Caitlin, 28: “I was actually just looking on my phone because I have this thing called synthesia, and I applied to speak at the Synthesia Association Conference and I was just accepted! I’m going talk about how synthesia is a way of knowing. I framed the talk in relation to the recent focus on racial discrimination in the United States and how it’s really difficult when you experience something that other people can’t experience. And, oddly enough, for people with synesthesia, that happened. As research was able to support what people were experiencing, it gained credibility that it didn’t have before. I want to explore questions about different ways we experience the world and how it shapes our worldviews.”

photo Jumayar Ahmed

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