Alex Berkowitz: Protecting Communities From the Threat of Rising Sea-Levels

Jul 18, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande Alex Berkowitz, MA, SDG 13, USA

Alex: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! Coastal Protection Solutions is focusing on creating systems that decrease flooding and protect communities against the threat of sea-level rise and climate change. We’ve invented two systems that help communities survive the future with the effects of climate change. The first system is called the Wavebreaker, which is a 300-feet wave speed bump that stops people’s homes and businesses from getting destroyed by reducing the strength of big waves. The second is an Artificial Marsh System that takes grasses and sediment and expands the shoreline outward by hundreds of feet, which protects people against sea-level rise.

Nathan Mallipeddi: A Support System For Empowering Those Who Stutter

Jul 15, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande MA, Nathan Mallipeddi, SDG 3, USA

Nathan: It’s my pleasure to be here, Spiffy! Did you know that there are more than 70 million people who stutter around the world? But very few speech therapists are trained in stuttering—less than 0.1%! This gap exists for three key reasons: specialized speech therapy is difficult to find; stuttering services are expensive at $15,000 per year, with minimal insurance coverage; and fewer than 0.02% of people who stutter remain aware of specialized services by engaging in impactful peer communities.

John Rho: Solving the ‘Cocktail-Party Problem’ for Hearing-Aid Users

Jul 14, 2022 Posted by: Anushree Nande John Rho, MA, SDG3, USA

John: Thanks for having me, Spiffy! ListenIn is addressing the cocktail party problem, which especially impacts hearing aid wearers. When in a busy crowd full of dozens of people chatting at once, the primary speaker becomes drowned out, making conversation difficult for the hearing-aid user.

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