COLIN ELLARD – Problems with Space

Ants, birds, turtles and other species have more control over their physical environment than humans when it comes to finding our way through the world. Our growing dependence GPS and internet maps don’t seem to be helping us develop our inner navigator. Or so it is according to our guest, psychologist COLIN ELLARD. He explores the way we see the spatial connections between the places we know well and places we know about. His new book is, “You Are Here: Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon but Get Lost in the Mall.” Listen to the mp3