Smart people always stun me, but these guys, these kinda guys always make me cry. They are humble, they deserve all the awards and I hope them a great life and continue to do good things for humanity.
@Liam Jarrett This is one of the most unhinged and misinformed takes I have probably ever seen. I don't think for a second that you could justify this silly argument. The premise behind it sets up the most unfathomable slippery slope one could even imagine. Why do you even get up in the morning or do anything at all that could advance your life or others? Following your thought process, does doing that also make you selfish, reckless and contributing to overpopulation to some degree?
It wasnt invented at all in stanford, they just innovated on an ancient microscope design known as a leeuwenhoek single sphere lens microscope. There is a massive difference between inventing something and innovating upon sonething, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek deserves all the credit for the original design as well as over 100 microscope patents that HE INVENTED from 1640 - 1723 and is recognized as the father of microscopy and microbiology.
To the people wondering, 'There aren't 51 billion people on Earth.' He meant that more than 100 billion people LIVED on Earth, not LIVING. Half of them have been diagnosed with malaria. But if this was invented back then, it would SAVE 51 billion lives, hence the title. I hope people see this so they don't get confused with the amount of population with the number of inhabitants that the Earth HAD.
Its called ckickbait. Its what you have to do if you only want you work a few (I'm sure the OP will beable to do any gymnastics to make the "fews months" 100% accurate) months in your life.
0:35 the video states exactly that. 100 billion people have lived on earth. More than half of them died of malaria. Therefore about 51 billion people died of malaria during the history of humanity.
The fact that some people dedicate their lives to helping the worlds poorest is so heartwarming, and I think we can all agree that Manu and Saad are true heroes
As a molecular biologist, as I would fancy to call myself, I find this absolutely mind-blowing. The intellectual elegance, apparent efficiency and simplicity of those solutions are truly genius, for once that word is really not out of proportion.
2 years later, I'm curious does anyone know how widespread the use of these genius inventions are? Any stats on usage or how many lives saved? Any updates on these guys and their lab and potential new ideas? Or Instagram etc to follow them on? And the 5k dislikes is scary
@Zenmasterme I read a lot of condescension in these comments and especially from you. Ignoring simple facts such as that the pricing on their site is for private sale. This would be one of the largest contributing factors to how they recover R&D costs and generate profit for future endeavours. Do you really think that this is the price they would charge to supply a NGO or charity? They aren't aiming to "diagnose or differentiate the many strains of Malaria" but to provide a proof of concept of what's achievable on a minimal budget.They have more than achieved their goal. You may have worked in laboratories throughout the world but you clearly lack effective intelligence and emotional maturity.
@Zenmasterme cute, your attempt to overwhelm the discussion with specifics doesnt change the what they are saying. You are getting ahead and beyond what they are talking about. This is triage and you are talking treatment. Two different stages of the same issue. Odldy enough you gave up on the cost issue you were so hard set on? Is that because you can't argue the facts? Credentials mean nothing when you are close minded and opposed to the idea that someone may have outdone you. They are coming up with solutions that educate and help. You are profiteering, saying that only the "expert" should talk and only the "expert" can help.
@Rendher These tools are actually frequently used in areas were Malaria is endemic, the development of these tools were funded by a grant from Bill Gate.
Mark Rober is always changing our perspectives. He is able to redefine reality through genius thought, explained simply. We need more people like him in our world.
@Manny Peddi That’s very offensive! I have dyslexia its harder for me to learn things and I’m very sensitive about my intelligence! Think before you say 🥺😤
that was the first time an encounter of two scientist made me cry.. that interest in the world around them should be a must for politics, not to mention religion. Guys like this make humans worth beeing loved ! thanks
@chloe kaftan Thousand dollar microscopes don't cost a couple of cents to mfg no matter how large the scale. You'd be lucky to get just the fasteners or wiring for a few cents much less the electronics, housing material, and mechanical components.
