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<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do we continue using the existing credit card technology over all these years despite them being so prone to digital theft and insecure? Some say that chip based cards offer improved security, but finally everything ends to the 16 digit number, the 3or4 digit CVV number and the expiry date. A...
<|im_start|>user AskScience AMA Series: I'm Patrick Long, M.D. and I am a geneticist with a specific interest in the adult genetics field. I just started an adult genetics clinic, SequenceMD, to address the needs of this widely underserved population. AMA! Hi Reddit! SequenceMD team here: we are Dr. Patrick Long and ge...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are people with dementia able to have "good days" when they remember people or events that they wouldn't normally recall?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your brain is always getting information from the environment around you: what you hear people say, the color of the walls, what you see pe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What makes mathematics factual?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The ELI5 answer is that math is more or less like a game. Mathematics is carried out by a predefined set of rules on a predefined set of objects. Because the game never changes, the allowable moves never change, and so the possible o...
<|im_start|>user [WH40k] What does the recruiting process for the space marine chapters entail? What qualities do they look for? Who does the recruiting? Do the various chapters look for different things?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It varies by the chapter but in general they're all looking for strong young men wh...
<|im_start|>user Why are water molecules curved? Why don't the charges of the hydrogen repel each other and hold the molecule in a straight line?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The geometry of a water molecule is determined by the outermost electrons around the oxygen. You have two electrons in each of the bonds betwe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What does it mean that the Carbon in our atmosphere has passed the point of no return? In this newly released article it states Earth is passed the point of no return and we're all fucked basically. Are we really that screwed over and is there really no way to reverse such a fuck up? EDIT: http:...
<|im_start|>user Why can't we see well underwater? What is different about the eyes of aquatic animals?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The key difference is in the lens of the eye that handles focusing the image onto the retina. When focusing, the "work" is done as light transitions from one material to another, as t...
<|im_start|>user How does Quantum Entanglement work? How do the particles that are entangled manage to always do the opposite of the second one? Are they communicating with each other if so how? Otherwise is it some kind of force?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There is no known mechanism by which the particles "send ...
<|im_start|>user Advice for PhD student asked to "modify data" by adviser My friend is a STEM PhD student, whose adviser asked him to modify data for a publication. Note that this version of the paper has not yet been submitted to a journal. The student was asked by the adviser to modify data in a couple ways. First, ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Younger generations have it harder than their parents At least when it comes to making their way in the world. A few decades ago, it was possible to live a fairly comfortable lifestyle on a single income. My Dad had classmates who started working at the mill out of high school, and while they work...
<|im_start|>user Why do legumes (mainly thinking about peanuts and soybeans) seem to be more allergenic than other foods?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Partly due to protein content - generally, proteins are more likely to cause allergy than other compounds. This combines with a genetic component which suggests tha...
<|im_start|>user How can certain bacteria and viruses be deadly to one species but completely harmless to another? Edit: Wow. Thank you all for the great answers!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You could potentially get many answers to this question! One example is if the pathogen's surface proteins recognizing speci...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does "weed and feed" know the difference between the grass it should feed and the weeds it should kill?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Different organisms have different physiologies. Same way chocolate is fine for human consumption, but will kill dogs. Monocots like grasses have different c...
<|im_start|>user Why don't greenhouse gases reflect just as much incoming sunlight as they trap? The common explanation of greenhouse gases is that sunlight that would bounce off the Earth out into space instead bounces off the greenhouse gas, trapping that heat on Earth. But if greenhouse gases simply reflect solar ...
<|im_start|>user An article is coming out that might make my thesis obsolete. I don't know what to do. **[UPDATE HERE]**(https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAcademia/comments/hmagml/update_an_article_is_coming_out_that_might_make/?) My advisor is currently unreachable, so I'm asking you guys here. I'm currently working on my...
<|im_start|>user Can anyone give examples of economic systems that are very different to what we are used to? I was reading [Legal Systems Very Different From Ours](http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Course_Pages/legal_systems_very_different_12/LegalSystemsDraft.html) and it was interesting to see systems that are ...
