BEING A DOG: Following the Dog into a World of Smell | Alexandra Horowitz | Talks at Google
To a dog, there is no such thing as “fresh air.” Every breath is full of information-in fact, what every dog knows about the world comes mostly through their nose. Dogs, when trained, can identify drugs of every type, underwater cadavers, cancer, illicit cell phones in prison, bed bugs, smuggled shark fins, dry rot, land-mines, termites, invasive knapweed, underground truffles, and dairy cows in estrous. But they also know about the upcoming weather, earthquakes before they happen, how “afternoon” smells, what you had for breakfast, and whether a cat touched your leg yesterday. And of course, they sniff their way home and know the distinctive odor of each spot of sidewalk as you travel there.
Alexandra Horowitz is a research scientist in the field of dog cognition and the New York Times bestselling author of "Inside of a Dog". Her new book "BEING A DOG: Following the Dog into a World of Smell" explores in even greater depth what dogs know, delving into all of these remarkable abilities and revealing a whole world of experiences we miss every day. Alexandra visited Google Seattle to share her research and open eyes (and noses!) of pet parents everywhere.
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She must be one of the most significant researchers of our time . If you apply her findings in a practical fashion you can see how life changing they are
If only we could see the slides....
So the presenter shows pictures and NOT EVEN ONCE do we get to see any of them!
I read her book and loved it!!
I heard Ms. Horowitz on NPR's Freakonomics today. A great interview. Sadly, since it's a radio show, you get to see the same number of slides.
Interesting slides
2:10 play 3:30 5:00 dogs being olfactory creatures -what is the world experienced through olfaction? how do we know? -what can they do w their noses? -why are they such good smellers? -what it might be like to be them? 5:25 book: being a dog (first 1/2) -explaining dog nose receptor cells >>> 5:50 -we have ~2 M, dogs 100s M “second nose” 6:30 -VN organ -absorbs non-volatile molecules eg. hormones dog snout 7:20 -convoluted structure within -helps humidify, warm the air as its sniffed & race it back to epithelium routes for inhaling 8:10 sniffing skill 9:03
Woof !
@Zgembo121
7 жыл бұрын
dog comes home from work, all tired... wife ask him how was your day? dog replies: ruffff
Rats are probably also chosen for mine detection because their weight is less likely to set a mine off. From memory anti personel mines have a tirgger pressure aroun 10-15kg - even the big rats they use for mine detection are not likely to trip that, but many dog breeds might.
I am in love with you.
can i get a link for an audiobook
@SteveWKk
4 жыл бұрын
How about you buy it?
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too bad. this was such a great talk but the audio was horrible with air or her hand gestures hitting the microphone throughout.
Why?
Lousy camera work / editing. Can't see her presentation but are treated to a ruminant audience member in the foreground.