For immediate release: If fish are driving now, how soon before they’re cycling?
Has everyone seen the story about the fish who were taught to drive by dedicated (but clearly bored with their regular research) scientists? Just in case you haven’t (or want to see it again), here it is.
Goldfish operating a fish tank on wheels, hopefully on a side street. One wonders how they got informed consent to conduct this research.
This got me to wondering: if fish are learning to drive now, can they also be taught to ride a bike?
A unicycle makes more sense, as fish don’t have hands for the handlebars.
I'm a feminist public health ethicist (yes, that's a thing). I'm interested in heath behavior change, particularly around eating and activity, and how things other than knowledge affect our health decisions.I'm also a cyclist (road, sort-of-off-road, commuter), regular yoga-doer, occasional swimmer and kayaker and leisurely social walker.
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In the 70s there was a famous cartoon (which became a popular slogan). The caption was “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.”