<|im_start|>user Reviewing a bad book (Humanities) Has anyone got any pointers for writing a bad book review? My honest opinion on the book I've got to review is that the research is dated, poorly argued, misses several key areas and is full of theoretical flaws (anachronisms, misundertanding of manuscript traditions...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How come people around the world all use the same math, but we all speak different languages? If you think about it, math is the language that helps humans understand the universe. Different aspects of math originated from different places around the globe. How come math has been able to stay glo...
<|im_start|>user What bonds my atoms to my body? Why don't they merge with this chair I'm sitting on?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Atoms in molecules bond because they want to achieve a lower energy state. Most of chemistry is the study of why exactly atoms bond and for molecules they way that they do. So, the reall...
<|im_start|>user [Classic Doctor Who] was the TARDIS ever depicted as actually flying the way it sometimes is in modern Doctor Who? I'm well-versed in the modern episodes, but have only seen a handful of the classics. In the current series the TARDIS is always described as disappearing one place and appearing somewher...
<|im_start|>user What do living organisms do to prevent bacteria from decomposing them that dead organisms are unable to do? Basically why does decomposition begin after death?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Our bodies form many barriers that stop bacteria from entering our tissues. Even though we have bacteria on our...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Wheels, wagons, and chariots were invented thousands of years ago. Why, then, did it take all the way until the 1800s for the bicycle to make its debut?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Materials, manufacturing techniques, and road conditions. We had to reach a point where metallurgy and material...
<|im_start|>user How clearly can we see objects in other galaxies? I have always been curious as to just what kind of details we can see, and what can only be theorized. For instance, we can count how many moons Saturn has, but can we tell the same for a planet in another solar system? To my understanding it would real...
<|im_start|>user CMV I believe affirmative action should be based on wealth not race I do not believe race to be a dominating factor if someone needs additional help and support that affirmative action brings. In fact I believe it promotes racism and damages race relations. However I do believe that coming from a poo...
<|im_start|>user If the liver can regrow from a piece in 30 days, then why isn't liver scarring treated by removing a bit and letting it regrow?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Liver is an organ that is known for its regenerative ability and therefore able to take a lot of abuse before it's scarred beyond repair. One...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are there typical breakfast foods and dinner foods? Is there a biological reason where we want certain nutrients at different points in the day or is it just a social construct?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Imagine you are are a preindustrial farmer. You get up before dawn, toil in the f...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do some stereo sounds sound like they are coming from both sides rather than the middle? Example: when listening to music on headphones, the vocal is usually in the center, inside your head, whereas instruments sound like they're outside your head on both sides, even though the volume is the ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What's with (what seems like) the sudden increase of gluten free foods, restaurants, diets, etc.? Is there really an increase of people with Celiac Disease? Or are there benefits to being gluten free?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a few people with Celiac Disease, for whom a gluten-fr...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Top-level government direct exchange is often said to proceed via a 'secure line' - how is such a line secured?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It varies of course but usually it involves something like end to end military grade encryption and only moving the call over infrastructure which is diff...
<|im_start|>user If natural fruit juices contain large amounts of sugar, why do we only seem to refine sugars from a select few plants (sugarcane, sugar beets) instead of from fruits in general? I understand that there's differences in the sugar composition (sucrose as a disaccharide vs glucose/fructose as monosacchari...
<|im_start|>user Is there a language-agnostic way to learn how to write multi-threaded programs? Is there a language-agnostic way to learn how to write multi-threaded programs? That is, without consulting each language, library etc. separately?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Not really, but there are only a few diffe...
