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I can't speak for others, but when I've discussed the work of peers or even my own work I try to be very careful about not overstating the results. It's far too
by NeuroCoder 2y ago
I can't speak for others, but when I've discussed the work of peers or even my own work I try to be very careful about not overstating the results. It's far too easy for a lay audience to take such comparisons and run amok.
As for your latter point, I doubt that most scientists studying animals are the ones against preventative measures in regards to extinction. There are plenty of ethical reasons to prevent extinction of a species without ascribing human characteristics.
- dudinax 2y agoWhat's worse, a lay audience that thinks whales are talking amongst themselves or a lay audience that has no idea whales do anything other than mating songs and sonar clicks?
- JohnMakin 2y agoThis is a nature article, not hard hitting scientific journalism - it is designed for a “lay audience” as you so condescendingly put it. It’s accepted that there are unique “dialects” and cultural artifacts amongst different pods of orcas, for instance. They’ve been observed engaging in highly clever and coordinated attacks on prey (that can differ drastically depending on culture). It’s not really “running amok” to make a conclusion that they’re probably not coordinating and passing along cultural artifacts/hunting techniques by telepathy, but I do acknowledge that we don’t know everything.
- quattrofan 2y ago[dead]