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Inspired by a blind man who also navigates using sound, a team of Spanish scientists has found evidence that suggests most humans can learn to echolocate.

How cool is this?

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Date: 2009-07-08 09:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fuzzyjay.livejournal.com
Hah! cool. Thanks for sharing that.

Date: 2009-07-08 09:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] holy13nation.livejournal.com
While looking for it I discovered he died earlier this year.
I saw the documentary (the whole of which is on Youtube) a while back and was moved not just by him but by his mother.

Date: 2009-07-08 05:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vernnyc.livejournal.com
I used to do crude echolocation when I was a kid. Navigating through a dark room by whistling and listening.

Date: 2009-07-08 06:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sunsmogseahorse.livejournal.com
We probably all do just a bit. The blind probably develop that skill a lot more. For instance, open the door to a room you've never been in before. It's pitch black and you can see absolutely nothing. But calling in "hello" might give you an idea of the size of the room. Maybe that'd different from echolocation, but I think that we do use sound to ascertain terrain in some manner.

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