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Undergrad Estimating UVA & UVB from UVI index
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High School Negative deviation in PV vs P graph
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Undergrad Why is Stokes flow time reversible?
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News RIP Mildred Dresselhaus: Celebrating a Life of Scientific Achievement
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For physicists, what area do you specialize in (revamped)
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Graduate How Can Scientists Effectively Communicate Complex Concepts to Non-Experts?
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Undergrad Can a Single Speaker Effectively Direct Low Frequencies?
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Undergrad Can anybody give me a list of all cross products in physics.
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High School What is the true definition of energy?
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Graduate Modeling diffusion and convection in a complex system
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Undergrad Revolutionary Physics experiments that changed the world
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High School Gallium not becoming a solid again?
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Undergrad How far do vibrations from a vehicle emanate?Doppler effect?
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High School How to label displacement through time
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Undergrad Measuring the Volume of a Cup: A Scientific Analysis
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Undergrad Diffusion and convection in a moving fluid
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The correct pronounciation of de Broglie
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Least Exciting Areas of Physics: What Subfield Do You Find the Most Boring?
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Undergrad Who are the Iconic Characters in Physics and Mathematics?
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Graduate European gravitational wave detector falters
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Undergrad Can someone explain this? (bootstrap paradox)
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Graduate Who Should Decide on Funding for Physics Research?
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Undergrad Can a Brita Filter or LifeStraw Make Pool Water Safe to Drink?
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Insights Interview with Physics Mentor: Stevendaryl - Comments
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High School Why does ice piece sticks on hand but not wood piece?
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Slightly Physics related valentine's poem
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High School Why Do Drinking Glasses Break Suddenly?
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High School Which liquid would be the best to swim up in?
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Undergrad What is the formula for gas propane conversion?
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Undergrad Source for stock physics equations
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Undergrad Are There Inherently Negative Physical Quantities?
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High School Is 10Vpp Equivalent to 20dB in Signal Conversion?
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High School How fast will 120 psi travel through a 3 inch tube in mph?
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High School Physical requirements for Mars travelers
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Undergrad How do I correctly integrate the formula for deriving Posseuille's Law?
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Undergrad Nuclear war destroying the planet? Nukes vs Dino-Comet
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Undergrad The Mandela Effect: Possible lead?
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Undergrad Mysterious Flashes of Light in Dark Room
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Leonardo’s Perpetual Motion Machines
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High School Do all auroras occur in circles?
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Undergrad Physicists set to revolutionize big data, AI
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Music for Focusing on Physics: What Are Your Go-To Tracks?
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Undergrad The Normal Distribution - Random Errors
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High School Significant Figures: Why Leading Zeros Don't Count
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MHB Did you watch the PBS Space-time Math video on Singularities?
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Graduate Deriving Ekman Transport in the Southern Hemisphere
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Undergrad Wired article: Physicists will soon rule Silicon Valley
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Undergrad How many 400KB files will fit on 1mm^2 surface of hard drive
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Undergrad How does a physicist view mental phenomenons?
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Undergrad How to do the Dark Frame Subtraction? (camera imaging)
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Undergrad Trust me I'm a Photographer -- I have a question
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High School How is ħ pronounced and what is its significance in physics?
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Undergrad Switchable glass question (from transparent to a pure white)
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(Physicists only): What area of physics do you specialize in
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What is the Funniest Research Proposal Ever Described in Physics Today?
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Insights Think You Know Stephen Hawking? - Comments
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Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
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High School Laplace Transform for Cosine Function: Can You Obtain a Transfer Function?
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Which Prominent PhD Astrophysicists Have Pursued Different Fields?
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High School If you had to make a perfect vacuum, version #2
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Undergrad Why Does Arranging Solar Cells in Series and Parallel Increase Power Output?
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Graduate Multi Gaussian beams explanation
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Undergrad Is Nuclear Fusion Really the Solution to Our Energy Needs?
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High School If we *had* to make a perfect vacuum....
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High School Why does an attractive force always have a negative sign?
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Undergrad Energy: What is it? Can Objects Be Made of It?
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Undergrad What is the Direct Solution of the Wave Equation?
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Undergrad Understanding the Amplitude of sin2x
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High School Simple error propagation questions
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High School Why is blood flow rate constant?
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Undergrad Mass Flow Rate Problem: Easy Unite Conversion Tricks
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Graduate Conductivity change of a tank (glass coating on steel)
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Undergrad Q: What Subscript Should I Use for Physics Quantity?
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High School I would like to get a feedback on this video
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Undergrad Odd use of terms (“stationary stochastic process”., etc.)
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What Do You Know About Oleg Lavrentiev?
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High School What else can UV rays be used for?
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High School Directed Energy: Low Intensity Applications
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Undergrad Spinning a penny is not a 50/50 chance event (but flipping it still is....)
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High School Is this a printing error? (book example problem -- radius of a molecule)
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Undergrad Simple suction air filter: items and preventing implosion
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High School Solubility of Gases: Questions & Answers
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Undergrad Question about science being applied to a baseball check-swing
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Can you really say "making" electricity?
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High School Is There a Physics Equivalent to Math-Atlas.org?
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High School EM Drive: Why Isn't Anyone Discussing It?
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High School Time: Physical Existence or Perception? Current Opinions
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High School How can I make an original cloud chamber?
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High School Scientific principle about major events
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Undergrad Air flow from atmosphere into a tank
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Undergrad Applying physics to economics/finance
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High School Can You Identify This Mysterious RF Signal at Night?
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Why Did My Bed Sheet Glow Green When Touched?
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High School Retired writer & physics fan, hope to overcome math block
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Undergrad Viscosity, two immicible phase flow, wettabilility
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High School Why do RMS values change during rectification?
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Graduate Is the Fifth Force the Next Breakthrough in Physics?
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