S3E3 — Why Time in Nature Helps You Live Longer and How to Get your "NatureDose" with Jared Hanley of NatureQuant

Dr. Nadina Galle is joined by Jared Hanley, co-founder and CEO of NatureQuant, to discuss why nature exposure makes people healthier, why living near nature could make you live longer, the patent-pending technology he developed to leverage nature's impact on public health, how he created "NatureScore", which rates nearby nature for any location and "NatureDose", a groundbreaking nature prescription app that monitors time inside, outside, and exposed to nature to improve health, and why two hours outside may be the new 10,000 steps. 3:21 - What is NatureQuant, who's behind it, and how did you come up with the idea? 4:52 - NatureQuant's vision 6:00 - How can doctors prescribe nature? 7:34 - What's the research on the benefits of nature on human health? 9:40 - How NatureQuant applies machine learning 10:55 - The link between living in nature-rich communities and Covid-19 14:50 - The entrepreneurial journey of NatureQuant 21:56 - The benefits of nature exposure on daily activities 26:38 - Does an increase in screen time affect us physiologically? 35:56 - Organisations that could be useful clients for NatureQuant 39:42 - How to connect with Jared 40:54 - What does the Internet of Nature mean to you? Follow Nadina and the Internet of Nature Podcast on all social platforms: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/internetofnature_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadinagalle/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/earthtonadina

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Can nature and technology — long viewed as opposing forces — work together to create liveable cities and improve public health? Dr. Nadina Galle is an ecological engineer on a mission to find out. Join her every Wednesday as she interviews top thought-leaders & entrepreneurs on their technologies for building greener, healthier, and smarter communities. Each episode contains powerful stories behind the innovator, delves into questions usually shied away from, and explores where the internet and nature converge.