Also It wasnt invented at all in stanford, they just innovated on an ancient microscope design known as a leeuwenhoek single sphere lens microscope. There is a massive difference between inventing something and innovating upon sonething, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek deserves all the credit for the original design as well as over 100 microscope patents that HE INVENTED from 1640 - 1723 and is recognized as the father of microscopy and microbiology.
How can there possibly be 6500 dislikes?????? This is the epitome of service to your fellow human being...selfless, tireless efforts to make the world a better place. God Bless these men!
I proudly say that I have participated in one of the foldscope camps, and it is one of the things that has changed the way I look at world. Thank you Prof. Manu Prakash for this brilliant invention. He is really humble as we also has a chance to ask him questions one on one. And thank you Mr. Mark Rober for making such informative and fun videos.
@Fasla Iqbal Sorry I am not quite aware of the camps taking place now or even if the funding is still open. You can check the government websites and give a proposal to your school to avail the funding.
If i got this microscope, I'd honestly be afraid of even drinking water or eating food And Why, oh Why, would people dislike this marvellous piece of genius? It's not like they're doing something for the better of humanity...1
Don’t be afraid. You constantly breathe in a lot of microbes all the time. The majority of them don’t care, or your immune system can deal with them. It’s only bad when you get too much, which won’t happen with clean water and cooked food.
Wow, this is amazing! I truly hope their products can get to all of the people that desperately need them. Amazing work! Amazing job bringing their ideas to the forefront and raising awareness. :)
As a biologist you actually have to know a lot about physics. And as a physicist you don't HAVE to know a lot about biology, but a lot of it is easy to understand for you
These dudes are not just smart, they're ingenuous! The way they perceive the world around them is fascinating and incredible, and they put their minds to absolutely great use!
Wow, I never actually thought that I would become interested in engineering, to be honest. But after seeing one of Mark's videos I have started showing a lot of interest in engineering.
I just had to watch this video of Marks again today not because of the fact that I learn more from his videos than I do at school, but because he's so entertaining and works on real-world problems!
The humbleness of this guy is astonishing. Mark just called him a genius and he low key shook it off as if he really didn't think he's a genius when in reality he is. His iq is higher than my systolic BP
This is amazing and gives a lot of hope. I imagine if this was invented by a pharmaceutical company they would probably charge $680. Thank heavens for philanthropists like Bill and Melinda Gates.
These types of videos restore my faith in humanity; just knowing there are people in this world that are actually doing something incredible! The media should broadcast stuff like this, not what Kim Kardashian wore to some red carpet event!
It... didn't? The purpose of machinery is to minimize human error, so while it can be used, it doesn't really make anything obsolete just for the fact that humans are clumsy and inconsistent.
Real talk this is a superhero. Someone who doesn't have any superpowers. Just a person with a drive to help the lives of thousands if not millions. Respect 🙌
Feeling nostalgic as that spinning thing is called chakkarghinni here in India. It is a common toy in rural areas. Mind blowing and super ingenious to create such an awesome device using simple materials. Cheers to these scientists from India, who still at heart felt the need for such device at far end rural places and created such masterpiece !
Who the hell dislike videos like this? This restore my faith to humanity. While many pharmaceutical company try to maximise profit over saving lives. It's reassuring that there's still people out there caring for the weak and poor
probably those that hates microsoft and bill gates, I see some people on other videos that talk about the bill gates and melinda foundation rants their business is the cause of poverty. (even tho these people that rants are on first world >.> and certainly not a bum on the street)
I've played with that linear motion to rotational motion toy. Although it's not sooooo popular in India, but I've played with one. I didn't know that it can be used s a centrifuge. That's awesome. This is what engineering is- using simple stuff to do complex jobs. Freaking awesome!!!
There are numerous variants of Malaria each having a special treatment. A lot of times the government health services knows the variant for a specific geographical area, but you must know the variant to treat it. Great work guys.
