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Friday Weird Science: Does your mouse prefer Renoir to Picasso?

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Well, have you asked it? Mine like to talk about the boldness and simplicity of Mondrian, we have a lot of arguments.

Sci is at Neurotic Physiology today for this friday's Weird Science, where someone really DID ask if mice preferred Renoir. And it turns out, the answer is whether or not there's morphine in the deal. Head over and check it out.

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