Title:
You are here : why we can find our way to the Moon but get lost in the mall / Colin Ellard.
ISBN:
9780385528061
Personal Author:
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Doubleday, [2009]
©2009
Physical Description:
328 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
General Note:
Originally published as: Where am I? Toronto : HarperCollins, 2009.
"What science says about our spatial intelligence and how it shapes our connections to nature, cities, homes, and virtual worlds" -- Dust jacket subtitle.
Contents:
Lost and found -- Why ants don't get lost at the mall : how humans and animals navigate space. Looking for targets : simple tactics for finding our way that we share with all other animals ; Looking for landmarks : how we search for the invisible by using the visible ; Looking for routes : how we try to keep track of where we are by noting where we have been ; Maps in the world : how expert navigators use specialized senses to find their way ; Maps in mouse minds : the mental maps of space possessed by animals ; Muddled maps in human minds : the peculiar nature of our mental maps and what it says about how we understand space -- Making your way in the world today : how our mind shapes the places where we work, live, and play. House space : how our mental maps influence our behavior inside our homes ; Working space : how the geography of our mind influences our habits of work and play ; City space : how knowing (or not knowing) our place influences life in the city ; Cyberspace : how the nature of our mind makes it possible for us to live in electronic places ; Greenspace : how the features of our spatial brain influence our connections to, and neglect of, our natural environment ; The future of space.
OCLC Number:
ocn264044727
Availability:
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