Definition of Simplicity: It's impossible to f..k it up
George Whitesides: A lab the size of a postage stamp...
It this TEDx talk, George Whitesides walks us through a few simple paper based technologies that could potentially be used to diagnose disease using blood samples. There's a color laser printer that can produce up to 10 million strips. This can be a game changer for sure. He also discusses the use of egg beater as a cheap centrifuge for separating blood cells from serum, and a $50 light wave device with the power of a $100,000 machine.
So what do we focus on to engineer low cost solutions to profoundly complex problems? Answer: Simplicity
But what is Simplicity? George reminds us that we all know what it is, but not what it means... After some work with a group of brilliant folks they stumbled upon the following definition.
Simplicity: "It's impossible to f..k it up"
