009: Saving the Rainforest One Cell Phone at a Time with Topher White

Published: Oct. 8, 2015, 7 p.m.

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Topher White is an engineer with a background in physics and kinetic sculptor. Little did he know that visiting the rainforest as a\\xa0tourist would spark an idea as to how to help save it. Since 2013 Topher has been working around the clock designing a device out of used cell phones to thwart deforestation in real time. This interview offers a TON of great tips for anyone in tech or science looking to contribute to real world problems and for entrepreneurs in general.

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