11 episodes
Voices of Quarantine Voices of Quarantine
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- Gesellschaft und Kultur
A group of the 2020 Global Teen Leaders have come together to create a platform where we will be sharing people's experiences and stories that come from these times of uncertainty. We will be sharing stories from citizens to patients to doctors and other essential workers needed in our daily lives risking theirs. You have a voice, a powerful one, use it. Share your story with us so that others may find hope in yours. We're in this together. We're a TEAM, Together everyone achieves MORE.
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Episode 1 - Ishaan Interviews Shreya on her Quarantine Experience
Ishaan Brar Interviews Shreya Ramachandran, a full-time high school junior from Fremont, California and part- time worrier about the environmental and coronavirus crises. Tune in to hear how the quarantine has affected her area, how she and others are coping as well as some suggestions for how to stay safe and motivated during this time.
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Episode 2 - Interview with Caroline Choi: A Harvard Bound Environmental and Social Justice Advocate
How’s this: Meet Caroline Choi, a graduating high school senior from the class of 2020 to hear how the quarantine has affected students’ plans for the future. Also hear how she stays engaged in environmental and social justice issues in her community during this time
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Episode 3 - Conversation with Zeeshan Muhammed: MIT Graduate Who's Working on a State-of-the-Art Method to Screen COVID-19
Zeeshan Muhammed is an MIT graduate who is a professional software developer based in Munich, Germany. In response to the heavy outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Zeeshan along with his team participated at a COVID-19 Hackathon to work on using Artificial Intelligence to fight this deadly terminator. As a result of the hackathon, they were able to create a novel screening tool that uses a cough to detect COVID-19 in the early stages. They are currently working with Stanford University to upscale their progress. Zeeshan wishes to deploy this as soon as possible in order to fight this pandemic. Along with that Zeeshan also manages his primary company - photo-now.ai. Listen to how has this pandemic shaped his lifestyle and the impact he wishes to establish with detect-now.ai
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Episode 4 - Conversation with Aryan Sarkar: AI enthusiast from India Who Devolped an App to track COVID 19
Aryan Sarkar is an AI enthusiast who currently studies Computer Science in Raipur, India. When the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic began, he and his team took it upon themselves to do something to fight this disease. Since then, they have been working on creating a multipurpose application to map the spread of COVID-19 and connect every person as part of the chain to alert them of any incidence risk. Even after being a small team, their application even compares to the standards of the application - Aarogya Setu - developed by the Indian government. Tune in to see Aryan's perspective about the pandemic and how he and his team are trying to fight this together.
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Episode 5 - Interview of Arunima: Discussing Quaratine Challenges and How to Keep Productive
Arunima Sen discuss is the status of quarantine in India, her future as an international student, and the status of migrant workers
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Episode 6 - Bela Butters discusses the Idea of Combining Business with COVID 19 Relief
Bela is an incoming junior from Ohio who has seen, firsthand, the effects of COVID-19. To do her part, she combined her passion of helping others and her business: Bela Butters. She now makes hygiene kits for the homeless, her kits include a signature Bela Butter, masks, and other toiletries to help those in need. Please donate to her GoFundMe here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/corona-funds-for-homeless?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email%2B4803-donation-alert-v5
In addition, Bela is trying to cope with the mental effects of COVID-19. A lot of her events and competitions have been cancelled this year; but she is handling it with grace as she tries to make the best of an unprecedented situation.