(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)
>> STEPHEN: WELCOME BACK.
MY NEXT GUEST IS THE WINNER OF THE 2015 GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR.
PLEASE WELCOME OLIVIA HALLISEY!
OLIVIA, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS ON WINNING THE GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR.
THE TROPHY IS BACK HERE.
THAT IS THE TROPHY THEY GAVE YOU.
THAT IS AWESOME.
>> YEAH.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) >> Stephen: HOW DOES UH GOOGLE
HOLD A SCIENCE FAIR?
HOW IS IT DIFFERENT THAN A NORMAL ONE.
>> GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT'S BASICALLY
ALL ONLINE SUBMISSIONS UNTIL THE TOP TWENTY.
THE TOP TWENTY THEY FLEW TO GOOGLE HEADQUARTERS IN
CALIFORNIA.
IN THE BEGINNING YOU MADE YOUR OWN WEB SITE, POSTED VIDEO,
THERE WAS OVER 100 COUNTRIES.
THERE WAS A TEAM FROM BOSNIA, TAIWAN, SO IT WAS AN
INTERNATIONAL FAIR AND ACCESSIBLE TO ANYBODY WHO HAS A
PROJECT AND WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT AND SHOW OTHER THEM THEIR
WORK.
>> Stephen: HOW OLD OF A PERSON ARE YOU?
>> 17.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS!
THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS!
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) NOW, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF YOUR
PROJECT.
WHAT WAS YOUR PROJECT AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
>> SO, MY PROJECT IS BASICALLY, I LIKE TO CALL IT A PREGNANCY
TEST FOR EBOLA.
>> Stephen: I'M SORRY, A WHAT?
A PREGNANCY TEST FOR EBOLA.
>> Stephen: WHY DO WE NEED THIS?
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT'S -- >> I CALL IT THAT BECAUSE IT'S A
VISUAL PROCESS.
>> Stephen: A STICK YOU PEE ON?
>> YEAH, ALL BASED ON COLOR CHANGE, AND ALL YOU NEED IS A
SAMPLE FROM THE POSSIBLY INFECTED PERSON.
>> Stephen: THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MIGHT LIKE LIKE?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HOW IS IT USED?
PUT THE SAMPLE HERE AND PUT WATER ON EACH OF THESE LOAD
SPOTS AND THAT RELEASE AS CHEMICAL AND IF THE PERSON IS
AFFECTED THE CENTER WILL TURN BLUE.
>> Stephen: WHY DO WE NEED THIS?
>> BECAUSE CURRENT TESTS ARE EXPENSIVE AND COMPLICATED AND
REQUIRE REFRIGERATION AND THIS TEST USE AS SILK FIBER SOLUTION
WHICH IS JUST THE PROTEINS FROM SILK COCOONS.
>> Stephen: I KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
I'M MUCH OLDER THAN 17.
(LAUGHTER) THIS HAS A BLUE SPOT.
WHAT IS THIS?
>> THIS IS WHAT A POSITIVE RESULT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
>> Stephen: AM I HOLDING EBOLA?
>> NO.
(LAUGHTER) >> Stephen: I DIDN'T KNOW IF
IT GOT PAST SECURITY.
ALL RIGHT.
SO WHY DID THIS OCCUR TO YOU?
WHY NOT GO WITH THE BAKING SODA VOLCANO?
WHY DID YOU -- YOU'RE A 17-YEAR-OLD LIVING IN
CONNECTICUT.
WHY DID YOU THINK EBOLA?
>> I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WANTED TO DO.
I KNEW I WAS INTERESTED IN SCIENCE AND WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES, BUT I
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT DIRECTION I WANTED TO TAKE, SO I STARTED
LOOKING AT THE NEWS AND MY SCIENCE TEACHER SAID LOOK FOR
SOMETHING THAT INSPIRES YOU.
AND LAST FALL WAS WHEN EBOLA WAS REALLY BIG IN THE NEWS.
>> Stephen: YEAH, A LOT OF PURELLE.
(LAUGHTER) >> SO I BEGAN LOOKING AT HOW
COULD WE LIMIT THE SPREAD OF EBOLA BECAUSE I SAW HOW QUICKLY
IT WAS SPREADING.
>> Stephen: WELL, IT'S A VERY AMBITIOUS THING TO MAKE YOUR
SCIENCE PROJECT TO COME UP WITH A QUICK AND EASY TEST FOR EBOLA.
HOW -- DID IT AFFECT YOUR LIFE IN ANY WAYS?
DID YOU SAY, GUYS, I'D LOVE TO GO TO A LEGGO MOVIE WITH YOU BUT
I HAVE TO FIGHT A GLOBAL PANDEMIC FIRST?
(LAUGHTER) WAS IT HARD?
DID IT REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF WORK TO MAKE?
>> YEAH, THERE WAS DEFINITELY A LOT OF TIME PUT INTO IT AND A
LOT OF HELP FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE.
I HAD TWO MENTORS AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY.
I HAD MY SCIENCE RESEARCH TEACHER.
I HAD TO CONTACT DIFFERENT COMPANIES TO GET THE CHEMICALS I
NEEDED.
SO IT WAS A LOT OF WORK BUT IT WAS WORTH IT.
>> Stephen: I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO BE INSPIRED OR
INTIMIDATED BY YOU.
(LAUGHTER) WHAT YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL ARE
YOU?
>> A JUNIOR.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'VE GOT TO BE THINKING ABOUT COLLEGES.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU GOING TO PUT THIS ON YOUR APPLICATION?
>> I THINK SO.
(LAUGHTER) >> Stephen: HERE'S A HINT --
DON'T PUT IT FIRST, OKAY?
BE, LIKE -- ARE YOU ON, LIKE, A TEAM?
>> I SWIM.
>> Stephen: GO SWIM TEAM THERNTION GLOBAL PANDEMIC.
(LAUGHTER) CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> Stephen: OLIVIA HALLISEY, EVERYBODY!