Gitanjali Rao: Time magazine names teenage inventor its first ‘kid of the year’

The Guardian UK

The 15-year-old scientist has used technology to address contaminated drinking water, opioid addiction and cyberbullyingA 15-year-old scientist and inventor has been named as Time magazine’s first “kid of the year”.Gitanjali Rao, from Denver, Colorado, has invented new technologies across a range of fields, including a device that can identify lead in drinking water, and an app and Chrome extension that uses artificial intelligence to detect cyberbullying. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/dec/04/time-magazine-names-teenage-inventor-its-first-kid-of-the-year-gitanjali-rao #science #world_news #technology #us_news #time_magazine #magazines #media