Hacking the adolescent brain to stop cyberbullying | Trisha Prabhu | TEDxNaperville

Discover how high-school student Trisha Prabhu used science and technology to hack the adolescent brain to stop cyberbullying.
Trisha is an innovator, STEM advocate, social entrepreneur, and creator of software product ReThink, designed to stop cyberbullying at the source. The success of her product lead her to become a global finalist at the 2014 Google Science Fair and she was awarded the Global Anti-bullying Hero Award and Anti-bullying Champion Award from Princess Diana Awards, UK. Trisha was recognized with an Upstander award by the Tyler Clementi Foundation. She has presented internationally to raise awareness of cyberbullying and promote positivity and tolerance around the world, being featured on ABC Good Morning America, MSNBC, Business Insider, International Business Times, Huffington Post, and several other media outlets.
Trisha is also a published author of four books and recently named Chicago’s Financial Literacy Ambassador by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
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