This week's Science section in New Scientist features a cartoon by Twisteddoodles. The drawing is titled "life before the study began…" and offers a humorous take on the period leading up to a scientific investigation.
Because the source is a single cartoon, there is no underlying research to summarise or compare with other findings. The humour appears to rest on the contrast between ordinary, unexamined life and the formal start of a study.
Readers should treat this as a lighthearted illustration rather than a source of scientific evidence.