I do appreciate your broader point. But in the talk I'm describing, it was the ethnicist who lacked the empathy and comprehension to understand the scientists'

I do appreciate your broader point. But in the talk I'm describing, it was the ethnicist who lacked the empathy and comprehension to understand the scientists' concerns about dilemmas in their own work. There was no discussion of bias, even where that would have been appropriate. Communication to technical audiences needs to be done with a higher level of quality.