
Finding North
Navigation is the key human skill. It''s something we do everywhere, whether feeling our way through a bedroom in the dark, or charting a ship''s course. But how does navigation affect our brains, our memory, ourselves? Blending scientific research and memoir, and written in beautiful prose, Finding North starts with a quest by the author to understand this most basic of human skills---and why it'...
Navigation is the key human skill. It''s something we do everywhere, whether feeling our way through a bedroom in the dark, or charting a ship''s course. But how does navigation affect our brains, our memory, ourselves? Blending scientific research and memoir, and written in beautiful prose, Finding North starts with a quest by the author to understand this most basic of human skills---and why it'...