When Doyle Ivie, a 77-year-old farmer and sheepdog trainer in northern Georgia, received an email from Saad Bhamla and Tuhin Chakrabortty, two biophysicists from the Georgia Institute of Technology, he was intrigued. The researchers wanted to know if he would let them record the to-and-fro-ing of his sheepdogs. Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience.
Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . The farmer couldn’t fathom what the scientists might learn about the abstractions of physics by studying his muddy canines, but he agreed.
The farmer couldn’t fathom what the scientists might learn about the abstractions of physics by studying his muddy canines, but he agreed. Not long afterward Bhamla and Chakrabortty, who study collective behavior, pulled up to Ivie’s farm to watch the dogs in action.