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The fact that Chimpanzees are considered endangered should probably be enough. Add to that, the use of chimpanzees in these experiments is largely unnecessary, it is about time this happened.

The report also recommended that chimpanzees be housed in conditions that are behaviorally, socially and physically appropriate.

U.S. Will Not Finance New Research on Chimps

Color Photographs of Billboards, Nashville, 1940s

H&M designs a body that can better display clothes made for humans than humans can, then “dresses” it by drawing on its clothes, and digitally pastes on the heads of real women in post-production.

I have to admit, I’ve never heard of H&M. I also have to admit, I probably would not have noticed that the models were computer generated, as it seems like every photo I see of a fashion model is so heavily airbrushed, it might as well be computer generated.

So it’s not really surprising or new, just the next step down the path we’re already on.

H&M Puts Real Model Heads On Fake Bodies

Odd bit of research on infant morality.

They were following a simple rule: “helpful moose = good moose”. But the eight-month-old babies were savvier.

Infants prefer a nasty moose if it punishes an unhelpful elephant