Preview of Tomorrow

AcceliCITY City Solution of the Year is cleaning our water.
These days, the increasing contamination of harmful pharmaceutical waste into water supplies has become one of the highest priority issues for cities, which face the daunting task of supplying safe drinking water to hundreds and millions of people. While the common conception is that wastewater treatment plants take care of this issue, in reality pharmaceuticals pass right through water treatment and go on to cause great harm to the environment and those whose drinking water has been contaminated. Listen to Christian Ryen explain how Pharem, a bold Swedish startup that recently won the AcceliCITY City Solution of the Year award, has developed a solution that not just rids our water of pharmaceuticals but does so in a completely natural and passive way.

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Your seeing eye dog without the cleanup.
This episode of Preview of Tomorrow features René Espinoza, Founder and CEO of Lazarillo, a company based out of Chile that helps the visually impaired navigate urban environments. Lazarillo is a free app that employs real time detailed audio guidance, enabling blind individuals to traverse cities quickly and independently. Lazarillo serves as an intermediary between the visually impaired and businesses by highlighting specific companies selling products and providing job opportunities within the app.

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On December 5th, 1933, the 21st amendment of The U.S. Constitution was ratified, effectively ending Prohibition in the United States. 90 years later, alcohol has become a well-studied substance with universally accepted quantities for what constitutes a single drink. But recently, there’s been a new player in town. Cannabis. Across the United States, widespread legalization of marijuana has hurtled our country into uncharted territory. In 2018, more than 12 million Americans admitted to driving while under the influence of cannabis. Unlike alcohol, with no “legal limit” or field sobriety test, the dangers of driving while impaired by marijuana become all the more consequential. In fact, it was found that the rate of fatal crashes attributed to impaired driving doubles in states that have recently legalized the drug. All in all, it doesn’t matter if you are for or against cannabis, as my guest today is an advocate for safety. Hello, I am your host Mike Lake and in today’s preview I will be talking with Denise Valenti, CEO of IMMAD, a company that has developed a technology that can measure visual field functions that are essential for safe driving.

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A recent study found that 89% of people would be encouraged to purchase an electric vehicle if they could access a parking space with a charger. However, as of right now, public charging in many cities is unreliable and inconvenient, and is in desperate need of transformation.

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