@Flagro that 40 bucks gets you 1 Foldscope 1 instruction sheet 2 140X lens (one extra lens) 4 magnetic couplers (for attaching cellphone and LED/Magnifier to Foldscope) 1 metal storage box with integrated instrument tray 1 LED/Magnifier with integrated magnifier for bright-field, dark-field and oblique phase imaging (battery included) 1 sheet of diffuser stickers for LED/Magnifier 1 sheet of reusable sealable PVC slides with micro-wells and plastic coverslips 1 sheet of calibration/measurement grids 3 nylon filter sheets (5, 25, 100 micron) 2 stainless steel mesh filters (1mm and 300um) 3 custom sample collection plastic bags 2 Eppendorf tubes 1 plastic pair of tweezers 2 plastic pipettes 1 slide box with 2 pre-made glass slides and 3 blank glass slides 1 ultra clear roll of tape for making quick slides/coverslips 1 small blunt end metal scissors 1 sheet of color stickers for labeling slides 1 unique ID sticker code for access to Microcosmos community website For a device that typically costs THOUSANDS
Recently I heard a Short Wave podcast episode in which a scientist presented a really cheap microscope, the Foldscope, for 2 dollars... turns out it's the same person!!! Much respect for the incredible feats of Manu and his ingenius inventive.
People like Manu are the ones that are helping humanity in a very big way and they are still humble like that whereas some dudes on social media are just flexing by doing nothing. WOW. RESPECT FOR MANU PRAKASH !!
I love all your videos and salute to all those engineers including Manu that are improving people’s lives. But this episode just caused me anxieties from all kinds of bugs🥲
It may not be able to detect multiple sicknesses from one drop of blod, but one illness is plenty from a few pieces of paper, plastic and string and then it's real and exists and can be used by millions of people bc it's affordable for all. He truly is a hero, nothing less 🤩
Here in India we had an inter-school science expo where we had a seminar showing us how to make the microscope from the video. This shows the influence that they have made around the world. Hats off to them 👏👏
I would love to hear the numbers on how this would effect exponential growth. If an organisms environment is already not enough to sustain it long term, how would that effect the curve if the organism found a way to keep a group from dying?
IceHockeyAndGaming he said out of 100 billion people nearly half of them died due to malaria, he was saying if they had this those lives could have been saved.
Claes Wikberg knowing what’s the problem is is paramount to solving it, and the human body, after all these millions of studying everything outside of it, is still the third biggest mystery of humankind (space 1st, ocean 2nd).
It's more along the lines of for 68 cents you can detect an illness in one person that over the history of time killed 51 billions lives. disregarding the fact that knowing your sick doesn't cure it, and that the cost is per patient, this is still friggig great.
Yo, in my childhood we used to make those spinning things but with kite thread and poking two small holes in the bottle caps of those glass bottle (soda caps that need that lever device to open) and would do exactly what they did here. I can see the inspiration they had, I'm from India as well
life is so amazing!!! Zoey and I LOVE your videos!!!! We do our best to spread positivity like wildfire and just wanted to say thank you for making your content and love that y'all spread positivity too ✌️♥️✊
Great video. It would have been nice to see an example of malaria infected RBC, shown in the video, since that is the purpose of these two devices. Thank Mr Rober!
I think we can all agree that Manu is a true hero
And he is so humble.
@Vipxrz They do have very cheap microscopes for most skill levels online.
Yep!
You don’t really know. Looks can be deceiving
Smart people always stun me, but these guys, these kinda guys always make me cry. They are humble, they deserve all the awards and I hope them a great life and continue to do good things for humanity.
@Liam Jarrett You've learned how to do double speak well. But as always it doesn't mean anything.
@Liam Jarrett This is one of the most unhinged and misinformed takes I have probably ever seen. I don't think for a second that you could justify this silly argument. The premise behind it sets up the most unfathomable slippery slope one could even imagine. Why do you even get up in the morning or do anything at all that could advance your life or others? Following your thought process, does doing that also make you selfish, reckless and contributing to overpopulation to some degree?
It wasnt invented at all in stanford, they just innovated on an ancient microscope design known as a leeuwenhoek single sphere lens microscope. There is a massive difference between inventing something and innovating upon sonething, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek deserves all the credit for the original design as well as over 100 microscope patents that HE INVENTED from 1640 - 1723 and is recognized as the father of microscopy and microbiology.
