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GPS is such an [https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/gps-shaped-world/?utm\_source=wnyc&utm\_medium=podcast&utm\_campaign=scifri"]( essential part of our lives that it’s easy to forget there was once a world without it. But, like many tech advancements of the 20th century, GPS was originally created by the U.S. military. So how did it become a part of daily civilian life? And how vulnerable is it to manipulation? Katherine Dunn has written all about this and more in her book,[https://bookshop.org/p/books/little-blue-dot-how-gps-shaped-the-modern-world-katherine-dunn/ca81acf9a0e24c66?ean=9781639734313&affiliate=18570"]( “Little Blue Dot: How GPS Shaped the Modern World.” Guest: Katherine Dunn is a science journalist and author of “Little Blue Dot: How GPS Shaped the Modern World.” _Transcript will be available after the show airs on_ [https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/gps-shaped-world/?utm\_source=wnyc&utm\_medium=podcast&utm\_campaign=scifri"]( _sciencefriday.com._ [https://pod.link/73329284"]( _Subscribe to this podcast._ _Follow our show on_ [https://www.instagram.com/scifri/"]( _Instagram_ _,_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@scifri"]( _TikTok_ _,_ [https://www.facebook.com/scifri"]( _Facebook_ _, and_ [https://bsky.app/profile/scifri.bsky.social"]( _Bluesky_ _@scifri and_ [https://www.sciencefriday.com/newsletters/?utm\_source=wnyc&utm\_medium=podcast&utm\_campaign=scifri"]( _sign up for our newsletters_ _. Got a science question that’s keeping you up at night? Call us:_ _877-472-4374_ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See [pcm.adswizz.com]( https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.