Macinley Butson
Inventor & Futurist | Emerging Technologies
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Macinley Butson is an award-winning inventor and futurist who designs innovative solutions to global challenges. At just 21 years old, she has already received numerous accolades, including the Stockholm Junior Water Prize and the Australian STEM Student Prize.
Butson's pioneering work spans solar energy, medical devices, and disaster response systems. Her TEDx talks explore how emerging technologies like AI and renewable energy can create a more sustainable future.
With a passion for translating complex science into practical applications, Butson inspires audiences to harness the power of innovation to solve real-world problems.
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How ancient technology inspired my award-winning inventions
Macinley Butson has won multiple awards for her inventions, including a device that improves protection from radiation during breast cancer treatment and a project enhancing the effectiveness of solar panels. In this talk, she shares how these forward-thinking endeavors were inspired by centuries-old technology, and how scientists need to shed their preconceptions about each other and their predecessors in order to do good work.
| Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| TEDxYouth@Sydney 2017 | 2017 | 🇦🇺Sydney, Australia |
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