To the people wondering, 'There aren't 51 billion people on Earth.' He meant that more than 100 billion people LIVED on Earth, not LIVING. Half of them have been diagnosed with malaria. But if this was invented back then, it would SAVE 51 billion lives, hence the title. I hope people see this so they don't get confused with the amount of population with the number of inhabitants that the Earth HAD.
Its called ckickbait. Its what you have to do if you only want you work a few (I'm sure the OP will beable to do any gymnastics to make the "fews months" 100% accurate) months in your life.
0:35 the video states exactly that. 100 billion people have lived on earth. More than half of them died of malaria.
Therefore about 51 billion people died of malaria during the history of humanity.
The fact that some people dedicate their lives to helping the worlds poorest is so heartwarming, and I think we can all agree that Manu and Saad are true heroes
It's been 6 year already, is it actually used?
e actually have an overpopulation problem that is fueled by this kind of behavisor
Joseph stalin Vladimir lenin
I love how he just causally thanks the 3rd richest person on earth for helping him.
@MrChickinMan Jjaj
It's not the riches job to pay for anything they don't want. I'd be nice, but not rude not to
@Rando what part of the video?
@Tim Weynerowski IIIKIIKKKKKI Okkk I'm in oil IIIIIIIIII8IIIIIIIK initial
As a molecular biologist, as I would fancy to call myself, I find this absolutely mind-blowing. The intellectual elegance, apparent efficiency and simplicity of those solutions are truly genius, for once that word is really not out of proportion.
2 years later, I'm curious does anyone know how widespread the use of these genius inventions are? Any stats on usage or how many lives saved?
Any updates on these guys and their lab and potential new ideas? Or Instagram etc to follow them on?
And the 5k dislikes is scary
Perhaps the dislikes are people who recognize the problem of over-population.
Dude all of the dislikes are the mosquitoes.
@Zenmasterme I read a lot of condescension in these comments and especially from you. Ignoring simple facts such as that the pricing on their site is for private sale. This would be one of the largest contributing factors to how they recover R&D costs and generate profit for future endeavours. Do you really think that this is the price they would charge to supply a NGO or charity?
They aren't aiming to "diagnose or differentiate the many strains of Malaria" but to provide a proof of concept of what's achievable on a minimal budget.They have more than achieved their goal.
You may have worked in laboratories throughout the world but you clearly lack effective intelligence and emotional maturity.
@Zenmasterme cute, your attempt to overwhelm the discussion with specifics doesnt change the what they are saying. You are getting ahead and beyond what they are talking about. This is triage and you are talking treatment. Two different stages of the same issue. Odldy enough you gave up on the cost issue you were so hard set on? Is that because you can't argue the facts? Credentials mean nothing when you are close minded and opposed to the idea that someone may have outdone you.
They are coming up with solutions that educate and help. You are profiteering, saying that only the "expert" should talk and only the "expert" can help.
One can feel the humbleness of Manu and the enthusiasm of Saad. Great people.
he is one of the handful that actually made his asian parents proud
Yeah
These people actually give me hope and be happy to be alive in the world 😊.
8:39
Manu is too relatable
Why isn't this super famous?!!
I mean this is totally revolutionary, and yet I have never heard about this before.
Thank the national education association. They don't want you to experience success.
@Rendher These tools are actually frequently used in areas were Malaria is endemic, the development of these tools were funded by a grant from Bill Gate.
People in power can't make money from a thing, so theres no incentive to give it coverage in traditional media.
It’s not profitable for the billionaires and capitalism in general
Mark Rober is always changing our perspectives. He is able to redefine reality through genius thought, explained simply. We need more people like him in our world.
“Your a superhero” says Mark
“I wouldn’t say that...” Said the hero
@Typical Khaios !?????!!
