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How a blind astronomer listened to the stars

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When astronomer Wanda Diaz-Merced lost her sight, she didn't let a minor inconvenience like blindness stop her from analyzing the cosmos. She pioneered 'sonification,' converting complex astronomical data and light curves into audible sound. It turns out, human ears are incredibly adept at picking up hidden patterns in stellar radiation that sighted astronomers completely missed while staring at visual graphs.

How a blind astronomer listened to the stars
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