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182: The Science of Deafness (with Elliot Douglas)

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4.9632 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Deaf people are often excluded & misunderstood - particularly in the sciences. So we thought we'd take a look into the science of deafness & how the world treats deaf people in STEM. Joining us fro the chat is Elliot Douglas (theevolutionofelliot)! He may not be a sicentist but his deaf-initely worth paying attention to!

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References & Further Reading
https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.4.20210723a/full/
https://www.britishscienceassociation.org/blog/why-deaf-inclusion-matters
https://www.science.org/content/article/deaf-needs-hearing-impaired-scientists
https://leaps.org/deaf-scientists-just-created-over-1000-new-signs-to-dramatically-improve-ability-to-communicate/
https://www.noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov/hearing-loss-science#:~:text=Noise%2Dinduced%20hearing%20loss%20happens,the%20sound%20to%20the%20brain.
https://www.ndcs.org.uk/information-and-support/childhood-deafness/what-is-deafness/
https://hsci.harvard.edu/hearing-loss-0
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/how-do-we-hear
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/types.html
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/deafness-and-hearing-loss#:~:text=A%20person%20who%20is%20not,moderate%2C%20severe%2C%20or%20profound.
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing-aids#:~:text=A%20hearing%20aid%20has%20three,the%20ear%20through%20a%20speaker.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hearing-aids-and-implants/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Sci Guys, the show we talk about the crazy, weird, and wonderful stories from the science world.

0:13.0

I'm Cori, and as always, I'm joined by my co-host, Luke Gufferth, and special guest, Elliot Douglas.

0:19.0

Hey!

0:20.0

What? What? special guest, Elliot Douglas. Yay! This week, we're talking about...

0:31.6

I signed deafness really badly.

0:33.6

I spelled it out in DSL for anyone that's listening.

0:38.2

How do I do?

0:44.7

I suppose as well, if anyone's listening, they can't exactly see you trying to sign my now.

0:46.7

No one deaf is going to be listening to this, so it's fine.

0:50.9

No, actually, no, that's so true. I don't really listen to podcasts at all.

1:10.8

I wonder why. I wonder why. Except this one. This is the only podcast I will interact with. Well, that's got Elliot's stamp of approval, but first, let's do a little Apple review. This one says, these guys are genuinely so educational while still managing to be 10 times more hilarious. It's so enjoyable, easy listening and lovely to learn from such passionate people. That's lovely.

1:11.8

Isn't that nice? Thank you.

1:12.6

That's lovely.

1:13.6

So shall we get into the topic of today?

1:15.6

Yes.

1:16.6

No, we won't because we're doing a little question first.

1:19.2

The question that I've got for everyone listening or watching.

1:22.2

If you're watching or listening, get down to the YouTube comments and answer this question.

1:25.2

Do you know any sign languages? B.S.L. ASL. Any other sign languages? Do you?

1:30.3

I'm actually... Well, I'm learning. I'm learning.

1:32.3

I was asking that because I was like, obviously you do, but...

1:36.3

Okay. No, I don't.

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