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Hawking Moving to Waterloo (Perimeter Institute)?
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Graduate How Does Physics in the 21st Century Address Its Sociopolitical Challenges?
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Undergrad Diffusion of flavour in a fishing bait
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Is Stephen Hawking Moving to Canada for a New Position?
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High School Why Do All Three Faucets Turn On When I Operate Just One?
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Graduate 'Photons only exist at the moment they are emitted or absorbed' ()
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Anti matter (alternate dimensions)
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Undergrad Finding the Frequency of a Point in Space
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High School Explaining Low Frequency and Longitudinal Waves in Fluids
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Undergrad Examples of accepted theories once rejected?
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High School Weighing the Box with Bees Inside - Who's Right?
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High School Why Do Pads Help Prevent Concussions?
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What types of academic papers are available on this site?
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Graduate The physics concept most indicative of reality
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Graduate Did Weber's Electrodynamics Challenge Traditional Physics Theories?
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High School The Benefits of Using Safety Wire for Secured Fasteners
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Graduate Should Life Be Considered a Fifth Fundamental Force of Nature?
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Graduate Is Unified Field Theory the Key to Solving All Scientific Mysteries?
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Graduate Is There Observational Evidence of Chaos in the Three-Body Problem?
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Graduate French Press Finally Calls it. E = MC²
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High School Frequencies of the normal mode in standing waves in a string fixed
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Graduate A re-conception of energy as the set of rules for how matter moves
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Undergrad What is the potential of Perendev Magnetic Motors?
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Strange Ice Formation: Unusual Sundial-Shaped Ice Formed in Cat Bowl
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High School Group IV Experiment: Last-Minute Help & Suggestions Needed
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Graduate What Are the Real Objectives of Particle Acceleration?
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Bedside Lamp with a mind of it's own
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Graduate Ontological status of extra dimensions
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ZapperZ's Disney Physics Q&A Room
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High School An 11th grade student needs ur help.
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Undergrad Robert Wilson: Physics is Worth Defending for Its Own Sake
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Undergrad Best Science Magazines for College Students
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Undergrad Which Fan Design Maximizes CFM Through a 6 Hole?
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NASA TV Live: Phoenix Mars Lander Arrives Today
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Undergrad Can an omnidirectional treadmill be designed without a lot of moving parts?
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Undergrad Question about the physics of fluttering flags
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High School Learn Physics: A Beginner Guide for 23 Yr Old
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I can name that physicist in 5 notes.
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High School Cool resonant mode demonstration
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Discover the Secret Toy Given to Einstein by a Friend - A Fascinating Story!
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What Are the Key Historical Milestones of the Harmonic Oscillator?
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Graduate Do you ever get the feeling that you really dont understand anything at all?
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Undergrad The Absurdity of 1 Mol as an SI Unit - What's the Real Explanation?
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Undergrad What actually happens when two masses touch each other?
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Graduate Can time be a function in any parameter?
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Undergrad Diffusion Constant: Increase/Decrease in Time & Length?
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Search engine INSPEC to find some physics papers
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Is Meteorology Truly Reliable?
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High School Decibel Question: How Many dB with 3 Identical Fans?
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Undergrad What can be done with bigger diamonds?
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Graduate God does not play dice referred to what exactly?
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Welcome Tony! A 13-Year-Old Physics and Astronomy Enthusiast
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Undergrad Does the Atom Have to Be U238 in Schrödinger's Cat Experiment?
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High School What is a Second? - Definition & Explanation
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Undergrad Can Scotch Tape Really Produce X-Rays?
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Graduate Could energy exist without the laws of physics?
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High School Green Planet (My project for energy)
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Undergrad Why is the amplitude maximum at the open end of a closed and open end tube?
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Graduate Guess physics Nobel (to be awarded 7 Oct 2008)
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High School After watching a terrifying documentaryQuestions
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Ring Around the Moon on 13th - Central NJ
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Undergrad Table of all physics integrations
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Graduate Static n-Body Problem: Definition and Explanation
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Graduate You guys don't actually believe any of this stuff, do you?
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High School What kind of physics game can I make for a software competition in Visual Basic?
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Graduate How does sound localization vary with distance and frequency?
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Graduate How to deal with slowly varying errors?
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Is the Anti-Gravity Propulsion System in the Video Legit?
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High School Can magnets be a cheap and eco-friendly source of energy?
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Graduate External gravity field independent of mass distribution?
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Undergrad Reverse Gravity: Is It Possible?
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High School What's a good beginner's Physics book
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Undergrad Organ Pipe Research: Is 16ft Open-Top Flue Open at Bottom?
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High School Why does adding 1 meter to a rope around the Earth create slack?
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Undergrad Time to Vacuum Fill a Rigid Building
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Graduate How will Trouble do in September?
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Graduate Can Time, Mass, and Matter Exist Separately?
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Graduate Question related to fill in boundary conditions in comsol
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Undergrad Does a Tuning Fork Sound Different in Helium?
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Undergrad Use of σ in quoting measurement accuracy
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Undergrad Difference between differentiation and partial differentiation
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Undergrad Explaining the Bubble Ring Phenomenon
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Graduate What is Quench Management for Magnetism?
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Undergrad Please help me for a calculation why my value different from that of literature?
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High School Atom Rubbing Sounds: Wood vs Glass
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Undergrad Is a Verified Theory Considered Scientific Fact?
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Graduate What has changed in physics since the beginning of PF?
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High School Could the LHC Really Create Earth-Eating Black Holes?
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Undergrad Unraveling the Physics Behind Squeeky Toys
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High School Understanding 'Traverse' in Physics for High School Juniors
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Mysterious 'Eruptions' When Mixing Coca-Cola and Crown Royal
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Graduate Basis of the Copenhagen Interpretation
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Undergrad KMT description of atmospheric shockwaves, anyone?
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