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<p>GPS is essential these days. We use it for everything, from a hunter figuring out where the heck they are in the backcountry, to a delivery truck finding a grocery store, to keeping clocks in sync.</p><p>But our reliance on GPS may also be changing our brains. Old school navigation strengthens the hippocampus, and multiple studies suggest that our new reliance on satellite navigation may put us at higher risk for conditions like dementia.</p><p>In this episode (first released in 2024), we map out how GPS took over our world—from Sputnik’s Doppler effect to the airplane crash that led to its widespread adoption—and share everyday stories of getting lost and found again.</p><p><i>Featuring Dana Goward, M.R. O’Connor, Christina Phillips, Michelle Liu, Julia Furukawa, and Taylor Quimby.</i></p><p>Produced by Nate Hegyi. For full credits and transcript, visit <a href="outsideinradio.org">outsideinradio.org</a>. </p><p><strong>LINKS</strong></p><p>In 2023, Google Maps <a href="https://www...