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<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] If you're force sensitive but don't become a Jedi, can you still use your powers effectively? If you were a force-sensitive but somehow didn't end up in the Jedi order or as a Sith, could you train yourself in the ways of the Force? Like, could you just become a freelance force-user who goe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is that tingling/itchy/hot/pain that dots across our body when we enter a warm building after being in the cold while wearing really warm clothes?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When you're cold, blood moves to more needed areas, like your chest, head, and anything else more vital than simp...
<|im_start|>user Exploitation of foreign postdocs (Crosspost from r/labrats) I'm a freelance science journalist doing an investigation on the exploitation of foreign postdocs for Nature. I realise that postdocs are often under a lot of pressure, work long hours, and often have a tough time generally, however I'm look...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When someone loses their memory, why do they not forget the language they speak in?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are different parts of the brain that handle different jobs. The part of the brain that handles long-term memory is different from the part of the brain that handles language....
<|im_start|>user Do humans have any intrinsic value? If so, what?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Many philosophers have argued that they do, but not all philosophers agree to this thesis. Here's one kind of argument (a basic form of a kind of argument that has been influential): the value that we're talking about her...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is it about french fries in particular that make them nearly impossible to taste good once reheated in the microwave?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Microwaves cook by heating up water molecules inside your food. When the molecules warm up they are drawn to the surface and tend to make the ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: If I'm ever on a jury, police testimony will hold no more weight to me than any other witness. I believe police testimony is no different and no more reliable than any other regular citizen's testimony. People can lie, and people can recall incorrectly; the fact that someone wears a badge doesn't...
<|im_start|>user CMV: There's a lot more online activists could do about Xinjiang I want to start by stating that I believe that Western “woke” activists are a net positive influence on society. Yes, they can be pompous and sanctimonious and obnoxious but social media movements supporting LGBTQ, #MeToo and BLM are havi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What do the Catalan Numbers represent, and why are they so important? I'm struggling to understand this sequence. Checking on here, there's only [one post](https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ajtskj/eli5_what_are_catalan_numbers/) which explains that the Catalan Numbers are a simp...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are places like Japan experiencing extreme heatwaves of 40-45 degrees celcius while equatorial areas such as Malaysia and Indonesia are not experiencing such high temperatures even though they are closer to the equator?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Weather is a complicated subject. Mainly ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do you properly use ";' and "-" in writing?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The semicolon is properly used in at least two ways. First, it can be used to separate items in a list when some of those items contain commas. For example, a normal list would go like this: Apples, pears, bananas, a...
<|im_start|>user Why do hallucinations so often tell you to kill yourself? (In people with mental issues) Right now there's at IAmA of the girl with Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. She mentioned that the hallucinations would try and get her to kill herself. From other AMAs and TV/Movies I've seen that it's quite common...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why do Newtonian physics break down at a quantum level?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's not so much that they break down, rather it's that Newtonian physics is an approximation of how the world works that is not totally correct, but in many cases is accurate enough to be incredibly useful. I...
<|im_start|>user Thinking about getting a PhD to make a career shift Hi all. So title says it all: I need a change and am thinking about going into academia. I’m currently an attorney but I just can’t do it anymore. I’ve always loved writing and reading and classes based on literary analysis. Basically I loved school...
<|im_start|>user Is there any research regarding the impact of white children having witnesses lynchings carried out by their elders in the American South during Jim Crow?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In case you don't get many responses, perhaps a reworded version of this in /r/AskHistorians could get you closer to...
<|im_start|>user Why did Nietzsche think so highly of Tragedy? My question is in the title, but I can elaborate if necessary.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I recommend reading the Birth of Tragedy, he talks about why the Greeks built their theology like they did, as a justification for all the suffering and that a co...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: basic beliefs of Taoism<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Taoism can be summed up pretty generally as it all focuses pretty much around nature and being a natural and forefilling person; Daoism (Taoism) 道統 (Daoism and Taoism are the same thing) - A way of life (in China may be referred to as a re...
