Conversation Definition and 55 Threads

ok, so not that GD needs another thread or anything... but, i really have no idea what to do with this. some guy imed me today, and i have NO idea what he said. i think he said he was speaking in a swiss dialect of german... but i could be wrong. other than that i basically understood nothing...

Firstly, I'm new here. I looked around a bit to see if there was another thread about String Theory. Didn't see any so I said what the hey. I certainly hope that this subject hasn't been beatin to death. I'm not a physicist, nor am I overly educated. But I like to think that I understand...

I'm looking for suggestions on how to cope/deal with a social issue. I have a problem dealing with my friends. They are not the nerdiest people in the world, but they aren't dumb either. They achieve marks of around 80-89% for the most part. However, they don't seem to have any interest in...

Detecting a secret telephone conversation? Some people think that we can detect a secret phone conversation by separating the wires that come out of the telephone and by placing a pair of headphones along one of the telephone wires (see the figure attached, the wires are isolated). Will such a...

some people at PF like to talk about race: either to attack and belittle the notion, and deplore others using the word, or contrariwise to defend it. So a lot of information is flying around and you can learn a lot from the conversation. I've learned things I didnt know somebody, Moonbear...