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Universe 25: Reclaiming Humanity in the In-Between | Steven Zeng | TEDxChengdu Intl School Youth
TEDx Talks· 2026-03-10 15:52
Hello everyone, my name is Steven and today I want to start off with an interesting story. In 1968, a man named John Cahoun created a mortality inhibiting environment for mice called Universe 25, which was a 101x 101 in cage. At one point, the population peaked at 2,200 and then everything started to fall apart.Universe 25 was empty. The mice went extinct not by hunger, disease, or overcrowding, but from a series of abnormal behaviors. Today, I want to convince you that this isn't just a simple mice experim ...