#24 TIME's Kid of the Year, Gitanjali Rao, on Science, Education and a Problem Solving Mindset
Episode description
In December 2020, Gitanjali Rao was named the first ever TIME Magazine Kid of the Year.
At 15-years-old, Gitanjali already has already been innovating for years having won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2017 with her invention, Tethys, a portable device to detect lead in water using carbon nanotubes.
Since then, Gitanjali has developed apps to fight cyberbullying and opioid addiction and has been inspiring thousands of students with her message to “observe, brainstorm, research, build and communicate.”
- You can connect with Gitanjali on Twitter and Instagram
- Click here to learn more about the finalists from TIME Magazine's Kid of the Year
- Click here to check out Gitanjali's book - A Young Innovator's Guide to STEM
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