Channel: The Atlantic

Category: News & Politics

Tags: traumatic brain injuryengineeringatlantic experiment podcastatlanticlive sulzerjames sulzer daughterexperiment podcasttbirehab engineeringjames and lindsay sulkerbrain traumathe atlanticdan engber

Description: As a rehabilitation engineer, James Sulzer spent years creating devices that he hoped would help patients recover from brain trauma. He believed strongly in the potential of rehab technology—that with the right robot, he could relieve a whole array of brain injuries. But then, one spring day in 2020, a terrible accident forced James to apply everything he knew about science and rehabilitation to help fix his own family. The Atlantic senior editor Daniel Engber spent months talking to James, following him as he used his scientific knowledge to try to find meaning in tragedy. Listen to The Experiment: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-experiment/id1549704404 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/64nFJEu758qByG5l6kqg6F?si=fybR7dgXRX2c5pINkWgKaA&nd=1 Stitcher: stitcher.com/show/the-experiment-3 Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLndueWMub3JnL2V4cGVyaW1lbnRfcG9kY2FzdA In your web browser: theatlantic.com/podcasts/experiment/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=podcast Further reading: theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/11/engineers-daughter-tbi-rehab/620172/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=podcast 🎨: Alec Soth / Magnum for The Atlantic 🎥: Nicole Blackwood