@Manny Peddi That’s very offensive! I have dyslexia its harder for me to learn things and I’m very sensitive about my intelligence! Think before you say 🥺😤
that was the first time an encounter of two scientist made me cry.. that interest in the world around them should be a must for politics, not to mention religion. Guys like this make humans worth beeing loved ! thanks
Teacher: microscopes cost thousands of dollars
Two scientists: make that 68 cents
@chloe kaftan Thousand dollar microscopes don't cost a couple of cents to mfg no matter how large the scale. You'd be lucky to get just the fasteners or wiring for a few cents much less the electronics, housing material, and mechanical components.
@Luigi Dylan you don't need a phone. what makes you think that
@Luigi Dylan no u dont need a phone. its said that u could also use a phone to see but its not needed
Also It wasnt invented at all in stanford, they just innovated on an ancient microscope design known as a leeuwenhoek single sphere lens microscope. There is a massive difference between inventing something and innovating upon sonething, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek deserves all the credit for the original design as well as over 100 microscope patents that HE INVENTED from 1640 - 1723 and is recognized as the father of microscopy and microbiology.
How can there possibly be 6500 dislikes?????? This is the epitome of service to your fellow human being...selfless, tireless efforts to make the world a better place. God Bless these men!
There are people who are dedicated to hate on truly amazing gentlemen.
Think it's the tile, that is misleading
Animals me and my bird gang
They are just bots from KZclip
I proudly say that I have participated in one of the foldscope camps, and it is one of the things that has changed the way I look at world. Thank you Prof. Manu Prakash for this brilliant invention. He is really humble as we also has a chance to ask him questions one on one. And thank you Mr. Mark Rober for making such informative and fun videos.
@FatDog For MidTerms also, the caste system has absolutely nothing to do with this video anyways, go to a vid that actually relates to this bud.
@FatDog For MidTerms and you are replying it under a comment which proves your statement wrong...
In India caste is more important than science
@Bhakti Bhatnagar thanks for the reply
@Fasla Iqbal Sorry I am not quite aware of the camps taking place now or even if the funding is still open. You can check the government websites and give a proposal to your school to avail the funding.
The engineering genius of manu and saad is amazing. It’s so great that they made this and it’s great that they’ll be able to save so many lives
If i got this microscope, I'd honestly be afraid of even drinking water or eating food
And Why, oh Why, would people dislike this marvellous piece of genius? It's not like they're doing something for the better of humanity...1
Possibly misunderstanding of the title or disbelief this actually works
Don’t be afraid. You constantly breathe in a lot of microbes all the time. The majority of them don’t care, or your immune system can deal with them. It’s only bad when you get too much, which won’t happen with clean water and cooked food.
@Kaeri yep I got it, it was cost of manufacturing not selling
Wow, this is amazing! I truly hope their products can get to all of the people that desperately need them. Amazing work! Amazing job bringing their ideas to the forefront and raising awareness. :)
we should start looking up to these scientists as our heroes instead of movies/TV stars. period.
We should cook movie stars into soup to keep these scientists well fed.
Dude we already do
@Zarpp He more like engineer
you wrote period period period at the end of your sentence.
Mark in 10 years : how to survive with a drop of water for a year
your account pic made me extremely nostalgic all of a sudden
Yo MAS airlines profile picture
@Elizabeth Botero r/woooosh
Next 11 years : how to survive without minecraft for a day
It's funny how Manu talks biology and Mark talks physics😂
As a biologist you actually have to know a lot about physics.
And as a physicist you don't HAVE to know a lot about biology, but a lot of it is easy to understand for you
Yeah that’s the why that partnership works
A video like this is enough to make me tear up. Engineering brings some incredibly strong emotions out
Goddamn. So proud of ManuPrakash, Saad Bhalma and whole team
Love from India!
@Luis Pena fair point, sorry about that
@ଓଁ d OVER analyst, Not saying you did.
@Mindbender’s Ambition, He also didn’t force her to believe his religion, dude.
@Joshua pere listen dude, not everyone believes in god, and you can’t force people to, so there’s no point
Ashley Alian That's why its funny.
These dudes are not just smart, they're ingenuous! The way they perceive the world around them is fascinating and incredible, and they put their minds to absolutely great use!
