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When I say BLINK! What do you think? 

Of that American POW who blinked the word “TORTURE” in Morse code live on Vietnamese television? 

Or do you think of someone with locked-in syndrome who can only communicate by blinking? 

Or do you think about the idea of a universal eye language that uses blinks?

Today on Audacious, you'll hear about all that, plus a headset that measures the blinking of long-distance drivers so they know to take a break, and what it’s like when you have a rare condition that makes it so you can’t stop blinking.

GUESTS:
Blake Stilwell is a former air force combat camera operator, and currently the veteran jobs editor at Military.com
Jason Gui is the Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer at Vigo Technologies. His wearable headset, Vigo, tracks drowsiness by measuring eye blinks
Nancy Rosa is a resident of Poughquag, NY who has blepharospasm, a rare condition which causes uncontrollable eye blinking
Dr. Hemangi Sane led the team that developed the world’s first eye language, “Blink To Speak”. She is also the Founder & President of the Asha Ek Hope Foundation, and the Deputy Director of NeuroGen Brain & Spine Institute in Mumbai, India
Clodagh Dunlop is the author of A Return To Duty, about how she survived a brain stem stroke and used blinking to begin to communicate her way through locked-in syndrome

Illustration: Macrovector_official at Freepik.com

When I say BLINK! What do you think? 
Of that <a href="https://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/vietnam-war/pow-blinks-torture-in-morse-code/1381254901001" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/vietnam-war/pow-blinks-torture-in-morse-code/1381254901001">American POW who blinked the word “TORTURE” in Morse code</a> live on Vietnamese television? 
Or do you think of someone with locked-in syndrome who can only communicate by blinking? 
Or do you think about the idea of a universal eye language that uses blinks?
Today on Audacious, you'll hear about all that, plus a headset that measures the blinking of long-distance drivers so they know to take a break, and what it’s like when you have a rare condition that makes it so you can’t stop blinking.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.military.com/author/blake-stilwell?page=1">Blake Stilwell</a> is a former air force combat camera operator, and currently the veteran jobs editor at Military.com</li>
<li>Jason Gui is the Co-Founder &amp; Chief Technology Officer at Vigo Technologies. His wearable headset, <a href="https://www.wearvigo.com/">Vigo</a>, tracks drowsiness by measuring eye blinks</li>
<li>Nancy Rosa is a resident of Poughquag, NY who has blepharospasm, a rare condition which causes uncontrollable eye blinking</li>
<li>Dr. Hemangi Sane led the team that developed the world’s first eye language, “<a href="https://www.blinktospeak.com/blink-to-speak-book">Blink To Speak</a>”. She is also the Founder &amp; President of the Asha Ek Hope Foundation, and the Deputy Director of NeuroGen Brain &amp; Spine Institute in Mumbai, India</li>
<li>Clodagh Dunlop is the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/RETURN-DUTY-CLODAGH-DUNLOP/dp/1527251985">A Return To Duty</a>, about how she survived a brain stem stroke and used blinking to begin to communicate her way through locked-in syndrome</li>
</ul>
Illustration: Macrovector_official at Freepik.com

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.

Find out more at https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.
Find out more at https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.

Find out more at ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.
Find out more at <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/about">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>

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