https://vid.freedif.org/videos/watch/90c17ce0-cf27-4146-8905-e7dfca3f3b72 Dig into the neuroscience behind our sense of direction and find out why some people are better at navigating than others. -- Whether you identify as a wayfinding whiz or get lost returning from the grocery store, your brain has a built-in navigation system that facilitates spatial skills, from sensing which direction is north to map-reading and route-learning. So, why do we still struggle to find our way? And why do some of us find ourselves lost more often than others? Oliver Baumann digs into our sense of direction. Lesson by Oliver Baumann, directed by Anton Bogaty. This video was made possible in collaboration with Nobel Prize Outreach, and with support from the Sloan Foundation Learn more about how TED-Ed partnerships work: https://bit.ly/TEDEdPartner Support Our Non-Profit MissionSupport us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShopConnect With UsSign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagramKeep LearningView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-some-people-have-a-better-sense-of-direction-than-others-oliver-baumann Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-do-some-people-have-a-better-sense-of-direction-than-others-oliver-baumann/digdeeper Animator's website: https://antonbogaty.com Music: https://www.wonderboyaudio.comThank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Conder Shou, ntiger, Noname, Hansan Hu, David D, Mac Hyney, Keith Ellison, robin valero walters, Lynne Truesdale, Gatsby Dkdc, Matthew Neal, Denis Chon, Julian Oberhofer, Monte Carroll, Eddy, Jay M, Constantino Victor Delgado, Andrea Galvagni, Andrew Tweddle, Laurel-Ann Rice, Fernando A. Endo, Helen Lee, pam morgan, sarim haq, Gerardo Castro, Michel-Ange Hortegat, Enes Kirimi, Amaury BISIAUX, ND, Samyogita Hardikar, Vanessa Graulich, Vandana Gunwani, Abdulmohsin Almadi, AJ Lyon, Geoffrey Bultitude, Mi Mi, Thomas Rothert, Brian Elieson, Oge O, Weronika Falkowska, Nevin Spoljaric, Sid Chanpuriya, Anoop Varghese, David Yastremski, Noah Webb, Roberto Chena, Oliver Koo, Luke Pisano, Andrea Gordon, and Aleksandar Donev. Sat, 12 Sep 2026 03:28:14 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://vid.freedif.org https://vid.freedif.org/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://vid.freedif.org/videos/watch/90c17ce0-cf27-4146-8905-e7dfca3f3b72 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://vid.freedif.org/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.