@article{ref1,
title="Can animals predict earthquakes? Bio-sentinels as seismic sensors in communist China and beyond",
journal="Studies in history and philosophy of science",
year="2018",
author="Fan, Fa-Ti",
volume="70",
number="",
pages="58-69",
abstract="This paper examines the international research on abnormal animal behavior prior to earthquakes, with a focus on Chinese seismology during the Cultural Revolution. China experienced a series of powerful earthquakes in the 1960s and 1970s; in response, its scientists developed approaches to earthquake prediction, including the use of bio-sentinels. The paper demonstrates that Chinese seismology did not treat an earthquake simply as a geophysical event, but rather as an amalgam of environmental phenomena, including sensory experiences. Hence, distributive experience and sensory networks of humans and bio-sentinels constituted an important component of studying the environment. This historical case suggests insights into bio-monitoring of the global environment.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0039-3681",
doi="10.1016/j.shpsa.2018.05.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.shpsa.2018.05.009"
}