#541: When the Internet Dies During Surgery

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Imagine trying to run a high-tech hospital inside a giant steel box while floating off the coast of Africa. In this video, we explore the insane engineering challenges behind Mercy Ships from battling Faraday cages to fixing cut fiber cables mid-surgery.

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0:00 - Coming up
0:47 - Who is Mercy Ships? // Changing lives
04:00 - Facing challenges
08:48 - Setting up Wi-Fi on the ship
09:28 - Data centers on the ship
11:39 - Attracting donators for Mercy Ships
13:35 - Adding protection in designing in the ship
14:25 - Using AI for efficiency
17:08 - New ship
19:45 - When things go wrong
23:10 - How to support Mercy Ships
24:40 - Conclusion

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