echolocation

Be Like A Bat? Sound Can Show You The Way

Echolocation is second nature to animals such as bats and dolphins. Can humans also find their way using sound as a tool? Ian Waldie/Getty Images hide caption

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Opinion

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Be Like A Bat? Sound Can Show You The Way

January 28, 2013 • Echolocation isn't just for bats and dolphins: pioneering human echolocators and new research reveal the remarkable adaptability of the human perceptual system. Commentator Tania Lombrozo explores the implications.