How we are guided. Space and time without cards and GPS
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The book raises many questions related to the skill of orientation in space in both animals and people. Due to what animals have the ability to migrate and navigate amazing accuracy? How did our ancestors with their adventurism spread around the world without cards and navigation tools? How does our brain perceive time and space?
“I asked myself: what is happening when we trust the navigation to the gadget? Even the previous generation of navigation devices - a compass, chronometer, sextant, radio, radar - required attention to the world around us. The search for an answer brought me to unexpected areas. What exactly does a person do when the terrain is oriented? How are we different from birds, bees and whales - and why? How did the speed and convenience of technology affect our movement around the world and our idea of our place in it? The search for a material for this book in different areas of human activity - from the ecology of movements and psychology to paleoarcheology, from linguistics and artificial intelligence to anthropology - has discovered an amazing history of the origin of a person’s abilities to orientation, as well as their influence on the evolution of our species. ” (Maura O’Connor)
“I asked myself: what is happening when we trust the navigation to the gadget? Even the previous generation of navigation devices - a compass, chronometer, sextant, radio, radar - required attention to the world around us. The search for an answer brought me to unexpected areas. What exactly does a person do when the terrain is oriented? How are we different from birds, bees and whales - and why? How did the speed and convenience of technology affect our movement around the world and our idea of our place in it? The search for a material for this book in different areas of human activity - from the ecology of movements and psychology to paleoarcheology, from linguistics and artificial intelligence to anthropology - has discovered an amazing history of the origin of a person’s abilities to orientation, as well as their influence on the evolution of our species. ” (Maura O’Connor)
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Education & Teaching
- Category:Politics & Social Science
- Category:Reference books
- Category:Social Science & Politics
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Series:
Series: ideas that can change the world
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-389-16418-5
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