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Would you rather be blind or deaf?
This pod asks a question I have tried to answer all of my life, and it's essay style filmmaking keeps the viewer connected to the material on several levels.
As soon as begin to think "I choose blindness" as my answer, I change my mind and realize I couldn't handle it. I'm a visual artist, but on the other hand I love music.
So, I set out to ask those around me and observe unlikely situations and objects that surround the topic of being blind or deaf.
My niece, who was temporarily blind for a day, gives a child's perspective on the topic.
Check it out.
This pod asks a question I have tried to answer all of my life, and it's essay style filmmaking keeps the viewer connected to the mate... more -
Overweight smoker? Deafness could be on the horizon
As if heart failure isn't enough, according to research, there is a link between how much, and the duration somebody smokes for, and their chances of suffering deafness.
The cross-European study which focussed on a total of 4,083 men and women (aged between 53 and 67) also discovered a link between people with a higher BMI and those more susceptible to suffering hearing loss.
Pardon? As if heart failure isn't enough, according to research, there is a link between how much, and the duration somebody smokes for, and t... more -
Concept hearing aid makes your fingers do the work
If you're a little hard of hearing and a little self-conscious about looking good, some Chinese designers might have just made your day.
Kwang-seok Jeong, Min-hee Kim and Hyun-joong Kim have conceptualized a pair of rings, ingeniously tilled the 'Vibering' that "would be fitted with sound detection sensors that would alert the wearer about honking cars, their distance and position from the wearer through vibration."
If you're a little hard of hearing and a little self-conscious about looking good, some Chinese designers might have just made your da... more -
Deaf Raves // Comment Picked for TV
Thanks to kimrich09 for leaving her upload on "Deaf Raves." After you hear what she has to say you can check out the pod here: http://current.com/items/77213532_deaf_raves Thanks to kimrich09 for leaving her upload on "Deaf Raves." After you hear what she has to say you can check out the pod here: http:/... more
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Rare Helen Keller photo
"Researchers have uncovered a rare photograph of a young Helen Keller with her teacher Anne Sullivan, nearly 120 years after it was taken on Cape Cod and tucked inside a family album." "Researchers have uncovered a rare photograph of a young Helen Keller with her teacher Anne Sullivan, nearly 120 years after it was ta... more
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"Deaf" boy cured after 9-year-old Q-tip falls from his ear
A boy who has been partially deaf for nine years was suddenly cured - when a cotton wool bud popped out of his ear.
Jerome Bartens was diagnosed as deaf in his right ear when he was just two and has struggled at school ever since.
He said he heard a popping sound, then found the tip of a cotton wool bud in his ear.
His family believe Jerome must have put the bud in his ear as a toddler and the centimetre-long cotton tip came off the plastic stem.
A boy who has been partially deaf for nine years was suddenly cured - when a cotton wool bud popped out of his ear. ... more -
Silent Rider
A profile of a deaf 12 year old motorbiking champion.
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Deaf Raves
Deaf Raves are a growing craze amongst young deaf people eager to enjoy themselves. Not able to hear the music, people dance and move to the vibrations coming from massive bass speakers in specially prepared warehouses and dance venues. Deaf Raves are a growing craze amongst young deaf people eager to enjoy themselves. Not able to hear the music, people dance and move ... more
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Deaf Raves
Deaf Raves are a growing craze amongst young deaf people eager to enjoy themselves. Not able to hear the music, people dance and move to the vibrations coming from massive bass speakers in specially prepared warehouses and dance venues. Deaf Raves are a growing craze amongst young deaf people eager to enjoy themselves. Not able to hear the music, people dance and move ... more
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