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Is Mathematics the Language of the Universe?
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Can a engineer/scientist be a politician?
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News Congo LRA Massacre: How Do We Help?
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Is Time an Illusion Created by Consciousness?
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News What is the Impact of Income Inequality on Social Problems?
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Joel Waldfogel is an economics prof. at Wharton School (UPenn.). His
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Are Blackouts Really Beneficial? Examining the Effects of Earth Hour
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News Is now the right time to invest in real estate?
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Ugliness & Misery: Seeking the Positive
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News Google uncensors its search engine in China
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Psi/Consciousness studies alluding to downwards causality
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Microeconomics - consumer subsidy market impact
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What team, football, rugby, hokey, other, do you support, if you
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What are some common examples of electromagnetic waves?
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First person without a legal gender
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Are Human Beings Ready for Unification?
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Why is the sky so bright here at night?
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Altriusm, a nice way to express your selfishness?
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Metaphysical probability statements
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Cost of Bicycles - $10,000 Advanced Bike Models
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News Will we ever see HUGE government initiatives for Science and Engineering jobs?
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Lost in the math. Need philosophy to find my way.
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Watch for Northern Lights tonight
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Thinking about problems without solution?
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How some people lose themselves in online gaming
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Has TV desensitized us to violence and obedience?
  • Ivan Seeking
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What branch of science? Logic? Psychology?
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News Should Election Day be Held on April 16th?
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News Who is Responsible for the US National Debt and How Can it Be Addressed?
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What do these words have in common
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Describe costs and benefits to society from purchasing insurance.
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Mathematician or Physicist: Who is More Valued and Why?
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Woman's Parrot Taken, House Ransacked by Bank of America in Foreclosure Mix-Up
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Replace Dollar as Reserve Currency? - Prof. Stiglitz of Columbia
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How far is too far when asking why?
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Time or Change: Which Comes First in Our Reality?
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Another Example of Our Screwed-Up Laws
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Is Time Dependent on Consciousness and Awareness?
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Second Life Continues to Blur the Line on its Currency
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Hurt Locker: Did it deserve 6 Oscars?
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Solving the Storage Problem of the Universe
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News What is the Federal Reserve system?
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Bill Moyers interviews David Simon of The Wire
  • Greg Bernhardt
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Axioms & Faith: What's the Difference?
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News Will Dutch Political Turmoil Affect Military Withdrawal Plans?
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Does an absence of a negative indicate a positive?
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Why am I who I am, and not someone else?
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News A rant on Fed policies and what can be done
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Naturalistic Reincarnation Concept
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News Is President Obama solely to blame for our increasing national debt?
  • DivingMullah
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News Sarah Palin's Views on the Possibility of War with Iran
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Solving the Mystery of "spe******ts
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News Is China's Judicial System Adequately Protecting Its Citizens?
  • Evo
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Mathematics is the only Subject that can Provide Universal Truths
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Is Dojo III Truly Accessible to Everyone?
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Who Gained Fame Posthumously Like Van Gogh?
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News Should a captured American soldier be executed by the Taliban?
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Is Occam's Razor Just a Cliche in Today's Complex World?
  • DanP
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News Sights are off the moon, and maybe put away for good.
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Are UV Protected Swim Clothes Worth the Extra Cost?
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Cogito ergo sum, however, I dont know you exist, prove to me you exist
  • Madmonkey
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Which country will come out on top in the Canada vs. USA hockey game?
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Did the Deaths on "1000 Ways to Die" Really Happen?
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Mathematics as an empirical science
  • wofsy
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Discussing the 2010 Winter Olympics & Past Performances
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Should you watch this movie? (or run away)
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Who scored the first ODI double century against South Africa today?
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Where do Babies Come From? A Scientific Explanation for Curious Kids
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News Is Obama's Endorsement of Nuclear Power a Liberal Shift?
  • Ivan Seeking
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News Ron Paul voted the most popular speaker at CPAC
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News Is Amendment XXVIII a Radical Restriction on Freedom of Speech?
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News What is the real rate of inflation?
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Chocolates for your sweetie - only $2000 a pound
  • Ivan Seeking
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If anyone needs motivation to keep an active life
  • DanP
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What is the true definition of truth?
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Is Toothbrush Hygiene Helper the Solution to Storing Your Toothbrush?
  • Greg Bernhardt
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Keeping Pets in Infantile State: Psychological Impact?
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Could Stephen Wolfram Have Become a Successful Entrepreneur at a Young Age?
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Everything that can happen, will happen?
  • Astroboy
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Is population reduction the solution to environmental problems?
  • out of whack
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Do Scientific Models Need to Reflect Underlying Realities to Be Valid?
  • wofsy
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News What State Would the US Be in if George W. Bush Had a Third Term as President?
  • Loren Booda
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What childhood memories can reveal about our age?
  • Evo
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Nailing Jello to a Tree: Uncovering Solutions
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What Game for Wii? Best Recommendations
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Why N.O. Saints are America's New Team
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News Will Bob Moore's legacy continue to live on in the company he founded?
  • Astronuc
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Be a part of the interactive art lighting the Olympic skies
  • Ivan Seeking
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Are Schools Violating Privacy with Student Laptop Webcams?
  • lisab
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Covert hypnosis? How do you protect yourself from it?
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Lindsey Vonn SI cover controversy
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Former Chicago police officer wants his job back
  • SW VandeCarr
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Q: Exploring Metaphysics and Quantum Mechanics
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Today, we watch the downfall of a car manufacturer.
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Italy can now be found in France - a huge landslide
  • Ivan Seeking
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You remember those Zap commercials?
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News Is Sarah Palin's Palm the Key to Her Speech Success?
  • Evo
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Ideas for a play on nuclear weapons
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Olympic athlete dies after luge crash
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Might the rate of passage of time be an obstacle for scientific knowledge?
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