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What is the definition of intelligence?
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How Can I Track Which Schools I Sent My GRE Scores To?
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Is Pain Merely a Form of Emotion?
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News Supreme Court Rejects Attempt to Block 8th British US President
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The Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See
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Man dies in Black Friday shopping stampede.
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Auto Loan Approval at Best Leading Lenders - Is It a Wise Decision?
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News Is Swearing on a Bible in Court a Violation of Church-State Separation?
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Typing Superhumans: The Mystery Unveiled
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Is True Objectivity in Science Possible?
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News MSNMoney: Fake Inflation Numbers Mask Crisis?
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Which National Flags Make the Top 30 Coolest List?
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Feminism vs Sexism: What's the Difference?
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News The FairTax in place of income tax
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Greetings from an Old Friend: Checking In!
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Does Better Memory=Better Grades?
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Economics: Forcing Interest Rates Low
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Find Fun Classes to Fill Your Time - SCUBA, Chinese, Archery
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What's the Deal with Misleading Signs and Lottery Prizes?
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What are some of your all-time favorite albums?
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How are you preparing for the worst economic recession in 30 years?
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3rd right foot washes up on BC beach
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Is There Irony in OJ Simpson's Verdicts 13 Years Apart?
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Doom Character's Infamous Scream Noise
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Non-Physics Books for Physicists?
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News Academic opportunity
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Missed Opportunities: What Did You Miss?
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News CNN special on genocide on right now
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Can we truly define what is an abstraction?
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News Team of Rivals: Pros & Cons for Obama
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Putting On Socks: The Danger of Rushing
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Is Psychology Considered a Pseudo-Science?
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Are You an Active Investor in the Stock Market?
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Why Do Some People Enjoy Holiday Shopping Despite the Stress?
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Illegal to be funniest member twice
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Making Mulled Wine in the Microwave
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Have You Seen Richard Feynman Playing the Bongos?
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Feeling Like an Alien: Experiencing Life from a Different Perspective
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Favourite cakes are strong flavoured, ginger, chocolate
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News Iran's proposed nuclear plant: electricity generation or weapons grade
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Is Sysco Monopolizing Our Food Choices?
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Is Genius Required for Harvard Admission?
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News How to lose your money _ Buy gift cards
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Experiences with MHP's Dark Matter Dietary Supplement
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It's almost turkey day (in the US anyway)
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What Were You Doing at 16 When You Learned to Drive?
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ObamaCondoms: Practical Protection with a Sense of Humor
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UPS Cost Cutting - Peddler Benefits From Fuel Savings?
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Thanksgiving feast draws protesters to Condit Elementary School
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The Birth of (somewhat) Sophisticated Comedy
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PF PHOTO CONTEST - Stand back, I'm going to try SCIENCE (Nov 22-29)
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Is Modern TV Promoting Over-Sexualization to Children?
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Toronto Winter Trip: Is It Worth It?
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The Bashing of a President Before He Even Takes Office
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News Oil Prices in 2009: Will They Rise or Fall?
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News Bush's failed economic policies ?
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News Will Obama's Job Creation Plan Reduce Government Dependency?
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Are there any must-see movies at the theaters coming up?
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Is the Stamp Swapping Club a Fun Way to Collect Stamps from Around the World?
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Stock Market Contest [School project]
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Is the Federal Reserve System Benefiting or Burdening Taxpayers?
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If you buy individual stocks - why?
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Photoshop a sunset for me please.
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Supervenience Thesis, Valid or Not?
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Natural thinking, common sense, and science?
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News The political future of Chelsea Clinton
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To Anyone Who Thinks Universities Don't Indoctrinate
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Is Peace on Earth Possible During the Holiday Season?
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Avoid This Movie: A Review of "Water Bandit"
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$20 million worth of fireworks in five minutes
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News Bush set to relax rules protecting species
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I'll play nice, stop the censorship
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Pick A Better National Tree Than US Oak
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Did a passenger give birth on a Finnair flight above Kazakhstan?
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