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  • gibmiser@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzShrimps
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    2 months ago

    Women have more ability to perceive colors due to physical differences. Link

    Edit: guys the image is to give you an idea of what it’s like. Read the article. There is an actual observed, measurable statistically significant difference in color perception.







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    Admittedly it is a bit silly and we are anthropomorphizing them a bit, but it’s helps keep us from being monsters in how we treat the animals, which in turn helps people sleep at night.

    That is assuming people take it a little seriously and not just use the term as an excuse to justify being cold and ruthless in how we work with animals.


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    So it is used as a term of respect for the animals killed to further science. A way to remind ourselves that we should not be taking their lives without purpose.

    A long time ago I was a lab assistant and remember feeling very bad about a series of experiments that were in my view poorly planned and largely pointless. We sacrificed those rats, I personally euthanized them, and I think it is good to be reminded that they are living creatures.

    Statue honoring lab mice