<|im_start|>user I don't think that employers should be forced to accommodate religious attire, even in cases where they don't negatively affect job performance. CMV So I was watching some clips from that show "What would you do" on Youtube the other night. Normally, I like the scenarios that the show creates but one o...
<|im_start|>user Mentoring a student in a lower middle income country I am a female postdoc in the US, and a student from a lower middle i come country lately reached out to me via authoraid website asking for mentoring. I have little mentoring experience but stayed long enough in academia to share my experience (i bel...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can a half-built house be left in the weather with no issues? I’m talking about a wood frame with plastic in the rain type of thing. Edit: this really blew up but i can’t read 200 essays about wood treatments so thank you to everyone who contributed ❤️<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Construc...
<|im_start|>user What is a bose-einstein condensate? I've long since wanted to know what a bose-einstein condensate is but even after looking it up several times (I've wanted to know for a long time) I still have no clue. I just can't wrap my mind around it. I can't visualize it and even after trying google images, I j...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Do atmospheric oxygen levels have an effect on gigantism in vertebrates? Someone recently suggested to me that high atmospheric oxygen levels were a factor that allowed dinosaurs to grow as large as they did. I'd love to properly understand the matter and haven't been able to satisfactorily goog...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Where possible, picking up items with your feet is superior to picking up items with your hands. There are a bunch of benefits to picking up items with your feet: * Can be a lot more convenient when since your grabbing appendage has to travel less distance * Your hands can be used for a lot more ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why school systems don't divide students based on ability rather than age Edit: so many karmas but no karma added :( thanks for all the great responses and front page!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They already do to an extent; most honors and AP classes will have students from a couple differen...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do we know universe is approximately 14 billion years old?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The first method is to use the current expansion rate and work backwards to find out how long it took for the universe to expand to its current size. The second method involves looking at stars. Imagin...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did some animals (lizards etc.) get an ability to regenerate limbs evolutionary? I mean what was the process to aquiring that ability? And maybe the best example is Turbellaria for their amazing ability to divide.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant All species have the capacity for regeneration,...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do water towers work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When you pump water from point A to point B, sometimes everyone wants more water than a pump can handle. Say everyone flushes during a commercial break during the Superbowl. The water tower holds a bunch of water high up in the air so when...
<|im_start|>user Why is fusion energy so challenging to achieve?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Fusion is a really rare process for a given collision. To get relevant amounts of power you need a big volume, a high particle density and a high temperature (~100 million degree). In addition the material shouldn't lose it...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are some programming languages better for certain types of projects than other programming languages, when they can all essentially do the same thing and they all seem to work the same way?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Let's take some extremes. MATLAB is designed to do math. Scientists and...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did the Chinese succeed in reaching a higher population BCE and continued thriving for such a longer period than Mesopotamia? were there any factors like food or cultural organization, which led to them having a sustained increase in population?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You might be fa...
<|im_start|>user What are some criticisms of Jungian personality types (INFJ, ENTP, etc.)?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 1. MBTI types are not empirically derived, and as such, might exhibit bias in dividing individuals or miss capturing key types of variation. 2. MBTI types are bases on Jungian theory of the psych...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do scales that are capable of measuring incredibly tiny amounts of things actually work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I believe that most scales contain a piece of metal with a precise thickness/strength (called a load cell). Placing an item on the scale bends that piece of metal *very* sl...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do they know what the possible high and low for the day’s temperature will be? When a weather forecast says there is going to be a high of 18 and a low of 12 for example, how do they know the temperature range or possibility, especially over a weekly forecast?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant ...
<|im_start|>user How did we know about human reproduction before modern medical science? Today we think it is "obvious" that sex leads to the *possibility* of pregnancy. But how did for example people in the middle age knew that sex led to pregnancy? How did people even know that there is such a concept as fatherhood? ...
