kemsat@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 26 days agoThe history of societal collapses are all just examples of Universe 25lemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down18
arrow-up156arrow-down1imageThe history of societal collapses are all just examples of Universe 25lemmy.worldkemsat@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 26 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareGrabtharsHammer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·edit-226 days agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_sink It was an experiment with too many mice, too well cared for. The mice became withdrawn and… “Though physically able to reproduce, the mice had lost the social skills required to mate.”
minus-squareCarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·26 days agoThat guy’s experiments were the inspiration for the Rats of NIMH books, which led to The Secret of NIMH movie!
minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoNow I want to see human population density compared to birthrate 25 years later for regions with a current sub-replacement birthrate. “Losing the social skills required to mate” sounds like many people I know.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_sink
It was an experiment with too many mice, too well cared for. The mice became withdrawn and… “Though physically able to reproduce, the mice had lost the social skills required to mate.”
That guy’s experiments were the inspiration for the Rats of NIMH books, which led to The Secret of NIMH movie!
Now I want to see human population density compared to birthrate 25 years later for regions with a current sub-replacement birthrate.
“Losing the social skills required to mate” sounds like many people I know.