Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

This week:

Space!

We speak to the wonderful Wanda Diaz Merced, a blind astronomer who explores space using sound.

Wanda has joined us to ask for your help with her current project measuring extra terrestrial gravitational waves. 

She’s looking to recruit an army of people to help her interpret and spot patterns in the vast amount of audio data she and her team collect..

To sign up go to

https://ep.ego-gw.eu/SonificationTraining/HomePage.html

Wanda also gives us the greatest answer we’ve had to the second question we ask all of our guests, “Where are you and can you describe it for us?”

Wanda is based in Pisa and her answer includes the aromas of fresh coffee and roasting onions and the high-pitched buzzing of Italian motor scooters.

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[PHOTO CAPTION: SPACE! The word “Space” in big bright yellow letters against the black background of outer space with a light sprinkling of twinkling stars.] 

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