<|im_start|>user ELIF: What is the difference between Sunni's and Shiites<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Sunni and Shia are two denominations of Islam. They split up from each other a long time ago because they disagreed on who should lead Islam when the founder, Muhammad, died. Because of this they have different rel...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does stress tend to decrease performance at complex tasks? I speed solve Rubik's cubes as a hobby, and I've noticed that my solve times are consistently worse when I'm feeling anxious about my performance than when I'm relaxed and in the moment. However, I've heard stress and anxiety describe...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The upcoming presidential debates should have questions that measure cognitive capability and knowledge of the US government as well as the world economy/geography. During the debates they should ask both candidates things like "What is the current federal debt" as well as a geography section wher...
<|im_start|>user Why do tightrope walkers carry a long beam?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In addition to what has been said before, the beam significantly increases the walkers rotational inertia around the rope axis. So the same small imbalance in center of mass causes much less acceleration with the beam in hand. ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the difference between Chaos Theory and The Butterfly Effect? I thought I knew what The Butterfly Effect was, then someone (well, Life is Strange did) explained Chaos Theory, and they sound like pretty much the same thing? What is the difference?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Chaos Theo...
<|im_start|>user [General] Why do high tier civilization eventually regress? So something I've always wondered is why do some stories for example in Man of Steel and many others where highly advance civilization with the ability to do things like bend space, terraform or even harvest stars for energy. Why would they ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Have relationships between organisms that had been established before molecular biology been confirmed with genetics? If I’m not mistaken, a lot of the relationships between different organisms (tree of life) were first established in the 19th century and were done so by looking at similarities i...
<|im_start|>user What new philosophical ideas have emerged in the last 50 years? Amidst the noise of the internet, social media, technology, it's easy to think we live in unprecedented times. And of course we do, but I'm wondering if there are any breakthroughs in the realm of ideas... along the lines of say Descartes ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does Googles new AI work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It is called machine learning and is quite complex. What it boils down to is that you break a problem into discreet parts, or steps. You show the machine all the different steps it can do. Then you tell the machine what the desired "...
<|im_start|>user I don't think its a good idea to treat illnesses that are genetic because we are increasing their rate in the human population CMV By treating people with heart problems are we not just allowing them to make more babies who will then have heart problems? I realize that as a doctor it is your obligation...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did the Vikings and other seafarers of yore manage to sail to specific locations (ports, beaches) when the compasses they had only indicated direction? Compasses can indicate direction but not really the specific paths they would have to take to reach specific ports or beaches. So although th...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] Why is technology so advanced, yet so seemingly outdated?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Unequal distribution of technology and resources. Xenophobia and limitations due to biological differences in adapting technology. Prolonged periods of technological regression from war and calamities....
<|im_start|>user How can a radiating body be in equilibrium with its environment? The [Black Body Radiation article on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-body_radiation) says: "Black-body radiation is the thermal electromagnetic **radiation** within or surrounding a body in **thermodynamic equilibrium**...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Recycling should be easier. With the current recycling there are 6 types of recycling: Glass recycling, paper recycling, metal recycling, plastic and textile recycling and finally electronic recycling. With each having its own sub categories: most noteably plastic: with 7 sub types of plastic. W...
<|im_start|>user Why is water tasteless? Sometimes you can taste the minerals in it, but in general it is tasteless. Why is this? Is it really tasteless, or have humans over thousands of years adapted to its real taste?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Water / H2O is an integral part in cells and is therefore always pre...
<|im_start|>user Economists: Is wealth a finite resource? I have no training in economics outside of Micro/Macro 100 level classes I took 15 years ago. But I've been pondering this for a while and I'm sure there is an answer (or two). Here's what I'm thinking, tell me where I'm wrong: * money is essentially a repre...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Not everyone could/should go to university There’s a big movement, especially among more left leaning liberals that higher education should be free and/or is a right. While it’s not doubt true that Education is an incredible tool for social mobility (and what I believe is the key for POC to rise u...
<|im_start|>user What's more effective at reflecting heat, a sheet of aluminum that is polished or a sheet of aluminum painted white? I've been wondering if something that was polished to a mirror finish was better at not absorbing heat through light than something painted with pure white paint. Any responses are appre...
