Spark Talks: Auditory Alarms Project

Shockingly, an FDA survey revealed that sounds from medical devices have been implicated in hundreds of deaths each year. McMaster’s MAPLE Lab is solving that by designing better medical device sounds, taking cues from music. Their experiments have shown better sounds improves surgical outcomes, reduces physician burnout, and reduces hospital stays. For an intro to the subject, check out Dr. Schutz’s recent TEDx talk Death By Beep, available at www.maplelab.net/ted.

Host Bio: Michael Schutz is an Associate Professor of Music Cognition/Percussion and “University Scholar” at McMaster. Drawing on his interdisciplinary training in music, psychology, and computer science, he directs the MAPLE Lab, while maintaining an active career as a musician.

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