<|im_start|>user How small and detailed could we make a Fresnel lens? Seeing them in the wild, you either look at it from a distance or they're quite grainy, I know they're cheap. So, probably the image might look slightly like the way insect-vision is portrayed in movies, segmented like, but if we can make the tiny t...
<|im_start|>user To what degree can the safety of previous vaccines be generalized to the Covid-19 Vaccines? How generalizable is previous safety data to a given new vaccine?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If it’s the same type of vaccine and uses the same dosage of adjuvants, the safety data from an older vaccine cou...
<|im_start|>user Is there a job I can travel with? Hey Economists I'm a 20 yo second-year student studying economics Bsc at a Russell Group (Top 10) uni in the UK. Most of my friends here are looking into investment banking as a career, with many of them securing internships at big investment banks. I don't really wan...
<|im_start|>user How is "progress" achieved in the field of philosophy?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant That there is such a thing as progress and, in particular, progress within philosophy is, in itself, a philosophical contention, to which many would disagree or would have nuanced views about. Wittgenstein would prob...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can bones heal but teeth can not?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your bones are surrounded with blood veins that can transport the nutrients necessary to repair your bones if they break relatively quickly. Your teeth lack this surrounding vein structure, so to repair holes on the surface the...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: By what process did the first electrons, neutrons and protons to form into atoms?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Different atoms formed through different processes. The lightest atoms (hydrogen, helium, and lithium) were formed immediately after the big bang in a short window where pressures we...
<|im_start|>user If the voltage id high enough, would electricity be able to arc in space?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant What we see as an arc is the effect of molecules in the air being excited by the impact of electrons that are accelerated by the voltage. These excited molecules then fall back to a lower energy st...
<|im_start|>user How exactly do Lagrange-4 and Lagrange-5 work? I feel like I understand L-1 through L-3 pretty well. L-1 is just where gravitational "forces" subtract perfectly to slow down orbits to geosynchronous, L-2 is where they add perfectly to speed up orbits to geosynchronous, and L-3 is on the opposite side o...
<|im_start|>user Should I still read old economist? Should I read books from Milton Friedman, Hayak, Keynes and Von Mises in 2022? Or are these something I shouldn’t read an instead spend my time on newer books in the past 10-15 years?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Reading the old-guard economists is a good exercise ...
<|im_start|>user What does "right is prior to good" mean in deontological ethics? Can anyone explain what is meant by right? I know good being prior to right means that the ultimate justification of our actions is maximizing good.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant People use this phrase in a few different ways, but usual...
<|im_start|>user (ELI5) What is it about Taiwan that makes it a good spot to produce computer chips?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Intense prior investment. High tech manufacturing really relies on having an experienced workforce and well developed facilities. Both of those require time and money. Many companies o...
<|im_start|>user Why is the speed of light the universal speed limit? Title says it all<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I could give you a lot of different answers or explanations, but it would all be circular. The reason is this- it's taken as a postulate, or assumption, in the theory of relativity. It's a very good a...
<|im_start|>user As modern humans, we spend a significant percentage of our lives wearing shoes and other related footwear. How does this affect the development of our feet and legs, if at all?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are definite morphological implications. People who grew up barefoot (ie native tribes ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: During the 07/08 financial crisis, what would have happened if the US government had not committed to the bailout to save private financial institutions? Doesn't saving inefficient companies have a negative impact on the economy in the long run? I've been reading up on the financial crisis and th...
<|im_start|>user [Warhammer 40K] Which warp entity is fueled by love? The Ruinous Powers feed of almost every emotion imaginable. Khorne feeds off of hate, fury, anger, and martial honor; Tzeentch feeds off of the quest for knowledge, the desire for change, and psychic powers; Slaanesh feeds off of pain and pleasure; a...
<|im_start|>user If you take any colour and made it dark enough, would it eventually just turn black?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are two ways of constructing colors—additive (e.g., RGB) and subtractive (e.g., CMYK). Additive colors are “added” to black, and for them, the answer is simple: you make them “dark...
