/ 20 February 2024

Going GPS free…

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If you’re someone who can head off on a road trip or wander through a new city without pulling up a map app on your phone, well, aren’t you amazing… For everyone else, UK orienteers have shed some light on what goes into having a good sense of direction. The appropriately-named Ralph Street says he was taken orienteering by his parents a week after he was born, and although that brings new meaning to ‘starting them early’, researchers reckon kids’ exposure to varied environments can help them find their way as adults. Humans also develop better navigation skills depending on where we grow up – particularly those raised in regional areas or in more complex cities. Sorry to Adelaideans and Melburnians, where grid planning rules…

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