How to Breathe Cleaner Air in Polluted Cities | Saketaram Soussilane | TEDxWanChai

“We are all smokers. Breathing the air in Hong Kong is like smoking two packs of cigarettes a month." In this talk, entreprenuer Saketaram Soussilane explains the direct impact of pollution that we face every day, and lists a few easy steps that we can take to deal with it. Saketaram Soussilane is the founder of meo, a company that helps the community understand the air we breathe and provides actionable advice toward cleaner air. Saketaram started this venture five years ago, when his 18-month-old boy developed respiratory complications. The ordeal led him to understand that existing treatment - antibiotics and other drugs—can only mask symptoms, not solve the origins of the ever-growing problem. Born in South America to Indian parents and bred in France, Saketaram is an electrical engineer specialized in robotics and signal processing. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx