Science From Curiosity And A Little Paper

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🗓️ 8 December 2020

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Manu Prakash is the co-inventor of the Foldscope, a low-cost microscope aimed at making scientific tools more accessible. We chat with him about why he wants to change how we think about science, and what it'll take to make science something everyone is able to enjoy. (Encore episode)

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0:00.0	Jeff Brumfield, what's up Jeff?
0:02.8	Hey there.
0:03.8	Hey now.
0:04.8	Hello.
0:05.8	Peng Huang, hi, a thing.
0:06.8	Hi, Maddie.
0:07.8	Hi, Maddie.
0:08.8	I miss you so much.
0:09.8	I know.
0:10.8	If you've listened to shortwave even a few times, you know our show is only possible because
0:16.4	we're backed by so many reporters across NPR.
0:20.0	NPR East Africa correspondent, Adder Peralta.
0:22.8	Hey there, Adder.
0:23.8	Hey, Maddie.
0:24.8	Thanks.
0:25.8	Lauren, welcome.
0:26.8	Hey, thanks for having me.
0:27.8	Rebecca Hersher, hey Becky.
0:28.8	Hey.
0:29.8	I want to mention the producers, editors, and engineers that you hear in the credits pretty
0:35.1	much every day.
0:36.1	Plus, the big one, you.
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