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Big Idea: A photo sharing app for doctors

Creator of Figure 1, Josh Landy, explains his Big Idea behind a photo sharing app designed specifically for nurses, doctors, and medical students. ... more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}

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Big Idea: A photo sharing app for doctors

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Big Idea: A photo sharing app for doctors

Creator of Figure 1, Josh Landy, explains his Big Idea behind a photo sharing app designed specifically for nurses, doctors, and medical students.

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

07/26/14

Duration: 4:05

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Big Idea: Making mind reading a reality

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Big Idea: Making mind reading a reality

What’s the Big Idea: Alvaro Pascual-Leone, a Neurology Professor at Harvard Medical School talks with Richard Lui about turning mind-reading into a reality. Using only a digital connection to link their brains, people are able to send and receive greeting

MSNBC Live

10/26/14

Duration: 4:51

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Teen creates sensor to help Alzheimer’s...

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Teen creates sensor to help Alzheimer’s...

Today’s Big Idea comes from Kenneth Shinozuka, a sixteen year old who created a sensor to inform caregivers when an Alzheimer’s patient is wandering. Kenneth Shinozuka and Mariette Dichristina, Editor in Chief of Scientific American, talk with Richard Lui

MSNBC Live

10/25/14

Duration: 4:59

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Protecting children's privacy online

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Protecting children's privacy online

What’s The Big Idea: Author of "The Modern Parents Guide Series", Scott Steinberg talks about the dangers of posting your child’s picture on social media websites.

MSNBC Live

09/28/14

Duration: 3:52

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How virtual therapy could help fight PTSD

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How virtual therapy could help fight PTSD

Gale Lucas and Skip Rizzo of the USC Institute for Creative Technologies explain their big idea behind a computer named “Ellie” that has the ability to identify people at risk for PTSD. It’s called virtual therapy.

MSNBC Live

09/20/14

Duration: 4:04

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Raising awareness on homemade guns

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Raising awareness on homemade guns

Homemade Guns: New York Times reporter Nick Bilton explains the big idea behind 3D printer guns—guns made at home with a 3D printer. He also talks about the possibility of a new law in California regulating the manufacturing of guns at home.

MSNBC Live

09/13/14

Duration: 4:17

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Researchers discover new dinosaur species

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Researchers discover new dinosaur species

Big Idea: Drexel University’s Ken Lacovara explains the discovery of a new species of dinosaur they are calling “Dreadnoughtus”.

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

09/06/14

Duration: 4:11

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Farming in the middle of the ocean?

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Farming in the middle of the ocean?

The U.S. has over 400 million acres of farmland; however, there are other countries that have limited space to farm. Javier Ponce, one of the architects behind “floating farms” explains the idea behind growing fresh fruits and vegetables in the middle of

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

08/23/14

Duration: 4:10

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Big Idea: A device to stop hot car deaths

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Big Idea: A device to stop hot car deaths

The Hot Seat: This year, there have been at least 21 heat stroke deaths of kids in cars. 17-year-old creator of The Hot Seat, Alissa Chavez explains her big idea behind a device developed to remind a parent that a child is still inside the car.

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

08/10/14

Duration: 4:35

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New method aims to clean world's oceans

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New method aims to clean world's oceans

19-year-old creator of the “Ocean Cleanup” Boyan Slat joins T.J. Holmes to explain his big idea behind cleaning the world’s oceans using a device that works with the natural winds and ocean currents to collect trash and debris.

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

08/09/14

Duration: 4:17

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A device that could help the blind read

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A device that could help the blind read

What’s the big idea?: There are over 6 million people who have a visual disability. Roy Shilkrot, a researcher at MIT has invented a device that allows blind people to hear words by just pointing their finger.

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

08/03/14

Duration: 3:18

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A 'big idea' to help the birth process

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A 'big idea' to help the birth process

There are 137 million births worldwide each year, and 10% percent of those births have serious complications. Director of Saving Lives at Birth Wendy Taylor explains how the Odon Device can ease deliveries and serve as an alternative to C-sections.

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

08/02/14

Duration: 3:59

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Big Idea: A way to stop hot car deaths

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Big Idea: A way to stop hot car deaths

12-year-old Andrew Pelham explains his big idea behind the E-Z Baby Saver, a rubber band and duct tape contraption that attaches to the handle on the inside of the driver’s door, trapping the driver inside and forcing him/her to look in the backseat in or

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

07/27/14

Duration: 3:21

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Using music to give power to developing world

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Using music to give power to developing world

Percussionist Sudha Kheterpal explains her Big Idea behind Spark, a musical instrument similar to a maraca that generates energy when shaken.

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

07/13/14

Duration: 4:57

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‘Flipping’ traditional education on its head

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‘Flipping’ traditional education on its head

The teacher who invented Flipped Learning, Jonathan Bergmann, explains his Big Idea behind “flipping the classroom”, where the lecture is done by video, allowing you to watch and learn at home at your own pace.

MSNBC Live

07/12/14

Duration: 4:31

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Is the age of 'The Jetsons' upon us?

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Is the age of 'The Jetsons' upon us?

Is the age of “The Jetsons” and their flying cars upon us? CEO of Sky Tran, Jerry Sanders and director of Israel Aerospace Industries, Ran Braier, explain the Big Idea behind public transportation of the future.

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

07/06/14

Duration: 4:52

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Father develops bionic pancreas to save son

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Father develops bionic pancreas to save son

Associate professor of Biomedical engineering at Boston University, Ed Damiano, explains the big idea behind Bionic Pancreas, a device he developed to ensure the health and safety of his son, who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at just 11 months old.

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

06/29/14

Duration: 4:12

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Big Idea: Creating products out of trash

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Big Idea: Creating products out of trash

Founder and CEO of TerraCycle, Tom Szaky, explains the idea behind a small business that uses recycled materials such as Capri Sun Packs, cigarette butts, and candy wrappers to create everyday products.

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

06/28/14

Duration: 3:49

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Bike helmet reads your mind as you ride

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Bike helmet reads your mind as you ride

Developers of the Mind Rider Helmet, Arlene Ducao and Josue Diaz, explain their big idea behind a helmet that uses sensors to map out the least stressful bike routes—creating the best bike ride possible.

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

06/21/14

Duration: 5:10

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'Do Good Bus' makes volunteering fun

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'Do Good Bus' makes volunteering fun

Co-founder of the "Do Good Bus," Rebecca Pontius, explains the idea behind making volunteering fun.

MSNBC Live with Craig Melvin

06/08/14

Duration: 3:10

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