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GPS and the Lost Art of Getting Lost

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-08-16 Cached

An article discussing the book 'Little Blue Dot' by Katherine Dunn, which explores the unintended consequences of GPS technology on society, including how it has changed navigation and our relationship with physical places.

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Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's

Hacker News Top ↗ · 2026-08-09 Cached

The article reports on a 2024 study finding that taxi and ambulance drivers have lower Alzheimer's mortality rates, and explores the hypothesis that continuous spatial navigation strengthens the hippocampus and protects against the disease.

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