I like how he looks at everything with a sense of wonder
CENTRIFUGAL THINGY IS EVERY LOW OR MIDDLE CLASSINDIAN BOYS TOY MADE FROM TOPS OF GLASS BOTTLES FLATENEND OUT
Stop liking that.
I like how there isn't even a 1/5th of 51 billion lives on earth, mark rober is scamming us
@Egn_From_Siegen no
I cant understand how they manage to do it.
I am struggling to focus even at 50x in lab but these guys made a 140x with paper ...
Good job 👍
@SmitiaS _ Can't get everything for 50 cents.
It's not adjustable though
I seriously don't understand how videos like this get dislikes. This was just insane, thanks for sharing this with us Mark Rober 😁
@Nat the title is "how to save 51 billion" not "how we could've saved 51 billion" very clickbaity
@Mîtêsh Jain 51 billion people might have been saved
@Masterofdoots I guess it's coz of that *51 billion* in title, since 51 billion people don't exist on our planet
Because people are terrible
Thanks Mark for showing such inspiring stories. You are such a hero as well..
Wow, I never actually thought that I would become interested in engineering, to be honest. But after seeing one of Mark's videos I have started showing a lot of interest in engineering.
This is one of the best things I've seen in my lifetime, love the genuine enthusiasm for science, thank you for putting this out here
How can someone dislike this??
Probably mosquitos..
For ridiculously false statements is one possibility.
@Daylight Gaming Daylight Gaming.
@Earl Spencer then target corporations and then target malaria
Karens
Seeing new scientific inventions like this just warms my heart
Thank you Mark for giving these kinds of people a place in the spotlight
That was amazing. Two simple ideas turned into stunning products to carry out life saving work in remote places.
I just had to watch this video of Marks again today not because of the fact that I learn more from his videos than I do at school, but because he's so entertaining and works on real-world problems!
This group is so brilliant with a mission so important the video made me teary eyed. People are awesome.
Mark : I used to work at NASA
Also Mark :
"microbial roomba, totes adorbs"
@hey lol
thats why he _used_ to work there
He says that as a joke because of how disguisting it is
@Adzoftw Yep, I just mentioned the "cute" responses together.
@Elijah Nelson Don't take it so seriously my friend, just a joke ;)
The bacteria video segment was insane. I’ve never seen that before, it’s crazy to think how clear everything is on the microscopic level
bro I thought it would show in like 240p
Hope more people become like you someday man, your efforts in spreading knowledge and humanity is simply unique
The humbleness of this guy is astonishing. Mark just called him a genius and he low key shook it off as if he really didn't think he's a genius when in reality he is. His iq is higher than my systolic BP
So cool! Amazing work and great job bringing science and engineering to the youth, Mark!
Mark... you are just great and I mean Great! Every one of of ur videos just inspire me to do more, keep making these videos and inspire more people :D
Scientists : microscopes are so expensive
This guy : Don’t You Guys Have Cardboard?
Lol
@Rory Macmaster lmao that was a literal bruh moment
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
@GameGuin r/wooosh
This is amazing and gives a lot of hope. I imagine if this was invented by a pharmaceutical company they would probably charge $680. Thank heavens for philanthropists like Bill and Melinda Gates.
Mark is the ultimate childhood friend we all should have had!
It takes a truly smart person to make something so brilliantly simple. What an incredible contribution to accessible medical science.
I LOVE Mark’s brain!! Combined with his entertaining chill way of explaining everything I’m a fan!
These types of videos restore my faith in humanity; just knowing there are people in this world that are actually doing something incredible! The media should broadcast stuff like this, not what Kim Kardashian wore to some red carpet event!
When a simple 18 cent toy matches a multiple thousand dollar instrument... amazing!
It... didn't? The purpose of machinery is to minimize human error, so while it can be used, it doesn't really make anything obsolete just for the fact that humans are clumsy and inconsistent.
Umm The 18 Cent Centrifuge Goes 10x Faster Than The 10,000 Dollar Centrifuge
actually he said that is 10x faster
666 likes oof
It’s not that simple to make a microscope...