<|im_start|>user [DC/Marvel] What is Magic exactly in each universe, and who are its top users? Is it divine (Gods and stuff), is it some sort of natural energy, is it something beyond comprehension? Who are the big names in each universe who use magic, what type of magic do they use? Can anyone use magic in these uni...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does my body know if my vision is in focus or not? What tells my eyes to adjust?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your brain knows from experience what things should look like and what things look like when they're out of focus. When you see something that your brain thinks looks out of focus...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do colleges take things like race and ethnicity into consideration? How do they weigh it with against other factors?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Currently, there are two main methods used to increase racial/ethnic diversity in admissions. First is the University of Michigan Law School met...
<|im_start|>user When Europeans settled America, why didn't ~90% of the settlers die from Native American diseases? Why did Europeans have the stronger immune system and not vice versa? I just read an article that explained that the Europeans brought the diseases that killed tens of millions of the American Natives. Ye...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is it about mental illnesses that makes them so hard to cure?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant We don't understand mental illness as well as we understand physical illness, because the mind is a much more complex system than most individual body systems. We have some theories, but for the mos...
<|im_start|>user Yesterday when I reached my destination with my car I noticed I was carrying a bee in it the whole time(I had the windows closed).Could this bee survive hundreds of miles away from its nest or is it doomed to die?Any chances it could be "adopted" by another nest?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Solitar...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Can alcohol really effect individuals differently at higher elevations? What about THC in marijuana?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Alcohol yes, if you are not used to the elevation. Alcohol does lower blood oxygen saturation, which means that less oxygen is being carried to tissues throughout t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is our organ of equilibrium located in our ears? Is there any logical explanation why it's in our ears and not say in our nose, our eyes, our feet...? It seems pretty random to me that it's located in the ears. (Sorry for maybe not so good English)<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If you want...
<|im_start|>user If time slows the closer to the speed of light someone travels, what is the effect on an airline pilot over the course of their career? Of course, we'll have to do some assumptions her, and I'll start. 1. The pilot has a 50 year career. 1. The average speed of the pilot over their career will be 300MP...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some (usually low paying) jobs not accept you because you're overqualified? Why can't I make burgers if I have a PhD?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Usually because the employer is worried that applicants who are overqualified will high-tail it out of there as soon as they can find any be...
<|im_start|>user How do I argue FOR something in philosophy? This may seem a very stupid question, but it's something fundamental I am struggling with. I've never had a real problem arguing my theses in a literary sense, as in for an English class. Yet, when it comes to philosophy, I have a hard time figuring out how t...
<|im_start|>user How do the "return on investment" figures for going to college account for the fact that the type of person who gets a degree from college is also the type of person who was going to make more money than average even if they hadn't gone to college?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Some analyses look at ...
<|im_start|>user Is there a trick to reading economics papers? I'm a 2nd year undergraduate of economics. In some of my modules there's a large emphasis on reading academic papers directly from sources such as Economica, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Review. To be honest, I struggle with them. The...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:How is radiation both a cause and a treatment for cancer?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Radiation can damage a cell by breaking and forming chemical bonds. This can include damage to DNA which can lead to mutations which cause cancer. However, enough radiation will just do so much damage to the...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are LED light bulbs so expensive while LED diodes are so cheap? Diodes are literally a dime a dozen, but a quality LED bulb is at least $10 in the US. What gives?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In addition to the difference in cost caused by adding fixtures, structure, electronics, power flu...
<|im_start|>user Sex and philosophy What do the various philosophic traditions have to say about sex and relationships? I am interested in the philosophies that advocate celibacy and are against marriage. From what I've read, only monastic groups advocate this path. Do the other philosophers say anything about this? I...
<|im_start|>user [DC]How does the richest human beings' wealth fare on a galactic/universal/etc. level? Is there a way to measure and compare wealth across different planets? To illustrate the title with an example: we all know Bruce Wayne is one of the richest people on Earth, but is he also a one\-percenter in the en...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do scientists at the Large Hadron Collider safely create and record temperatures of 5.5 trillion degrees?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Primarily by making it happen to a very very small amount of material. 5.5 Trillion degrees sounds like a lot, but in terms of mass x thermal energy, the s...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why don't those with authority (such as police officers) face the same penalties as ordinary citizens for crimes? I'm just curious because everyday I hear about injustices to citizens from police offers, however they only get measly penalties such as being fired, whereas a normal person would be j...
