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How a Blind Astronomer Found a Way to Hear the Stars(2016)

Astrophysicist Wanda Díaz-Merced, who lost her sight in her twenties, explains how she turns astronomical data into sound ("sonification") to detect patterns by ear. A vivid argument that access reshapes what science can even perceive. Free on TED with transcript.