“Dogs are mostly ignored by organization theory despite the existence of a rich literature on human–animal studies that helps theoretical extension in the direction of organization studies.” Professor Miguel Pina e Cunha [pictured] along with colleagues Arménio Rego and Iain Munro show : “why and to what extent dogs are important actors in the lives […]
Tag: Dogs
Pocket-Sized #1003: “Dogs’ Favorite Garbage”
Dogs’ Favorite Garbage In this Pocket-Sized episode #1003, Marc Abrahams shows an unfamiliar research study to Melissa Franklin. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. The research mentioned in this episode is featured in the special Blushing issue (vol. 19, #2) of the Annals of Improbable Research magazine. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode […]
Podcast Episode #206: “Flatulence in Dogs”
Flatulence in Dogs, the Real-Life Wizard of Oz, Triskadekaphobia When People Buy a House, Boys Will Be Boys, Why Your Doctor Should Smell, Soft is Hard, You Bastard, and Personal Space at the Beach. In episode #206, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Nicole Sharp, Robin Abrahams, Melissa Franklin, Chris Cotsapas, Jean Berko […]
Dog Nose-Tip Temperature Dynamics and Distant-Heat Sensing Ability
“Why do dogs have cold noses?” wonder many humans who, most of them, have warmer noses than dogs have. Here are two research studies by Ronald H.H. Kroger and colleagues, that sniffed into the question and may have found some answers. Dog Nose-Tip Distant-Heat Sensing Ability? “Dogs Can Sense Weak Thermal Radiation,” Anna Bálint, Attila […]
Dogs versus Humans in counting
A new study says, more or less, that dogs can count. The study bases this on indirect, fMRI data. You may find the evidence persuasive: The study does not mention that there are many studies, done in many classrooms, showing that many people cannot count. This new dog study is: “Canine sense of quantity: evidence […]
Dog-to-dog technology-mediated interactions [new study]
Dr Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) at Aalto University, Espoo, Finland, and specializes (amongst other things) “in building animal-driven technologies to explore what it means to interact as an animal (a non-human one) and how as system designers we can support this interaction.” She points out that : “As a […]
Inertial Properties of the German Shepherd Dog [research study]
Dogs and physics both figure heavy in the figuring in this new study of the inertial properties of German shepherd dogs: “Inertial Properties of the German Shepherd Dog,” O. Yvette Jones, Silvia U. Raschke, and Philip E. Riches, PLoS One, vol. 13, no. 10, 2018, e0206037. The authors, at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, […]
Not a mathematics article: “Quantifying Calculus on Dogs’ Teeth”
“Validation of Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence for Quantifying Calculus on Dogs’ Teeth.” This is not a mathematics study. It is a veterinary medicine study.
Do small dogs urinate dishonestly? [research study]
The height of dogged dishonesty or honesty, when dogs urinate, gets analyzed in this new study: “Urine Marking in Male Domestic Dogs: Honest or Dishonest?” B. McGuire [pictured here], B. Olsen, K.E. Bemis, and D. Orantes, Journal of Zoology, epub 2018. The authors, at Cornell University, explain: Via two studies, we tested the hypothesis that […]
Neuromarketing for dogs
Developing successful products aimed at dogs might not always be as straightforward as it may seem : “Because dogs cannot speak, traditional behavioral methods may be inadequate to reveal what dogs like or dislike.” But, according to the website of Dog Star Technologies LLC, newly developed methods involving fMRI scanning (combined with machine-learning algorithms) might […]