Episode

VASCilia

Podcast
NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast
Published
Jun 1, 2026
Duration seconds
825
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Summary

Advances in artificial intelligence-driven technologies have the potential to impact the lives of Americans living with hearing loss substantially. Yasmin Kassim, a postdoctoral fellow and member of a group supported in part by NSF, has developed a deep learning-based tool that allows unparalleled insights into the hair cells that allow us to hear.