kemsat@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agoThe history of societal collapses are all just examples of Universe 25lemmy.worldimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down17
arrow-up148arrow-down1imageThe history of societal collapses are all just examples of Universe 25lemmy.worldkemsat@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareGrabtharsHammer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-24 months 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 The mice became withdrawn and… “Though physically able to reproduce, the mice had lost the social skills required to mate.”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-up6·4 months 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-up1·4 months 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 The mice became withdrawn and… “Though physically able to reproduce, the mice had lost the social skills required to mate.”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.