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Daily Cuts - S1E32: Technology gives him a voice

Toh Kok Peng has Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS, a neurological disease that causes muscle weakness, which affects his speech, among many other things. He started leaning on eye-tracking technology to find his voice and continue in his career. He “speaks” to Daniel Martin in this edition of Tech Talk through this technology.

Guests: Toh Kok Peng, Vice President, Motor Neurone Disease Association Singapore; Tan Xuet Ying, Treasurer, International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. She is also a Senior Speech Therapist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

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Daily Cuts - S1E15: Know Your Physical Limits

A Singaporean man died while taking part in an overseas triathlon last week. In light of this, Singapore Today speaks with Enrico Varella, leadership coach and management trainer and a 24-time Ironman and 3-time Boston Marathon Finisher, about how to best prepare for an endurance race.

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Daily Cuts - S1E14: Let's Slow Down The Ageing Process

Singapore Today speaks with Associate Professor Guillaume Thibault, Cell Biologist and Study Lead, NTU School of Biological Sciences about a new study that could open the door to therapies for age-related disorders.

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Daily Cuts - S1E13: A Guidebook For Better Labour Prospects

Singapore Today speaks with Assistant Secretary-General of the NTUC, Patrick Tay about the Singapore Labour Journal, a newly-launched publication which reflects on current labour issues and aims to create strategies to help Singaporean workers earn a better living.

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Daily Cuts - S1E12: Brewing For Singapore

Singapore Today speaks with Joseph Barratt, CEO of Trouble Brewing and Mutant Communications about the challenges of running a full-fledged media company alongside a young local independent brewery in Singapore.

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Daily Cuts - S1E11: A Business That's Tough As Jeans

Singapore Today speaks with Nuholt Huisamen, Senior Vice President and Managing Director at Levi Strauss & Co for the East Asia Pacific region, about what Singaporean retailers can do to retain and attract new customers, despite some people cutting back on their spending.

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