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Cochlear implants can bring hearing to the deaf, but most of us will never know exactly what that sounds like. This video explains the science of cochlear implants––basically, it pipes frequencies straight into one’s brain. Your brain then has to interpret the frequencies. The problem is the brain doesn’t know exactly how to interpret those frequencies. The resulting sounds are described like a toy running out of batteries, and the sounds lack pick and timbre. 

Most of us have heard of Helen Keller, but all we really know is that she was deaf and blind. In truth, there’s a lot more about Helen Keller that doesn’t get talked about. Like the fact that she was a scholar, having graduated magna cum laude from Radcliffe College. Her teacher spelled all of her textbooks into Keller’s hand––letter by letter.

You might assume that classical musicians are a pretty tame lot. I mean, after all, they play peaceful beautiful music all day. But they’re people too. People who have to deal with crummy situations and hate it just as much as you might. But those situations are pretty different from yours or mine. For example, …

You’ve cultivated your idea since conception, built the infrastructure necessary to support it, but still your pitches are falling upon deaf ears. Steve Roesler, Principal of the Steve Roesler Group provides four questions to ask yourself, before sharing your good idea: Will this idea make other people successful? Is my presentation as brief as possible …