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How Gitanjali Rao connects science with human rights

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TIME Magazine's first ever Kid of the Year, Gitanjali Rao, uses technology to create social change— from detecting lead in water to diagnosing opioid addiction and cyberbullying.

What issue related to drinking water is the speaker concerned with, especially in third-world countries?

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