What a good control can tell us Silent captioned film. Concept artwork, not experimental footage. 00–07 seconds: EXPLAINER / 01 What else could produce the response? Possible contributors include biology, electrode chemistry, stored charge, temperature differences and instrument artifacts. 07–14 seconds: EXPLAINER / 02 Match the setup. Change the question. Use organism-free blanks and controlled light/dark comparisons. Document temperature, electrode preparation and instrument behavior. 14–21 seconds: EXPLAINER / 03 Repeat preparations. Keep every result. Independent preparations—not thousands of timestamps—test repeatability. A light response alone does not prove a biological mechanism.