
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
After witnessing the effects of energy scarcity in India at the age of 14, Maanasa developed HARVEST, a bio-inspired sustainable power solution. Maanasa also developed LeafAI, a fast machine learning tool that identifies common plant diseases in collaboration with plant pathologists and farmers. She is currently a student at Harvard College studying bioengineering, global health and health policy. Maanasa joins Reema to talk about her journey as a young inventor, what drives her to create, going out of her comfort zone, and the real struggles of imposter syndrome.
After witnessing the effects of energy scarcity in India at the age of 14, Maanasa developed HARVEST, a bio-inspired sustainable power solution. Maanasa also developed LeafAI, a fast machine learning tool that identifies common plant diseases in collaboration with plant pathologists and farmers. She is currently a student at Harvard College studying bioengineering, global health and health policy. Maanasa joins Reema to talk about her journey as a young inventor, what drives her to create, going out of her comfort zone, and the real struggles of imposter syndrome.