At present it is very unfashionable to talk of spiritual matters. The overwhelming success of technology has made us decide that the world of science trumps all others. I think that we should look at how, perhaps, this scientific success was achieved. As all of us, who speak several languages know, the structure of language…
A summary: The RIN Conference spends a lot of time on pigeon navigation, with delegates coming from all over the world. The leading players in this world are the Wilschkos from the Johann Wilfgang University Germany, M. Walker from the University of Auckland, and A. Gagliardo of the University of Pisa. Overall, it was decided…
It is interesting, that the need to know how to get somewhere is often the trigger that enables navigation to begin. I discussed this with a friend of mine, whose wife always says, “Why do you use a SatNav when your own direction finding is better every time?” We discussed how his sense of direction…
I believe that the ancient peoples “always knew” where they were going and many people today seem to just know where they are going or have a “sense of direction”. Tristan Gooley, has written a fascinating book called, “The Natural Navigator”, he covers many of the clues that help navigate, especially the position of the…
With the emergence of GPS, the need to think has diminished our innate navigational skills. Rosamund F Langston, PhD Lecturer in Behavioural Neuroscience at Ninewells Hospital describes this loss of our innate navigational skills, because like all skills, if you do not use them, you lose them. She includes map reading as one of the…
In classic navigation at the beginning of the journey we need to know where we are in order to plot where we are going. If you navigate with a compass you need a map to show you where you are and where you want to go. This then gives you a bearing and distance. With…
One way to look at navigation is to think of a rope. A rope is made up of many strands each are often tiny weak and short. The Incas made bridges over great canyons using straw wound together to make great strong ropes that last for ages. Each fibre of a rope must be wound…