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Standing on a box in the centre of Edinburgh to talk about research into hearing and hearing aids.

One way to find out how well hearing technology is working is to get people to try it out, whilst measuring the effort they are having to put in to listen, and the level of fatigue that is causing. But how does this work?

How does a network of CCTV cameras recognise the same person or vehicle moving around? And how can this work in poor lighting?

COG-MHEAR research was live on stage as part of the Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Dr Dorothy Hardy found out how two audiences might like the hearing aids of the future to work in a show that included a giant pink and black multi-modal hearing aid.

Speech is made up of many elements, including spoken words, other noises, gestures and eye gaze. How can all this be captured in a recording?

Finding out about deaf culture, including British Sign Language, as well as learning when and how hearing aids are used, are key in development of inclusive hearing technology

Systems that work with uncertainty can help in the development of hearing aids.

Hearing aid users give feedback on prototype software and hardware.

Wearable and implantable electronics that are used in health applications including treatment of neurological disorders.

How filtering works to process speech, so that you can hear what you want to hear.