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You, Too, Can Learn Echolocation

slashdot.org » 2009 » July » 4th » You, Too, Can Learn Echolocation

The Narrative Fallacy writes "Wired reports that with just a few weeks of training, you can learn to 'see' objects in the dark using echolocation the same way dolphins and bats do. Acoustic expert Juan Antonio Martinez at the University of Alcalá de Henares in Spain has developed a system to teach people how to use echolocation, a skill that could be particularly useful for the blind and for … Continue Reading »

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