Human Echolocation: Daniel Kish: How I use sonar to navigate the world

[Goonch]

Daniel Kish has been blind since he was 13 months old, but has learned to “see” using a form of echolocation. He clicks his tongue and sends out flashes of sound that bounce off surfaces in the environment and return to him, helping him to construct an understanding of the space around him. In a rousing talk, Kish demonstrates how this works and asks us to let go of our fear of the “dark unknown.”

[Wounded Bear]

1. Fascinating. I've always assumed it's possible. Nice to see it demonstrated...

[zuul]

2. I have a blind cat who uses echolocation.

She was born without eyeballs. She hears her claws clicking on the floor and is able to navigate around the house. She bobs and weaves and she moves her head back and forth like Stevie Wonder, but as long as she’s not scared, she gets around the house really well.