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NEON: The promises and challenges of large-scale ecological research (Ep 101)

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The Balance Between Technology and Creativity in Data Collection

I've heard people advocate for a lot of putting out cameras in forests and using technology rather than sort of boots on the ground. Some people are very uncomfortable with that type of data collection because it removes the human element, he says. Is it again, maybe another balance between taking advantage of technology versus using our creative human scientific intuition to pursue questions? Yes, yes. I mean, it's all about balance, right? Why would we not? why would we issue technology if it's going to help us address that?

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