InspireChange: Water Cleanser

Nicolas and I are both strong proponents of technology and philanthropy (well, to be fair, Nicolas is more technological and I am more of a (very humble) philanthropist) We've often discussed all the cool ideas people get and then successfully implement that make the world a little better! We even discussed building a website around it, rating different projects based on the following criteria:

- is it innovative? (solving old problems in a new way?)
- does it actually change anything? (protest lists and "awareness raisers" are not inherently mechanisms of change)
- is it inspiring? (do you feel excited when you hear about it?)

A great example is the Water Vaporizer, a great invention featured on the Colbert Report. Click the link http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/videos.jhtml?episodeId=164042
and scroll to the interview with Dean Kamen!