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Sixty Symbols YouTube question guy
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Is the Future of Our Universe Truly Beautiful?
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! - My Favorite Book
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Is Predicting the Future of the Universe a Waste of Time?
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How Does Bitcoin Really Work?
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The Problem Making Clear the Problems
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Do Similar Near-Death Experiences Validate an Afterlife?
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COVID New Pfizer vaccine name, "Comirnaty"
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Changing Professions: What Makes It an Appropriate Strategy?
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Is arguing with a moderator a valid reason to ban users?
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The believing to never die - and how it may influence science
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Literature Database: Find Sources for Soft Sciences
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Shinguards / Rattlesnake Bite Guards for Mountain Bikers
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What Does Frequent Paper Review Requests from a Journal Editor Signify?
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Are Decimals Still Relevant in Today's Number System?
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With College Starting Up in Week or Two, How Are Your Campus COVID Rules?
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How Much Do We Really Know About the Universe?
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Brian Cox and Jim Al-Khalili about science communication (incl. video)
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How Has Computer Trading Affected Stock Trading Volume Statistics?
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Have You Shopped with Your Credit Card in Foreign Country?
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Space and time -- Is the term "light year" really correct?
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What are some of the silliest paper titles from today's arXiv?
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A more accessible explanation of Covid-19 R values (how transmissible)
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How human strength can increase without increased muscle size?
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Is Distance Learning Leading to Higher Failure Rates Among High School Students?
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Unusual request re: Matter and Dark matter and song lyrics
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Share Your Strangest Memory: Real or Imagined?
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Why are the prices of cryptocurrencies so correlated (to Bitcoin's)?
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Seeking psychological help: Tricks to deal with being really envious?
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2021 Summer Olympics (Tokyo): July 23 (Friday) - August 8 (Sunday)
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The Wonders of the Internet: Discovering the Winchcombe Meteorite
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Bioethics and release of incidental genomic findings
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How Will Dusty Hill's Passing Impact ZZ Top's Legacy?
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How Can I Find Purpose and Joy in Life Again?
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Could microplastics be leached when a plastic bottle is hit?
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News Railroad: Big 4 Class I's (UP, BNSF, CSX, NS) accused of price-fixing
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What are the Best Mask Options for Protection Against New Variants?
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Dense material safe for aquariums?
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Incredible Video Shows Nature's Beauty
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News Did Steven Weinberg Really Pass Away? Any Confirmed Reports?
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What is a tangent? (multiple meanings)
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HVAC engineering experts available?
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Is Anything Truly Lost in an Infinite Ocean?
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Is Māori Knowledge Considered Science?
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What Are the Sciency Easter Eggs in Iron Man 2 and Fallout 4?
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Ron Popeil: Celebrating the Life of an Iconic TV Inventor & Salesman
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Nobel prize in physics for quantum cryptography?
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MHB Can this forum help me improve my word problem skills?
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Serious critique of Erikson's psychological theories?
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Noise cancellation technique can be used to neutralize laser weapons?
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Is nicotine (as an ingredient) extracted from tobacco?
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Insights How Well Do You Know Isaac Newton?
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Cleveland's baseball team changes its name
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Who Were Miguel Angel Virasoro and Steven Weinberg?
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Celebrate Pi Day with Funny Pi Jokes!
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Zhengzhou hit by massive floods due to heavy rainfall
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Where did old videos of rock groups come from?
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The current state of physics and comparing it with the past
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Four fundamental forces of physics -- explanation for dummies please
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What are the most important questions in science?
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News Tesla starts "full self-driving" beta test
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Superdeterminism ruined the significance of DCQE experiment
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Is Wastewater Recycling the Solution to Extreme Drought?
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News When Will Society Collapse Due to Pollution?
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Heavy Construction Equipment Tier List
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Philosophical question about Quantum Gravity
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Audio recordings of radio traffic
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Why Age-Related Memory Issues Can Be So Oddly Specific?
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Someone stole an argon cylinder today
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News EPA says Volkswagen installed software to cheat on emissions
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Extremely rare "ball lightning" phenomena caught on video.
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Will the Terrafugia flying car be the future of transportation?
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Why do we see symmetry everywhere in science and nature?
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Disney World PF Gathering and Tips for Disney Mania!
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What Causes Extreme Temperature Swings in My City?
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One who knows enough to think he is right, but not enought to.... ;)
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Help, new physics student looking for advice
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What Are Your Top Five Must-Have Albums for a Trip?
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What made 1970 a memorable year in music?
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Where is the usual sensationalism? (Riemann Hypothesis)
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Insights When Science is Not Enough: Legal and Health Implications of Questions
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What Are Reasons for "Breakthrough Infections" of COVID?
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Brain health/brain exercises? (part 2) Moved
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Best Platforms for Posting Word Problems on Physics Forums
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Do scientists have a social life?
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How can I find physics journals near me?
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FDA Alzheimer's Drug Corruption Scandal
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Is Booing in Football Acceptable Behavior?
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