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How a blind astronomer found a way to hear the stars

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Wanda Diaz Merced studies the light emitted by gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic events in the universe. When she lost her sight and was left without a way to do her science, she... Show More

Wanda Diaz Merced studies the light emitted by gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic events in the universe. When she lost her sight and was left without a way to do her science, she had a revelatory insight: the light curves she could no longer see could be translated into sound. Through sonification, she regained mastery over her work, and now she's advocating for a more inclusive scientific community. "Science is for everyone," she says. "It has to be available to everyone, because we are all natural explorers."

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Gunel Eyyubova @gunnel ยท Nov 21, 2023
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This is probably one of the best speeches and one of its kind. Here, we can see how Wanda Diaz Merced uses her body language to capture the attention of her audience. It is recommended if you want to explore the way she interacts with her audience. Moreover, it is inspiring to witness how she conducts science with the help of sounds. It demonstrates that one doesn't need everything to engage in science. As she says, 'Science is for everyone; it has to be available to everyone because we are all natural explorers.' While searching for ways to study stellar radiation without relying on sight, Wanda Diaz Merced has developed a method to represent complex data about our universe as sound. You will be inspired by this blind astronomer and how she approaches science.
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