<|im_start|>user [Marvel] What are the pros and cons of these powers: Gamma Radiation, Chaos Magic, Power Cosmic, Phoenix Force?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant From what i know: Gamma-comes with a big increase to strength and healing. The exact details of your power come from your own psyche. There is a chance of just...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 How does plant seeds know to root downward and to sprout upwards?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Plants have the ability of sensing gravity and orienting themselves accordingly. This is called gravitropism. In the roots, there are some small pouches in the cells which produce and store starch and...
<|im_start|>user Applying design patterns I'm finding it really hard to apply design patterns in my code. The thing is even though i know several design patterns and i understand those, i can't still figure out where to apply the patterns. How you learn to apply these design patterns in your code<|im_end|> <|im_start|>...
<|im_start|>user Any suggestions for improving writing skills for a current PhD student? I am a current PhD student in organizational behavior (think a mix between anthropology and psychology). I know all the theories I need to know, I read a lot of articles in my field daily, I have great ideas, but when I try to put...
<|im_start|>user If you were teaching philosophy to first year college students, what's a short (10 page -ish) piece of writing to start with on day 1? Something fairly easy, but thought provoking. Something that elicits wonder and interest. A classic choice (pun intended) would be a Socratic dialogue. I'm struggling t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why so many men in the USA are circumcised<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In the 1870s a few influential American doctors thought that circumcision was good for your health, so they endorsed it as standard practice on medical grounds. 50 years later, doctors figured out that circumcision didn't...
<|im_start|>user How exactly does soap get you clean? What chemicals in soap react with what chemicals in the body? How does this make your skin clean? Any help would be appreciated- thanks!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Soap contains (generally) alkali metal salts of fatty acids, which are formed through the saponif...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Perfect attendance shouldn’t be awarded I’m really getting tired of going to the awards ceremony at my school and seeing the kid that shows up to school sick. Like, people legitimately know he shows up to school sick, and it’s ridiculous. He gets awarded for it too, like what the fuck? I’m prett...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Planned Parenthood should spin off it's abortion business and then re-brand it's health services business lines Planned Parenthood is a non-profit, but it is still a business. Businesses spin off business lines all the time for any variety of reasons. Since their abortion business line receives ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The world would be better off if every single person on this planet had access to the best possible education. Edit: To clarify, by "the world" I mean our planet and every living being on it (obviously including humans) This is something that has been on my mind a lot over the last couple of year...
<|im_start|>user What gives sea creatures their fishy taste?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Fish need to maintain osmotic balance in a saline environment, and one of their strategies to manage this is to load up their tissues with Trimethylamine Oxide (TMAO). This is odorless and not offensive, but when the fish dies...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The end of Moore's Law will drastically reduce the pace of technological change A few years ago, the CEO of Intel said that if cars had developed as quickly as computers, they would go at 470,000 mph, get 100,000 miles to the gallon, and cost 3 cents. This got me wondering, what would the world be...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 why do we have to install a specific Android OS for a specific phone when we can install Windows or Linux on any machine(x86) and expect it to work without too much problems? Like, If want to install a custom rom(LineageOS) for my Galaxy s9, I have to use a build specifically built for the s9. Bu...
<|im_start|>user CMV: There will be a major economic catastrophe within the next 4 years. After studying the causes of the Great Depression, and considering the results of the U.S. Presidential election, I have been working myself into an anxious frenzy over a disturbing set of similarities between the Depression and t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When did American Healthcare become so terrible, ie when did jobs with benefits become the epitome of a career?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Health care being tied to employment started in World War 2. The government realized that with a lot of young men joining the military, and the increase ...
