Meow the 48th – Cat Research Consequences

The Cat Effect. Considering research as fun might be a strange view. Research is dry, unreadable, and, most of all, serious. Yet, when cats are involved the reactions of people are quite different and on the whole positive. Humour and cuteness are added to research. Contributions in form of cat pictures, videos, comments, and offers of help are made. The cat effect is in full force.

Research Cat.

The Cat Connection. The cat as a research topic is not entirely now, though apparently the cat as a domestic animal has been the focus of attention not that long. And there is more to cats than their biology. Their connection to humans is worth investigating in a biological as well as in a more metaphoric sense. In addition to the cat-human relationship, cats also create a human-human interaction. Cat research connects people. They – the people not the cats – start sharing: ideas, views, and, of course, cat pictures and stories.

The Cat Content. Stealthily or not, cats have pawed their way into culture, into literature, into paintings, into the public sphere. Users generate and use cat content to have fun, to combat boredom, or to improve their mood. Do cats have the worse deal in that? Probably not. In all fairness, cats also take advantage of people, so  user generated cat content is not an entirely one-sided human affair.

The Cat Content Research. Researching cat content is fun. No further explanation is needed. If cat content research has cat approval, that is another question.

The Cat Image. Please click here for the source of the image.