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Living in Warsaw, and proud of it
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Are We Each Creating Our Own Universe?
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What do you think the differences between these scientists were?
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Photo Contest - I'm Melting I'm Melting (3/15-3/21)
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Anyone tried the new Spritz reading method/apps?
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What has Euler got on his head here?
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Is this photo physically possible?
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The Long Way Around: My 4-Bus Commute
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Find the Next Term in the Math Sequence?
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Anyone Know the Value of Old Liqueurs?
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MHB When did Image Shack change to a paid service?
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What Are the Best Books for Independent Physics Study?
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Autonomy vs The Obligation to Conform to a Wider Community
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How Can a New Undergrad in Physics Make Friends and Engage in Research Online?
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Happy Pi Day! Country Apple Pie is Yum!
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How Can You Capture the Essence of Ghosts in a Photo?
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Life is based entirely on obsession and apathy?
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Sunglasses, should eyebrows be showing?
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One type of pet as good as another?
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Welcome to PF! Improving Math/Physics Together
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Photo Contest - Where Is Everybody? (3/8-3/14)
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Sci-Fi Dream: 120+ Computer-Generated Papers Removed by Springer & IEEE
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Terms physicists and biologists use differently
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Still looking for a list of Ramanujan identities, very expensive
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Dog w/out collar running around: called animal control
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News Swedish-UK journalist shot dead in a street in Kabul, Afghanistan
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Is the Five-Second Rule Actually Safe for Dropped Food?
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How Do Adults Navigate Life with Social Dysfunction?
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Is there a pattern of research sabotage at Yale?
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Social media affects public opinion
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If you never went to university, would you still have studied physics
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MHB Cocktail "Recursive": Alcohol, Water & Final Composition
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Removing Hissing Sound from Film Audio - Equipment Dependent?
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My physics/love poem - feedback encouraged
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Non Native English Speakers: Can You Understand Song Lyrics?
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Enduring Debate: When to Say Goodbye to Your BF
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Native English Speakers: Can You Understand Video Commentary?
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Genius: A Closer Look at Extraordinary Mental Power
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News Unapproved GMO Wheat Found Growing Wild In Oregon
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MHB Integration Formulas: Do We Really Need to Memorize Them?
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Will Driverless Cars Reinforce Urban Sprawl?
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Parody math paper - defining properties
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Are you afraid that no one will care about your calculations?
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What would you do if you cannot become a scientist?
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Got rejected for being an atheist
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MHB Science vs Philosophy: What's the Difference?
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Have any nobel prizes been awarded to computational physicists?
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Is it okay to post just identities on arXiv?
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What Drives the Infinite Three Word Story Game?
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What Would You Write After 20 Seconds in This Lateral Thinking Puzzle?
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Photo Contest - Don't Turn Your Back On Me (2/22-2/28)
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News Is Fracking Causing Political Divides in Red and Blue States?
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Is Tesla's Model S truly the best car in the world?
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I Need Some Possible Explanations, Please
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Can someone be too old or too late for physics?
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Backpacking in Sweden and Finland
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The reason why travelling back in time is logically impossible.
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Cocktail Recipes: Discover New Delicious Drinks!
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News Finland's hockey fans must be going wild
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Saving Private Ryan: Realistic War Movie?
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A surprisingly good Libertarian book
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How would someone verify if a function is 'new' to maths?
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Managing Sleep Deprivation in High School
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MHB Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey premiere's Sunday, March 9
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News How Did Russell Johnson Impact 'Gilligan's Island'?
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Photo Contest - Baby You're A Firework (2/15 - 2/21)
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An engineering perspective on christmas
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Being comfortable while doing math
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Are math and computer science really the easiest college degrees?
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How ugly is your physics department?
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MHB Favorite Mathematician: Rene Descartes
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How do theoretical physicists know so much?
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Is anyone else confused by the lack of car research online?
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Mars rocks covered with uniformly thick dust layer?
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Effective Note-Taking Strategies for Physics Students
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Can You Get Emojis on Official License Plates?
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Is It Appropriate to Confront a Professor About Wasting Lecture Time?
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Does the back bridge really fix back problems?
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Would a different kind separation of powers in gov be workable?
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Understanding Newton's Principia: "Measure of the Same
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In need of a suggestion [proposal for school science club].
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How can I inspire my 7 year old genius?
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MHB Collaborative Mind Mapping for Abstract Algebra: Building a Visual Blueprint
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MHB Using expressions like "easy to see" or "it is obvious"
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How long until the universe can write a googolplex?
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How Can Exploring Science with Friends Enhance Your Learning Experience?
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We finally got hit by the winter weather
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How to Successfully Work a 12+ Hour Day 6-7 Days a Week?
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Being female in physics is ridiculous.
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Photo Contest - I Wear My Sunglasses At Night (2/8-2/14)
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How to avoid set off smoke detectors
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CERN: Concerns Over Switzerland's Schengen Exit
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Is Biology the Future of Physics?
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Can a Teen Relearn Science to Match Their Teacher Parent's Expertise?
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It's remarkable some of the things you lose in a divorce
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