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Death Squared

The Disappearing Spoon: a science history podcast with Sam Kean

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The Evolution of Mice

The population of utopia 25 crashed from 2200 to zero. Maladjusted females began isolating themselves in empty apartments which is highly unusual for mice. Some mothers even panicked and attacked their own young, leaving the pups to die of neglect. Pups who had been raised improperly or booted from the nest early often failed to develop healthy social bonds with other mice as adults.

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