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Big Picture Science

Science, Technology

4.5 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

(Repeat) Lost your sense of direction? Blame your GPS. Scientists say that our reliance on dashboard devices is eroding our ability to create cognitive maps and is messing with our minds in general. We don’t even look at landmarks or the landscape anymore. We’ve become no more than interfaces between our GPS and our steering wheels. But in other ways, GPS can spark a new appreciation of the physical world. A real-time flyover app reveals the stunning geological features otherwise invisible from our window seat.  And sensitive electronic sensors let us see where the wild things are and where they go. Learn how scientists put belts on jellyfish and produce maps that reveal the surprising routes taken by various species – from a single wolf, a group of phytoplankton, or a float of crocodiles. Plus, one man is not ready to say goodbye to the traditional map. Find out why this cartographer insists on paper maps, not digital apps.  Guests: Julia Frankenstein– Cognitive scientist, Darmstadt Technical University, Germany Greg Milner– Journalist, author of “Pinpoint: How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and our Minds”  Amy Myrbo– Earth scientist, University of Minnesota Oliver Uberti– Graphic artist and former senior design editor at National Geographic   James Cheshire– Geographer, University College London. Co-author, along with Oliver Uberti, of “Where The Animals Go: Tracking Wildlife with Technology in 50 Maps and Graphics.” Tom Hedberg– Mapmaker and publisher at Hedberg Maps in Minneapolis, Minnesota  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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wherever you get your podcasts. I am not lost because I have a map. Now my map doesn't talk to me, it doesn't fit on my

1:16.9

dashboard unless I fold it up, but not once as it led me to an abandoned field where

1:21.6

the discount appliance store should be.

1:24.0

Yes folks, created sometime after the first pounding of reeds to make papyrus and

1:28.8

before signals surge through a silicon wafer, paper maps were our guides to getting around. We'll meet a man who still makes them. But first, we need to make our way to that part of the show.

1:40.0

We'll just turn on this dashboard device here and see where it takes us.

1:43.8

Turn left onto Bernardo Avenue.

1:45.8

Then the destination is on your right.

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