Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell? (2022)
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Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell? (2022)
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Re: Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell? (2022)
#2Anyone know if the Universe 25 results have been replicated?
Re: Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell? (2022)
#3I wish I could run a few of these experiments. Like, what if you continuously increase the size of the pen? What if you introduce some sort of predator or limit the food? What if you give the rats birth control so you can prevent the "bomb then bust" population curve? What if you continuously remove the alphas? What if you continuously remove the non-alphas?
Re: Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell? (2022)
#4I wish I could run a few of these experiments. Like, what if you continuously increase the size of the pen? What if you introduce some sort of predator or limit the food? What if you give the rats birth control so you can prevent the "bomb then bust" population curve? What if you continuously remove the alphas? What if you continuously remove the non-alphas?
What if you temporarily remove the neglected pups, care for them while young, teach them to operate in a "normal" rat society and then reinsert them?
Re: Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell? (2022)
#5I wish I could run a few of these experiments. Like, what if you continuously increase the size of the pen? What if you introduce some sort of predator or limit the food? What if you give the rats birth control so you can prevent the "bomb then bust" population curve? What if you continuously remove the alphas? What if you continuously remove the non-alphas?
You could...
Re: Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell? (2022)
#6Anyone know if the Universe 25 results have been replicated?
The experiment is basically "let's increase mice population until they start to die from overpopulation problems"... I'd imagine this would be quite hard to get approved by modern IRB (ethics review) committees.
Re: Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell? (2022)
#7I wish I could run a few of these experiments. Like, what if you continuously increase the size of the pen? What if you introduce some sort of predator or limit the food? What if you give the rats birth control so you can prevent the "bomb then bust" population curve? What if you continuously remove the alphas? What if you continuously remove the non-alphas?
What if you temporarily remove the neglected pups, care for them while young, teach them to operate in a "normal" rat society and then reinsert them?
That's how they train the League of Assassins so I think that generally ends in a Ra's al Ghul revenge scenario...
Re: Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell? (2022)
#8Anyone know if the Universe 25 results have been replicated?
The experiment is basically "let's increase mice population until they start to die from overpopulation problems"... I'd imagine this would be quite hard to get approved by modern IRB (ethics review) committees.
Looks like an incredibly easy experiment for a 'citizen scientist' to replicate - all you need is a backyard, 5+ years of mouse food, A/C, and water. And a burrow-proof structure. Someone should do this.
Re: Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell? (2022)
#9I wish I could run a few of these experiments. Like, what if you continuously increase the size of the pen? What if you introduce some sort of predator or limit the food? What if you give the rats birth control so you can prevent the "bomb then bust" population curve? What if you continuously remove the alphas? What if you continuously remove the non-alphas?
You could really fit at VaultTec!
Re: Mouse Heaven or Mouse Hell? (2022)
#10Anyone know if the Universe 25 results have been replicated?
Humanity is trying to as we speak.