Inventing 101 | Chase Lewis | TEDxUNC

In his TEDxUNC 2015 talk, Chase Lewis, a 15-year-old inventor, talks about taking any tools around us — any inspiration that we can find — to stop waiting, to take action and to do something. Chase uses his personal experience doing just that for the past several years, and conveys that we ALL can do it.

Notwithstanding his young age, 15-year-old Chase Lewis has invented two life-saving devices. People usually are amazed that someone so young is an inventor, let alone an inventor with one patent and another one on the way. What amazes Chase, however, is that people often do not understand that we ALL are inventors. Chase believes there is nothing more human than invention.

[BallyBoy]

This guy actually gave a pretty insightful talk. Definitely got some food for thought.

[GearheadStew]

Also goes to show that inventions don't have to be complicated or sophisticated... You don't have to invent the "next big thing", you can invent everyday solutions to everyday problems. Always be thinking 👍

[kimmykins]

Inventing 101 is a fantastic idea, it would be worth its weight in gold in terms of teaching kids to learn how to learn and encouraging a growth mindset. Inventing is all about seeing big problems as smaller much more manageable problems with simpler solutions and who doesn’t have much to gain from further developing that skill set?

[MrRightThinker]

he was little nervous. nervousness is human. that's why we liked this video much.

[Jaynautic]

This was actually pretty inspirational.

[flyingpotatoe]

I love how this is both inspirational and ruthlessly discouraging (he’s literally the same age as me)

[Tkeyro]

You know. Pretty impressive having a Ted talk at your age. Not sure if you still browse the comments. I see you tried to do a helpful thing, don’t let the negativity get you down 😄

[info-vynv]

You came here with actually 3 ideas the first 2 were good but the 3rd one incredible I wish they would have an invention major not class

[DomBurgess]

Great work buddy. How anyone disliked this is beyond me.

[groznyentertainment]

this talk is inspirational, but seriously we need to solve the problems from the root

[mslindqu]

Pretty sure this is also known as problem solving and commonly referred to as farming. If we issued patents for everything a farmer came up with to solve a problem we'd have quadruple the number patents... and these two inventions would undoubtedly already be patented.

[dantheman]

If invention was Africa's problem, they would have solved it a long time ago. Someone fed this kid a 1st world savior complex..

[EBHSDE]

Inventing-human nature
Mythos-just as human

[BOTHSIDEDTALK]

That's an idea or innovation not invention. invention is creating a new thing never done or seen before.

[nnamdinwahara]

wow, which Africa is this dude talking about? I am so lost

[StrengthNoBounds]

Im an inventor and i have the solution to stopping wildfires

[halleluyahissacharbrew]

Anyone recommend any book on a completely new inventor for a step by step guide?

[tunde]

Wow, Africa?? No not Africa, but good invention.

[diaxterdotcom]

Africa needs a messenger, however clueless.

[tonymukelabai]

If the kids can assemble it under 15 mins then the Africans can do it???

You're growing, next time use your words wisely