Track Star
“I was seeing a lot of people talking but not doing anything but post something on Instagram. I thought I should use my platform and actually do something more. I started the website to help.” Avi Schiffmann built the web’s preeminent Covid19 tracking system, one that Anthony Fauci described as “essential.” He’s now followed that feat with a site that tracks protests around the country. Oh, did I mention that Avi Schiffmann is just seventeen, if you know what I mean. MIT Tech Review: A teenager’s guide to building the world’s best pandemic and protest trackers. This is really impressive. Most kids that age are easily sidetracked. (When I was Avi’s age, I hadn’t even learned to pun…)