Real talk this is a superhero. Someone who doesn't have any superpowers. Just a person with a drive to help the lives of thousands if not millions. Respect 🙌
Yes :)
Mark, you are actually changing the world. You are simply remarkable.
Real Genius = turns simple toys into incredible live-saving devices. Thanks Manu & co.
Truly amazing and exactly what this world needs more of ✌️ ♥
Feeling nostalgic as that spinning thing is called chakkarghinni here in India. It is a common toy in rural areas.
Mind blowing and super ingenious to create such an awesome device using simple materials.
Cheers to these scientists from India, who still at heart felt the need for such device at far end rural places and created such masterpiece !
Who the hell dislike videos like this? This restore my faith to humanity. While many pharmaceutical company try to maximise profit over saving lives. It's reassuring that there's still people out there caring for the weak and poor
probably those that hates microsoft and bill gates, I see some people on other videos that talk about the bill gates and melinda foundation rants their business is the cause of poverty. (even tho these people that rants are on first world >.> and certainly not a bum on the street)
Mutant Sentient Malaria with internet
@Ivan Rubio Morales You didn't pay attention to the video then, you would know what he meant
@Guard_44 Half of all 102 billion humans that have existed have died of malaria. That is what he said he meant with the 51 billion. Pay attention
Malaria has disliked the video
I've played with that linear motion to rotational motion toy. Although it's not sooooo popular in India, but I've played with one. I didn't know that it can be used s a centrifuge. That's awesome. This is what engineering is- using simple stuff to do complex jobs. Freaking awesome!!!
its so heartwarming to see people so passionate about what they do
This is so cool! I would love to know if these are actually being used by people outside of these two scientists.
There are numerous variants of Malaria each having a special treatment. A lot of times the government health services knows the variant for a specific geographical area, but you must know the variant to treat it. Great work guys.
It’s crazy that something so simple could make such an impact on a persons life
Truly remarkable invention that isn’t a business plan, but a genuine attempt to make the world better through their passion and good will.
@Flagro that 40 bucks gets you 1 Foldscope
1 instruction sheet
2 140X lens (one extra lens)
4 magnetic couplers (for attaching cellphone and LED/Magnifier to Foldscope)
1 metal storage box with integrated instrument tray
1 LED/Magnifier with integrated magnifier for bright-field, dark-field and oblique phase imaging (battery included)
1 sheet of diffuser stickers for LED/Magnifier
1 sheet of reusable sealable PVC slides with micro-wells and plastic coverslips
1 sheet of calibration/measurement grids
3 nylon filter sheets (5, 25, 100 micron)
2 stainless steel mesh filters (1mm and 300um)
3 custom sample collection plastic bags
2 Eppendorf tubes
1 plastic pair of tweezers
2 plastic pipettes
1 slide box with 2 pre-made glass slides and 3 blank glass slides
1 ultra clear roll of tape for making quick slides/coverslips
1 small blunt end metal scissors
1 sheet of color stickers for labeling slides
1 unique ID sticker code for access to Microcosmos community website
For a device that typically costs THOUSANDS
Alexander Honig it actually does, check it out
@Flagro no it doesn't.
Thank you for everything you do Mark!!
Thank you for sharing amazing science, incredibly ingenious engineering, and restoring my faith in humanity all in one excellent video!
Yes! That part 💯
this is still freaking awesome. i hope they're still doing well these days 🙏
Recently I heard a Short Wave podcast episode in which a scientist presented a really cheap microscope, the Foldscope, for 2 dollars... turns out it's the same person!!! Much respect for the incredible feats of Manu and his ingenius inventive.
I want to be a scientist just like Manu but in a different field. I want to innovate such ideas to make lives easier.
“Let’s use your blood.”
Mark : “Okay.”
*finds malaria*
Finds out he is an alien
Lol
U probably have it too tho lol
That would suck
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People like Manu are the ones that are helping humanity in a very big way and they are still humble like that whereas some dudes on social media are just flexing by doing nothing. WOW. RESPECT FOR MANU PRAKASH !!
