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Predicting the top contenders for the upcoming Euro tournament
- mgiddy911
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How can I improve my Poker strategy?
- _Mayday_
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News Supreme Court Strikes Down D.C. Gun Ban
- WheelsRCool
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GRE analogy question I couldn't solve
- ehrenfest
- · Replies 43 ·
Tightening Your Budget in a Tight Economy
- wolram
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Tax deduction for Warren Buffett charity lunch auction winnings
- Jimmy Snyder
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What if life is found on Mars? Then what?
- LowlyPion
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News Is Louisiana Setting a National Precedent with SB 733?
- Alex48674
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The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete
- CINA
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Can you choose to believe something?
- Adeimantus
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CoffmanPhDIs space-time discrete or continuous?
- onemind
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News Bear Stearns ex-managers arrested
- g33kski11z
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Is Time an Illusion or a Fundamental Reality?
- campal
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Are Horror Movie Characters Doomed by Bad Writing or Their Own Panic?
- Moridin
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What Type of Anarchist Matches Your Beliefs?
- Moridin
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Insanely ridiculous how much these college coaches make
- Benzoate
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What is paddle boarding?
- Math Is Hard
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What makes you happy and where are you on the scale?
- ~christina~
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News Are South American/Central American countries pro/anti emigration?
- Simfish
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News Is the GOP Really Playing the Race Card?
- seycyrus
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Spiders on Drugs: Mildly Bad Words?
- Evo
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- Poll
What Drives Belief in Data Analysis: Stochastic or Fatalistic Ideologies?
- shadowpuppet
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Is It Ethical to Use Shocking Humor on Children for Laughs?
- Cyrus
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Why Have All Book Prices Gone Up?
- Moridin
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News Can a politician truly represent the political views of people who elect him/her
- Benzoate
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XKCD webcomic for science and math fans
- Wallace
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When does the present moment actually exist?
- runner
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Where is Selfadjoint? Answers to Your Questions
- Ratzinger
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The Disadvantages of Wind Energy [humour]
- rohanprabhu
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Most ridiculous official sport you've heard of?
- lah214
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Does IQ Increase More at 18 or 25+ Years Old?
- jake2007
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Swollen Cedar River Floods Iowa Cities
- Astronuc
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US government reports gas price drop in April
- wildman
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What are your favorite guy movies?
- D H
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News Mainstream Media Missed on McCain in Heated Primary
- Gokul43201
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Creationist bill passed by Louisiana House of Representatives
- Moridin
- · Replies 72 ·
Lack of Food: A Bigger Problem than Global Warming
- wolram
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Where Can I Find a Reliable Online IQ Test?
- corra
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How Can Failure Lead to Unexpected Success?
- phyzmatix
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Has technology made today's youth less intelligent?
- runner
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News So, who won the popular vote in the Democrat Primary?
- chemisttree
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Rent Miami Vice Movie: WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW!
- Cyrus
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I finally watched Karate Kid and found it genuinely good
- binzing
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Cosmos comes to the Science Channel for the last time
- binzing
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Did the Celtics win the 2008 NBA Finals in Game 7 against the Lakers?
- Jordan Joab
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Does the human brain ever see the real world or just interpret nerve signals?
- mapsurfer
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News DNC stops accepting lobbyist and PAC donations
- turbo
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Cat Toast Device : Antigravity Humor
- donotremember
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Solving the Paradox of Self-Built Time Machines
- mkbh_10
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I invented a card game based on the 'wheel'
- light_bulb
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Mike Huckabee Saves Life with Heimlich Maneuver
- Ivan Seeking
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News Does Homeland Security Really Protect US?
- robertm
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News Admiral Fallon resigns amid Iran policy disagreement
- turbo
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How Challenging Is the Frog Leap Test?
- larkspur
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Feeling guilty about relaxing during summer vacation
- AhmedEzz
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My take on the anthropic principle.
- Holocene
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PETA puts to sleep 97% of adopted pets
- Mk
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Can Images Convey Sound in Online Riddles?
- Borek
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Is the Complexity of the Universe Limitless?
- mkbh_10
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Was a Gun T-Shirt Really a Security Risk?
- phyzmatix
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News What do you think about Egypt's nuclear program?
- abdo375
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News Obama quits Chicago church after long controversy
- Evo
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Did an Announcer Really Call Someone Numbnut?
- Ivan Seeking
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Is Identity Death Possible Through Brain Damage?
- end3r7
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News Burma Turning to Forced-Labor for Reconstruction
- russ_watters
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News Why is international law not always enforced?
- AhmedEzz
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Infinite Evolution: Time Passing By
- zankaon
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People who are/have been in fraternities
- proton
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Why george bush is actualy a genius
- Green Zach
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News Preaching Politics from the Pulpit
- Evo
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How Does MRP Impact the Employment Gap?
- Air
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Favorite cartoons that got you interested in science
- mcknia07
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Is the Journal of Theoretics a credible publication?
- fargoth
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Woman Finds Man Spraying Saltwater on Shoes in Library
- Ivan Seeking
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News Be afraid, be very afraid of a SCARF
- lisab
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I bet 95% of you will miss this
- gravenewworld
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News Did Media Pressure Influence War Coverage Reporting?
- waht
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News Scott McClellan's book on deceptions in the Iraq war buildup
- edward
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News Will the U.S. Launch an Attack on Iran?
- turbo
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Woman sent thousands to a man and ran out of money for food
- Holocene
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How Much Can FDA Approval Increase a Drug Company's Stock Value?
- gravenewworld
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Feynmania-fond/inspiring memories (and ask Wolram to start a blog)
- marcus
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Is Honking at Elderly Drivers Really Funny?
- Ivan Seeking
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How can we justify that one life is more important than Another's?
- SpicyRamen
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If the future can be simulated, does free will exist?
- dorohn
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Childhood's End: A Philosophical Critique of Our Species' Future
- zankaon
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Is the Universe Striving for Randomness, Perfection, or Conformity?
- a2tha3
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News How do airline prices vary based on booking dates?
- cristo
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News McCain rejects endorsement from controversial preacher
- russ_watters
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News Why Are Terrorist Groups Renouncing Violence?
- Astronuc
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News Should the West Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable for Human Rights Abuses?
- Art
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That's it, I'm breaking off of the human race.
- Poop-Loops
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Could Apollo lunar rocks have been faked with 1960s technology?
- litup
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Are we forgetting how to apologize properly?
- lisab
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News Is george w bush the worst president ever?
- mathwonk
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What Defines Good and Bad Capitalism?
- Astronuc
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What do you think about sterotyping
- kirk101
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When Do You Know It's Time to Give Up?
- Lisa!
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Lost Parrot Tells Veterinarian His address
- edward
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