<|im_start|>user CMV: There is no good reason other than medical obligation to put your pets/children on a gluten free/vegan/whatever diet. In most cases, it's very unhealthy for them without special supplements. Even with the supplements, why force a special diet onto someone else? Your kids probably don't particularl...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why television and media cameras are so big, despite the same level of picture detail being achievable on much smaller devices? What's all that 'extra camera' used for?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Much higher quality sensors and optics. In order to fit a small camera on the back of your phon...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the difference between "software engineer" and "programmer"?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You are getting answers in the theoretical realm. In the practical realm it is a matter of semantics. And it depends on the place you work on what you are called. Someone called a programmer ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I believe that our legal system is built on a capitalistic model which removes the fairness factor. It seems to me that our legal system is built on a capitalistic model. If a lawyer is really good with a proven track record they can charge more money than other lawyers who don't have such a good ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What makes my brain go "I don't know how to do this therefore I don't want to do it"?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 1) Fear of the unknown. An evolutionary instinct we are born with. 2) Fear of failure. A sociological reaction we learn. 3) Sloth/Laziness. Don't want to invest the effort re...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do animals like to be pet by humans?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Many mammals, especially the kind we interact with, are social creatures - the evolved to work in small family units to share in responsibilities like hunting, care for young, protection, and health. Part of health is groom...
<|im_start|>user Breaking into the Publication Bubble It seems as though there is an awkward, unspoken line between Master's and PhD students that publish or do not publish. I am finishing my Master's in a program that does not encourage students to do much research or consider publication. However, I am starting a PhD...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I think soft skills should be a required class in US schools. I'm going to limit this CMV to US schools, because I'm not familiar with the education systems of other countries. The older I've gotten, the more I've realized the vital importance of soft skills to success. The ability to network, w...
<|im_start|>user [MCU] If I wanted to bring Thanos back, would I need all of the stones to do it? Just him, not his entire army.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You would need: * The reality stone to make the recreation * The mind stone to know/understand enough about Thanos to make the creation as accurate as possibl...
<|im_start|>user Submitting same project to several funding agencies When you write a grant application, you are asked whether this project is/will be submitted to any other funding agency. If you are willing to submit to a couple of funding agencies in parallel - how does this influence the decision to fund the projec...
<|im_start|>user Got my own funding for a postdoc. How much do I "owe" the PI? I was awarded a personal fellowship that essentially gives me funding for a postdoctoral position. The application involved me writing a proposal, and then the PI submitting the proposal along with some admin busywork on their side. It has b...
<|im_start|>user eli5: How do they decide what the speed limit is for a road? Basically the title. I'm curious what they do to decide. surely they don't just stick a random number on a sign and call it a day.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It depends largely on the nature and purpose of the road. Things like width, s...
<|im_start|>user Anxiety about a career in research I am close to starting a research-focused M.Sc./PhD-program in neuroscience that I have spent the last three years of my life working toward. Now that courses will start in a few weeks, I am starting to get anxious and slightly overwhelmed with the prospect of a caree...
<|im_start|>user I think tipping is a bad system that should be eliminated. CMV. Tipping servers and other workers could be a nice gesture if you've enjoyed their service. However, many restaurants give their workers ridiculously low pay because the rest is supposed to come from tips and many servers live mainly on tha...
<|im_start|>user How did Japan become such an economic power if they have so few tangible natural resources? To my knowledge, most economic powers have had massive reserves of natural resources; USA, USSR, British Empire, China, etcetera. My question is: how is did Japan become an economic power if they don't have such...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If there are no lions in Europe, why are they all over European heraldry? Owls, bears, boars and all that make sense because Europeans would see them all the time. I've never heard of lions indigenous to Europe, and yet lions are everywhere when you look at European heraldry. How come?<|im_end|...
