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Love this experiment.

Has it ever been duplicated?

I'd like to see if Universe 25 was an outlier. Since it is so often cited in any number of different prediction of a dystopian future. Would be good if there was some follow up.



"Universe 25 was called Universe 25 for a reason. The study had been carried out on 24 other Universes, each one inevitably leading to the complete collapse of rodent society". This is a quote from a very amusing online lecture on the subject, which explores the cultural impact of the experiment, as well as ways that it can't be applied to humans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG2Xh2JCoMY


Sure, he had other experiments. But isn't part of replication is to have others do it, so they can poke any holes in it, view with fresh set of eyes.




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