Suppose a sound is produced behind you. You can easily tell that the sound came from behind.  Our ear lobes face towards the front and hence traps the sound waves which come from the front. Yet, we can detect   that the sound came from behind.  How does the ear/brain manage to identify the sources of sound accurately?
Pretty self descriptive, without being able to view the source of the noise how can we tell the difference between a sound in front of us and a sound behind us if pitch, volume and distance are all the same.   Also assume that it is not biased to one side more than the other, e.g its not to your left or right but directly in front or behind.   I'm interested in knowing if it is a part of the ear that makes this distinction, or a function of the brain.
The  contains a link to the new code of conduct,  . As of 2018-08-07T05:27:38+00, . Also, I cannot find any other link to the conduct yet, neither in the help center, nor in the site navigation, which is a bummer, given that we're invited to read the new CoC:     Really, please, take a moment to read the new Code of Conduct now. It’s not long, it’s not wordy-and-legalese-y and in our long held tradition, we feel that it does a good job of assuming that the vast majority of folks that use our sites always have the best intentions at heart.    Is the code of conduct not yet published?  Edit: As mentioned in the comments,  announces the conduct and links to , so maybe it's not public yet? It seems to me that the terms "Teaching Assistant" and "Instructor" refer to a variety of positions. At some places, a teaching assistant is responsible for things like helping the actual lecturer by handing out papers, grading homework, etc., and instructors hold recitation sessions.  At other places, I saw the term "instructor" referring to the lecturer giving the course, while a teaching assistant is the person doing anything else (recitations, grading etc.).  Is there some widely accepted definition of the two positions?  For context: The question arose because I wasn't sure whether I'm using the correct terms in my CV -- I am a math graduate student, and I would like to make a distinction between jobs in which I only graded course assignments/final exams, and courses in which I held recitation classes* (and also participated in grading the final exams). Is it OK to use "Instructor" for the latter? What should the former be referred to as?  *In the course I'm currently teaching, the recitations are planned and written by the ones giving them (without the professors' supervision). Also, the people giving the recitations are not necessarily grad students (some already hold a PhD). 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