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Learn About Ancillary Statistics & Their Role in Education
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What was the significance of Lecompton, Kansas as the territorial capital?
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What does Alain Connes think of Tegmark's hypothesis?
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Accurate depiction of cosmological redshift?
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News Ready for a Sunshine State road trip with friends in Georgia?
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Sadly, The Monkees Michael Nesmith 78 has Passed Away
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Animal sizes in low gravity environments
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So what are dreams made of? How do they differ from our waking reality?
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Wondering about Australian anti-trolling laws for social media
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Some questions for working Physicists from a curious young Physics student
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What are your favourite physics/mathematics misconceptions?
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Is the Soul Equation a Legitimate Scientific Concept?
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How should you find reliable information?
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Any ideas what these green/white checkerboard patterns are used for?
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Solving Ceiling Fan Woes | Home Improvement
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This is the most advanced and lifelike robot that I've ever seen
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The Feynman Lectures: Physics Gift for Your Son
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James Dyson, Inventor of the revolutionary Dyson Vacuum Cleaner
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Useful Resource for Poison Mushroom Identification
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Juicer/blender to use whole tomato for juice?
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What is Science? Research & Exceptions
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How many items does Amazon need to sell per day to justify market cap?
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An alternative to the word 'Schlieren'?
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New Covid-19 Variant from South Africa (B.1.1.529)
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Fixed gear ratio and correction tape
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Understanding Luna's Feelings: What Does My Dog Need?
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How to cite text from a reference without ambiguity
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What is this technician holding below the camera's view in this TV interview?
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Who Has the Right-of-Way in an Intersection Collision?
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Happy Thanksgiving - YouTube Video
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World Data Storage: How Much Did 2TB Equal in the Past?
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Embarrassing Mishaps: My Latest Key Fiasco and Office Lockout Adventure
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Is the Rise of Anti-Work Taking Over Reddit?
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Hair Freezing Contest: Chilling Photos From A Unique Event
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(Moved) Mass Algae Farm for Carbon Sequestration
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Video games have become a joke (way too easy to finish)
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Pictures of your personal libraries or bookshelves
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Can Home Repair or Renovations Reduce One's Taxes?
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RIP Graeme Edge (80), drummer, Moody Blues
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Are There Other Confirmed Geniuses in this Forum?
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PSA Dont scale a cliff while on a hike
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What are the odds that other life exists?
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Metaphysics: Definition & Physics Borders
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Fingernail not tough enough for opening tools on a Swiss Army Knife
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UC Santa Barbara's proposed "dormzilla"
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[Philosophy of science] Bias inherent in the Scientific Method itself?
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Are C7 Christmas Lights Too Hot for a Real Tree?
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14-year-old won a prestigious award for his discoveries on 'antiprime'
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What is the Latest Update on the US Federal Science Budget?
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News How Can We Identify and Defend Against Rhetorical Techniques of Unreason?
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How Can You Enhance Your Personal Internet Security Beyond Basic Passwords?
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Is there any physicist doing research who was once an astronaut?
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What is the true composition of a space/time vacuum?
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Interacting with the fourth dimension?
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What Are the Lesser-Known Subjects Studied in Physics?
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Mini road trip: fall festival fun
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Critical thinking skills and belief in conspiracy theory
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Do You Call a Plumber if Washing Machine is Dripping Water in Tub?
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Looking for creative solutions to this math problem
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Mathematics Behind Global Currency as a Wealth Inequality Regulation System
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Do open hardware licenses prevent patents (globally)?
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Preparing for the Next Big CME: Detection and Mitigation Strategies
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When you have no idea how to work out a problem
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Can the Simulation Hypothesis be verified or falsified?
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Adventurer finding scientists testing a robot in the desert
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What did Albert Einstein mean by 'Nothing happens until something moves'?
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What can I say about this dentist light lens?
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News Nicole Oliveira, I hope we'll hear more from you
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Great Movies and Series [Not Sci-Fi]
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Mini road trip: tigers and goats and bears, oh my
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In recovery from some health issues
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Movie Classics that totally escape me
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And the 2021 Nobel prize for Physics goes to....
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Is this 2 Nobel Prizes given in a single year?
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Future Italian Nobel laureates in physics?
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What Are Your Quirky Childhood Habits?
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What Makes 4n Wheat Ideal for Pasta Production?
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T-Mobile says data breach affects more than 40 million people
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What Is the Purpose of the [Heart] Mini Widget?
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J S Bach visualized Cello Suite #1
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My friend thinks I'm arguing when I explain my opinion, I wonder why?
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Millennium Tower, San Francisco, leaning more than predicted
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Gage Block Physics: Is It Understood?
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Saving Our Future Earth: Keeping Our Planet in the Goldilocks Zone
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US College enrollment 60-40 female
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Effective Commercials: Simple Ads that Really Work
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The role of mathematics in physics
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Determining the Cause of Death: A Scientific Perspective
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Feedback and "Advertisements" do not work
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What Are the Best Ways to Engage in Real-Life Electronics Projects in Europe?
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RIP Thanu Padmanabhan: Legendary Physicist at Age 64
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Is the JETP Server Down or Has the URL Changed?
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Clive Sinclair: Technology Pioneer Dies Aged 79
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Why are people prone to willful blindness when it comes to bad news?
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Why can't we just recycle polluted air?
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Record-Breaking Heatwave Hits WA, OR & Canada: 2021 vs 2010
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Why do words and mathematics seem to have different levels of complexity?
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RIP Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones)
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Deleting Your Account: Troubleshooting and Tips
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When do "inverse" ETFs cover their shorts?
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