<|im_start|>user [40k] Do Chaos Space Marines have friends/relationships? In a world where everyone is insane, murderous, and obsessed with getting to the top (and usually getting there by stabbing somebody in the back) it seems like a horribly lonely life to go through, but on some level these people are comrades that...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does teeth whitening/bleaching work? I'm wondering if someone could actually explain how it achieves whiter teeth, as my teeth are somewhat stained due to heavy caffeine consumption (lots of tea). And also if there is any differences between whitening or bleaching.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>ass...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 why can’t people map the catacombs with sonar, radar or what ever you would use to map underground I know sonar is water and radar is air but something like that. Idk<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You can use ground penetrating radar to check for voids in an underground setting, but the results ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how do scientists determine the composition of planets many light years away?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant So one of the properties inherent to every material is what wavelengths of light they tend to absorb and emit. If we look at light bouncing off a distant object and it seems to be absorb...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What makes a good interviewer i.e. Charlie Rose, Larry King? I've been watching Charlie Rose interviews recently and aside from his asking questions that stimulate discussion, I was wondering if there was something more that makes him good at interviewing?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant These ki...
<|im_start|>user Difference between a principled person and close-minded?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant One could say that a principled person is one that has considered other viewpoints, rationally come to the conclusion that certain viewpoints are ethically sound, and then refuses to shift from them, while a close-...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If I am in possession of a $1 Bill, do I own it or am I just renting it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Having control of a bill means you have the ability to use it's face value to settle all debts both public and private. The Federal Government actually owns the bill. Which...
<|im_start|>user How fast does something have to move through our field of view for the movement to be noticeable?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This question is impossible to answer with a single number. The threshold for motion detection changes as a function of: 1. Object contrast. Higher contrast objects are mor...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Marxism/ Karl Marx<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Karl Marx was a philosopher/political thinker who wrote a bunch of books and papers in the mid 1800s outlining a particular view of how social systems and economies are run and how they should be run. He worked a lot with a guy named Engels, so y...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 the different kinds of U.S. law enforcement There's U.S. Marshals, state police, county police, DSS agents, Secret Service, FBI, CIA, military, etc. What is the hierarchy here and what is the jurisdiction of each kind?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Jurisdiction is limited to what types of laws a...
<|im_start|>user [Marvel] Given that Captain America is still considered to be human, albeit the absolute peak of human potential, does that mean a normal human could train themselves to the same level of physical fitness as him?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Sort of There are "normal" humans who have his level of ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: what happens to a person's debt after they die?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Probably depends a bit on locality laws and specific situations. However, in most of the US, any money they have leftover (the "estate", which is everything you owned at the time of your death) is used by the executor...
<|im_start|>user How might Pavlov's modern supporters respond to Lacan's claim that it was Pavlov, not the dog, who was the subject of his conditioning experiment? So I'm talking about the famous [conditioned reflex experiment](https://www.simplypsychology.org/pavlov.html). But I've not found an entirely satisfying exp...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do game anti cheats, like BattlEye or GameGuard work? What I mean is - I know they can check the processes which are running and are associated to the game that you're playing, but how do they know that those processes are actually cheating tools?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are dif...
<|im_start|>user ELI5- how does sunscreen work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Sunscreen prevents the harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun from damaging your skin. There are 2 types of sunscreen, chemical sunscreen and physical sunscreen. Chemical sunscreen contains chemicals that undergo chemical reactions when they...
