It's Okay to Be Smart: How Blind People See With Sound

A comparison of passive echolocation used in vehicles and active echolocation in dolphins.

In this episode, host Joe Hanson and YouTuber Molly Burke, who is blind, discuss echolocation. They work through a series of active echolocation exercises to help the brain construct images of their environment. Part of the "It's Okay to Be Smart" series.

(Source: DCMP)

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Keywords:
biology, physiology

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  • It's Okay to Be Smart: How Blind People See With Sound

    Type:
    Video
    Format:
    Streaming
    Accommodations:
    English Audio Descriptions - Visual, English Captions - Auditory
    Languages:
    English
    License:
    OER
    Author:
    PBS Digital Studios
    Length:
    16 minutes