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That time a guy tried to build a utopia for mice and it all went to hell

Back in the ’70s, a scientist wanted to research how to create the ideal society. He was asking questions like, “What’s the best population number?” and “What does an animal need to be truly content?” He created his version of utopia for a population of mice, but it turned out to be not at all what he expected.

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