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Objective Opinion: Is It An Oxymoron?
- understand.
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Director Q&A about what we've seen and heard
- binzing
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Mark and Olly's documentaries with remote tribes
- Evo
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Cheese Heaven: Best Tasting Cheese Dish Ever!
- wolram
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What Is the Meaning of Meaning?
- Langbein
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News One Reason I Can't Take All the Science on Global Warming Seriously
- Economist
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News Ben Bernanke in Europe: Global Finance Credit Crisis Relief
- fourier jr
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How long to hard boil 4 hen's eggs on high heat?
- rohanprabhu
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What happens on Zorgon?An ancient relic glowed.
- Einstienear
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Why do beds have springs in them?
- tgt
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What is the Kaleidoscope application?
- rohanprabhu
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Was Justice Served in the Case of Regina Vs. Dudley and Stephens?
- NLocke
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Is anyone baffled by the thought of their own death?
- LightbulbSun
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News Hillary's third place finish in Iowa and what it means for her campaign
- chemisttree
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Movie night chat: A cheesy horror edition?
- Math Is Hard
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News Is Ayman al-Zawahiri Dead?
- scott1
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News Did Republican crossover votes swing Ohio's Democratic primary?
- undrcvrbro
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News Venezuela-Ecuador-FARC vs Colombia
- Pyrrhus
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News Question: Can Pakistan's Elections Bring About Positive Political Change?
- Astronuc
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What are your favorite science movies?
- undrcvrbro
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News Farewell, Gary Gygax: A Jedi Leaves Us
- CaptainQuasar
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News Barack Wins Wyoming - No One Cares
- undrcvrbro
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UK storm predictions for Monday: how bad will it be?
- wolram
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Uniting Bonds: What Touches One Person?
- timble
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News Exports on the rise: It's a load of garbage
- Ivan Seeking
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What can we learn from a 3-year-old's interpretation of Star Wars?
- lisab
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Albert Einstein on science being primitive compared to reality
- SpaceGuy
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Epistemic Perspective : Meanings ARE in the head
- moving finger
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News Euro vs US Dollar: Is it the Euro or the Dollar that is Low?
- vanesch
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Moment Of Truth Special Lauren Cleri Ruins Marriage
- Moridin
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News Reagan granted amnesty to 4 million illegal immigrants
- gravenewworld
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News Sick of the political parties in this country
- Benzoate
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Science Fair Project Ideas for 9th Graders
- Math Jeans
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News Iran declares victory over the USA
- fourier jr
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News Political points and counterpoints debate format
- Ivan Seeking
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Lufthansa Pilot Aces Difficult Landing in Stormy Hamburg
- Astronuc
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News Why is McCain facing restrictions on campaign spending?
- Ivan Seeking
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News Did the US Attempt to Overthrow Hamas in Gaza?
- fourier jr
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Famous female scientists throughout history
- wolram
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Product Life Cycle: What Shortens It?
- _Mayday_
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News British prince on the front line- agreed media silence.
- matthyaouw
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Is Loughborough University Really as Wild as the Photos and Videos Suggest?
- AhmedEzz
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Do arguing couples live longer?
- wolram
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News Is a US Recession Inevitable as Soros Predicts the End of Dollar Dominance?
- Art
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William F. Buckley Jr., my hero, dead at 82
- Ivan Seeking
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Views on morality and individuals versus group
- t014y
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The Mind is a Terrible Thing to WASTE
- Q_Goest
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Isaac Stern's Student Plays for Pennies
- qspeechc
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Is True Freedom Possible in Modern Society?
- wolram
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Fair definitions of terrorist and terrorism
- wolram
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Why do the US and Russia have the world's highest incarceration rates?
- lisab
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If Obama gets elected, the Bush Dynasty continues.
- quantumdude
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Do interventions actually work or just alienate people more?
- ShawnD
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My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants
- D H
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Where do you stand on intelligence enhancing drugs?
- disregardthat
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What Can You Do to Stop the Cruelty of Fur?
- qspeechc
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Eduardo's injury on Sky Sports
- _Mayday_
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News Barack Obama was ROBBED of votes in NY
- gravenewworld
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What impact has self-discovery had on you?
- bondgirl007
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Why is Tautology Misunderstood?
- Flamingo
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News Nader's Presidential Run - Impact on McCain
- turbo
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Is Killing a Pig Any Different Than Killing a Person?
- viet_jon
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Would giant wooden neurons arranged like a brain be conscious?
- Meatbot
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US stealth bomber crash in Guam
- fourier jr
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Why Does Time Flow Forward?
- madness
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Could a Disabled Spy Satellite Pose a Threat to Earth?
- Astronuc
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Perceiving Color: A Preschool Scenario
- h2oski1326
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News Kosovo to become an independent nation
- Astronuc
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News McCain's involvement in the Keating 5 scandal
- gravenewworld
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How to apply Hegelian dialectic with thesis and antithesis
- a2tha3
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News Did Obama's Unilateral Strike Policy in Pakistan Already Exist?
- lisab
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Can Vaseline be used as a substitute for wienerschlicker?
- Ivan Seeking
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Should I donate to a political campaign if it won't directly benefit me?
- Ivan Seeking
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Ok this one is just realy realy wierd
- glondor
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News Will Barack redeem the U.S. to the world?
- Loren Booda
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Will Shooting Down Satellites Be Visible?
- Ms Music
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Warning: Swallow Your Coffee Before Watching This
- russ_watters
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Cool Video: Meteor Hits NW Ground
- Ivan Seeking
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News Mass shooting in N Illinois University
- drankin
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Dumb and Dumber: Are Americans Hostile to Knowledge?
- Andre
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Case elasticities: identifying complements, substitutes and unrelated goods
- jalen
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News Is there a loophole in the 1st Amendment?
- russ_watters
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News Should we pay China to not burn coal and reduce their environmental impact?
- Ivan Seeking
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We have found a witch. May we burn her?
- siddharth
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What is the role of theorists in scientific research?
- Poop-Loops
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News Is the Amended FISA Act Threatening First Amendment Rights?
- LightbulbSun
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Cop accused me of speeding and aggression after I told him to bog off
- wolram
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Animator vs Animation - AlanBecker
- Doc Al
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News What's Driving the High Cost of Homes in Major Cities?
- Economist
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Someone I know was on jeopardy tonight and owned
- scott_alexsk
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Whats the ground breaking research done about sense of time ?
- heman
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News Is Iran : Islam China : Communism?
- EnumaElish
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British army officer leaves laptop at pub
- fourier jr
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Computing total revenue and arc elasticity from a demand table
- jalen
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Want to see who is talking about your house?
- Ronnin
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Human Rights Violator Sponsored Superbowl
- gravenewworld
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Economics - demand curve, price and equilibrium
- jalen
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News Why should we care if china become a world power?
- Benzoate
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