A Conversation with Aviad Cahana

About this episode

In this episode, Nicholas Hogle interviews Aviad Cahana about innovations in scuba diving and the challenges of changing established beliefs.

Bringing change into a world anchored to its beliefs and philosophies is never an easy task. At one point, diving anything other than air was considered dangerous, J-valves without SPGs were common, dive tables were the standard in diving. Needless to say, innovation is always waiting on the surface ready to be greeted, much like a warm cup of tea between dives. In this episode, I sit down with Aviad Cahana, inventor of The Avelo Dive System. Please enjoy! Recorded in June 2025 Website: https...

People in this episode

Host: Nicholas Hogle

Guest: Aviad Cahana

Topics covered

• innovation in diving
• scuba diving history
• diving technology
• philosophies in diving
• interview with an inventor

Keywords

• scuba diving
• Avelo Dive System
• diving innovation
• dive tables
• J-valves
• philosophies in diving
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Avelo Dive System

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