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Podcast: Digital Innovations in Oil and Gas with Geoffrey Cann
Episode: Sweat Science: How Wearable Tech is Protecting Oil and Gas Workers from Heat Risk
Description: Oil and gas workers operate in extreme conditions, such as the Gulf and the Permian Basin, where the intense heat and high humidity create very hazardous conditions. You lose a lot of body moisture just surviving in those settings.  Most of us know to take a drink of water when we're thirsty, but in those places, by the time you're thirsty, you're already at risk. Is there a better way to measure dehydration risk before it becomes a safety hazard?  In this episode, I sit down with Jim Ryan, Chief Revenue Officer of Epicore Biosystems, to discuss a nifty wearable dev...