<|im_start|>user [W40K] What is the Dark Age of Technology and why was it so dark?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Dark Age of Technology was the peak of human technological advancement and generally the peak of human civilization. It was then mankind expanded with ease to every corner of the galaxy. It lasted for ten ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: what makes quartz crystals so useful? As far as I understand they are being used in clocks and computer technology - what makes them so special?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant One major aspect of quartz is that it is piezoelectric. This is when a material will produce a tiny amount of electricit...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Having a UBI for all people reduces the need for minimum wage and gives everyone more freedom for employees and employers alike. UBI for those that don't know, is a concept that involves a basic income for all people that is handed out by the government. It would be enough to cover only living exp...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: what does caffeine actually do your muscles, especially regarding exercising?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Research by the American College of Sports Medicine has shown that ingesting 3-9 mg per kilogram of body weight (2-6 cups of regular coffee) approximately 1 hour before exercise can incre...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What the heck is an 'open source platform' for website building?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Open Source is a phrase used to describe a methodology of software development. Instead of keeping the code closed and only allowing people use the software when it's assembled, they share the base co...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The way we judge the whole population's maturity with a simple age is just wrong First as a disclaimer: I don't want to get into an age of consent debate. I'm just talking about the age at which you're considered an adult by the law. I and I'm sure other people have seen some who are extremely i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why can rain and snow last for hours/days but it never hails that long (or at least I’ve never seen it)?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Hail requires much more specific conditions to occur, and those conditions are hard to maintain for very long. In particular, hail implies very strong updrafts w...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If hormones are secreted into blood, and blood needs to pump around the body, how does adrenaline act so quickly Ive always wondered how the moment of drama and that sinking feeling happen together instantly. But the chemical has to be secreted, get into the blood, and then the blood needs to be ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it that light-colored objects like white t-shirts become clear when they're wet, but things like hair become darker? [Wet T Shirt (SFW)](http://inewsfashion.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/wet-tshirt-contestwet-tshirt-2014-inewsfashion-6tnfzbot.jpg) [Wet Hair](http://how-to-cut-hair.co.uk/...
<|im_start|>user What is the difference between aquatic and terrestrial plants? Whats the difference in, say, cell structure between a terrestrial and aquatic plant? There are a lot of plants that can grow in water and above, but their leaves/appearance tend to change depending on their conditions.<|im_end|> <|im_start...
<|im_start|>user Publishing in journals or conferences I'm just starting my PhD and haven't published yet. I know that papers could be published in either journals or conferences so I wanted to know what are the main differences: * Generally speaking is it easier to publish in a journal or a conference? * Does the ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why would anyone want to ban using cameras to catch people who block intersections? &gt; "It doesn't hold a threat to anyone if there are signs but nobody is there," he said. "We either need cameras (not allowed by state law) or people to get some order. Some people don't learn until they get bur...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why do businesses have to pay tax? The owners are taxed anyway. I'm aware that through the dividend imputation system (in Australia), any company tax paid is credited on the individual and therefore only counted once. And companies have been known to change locations, at least on paper, to seek ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do radio stations track the listener count?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Radio is measured in a few different ways, and to be in full disclosure, there is much debate on the accuracy of any of them as the margin of error was pretty high, and people lie in journals and surveys about radio f...
<|im_start|>user Why is Philosophy male-dominated?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are obvious socio-cultural reasons that has caused Philosophy to be male-dominated throughout history, like many of the other academic and high-ranking professions. But there has been a deeper, methodological criticism that the pr...
<|im_start|>user How do I helpfully interact with undergrads who approach me inquiring about Harris, Petersen, Molyneux, etc.? This semester alone, I’ve had half a dozen or so undergrads approach me before and after lectures/sections to ask whether I listen to their podcasts, what I think about them, and so on. So far ...
<|im_start|>user What are some criticisms of Kant’s Categorical Imperative? text.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The biggest issue for me is you can specify the maxim of your action in different ways, and whether your action satisfies the CI can depend on how you do so. You could resolve this problem by specifying som...
<|im_start|>user should I use websockets for a site, when only my server wants to send updates ? I'm creating an attendance app using Nodejs as a backend, I want to update the number of currently checked in users in real-time, my question is which connection should I implement ? as only the server wants to send data to...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why do you need to switch on so many things when starting a helicopter? What are all those switches controlling? Couldn't it be replaced with a single switch for the whole process? Does it happen that you flight a helicopter without turning on several things?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In ...