3. See without Eyes and Repurpose the Brain with Daniel Kish

What if I told you that you don’t need eyes to see? Today’s thought leader is the ‘real-life-Batman’ Daniel Kish. Daniel is an expert in human echolocation and President of World Access for the Blind and one of the world’s foremost inspirational speakers. Blind since he was 13 months old, Daniel has learned to “see” using a form of echolocation. Let’s jump right into this episode and learn from Daniel how anyone, blind or sighted, can learn to repurpose their brain and conquer fears of the unknown.  [00:01 - 09:49] Opening Segment Let's welcome our guest for today, Daniel Kish ‘The real-life Batman’ President of World Access for the Blind  Daniel talks a bit about himself Known in part for having trained his brain to see without eyes  Lost his eyes to Retinal Cancer as a baby  Repurposing the brain  The concept of image is just a compilation of sensory data  Daniel talks about making the most of ‘real estate’ for the brain Forge connections actively I mention a video you can see Daniel in action Video link below [09:50 - 19:27] Borrowing Eyes   Daniel talks about alternative solutions Different doctors have different acceptance of different areas  Blindness is associated with a lack of mobility  Being blind is a challenge but the challenges can be addressed  The approaches used to be very ‘sight-centric’  Getting access to visual information  Typically and traditionally people use sighted people to obtain visual information  There was a problem, but now people have choices about how to approach it ‘Use it or Lose it’  The issues surrounding blindness have produced a marginalization  [19:28 - 26:55] Repurpose the