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Naturalness: dimensionless ratios
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What I would like to discuss is, "who is the dreamer?"
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When you were in college, did you enjoy all the classes....
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Are Humans Altruistic? Evolutionary/Sociological View
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Who is Penrose Sir Roger Penrose? Insights from His Recent Interviews
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Stathead Proposed for Baseball Hall of Fame
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Elias Stein, Mathematician Of Harmonic Analysis has Died
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Why Do Some People Struggle with Math?
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News RIP Roy Glauber - 2006 Nobel Laureate in Physics
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Photo Contest - Woodwork (12/29-1/4)
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India scientists dismiss Einstein theories
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Publishing as a citizen scientist
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Best style of martial arts for self-defense?
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Photo Contest - Parallel Lines (1/5-1/11)
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Looking for Einstein quotes re: extent of his knowledge
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The Feds Cracked El Chapo's Encrypted Comms Network By Flipping an Informant
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Why Should You Watch Awesome Games Done Quick 2019?
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Amazing HEMS rescue of injured skier (don't try this at home)
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MHB Interesting Result in Quantum Error Correcting Codes versus Relativistic Gravity
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The Passing of another Great Mathematician
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Public Domain and Copyrights of 1923
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Why Are People Risking Their Lives for the Bird Box Challenge?
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MHB Interesting property about 2019( the current year)
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How Do Vocal Cords and Brain Influence Accents and Voices?
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Happy New Year 2020: Wishes for a Bright & Joyful Year
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Learning Go: Why is the Empty Spot Neutral?
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Plastic or Foil: Which is Better for Wrapping Fish?
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Is fractal nature dependent on the number of steps?
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Massive intenet outage in Western US
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Photo Contest - My Favorite Photo 2018 (12/22-12/28)
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What Can We Expect from the LHC Tour in 2019 and Beyond?
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Is It Possible to Replace Elon Musk as CEO of Tesla?
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What’s everyone’s Spring schedule?
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Graduating with a PhD: Hanging my Diploma
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Calculator or not? (from the TV show Numb3rs)
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You wouldn't be friends with someone who behaves this way
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Hear Yanny or Laurel Debate: What Do You Hear?
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Travel experiences you would love to share
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Study: Is a backpack as good as a parachute?
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Why was natural selection considered revolutionary?
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Photo Contest - O' Chrismas Tree (12/15-12/21)
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Average response time in a conversation?
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Is Time a Form of Information Transfer Between Particles?
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Wikipedia phenomenon: converging topics to philosophy
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Vote for the Breakthrough of the Year
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Technical (paper) Books -- Still worth it?
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Oumuamua may be an alien lightsail?
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MHB Amazing Math Discovery: 8281 is the Only 4 Digit Square with this Quirk
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Who Are the Regulars at Infinity Bar?
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CIMON Robot Behavior on ISS: Unexpected Result
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High Tech Pranking for the Holiday Season
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Japan's Science Counil Says 'No' to ILC
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Happy Christmas & New Year: Share Your Accomplishments!
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All I (as a physicist) really Need to Know ....
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News J&J knew about asbestos in baby powder
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I as a whole and not only in itself
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Are you excited for the upcoming movie First Man?
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American & Canadian PF members only: colonial roots?
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Trying to remember an Italian movie
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Photo Contest - Blue (12/8-12/14)
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Under what conditions can glass crack spontaneously?
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Best Art Direction - translation?
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Can someone discuss the holographic principle and dimensions with me?
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No Ig® Nobel Prize in physics for 2018
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Coat Insulation Selection for the Snow and Mountaineering
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Photo Contest - Holiday Decorations (12/1-12/7)
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Is Market Behavior Driven by Human Psychology?
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Amazon best seller item yet terrible reviews
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MHB Can You Crack This Unique 1-15 Number Puzzle Grid?
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Is Absolute Nothingness the Same as Limitlessness?
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What Are the Unique Traits of Physicists?
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Photo Contest - P-H-Y-S-I-C-S F-O-R-U-M-S (11/24-11/30)
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Anyone getting scam emails for Evernote?
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Photo Contest - Photographic Art (11/10-11/16)
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SpongeBob SquarePants Creator is Dead
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Is it scientifically true that cheat meals benefit you?
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Argument and your knowledge about it
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MHB Guidelines for submitting solutions to POTW
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What is the science behind losing weight?
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Ion Drive of an Airplane - from MIT
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Anyone know how to filter out conversations in gmail?
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Insights Name the Science Book Author - Comments
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Photo Contest - Total Reflection (11/17-11/23)
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The science of running/sprinting?
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Who Invented the Internet and How Did They Do It?
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What are 'cognitive distortions'?
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Is there a giant spider on my car?!
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William Goldman of The Princess Bride has Died
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How to ensure voter ballot integrity
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The physical concepts in the double jump of the video games
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