Dr Steve North and colleagues at the University of Nottingham, UK have developed a new study-area methodology, and have coined a new word for it : “Ethographology“ (derived from ‘ethnographic’ and ‘ethology’). “The ethnographic elements of ethographology describe practices, reasons, cultures, and competencies. By way of contrast, the ethology components of ethographology are more concerned […]
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The importance of calmness in narrating a robot-cow-herder video
This video, prepared by the Dairy Science Group at the University of Sydney, demonstrates (without harping on the fact) the value of maintaining a calm tone when narrating a documentary about using a robot to herd cows: (HT Frank Swain) BONUS (somewhat related): The 2013 Ig Nobel Prize-winning study “Are Cows More Likely to Lie Down […]