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On Being with Krista Tippett
This book, published by Jane Goodall, contains her scientific observations and anecdotes from her research at Gombe. The podcast highlighted the significance of her anecdotes, describing them as carefully recorded observations that helped to unlock puzzles in her research.
It was when I published that big book, The Chimpanzees of Gombe, Patterns of Behavior, and it had all my scientific observations, but it also had all the stories because a story, an anecdote can be a...
— Episode: Jane Goodall – What It Means to Be Human
Episode: Jane Goodall – What It Means to Be Human
This book, published by Jane Goodall, contains her scientific observations and anecdotes from her research at Gombe. The podcast highlighted the significance of her anecdotes, describing them as carefully recorded observations that helped to unlock puzzles in her research.
It was when I published that big book, The Chimpanzees of Gombe, Patterns of Behavior, and it had all my scientific observations, but it also had all the stories because a story, an anecdote can be a very carefully recorded observation. It's an anecdote because you only see it once. But those anecdotes are sometimes the key to unlocking a puzzle. They're terribly important.
Episode: [Unedited] Jane Goodall with Krista Tippett
It's a big book mentioned as containing scientific observations and stories; the speaker emphasized the importance of anecdotes in research.
And it had all my scientific observations, but it also had all the stories. Because a story, you know, science is up to scoff at a story. They're up to scoff at anecdotes.
Episode: [Unedited] Jane Goodall with Krista Tippett
This book, which included both scientific observations and anecdotes, was mentioned in relation to a conference in 1986. The speaker noted that anecdotes, even if seen only once, can be key to unlocking puzzles, highlighting their importance in her research.
And it was when I published that big book, The Chimpanzees of Gombe, Patterns of Behavior.
And it had all my scientific observations, but it also had all the stories. Because a story, you know, science is up to scoff at a story.
But an anecdote can be a very carefully recorded observation. It's an anecdote because you only see it once. But those anecdotes are sometimes the key to unlocking a puzzle. They're terribly important.