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Digital Pedometer for energy expended in exercise
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News Mosque killing: the reporter's experience, international reactions
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Which Circle of Dante's Inferno Fits You Best?
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News Will Bush Change Course in His Second Term?
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News A thought about the great depression
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Archeoacoustics and Paul Deveraux
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News Now, truly in retrospect, was John Kerry the best choice for the Democrats?
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News Republicans bankrupting this country
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Is there a distinction between positive and negative ambition?
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Looking for Thought-Provoking Literature? Check Out These Book Suggestions!
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Get your aluminum foil deflector beanie now
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Is Philosophy Merely Intellectual Self-Gratification?
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How can we use science to explore the past and debunk conspiracy theories?
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Is Anyone Else from Arizona on This Forum Looking to Hang Out?
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What Should Be Included in a Presentation on Aristotle's Logic?
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Health Problems: Who Has Had Serious Issues?
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Why Is Porn Spam So Hard to Avoid?
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News The New Fallujah with The New Enemies
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Are Network Firewalls Ruining Your Internet Experience?
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Existence Without Time: Immaterial Universe & Time
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I don't know which forum to post a question in
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What Is the Average Lifespan of American Women?
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Managing High-Power Motors: A Scientist's Perspective
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Personal Album of President Clinton's arrival
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Weight Change for Man Flying East to West
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Air Force report calls for $7.5M to study psychic teleportation
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How Does the Precession of the Equinoxes Impact Zodiac Signs?
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Fifty Degrees and I Call It Quits: One Raindrop Was All It Took
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Fight Semi-Scientists: Embrace Inexactness for Exact Thinking
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News Bush Supreme Court: What to Expect in 4 Years?
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Proving Divisibility in the Set of Integers 1-100 with 51 Numbers
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White Corn Mouse - Facts, Habits & More
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What constitutes scientific literacy?
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Who Will Guess the Least Popular Number?
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What's your Valentine's Day memory?
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Is Honey Baked Hams Worth the Wait?
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Are Jews & Palestinians the Same People?
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What Were Aristotle's Limitations in Philosophy and Science?
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Argument for the Existence of God
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News Iraq & Vietnam: The Weak vs. US Military Policy - Martin van Creveld
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Does Logic Prove God's Existence?
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Are you ready to celebrate Thanksgiving?
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Can wrist braces help with insomnia?
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Is This a Paradox?
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News Is it true that Saddam asked for US permission before invading Kuwait ?
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About randomness & determinism- NOT another free will argument.
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Happy Thanksgiving Ode to a Turkey | Life of a Lucky Bird
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Are Extraterrestrial Weapons Included in the HR 2977 Bill?
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News US Voters: Weird as they wanna be
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News I watched a kid rip apart his laptop
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Fearing Death: A Flaw in the Human Mind?
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The Enduring Appeal of Pink Floyd: A Scientific Exploration of Fan Love
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Why Do Levitron Spinning Tops Vary in Levitation Time?
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News Does Argentina's Foreign Policy Support the US War on Terror?
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Are Big Numbers Just a Concept of the Mind or Do They Truly Exist?
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Does anyone else here like to bake?
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Eight-year-old is pregnant (due to sicko)
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Is Belief in Nothing Still a Belief?
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Revolutionary Clocks: Improved Navigation & Trade With Pragmatic Innovation
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Is scientific understanding based on predictive power?
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Infinite Regression: Inherent Inconsistency?
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Why Do Actors Keep Becoming Presidents?
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Can SD+ Make Proving Inconsistency Easier Than SD?
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Who Would Star in Your Dream Wedding Play Featuring Three People and Two Dogs?
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Late for School? Tips on Making it On Time
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Is Too Much Vitamin C Bad for You?
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Why anecdotale evidence means nothing
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News What type of government do the ins s in Iraq seek to impose?
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Is Feminism the Answer to Female Problems?
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News Condoleezza Rice named as Bush's nominee for new Sec. of State. Good god
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Is Global Consciousness Connected? Investigating the GCP and its EGG Anomalies
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Where's tribdog - I'm in a really bad mood
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The Mysterious Origin of Pizza Hut
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Become a Scientist: Schooling Needed?
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Creating a Challenging Code with Simple Techniques
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Looking, watching and scanning people
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What Causes Human Smoking? Could It Be Mental Illness?
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What Would a Monkey Do with a Brownie Vending Machine?
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Purify Hard Booze with Brita - Enjoy a Great Tasting Caesar!
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News Arab Coalition: Uniting to Defend Against Bush Regime
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News Putin Announces New Nuclear Missile System
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Paperback or Digital for Research?
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What is the Connection Between Consciousness and Quantum Physics?
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Is U2's New Album 'How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb' Worth the Hype?
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Establishing Logical Laws: The Categorical Imperative Approach
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Why does observation coincide with experimental empirical data?
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Unmasking a Pseudoscience: The Tachyon Detector
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News Buried in the Sand: The Deception of America
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Can Imperialism and Social Darwinism Be Justified?
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When and Where Does the Soul Depart from the Body?
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Are These Real-Life Pranks or Just Urban Legends?
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News Selling American consumerism to the emerging Third World merchant class
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News Was the Fallujah Campaign a Turning Point in the Iraq War?
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Is spanking is an effective way to discipline kids?
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What are some humorous state mottos?
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What am I supposed to do with this?
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News Establishing democracy: what rights are negotiable?
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