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No freewill?
The most nerve wracking time of our life
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If you could change yourself into just one other animal (not human),
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Psychology: Rosenthal and Hawthorne Effect
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What will happen to Hostess and its beloved products?
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Learning to Help Others Online: A Challenging Experience
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Photo Contest - Caption (11/26-11/30)
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Is waking up late really a bad habit?
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News Why must people pay for 911 and ambulance service?
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What Exciting Adventures Would You Pursue with a $425M Lottery Win?
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Is Multitasking Possible with a One Track Mind?
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News US Politics & Poverty: A Puzzling Paradox
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What are the social and psychological forces driving apocalyptic beliefs?
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Furor over Native American Fashion Costume
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Global problems, how could I help?
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Peter Schiff's Take on QE - Should We Let Failed Establishments Collapse?
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News How Are Energy Policies Impacting Tata Steel's Job Cuts in the UK?
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Is Deja Vu Caused by Personal Theories? A Closer Look
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Photo Contest - Thanksgiving (11/17 - 11/23)
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Got any tips for smoking the perfect Thanksgiving turkey?
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Find True West by Sam Shepard as an eBook | In Urgent Need for This Play"
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TV chef Art Ginsburg, 'Mr. Food,' dies at 81
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Has Anyone Else Lost Their Favorite Local Coffee Shop to Chains?
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News Is This the End of the Gaza War?
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News Regulate Internet: What Does it Mean & Why is it Important?
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What's your JFQ (Junk Food Quotient)?
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Are Fortune Cookies Misleading Us About Our Futures?
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What is the correlation between people's names and their professions?
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Photo Contest - Something Old, Something New (11/10-11/16)
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News CIA Director David Petraeus submitted his resignation Friday
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Acting Improv Exercises: Tips to Improve Performance
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Ideal condition (or thought process) for a theory to be right.
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How Can I Find Free Sheet Music Online?
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News Spin and the Coming Election: The Art of Cherry-Picking Facts
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What are your plans for this Happy Diwali celebration?
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Thanking Veterans: A Show of Appreciation
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Measuring Productivity: 2 Main Multifactor Measures
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Are you going to work until you're 103?
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Photo Contest - Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder (11/3-11/9)
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News Criticize your choice for president
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Why do smart gamblers sometimes bet on outcomes with negative expected value?
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News What will improve Republicans chances next time?
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A very sweet old woman passed away today
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News How Did Maine's Vote Reflect Changing Attitudes Towards Gay Marriage?
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News Obama Reelected: Republicans Feel the Schadenfreude
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News Is Voter Turnout High in Your Area Today?
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News Maine has legalized same-sex marriage
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News Who Will You Vote For? Poll Results for Americans and Non-Americans
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How Much Small Talk Is Enough?
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Last Year a Snowstorm, This Year a Hurricane? Really?
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News Abolishing the Fed: Good Idea or Bad Idea?
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Weird phobia that I can't explain.
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News Jobs increase, unemployment lowest in 4 years
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News Romney made $15 million from the auto bail out
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Understanding demand and supply curves
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I have a big exam on Wednesday. It's the last one before the drop
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Why Do We Celebrate Bonfire Night on November 5th?
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News Romney Expanding the Battleground
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Leaving Civilization for a Life in Nature: Is it Really Possible?
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Difference between growth rate and net growth rate
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News Frontline: Examining Romney & Obama
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News Clench your teeth against Sandy , USAns
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How do I confront a chess opponent who lied about their skill level?
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Why did the salmon cross the road?
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Why Do I Struggle to Engage on Platforms Despite Having Much to Share?
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What Makes the Perfect Halloween Photo Contest Entry?
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News Should smoking in all the public places (indoors and outdoors) be banned?
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How many names does your dog have?
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Hog Crossing sign needed on new Texas highway
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Which Movie Will We Watch Together for Movie Night?
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News The ESA supports enviro doomsaying
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News What's the difference between many human rights violation accusations and
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News Can Texas Legally Prohibit International Election Observers?
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News A123 Systems files for bankruptcy
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ForaTV dedicated to posting conferences and talks?
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News Welfare now 21% of Federal Budget
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Will the Tsunami Impact All Hawaiian Islands?
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News Jail time for incompetent Italian scientists
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News U.S. sues Bank of America over alleged mortgage fraud
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Social Darwinism: Validity of Herbert Spencer's Theory
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Summer Heat: Would You Like 105 F Instead?
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Systems science/theory and downward causation
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News Is Aung San Suu Kyi facing backlash for her silence on the Rakhine conflict?
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Can Humanity Reach Absolute Knowledge?
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Photo Contest - Fruits (10/20-10/26)
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Meaning of life (when you're 24 and fresh out of university)
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Did Lisab Hack the Polling System?
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News Debate between Third Party candidates
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Help me regain my thirst for knowledge
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News USA Final 2012 Presidential Debate (#3) Observations
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Does anyone have any experience on getting published?
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Are You a Night Owl or Early Bird?
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News Why Has Greece's Oil and Gas Exploration Taken So Long to Attract Attention?
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News Is Police Use of Force Justified in Shooting a Man 46 Times?
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Why do humans search for religion and higher truth?
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Microeconomics: What is the socially optimum price?
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Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle: Philosophical Implications
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Photo Contest - Can You Lend Me A Hand? (10/6-10/12)
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