#1 out of 1
technology17h ago
Bigfoot hunters closing in on solving mystery and insist mythical beast 'exists'
- Bigfoot hunters are using new technology to gather evidence in an effort to prove the creature exists.
- Cardiff University expert Dr Jamie Lewis says Bigfoot exists as an object around which people organize evidence and knowledge.
- Researchers note Bigfooters use drones, thermal imaging, and other gear in field investigations.
- The study includes more than 150 interviews with Bigfoot hunters over three years.
- The forthcoming book discusses how people outside institutions try to make knowledge about Bigfoot.
- The investigation highlights the social role of Bigfoot in organizing community activity and interest.
- Skeptics question whether increased technology changes the scientific status of the claims.
- The researchers present Bigfoot as a social object used to organize observation and knowledge claims.
- The story notes that Bigfoot sightings span forests across the USA and Canada with multiple witness statements.
- The article references the book 'Bigfooters and Scientific Inquiry: on the borderlands of legitimate science'.
Vote 0
