Show Notes
We’ve become so reliant on maps apps on our phone that use GPS, it’s hard to imagine navigating our way around without them.
R.I.P street directory books.
But what happened if GPS systems around the globe randomly went down?
Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Jacinta Bowler about how GPS technology works and what would happen if it suddenly went dark. See omny.fm/listener for privacy information.
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