers an
fast cheap device that answers an
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important question is this water
important question is this water
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contaminated it doesn't require any
contaminated it doesn't require any
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special training and instead of waiting
special training and instead of waiting
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for chemical reactions to take place it
for chemical reactions to take place it
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uses light uh that means there's no
uses light uh that means there's no
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waiting for chemical reactions to take
waiting for chemical reactions to take
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place no need to use reagents that can
place no need to use reagents that can
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run out and no need to be an expert to
run out and no need to be an expert to
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get actionable
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information to test water you simply
information to test water you simply
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insert a sample and within seconds it
insert a sample and within seconds it
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displays either a red light indicating
displays either a red light indicating
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contaminated water or green light
contaminated water or green light
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indicating the sample is safe this will
indicating the sample is safe this will
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make it possible for anyone to collect
make it possible for anyone to collect
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life saving information and to monitor
life saving information and to monitor
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water quality conditions as they
water quality conditions as they
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unfold we're also on top of that
unfold we're also on top of that
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integrating Wireless networking into an
integrating Wireless networking into an
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affordable device with GPS and GSM what
affordable device with GPS and GSM what
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that means is that each reading can be
that means is that each reading can be
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automatically transmitted to servers to
automatically transmitted to servers to
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be mapped in real time with enough users
be mapped in real time with enough users
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Maps like this will make it possible to
Maps like this will make it possible to
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take preventive action containing
take preventive action containing
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hazards before they turn into
hazards before they turn into
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emergencies that take years to recover
emergencies that take years to recover
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from and then instead of taking days to
from and then instead of taking days to
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disseminate this information to the
disseminate this information to the
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people who need it most it can happen
people who need it most it can happen
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automatically we've seen how distributed
automatically we've seen how distributed
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networks big data and information can
networks big data and information can
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transform Society I think it's time for
transform Society I think it's time for
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us to apply them to water our goal over
us to apply them to water our goal over
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the next year is to get water Canary
the next year is to get water Canary
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ready for the field and to open source
ready for the field and to open source
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the hardware so that anyone can
the hardware so that anyone can
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contribute to the development and the
contribute to the development and the
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evaluation so we can tackle this problem
evaluation so we can tackle this problem
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