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Dangerous Beeps: An Interview With Michael Schutz – Part 2

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I think doctors use a term called modifiable risk factor I ve learned because I talk to a lot of doctors now and so there are some things we can modify and some things that we can t And so these alarm sounds are very much a modifiable risk factor and we need to work together to figure out the better set of sounds to use and how to implement them But it s definitely something that we can do to improve because I hope that when the time comes and I m spending time in a hospital or my parents are in the hospital or people I care about these kinds of things are in a better state Because there s no technical reason we have to be subject to this so-called beeping hellscape nbsp — Dr Michael Schutz nbsp This week we continue my interview with Associate Professor and MAPLE Lab director Dr Michael Schutz as we talk about making a better hospital beep the importance of turning scientific discovery into progress and MAPLE Lab s latest experiments on giving sounds more pop As always if you have any questions for my guest you re welcome to reach out through the links in the show notes nbsp If you have questions for me just visit http www audiobrandingpodcast com www audiobrandingpodcast com where you ll find all sorts of ways to get in touch Plus subscribing to the newsletter on the http www audiobrandingpodcast com www audiobrandingpodcast com web page will let you know when the new podcasts are available nbsp The Structure of Sound We start the second half of the interview with a closer look at hospital alerts how many more of them there are today and why Dr Schutz doesn t see that trend changing anytime soon If we think about the whole device landscape in hospitals as sounds being an auditory interface he explains then the question becomes what s the best way to structure the sound not so that they re most alarming but so that they re the most communicative nbsp All Over the World Dr Schutz explains the challenge and importance of turning scientific discoveries into genuine progress and how even something as seemingly simple as updating the sound of hospital alerts can have far-reaching results Thinking a little bit more about how we can improve them with sound will have huge benefits he says because hospitals all over the world have many of these devices and the number of devices is only increasing So even a small change in the improvement in these can have a major impact on human health nbsp The Bells and Whistles I think the language itself that we talk about the frills is revealing Dr Schutz tells us If we re talking about the things that are nice but not necessary the literal term is bells and whistles we re talking about the things that produce sound We talk about how easy it is to overlook sound itself even while trying to improve the soundscape and his lab s latest research on innovative ways to make important auditory alerts stand out from the background noise without having to make them louder nbsp Episode Summary Why hospital beeps are getting worse Turning discoveries into reform and progress How subtle changes can create a major impact The overlooked importance of sound Connect with Dr Michael Schutz Website http www michaelschutz net www michaelschutz net MAPLE Lab http www maplelab net www maplelab net Death By Beep on TEDx Talks https youtu be Ap8geRll6F0 https youtu be Ap8geRll6F0 Dr Schutz s ScienceDirect Article on Improving Auditory Interfaces https www sciencedirect com science article pii S000368702100079X https www sciencedirect com science article pii S000368702100079X Follow Dr Michael Schutz on Facebook https www facebook com maplelab mcmaster https www facebook com maplelab mcmaster Connect with Dr Michael Schutz on LinkedIn https www linkedin com in dr-michael-schutz https www linkedin com in dr-michael-schutz Follow Dr Schutz and MAPLEClick here to visit this podcast episode