[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6880-EN":3},{"tile_alt":4,"summary":5,"permalink":6,"pk":7,"posted":8,"images":9,"pinned":18,"news_id":19,"ex_artist":18,"tags":20,"published":21,"ex_news":18,"tile_image":11,"title":22,"body":23},"Portrait of Wanda Díaz-Merced for STEM publication","\u003Ca href=\"\u002FLivelyScout\">Lively Scout\u003C\u002Fa> captures blind astrophysicist Wanda Díaz-Merced for Rebel Girls and RACI’s STEM publication.","\u002Fnews\u002F6880\u002Fsound_to_sight","news","2026-03-18T13:00:00#6880",[10,12,15],{"alt":4,"filename":11},"blog_6880_639094419985603505.jpg",{"alt":13,"filename":14},"STEM publication visuals celebrating scientists with disabilities & innovation","blog_6880_639094420135075473.jpg",{"alt":16,"filename":17},"Graphical science through sound based data interpretation","blog_6880_639094420245186945.jpg",false,6880,"#graphic#portraits#books#publishing#women#science#inspiration#rebel girls#disability#lively scout#","2026-03-18T13:00:00","Sound to Sight","\u003Cp>Lively Scout&rsquo;s portrait of Wanda D&iacute;az-Merced is shaped by the idea of translating data into sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Commissioned for Rebel Girls and RACI&rsquo;s \u003Cem>Empowering the Future of STEM &ndash; Changemakers with Disabilities\u003C\u002Fem>, the piece reflects D&iacute;az-Merced&rsquo;s pioneering work in sonification, where astronomical data is experienced through sound rather than sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The illustration anchors D&iacute;az-Merced&rsquo;s story within the publication while extending into the \u003Cem>Good Night Stories\u003C\u002Fem> podcast on Spotify, carrying the narrative across formats.\u003C\u002Fp>"]