{"id":15181,"date":"2017-11-13T09:08:54","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T14:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15181"},"modified":"2017-11-13T02:17:31","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T07:17:31","slug":"video-an-astronomer-learned-to-hear-the-stars-after-losing-her-eyesight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15181","title":{"rendered":"Video: An astronomer learned &#8220;to hear the stars&#8221; after losing her eyesight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An interesting story of an astronomer finding a way to continue her research after losing her eyesight:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/wanda_diaz_merced_how_a_blind_astronomer_found_a_way_to_hear_the_stars\">Wanda Diaz Merced: How a blind astronomer found a way to hear the stars | TED Talk<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/wanda_diaz_merced_how_a_blind_astronomer_found_a_way_to_hear_the_stars\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From the caption:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/speakers\/wanda_diaz_merced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wanda Diaz Merced<\/a> 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&#8217;s advocating for a more inclusive scientific community. &#8220;Science is for everyone,&#8221; she says. &#8220;It has to be available to everyone, because we are all natural explorers.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=electronics&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=050b1c5bff318dda1f344463c2bc2099&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An interesting story of an astronomer finding a way to continue her research after losing her eyesight:\u00a0Wanda Diaz Merced: How a blind astronomer found a way to hear the stars | TED Talk From the caption: Wanda Diaz Merced studies the light emitted by gamma-ray bursts, the most energetic events in the universe. 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