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New Scientist Weekly Questions

Updated 2026-10-14 17:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

This week, New Scientist posed a series of intriguing questions about human preferences for certain types of images and the rationale behind having only two chromosomes.

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Why do humans enjoy black-and-white photos or videos, but have less tolerance for images that have only two other colours? If two chromosomes are better than one, why not three?
2026-10-14 17:00 UTC
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