Rat Utopia experiment

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A successful experiment run by James B. Calhoun in the 1960s, demonstrating that without social status opportunities, even in a 'paradise,' young men (represented by rats) turn violent.

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WW3 DEBATE: “We’re On the Brink of Global Collapse”

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A successful experiment run by James B. Calhoun in the 1960s, demonstrating that without social status opportunities, even in a 'paradise,' young men (represented by rats) turn violent.