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I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human life (theconversation.com)
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[–] Gaywallet@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's a big step up from literally drowning lab rats as an experiment, but we've got a long way to go before we get even reasonably ethical with lab animals 😔

To be fair if anyone was gonna not kill them when they're done, this lab seems like they might be the ones.

[–] millie@beehaw.org 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah, maybe. I hope so. I feel like they could just have rat races, throw it on youtube, and make a bit of money for more funding if they really wanted to. I'd watch.