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Sometimes i wonder who the fuck funded this kind of research ?
Is this the same person who also funded cat girls research to make it real ?
“This work was financially supported by the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Japan.”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001706X19301202?via=ihub
Would have been a broader study on acoustic based methods of reducing mosquito bites probably with the goal of preventing the spread of malaria. In this broader study they probably tried a whole bunch of sounds/tones with varying levels of success. They might have tried this particular song but more likely they just found that any level of rhythmic sound would reduce mosquito activity in the area. A clever journalist would then extrapolate the study into an attention grabbing headline to get views on their article. From that the "meme" spreads across social media.
-pulled straight out my ass, go find the actual study if you really care.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001706X19301202
“The electronic song “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” reduces host attack and mating success in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti” - original article title.
Highlight: Adults entertained with music copulated far less than their peers