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News Dennis Overbye, NY Times Columnist to retire
- diogenesNY
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Amazing general relativity themed watches!
- BadgerBadger92
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Is the question "why does anything exist" troubling for physicists?
- Username34
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Student loses Court Case over Plagiarism and Use of AI
- jedishrfu
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New sippy cups in Premier League soccer?
- berkeman
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Made for TV movie about a former professor who becomes homeless
- sevensages
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Fortune Cookies (in STEM fields)
- fresh_42
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My list of the top five heavyweight boxers of all time
- sevensages
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Hoarding Due to Labor Strikes
- kyphysics
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What is the foil used for on the rear of this label?
- DDTJRAC
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News Very bad weather storm in Spain
- mcastillo356
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Bill Bailey on “A Brief History of Time”
- Frabjous
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I have solved the world's most famous paradox: who shaves the barber
- bland
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Why did a grateful woman name her cat Aristotle?
- Hornbein
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The never-ending physics story
- Borg
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News YouTube blocks Adele and Dylan
- Vanadium 50
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There’s far more scientific fraud than anyone wants to admit
- phinds
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Is me being selfish that bad if it helps people?
- kittyfish
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Scientific American and Political Endorsements
- bhobba
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Funny QM Video
- Steve4Physics
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Does energy currency make sense?
- Juanda
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News Is there any truth to the monkey theory that writes forever?
- cokebarc
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The Gollum Effect
- gleem
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Recreational Pumped Foils
- Hornbein
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Stolen ideas in scientific articles?
- user-000
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Can I post Operations research problems in Physics Forum?
- WMDhamnekar
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What were some of Norman Lear's most iconic sitcoms?
- phinds
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Films: Opening credits -- Why do they do this?
- paulb203
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Liquid dishwashing detergents, not soap
- symbolipoint
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News 2024 Summer Olympic Games Discussion
- mcastillo356
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Must You Have a Card in Hand to Ask for It in Go Fish?
- DaveC426913
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Physics major wins men's 50m freestyle at the Paris Olympics
- atyy
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Is There an Economics Forum Similar to PhysicsForums for In-depth Learning?
- Hall
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Thinking about Encouragement for Youth
- James Halifko
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Why don't we see other people wearing the same clothes more often?
- pahwa
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Cocaine Shark: Has the Movie Already Been Made?
- Frabjous
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R.I.P. Bob Newhart, dead at 94
- phinds
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Why Did Reddit Trigger a GameStop Stock Surge?
- russ_watters
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Some wood carvers have too much spare time
- phinds
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Are Aluminum Non-Stick Baking Sheets Better Than Teflon?
- yungman
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News Who Was Behind the Death of Alexei Navalny?
- Astronuc
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If murdered, which fictional TV detective do you want on the case?
- George Jones
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News University research in the Age of Protest
- Vanadium 50
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Is Time an Objective Measurement or an Illusion?
- stsmhood
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The one correct response to an insincere apology
- DaveC426913
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A question on publication process in Physical Review D
- Sunny Singh
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Appeal process for Physical Review Letters
- sbhopala
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Retraction crisis?
- Frabjous
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Hypothetical question (just a joke)
- Field physics
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BBC 1980 Oppenheimer Mini Series
- bob012345
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Airbnb eclipse bookings illustrate the path of totality
- Spinnor
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How Did Melanie Impact the Dutch Audience?
- pinball1970
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Why Does the 'D' in the PF T-Shirt Design Stand Out?
- phinds
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Leibniz's idealism is often ridiculed but...
- Username34
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News Was Keith from The Office the Most Memorable Character?
- pinball1970
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What is the quality of vixra.org?
- apostolosdt
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News Surge Pricing Is Going Real-Time at Wendy's
- gleem
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Cummins rigged about 1 million Ram pickup trucks to cheat emissions
- nsaspook
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What Does Three-Alarm Fire Indicate in Emergency Codes?
- sbrothy
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Opinion on Effective Shoplifting Prevention Strategies
- InspiredHelicopter
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How Is the Surge in Fake Research Papers Impacting Science?
- jedishrfu
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Why Are Most Long-Distance Flights Scheduled Overnight?
- Hornbein
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What could the ancient-Greek approach reveal, using our hindsight?
- stuartmacg
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Is Abbeville's City Hall Unique for Housing an Opera House?
- jtbell
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Is zero of nothing nothing? If so, would you write units for nothing?
- Omega0
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Universal information: How much is enough?
- stuartmacg
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Conway's Game of Life in Real Life
- DaveC426913
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R.I.P. David Soul 28.8.1943-4.1.2024
- pinball1970
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R.I.P. Franz Beckenbauer 1945-2024
- pinball1970
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Is Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Flawed Like Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorem?
- Hill
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Has anyone on PF seen the film "Oppenheimer"?
- StatGuy2000
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How great is the overlap of Philosophy and Physics?
- CallMeDirac
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What Are the Top High Scores in the Chrome Dinosaur Game?
- Wrichik Basu
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To supercharge science, first experiment with how it is funded
- phinds
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Another (old) example of fake news
- phinds
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Discussion on the science-literature relationship and more
- Hak
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What is Research and How Does it Relate to Cooking?
- symbolipoint
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Canadian Politics Boring Dispelled
- 256bits
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The British word "boffin" is polarizing the boffins
- Swamp Thing
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Weird tendency of many professors
- AndreasC
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What are you supposed to show when you have no data to present?
- ProfuselyQuarky
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Who Is Your Favorite Scientist and Why?
- BadgerBadger92
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R.I.P. Brooks Robinson: Baseball's Greatest Third Baseman
- BillTre
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Slow Cooker Recipes & HVAC Revolution
- DaveE
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Starfield: New First-Person Epic Role-Playing Game by BGS
- collinsmark
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Be Aware of Bias Before Taking Exams: Lessons from a Flight Disaster
- Slimy0233
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Movie about people who died forging a new trail in the north
- Borek
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Why Might a High P/E Ratio Be Attractive to Investors?
- RChristenk
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Is Hurricane Hilary Approaching Miami?
- nsaspook
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Lahaina Wildfire Maui: Experience Hawaii's Largest Fire Show
- nsaspook
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How to recycle effectively (Lip service?)
- sophiecentaur
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US Arrested for Being Too Thin: Unbelievable!
- PeroK
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Where would you place anthropology on the index of "exact" sciences?
- sbrothy
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Finances of Public Medicine and State Schools
- binbagsss
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How to Spot Pseudoscience in an Age of Conspiracy Theories
- Astronuc
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Do NBA Players Perform Better in Low-Tax States?
- Hornbein
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Germany painting airlines to look like beach towels
- DaveC426913
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Legendary Hacker -- Kevin Mitnick has Died at age 59
- jedishrfu
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Craft Beers, Microbreweries and Homebrewing
- Astronuc
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