It's so bizarre to me that all of the headlines focus on the fact that she's a grandmother. If a 55-year-old man did this, would all the headlines be talking about his status as a grandpa?

To be fair, Dr. House never solved anything instantly.

There are already wheelchairs on the market that do this.

Why even pose this question like it’s a legitimate debate? They don’t. Full stop.

the fact that she is female is entirely irrelevant to this article, and your repeated inclusion of this fact suggests that somehow it’s notable that young women can both be scientists and come up with interesting ideas.

I don't know what's more offensive -- how terribly written this is, or how totally racist it is. Spoiler alert, it's the racism: "More powerful and advanced civilizations"? "bringing a small tribal community to modernity"? Come on Neatorama. Take this colonialist crap down.