This channel is so awesome. Seriously bro, you deserve goodness
I love all your videos and salute to all those engineers including Manu that are improving people’s lives. But this episode just caused me anxieties from all kinds of bugs🥲
Loved everything about this video. The people, the product, the science, just everything.
That spinning toy is a childhood toy that i used to make with my friends sometimes and to think it can be this important is amazing
Dear Manu and Saad...
What you are doing is incredible. You are great men.
Thank you.
Well saad
Iam your 999th like
900th like!
You nice keep going
Ths is absolutely magnificently brilliant!
Who said that cheap things are worthless?
I know it isn’t me... =)
Beautiful work, Manu & colleagues 💖
Him making that out of paper is massively impressive. Wow.
It may not be able to detect multiple sicknesses from one drop of blod, but one illness is plenty from a few pieces of paper, plastic and string and then it's real and exists and can be used by millions of people bc it's affordable for all. He truly is a hero, nothing less 🤩
I have watched this 5 times, so great those guys at Stanford are working to make the world better
the design is so simple that i wonder how people hadn't invented it sooner
Here in India we had an inter-school science expo where we had a seminar showing us how to make the microscope from the video. This shows the influence that they have made around the world. Hats off to them 👏👏
Really shows how effective an individual can be through innovation.
the fact that these are better than machines that cost thousands and are less than a dollar is legit insane
So inspiring. That is the real definition of engineering!
wow, since subscribing to this channel I've seen nothing but inspiring stories, this one is fantastic! keep up the amazing work
I would love to hear the numbers on how this would effect exponential growth.
If an organisms environment is already not enough to sustain it long term, how would that effect the curve if the organism found a way to keep a group from dying?
For just 68 cents you can save 51 billion lives
Rick Harrison: Best I can do is 30 cents and even then I am taking a huge risk
IceHockeyAndGaming he said out of 100 billion people nearly half of them died due to malaria, he was saying if they had this those lives could have been saved.
51 billion have lived on earth
He also had a buddy that needs to come down and check it first.
Claes Wikberg knowing what’s the problem is is paramount to solving it, and the human body, after all these millions of studying everything outside of it, is still the third biggest mystery of humankind (space 1st, ocean 2nd).
It's more along the lines of for 68 cents you can detect an illness in one person that over the history of time killed 51 billions lives. disregarding the fact that knowing your sick doesn't cure it, and that the cost is per patient, this is still friggig great.
Yo, in my childhood we used to make those spinning things but with kite thread and poking two small holes in the bottle caps of those glass bottle (soda caps that need that lever device to open) and would do exactly what they did here. I can see the inspiration they had, I'm from India as well
salute to you, manu. Hats off man. You're saving sooo many lives..
Didn't think I'd get emotional watching this. Truly incredible humans
Thanks for making these amazing videos and letting us know about these incredible people
Hope such type of video comes back in 2022... I miss such schemed, organized, truly entertaining and infirnative video style.....
This man could've just added 1 more cent to the 68 cents... but he didn't.
It needs to be as cheap as possible, who cares about memes
GeneralSquare smh
Lmfao
He is clearly not a marketing person
life is so amazing!!! Zoey and I LOVE your videos!!!! We do our best to spread positivity like wildfire and just wanted to say thank you for making your content and love that y'all spread positivity too ✌️♥️✊
Manu and Saad are awesome! ) I love the way how they innovate! I didn't even hear of this microscope ) now i want one to play with )
wow! that makes me think we're going to find a life worth living after all. absolutely awesome! thank you very much.
Fantastic gentleman. Thank you Manu. Thank you Mark for shining a light on this brilliant idea.
Great video. It would have been nice to see an example of malaria infected RBC, shown in the video, since that is the purpose of these two devices. Thank Mr Rober!
I wish this guy could live forever to save more than a billion lives
@Leo drums Why? Cause we are overpopulated?
We need death. IT'S ESSENTIAL.
EXTREME sure
thumbnail saving 51 billion lives
me arent there only 7 billion people on earth
I m really inspired! We need more guys like these❤
Mark what a great video thanks for creating this content.
You know what? Lets just appreciate the work they done