Frugal Science - A Physicist View on Tackling Global Health and Education Challenges

Explore a physicist's perspective on addressing global health and education challenges through frugal science in this thought-provoking conference talk. Delve into Manu Prakash's innovative approach to democratizing scientific tools, including the development of ultra-affordable devices like the one-dollar origami microscope (Foldscope) and the twenty-cent high-speed centrifuge (Paperfuge). Discover how these simple yet powerful tools are deployed worldwide to enable open-ended scientific inquiry and curiosity. Examine the intersection of science education and global health, and learn how accessible scientific instruments can advance human health in resource-limited environments. Follow Prakash's journey from identifying challenges to designing solutions, exploring topics such as physics of parasites, mosquito mapping, diagnostics, and community-driven projects. Gain insights into the impact of frugal science on empowering communities, fostering creativity, and bridging the accessibility gap in scientific experiences across the globe.

Introduction
Frugal science
Scatterbrain lab
Inspiration
The challenge
The heartbreaking picture
The challenge of Frugal science
The Aha moment
Community health workers
Physics of parasites
How parasites swim
Mosquitoes
Where are these mosquitoes
How to map mosquitoes
A simple idea
A beautiful paper
A simple question
What we found
Mosquito acoustic data
Map acoustic data
Diagnostics
Human creativity
The fastest spinning object
Normal centrifuge
Clinical trials
Simple things
Fullscope
Microscopes
Schistosomiasis
Building microscopes
Microscopist community
Madagascar
India
Community support
Community projects
Examples of community projects
A lone sailor in Antarctica
The inner child
George Soros
Integrated systems