<|im_start|>user Why does food you heat up in the microwave cool down faster than food you heat up in an oven? Is this real life? I've noticed that food, say a slice of pizza, can be just as hot coming out of the microwave as out of the oven, but it cools down in what feels like a few minutes, where the pizza out of th...
<|im_start|>user [Warhammer 40,000] What is life like for the native inhabitants of a Pleasure World?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Surrounded by incredible beauty and wondrous natural vistas, inhabitants on Garden Worlds want for very little, and dedicate much of their time to tending to the needs of the various gue...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why use a primary language and a scripting language in game dev? I've noticed that a lot of games are coded in both a primary language (eg, C++) along with a scripting language (eg Python). As someone who only knows scripting languages, I sort of know the difference thematically but not complete...
<|im_start|>user I believe that public school teachers in the U.S. should make double to triple their average salary. A large portion of the money for this should be taken from the federal defense budget. CMV As it is now the average salary for being a teacher in the U.S. hovers right around $50,000, although in some s...
<|im_start|>user eli5: How do retail credit cards (including those you can use in any store) work and how do they benefit the issuers and retailers? Some of the specifics I’m wondering about are: How do they tend to be structured? Who provides the capital? How do they differ from standard bank issued credit cards from ...
<|im_start|>user How would the distinction between Mill and Bentham's attitudes towards higher and lower pleasures (regarding utilitarianism) change their assessment of whether a legal system is just? If we perfectly applied one or the other's ideas to society, how would the legal systems differ? To be clear, this is r...
<|im_start|>user why does squinting help us see better?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The lens of your eye is a refractive lens. If you use a camera lens as an analogue, the higher the f-stop (the smaller the aperture), the less spherical aberration. In other words, fewer light rays to scatter. The result is a cleare...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do most foods in the US have a calorie count ending in 0 or 5, especially in processed foods?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Rounding off to the nearest increment of five is allowed to account for inaccuracy in the measuring and cooking process. A single tic tac mint has 2 calories, so they ...
<|im_start|>user Why is NaCl used in the kitchen instead of any other salt?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It basically comes down to availability. Historically most salt was obtained either from mines or through the evaporation of sea water. These salts are mostly NaCl, although they can contain small amounts of othe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do babies have to sleep so much more than adults? And why can’t they get all that sleep in one go each day, rather than over multiple naps?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Once born babies will do one thing for the first months: Grow more. Their stomach is the size of a marble, that is how m...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Orgasms, how do they work and why do we even have them? After Googling for a good 2 minutes, I decided to post this here. As stated earlier, what is the point of having one? Do other animals have orgasms as big as ours?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant From an evolutionary standpoint, a woman is m...
<|im_start|>user The apparent "mixing" of skin colour in humans defies everything I understand about mammalian genetics. Can someone explain how it differs from determination of fur colour? As I understand genetics (bearing in mind that this is my first year of study, so I posess by no means a comprehensive understandi...
<|im_start|>user How does 'finding your balance' while learning to ride a bicycle actually work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The cerebellum region of the brain is responsible for muscle memory. This allows your brain to quickly recall the muscle pathways involved in a given activity. Riding a bike feels awkward at ...
<|im_start|>user How can audio be sped up without increasing in pitch? For example, say that you increase the speed of a recording of a voice. Normally, the pitch of the voice would increase as the sound gets sped up, but some software allows you to increase the speed of an audio file while maintaining the pitch. What'...
<|im_start|>user Are there cubic energy formulas? Like potential energy is m*g*h, a linear function, movement energy is 0.5mv^2, a squared function. Is there a function for energy that grows faster? Maybe a cubic or an exponential one?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes, many. You don't see them often as textbooks l...
<|im_start|>user What does Duhem mean when he says that no theory or hypothesis in physics is ever falsifiable?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Here's what Duhem wrote in *The Aim and Structure of Physical Theory*: &gt; The prediction of the phenomenon, whose nonproduction is to cut off debate, does not derive from th...