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<|im_start|>user {Economics} How widely accepted is the efficient market hypothesis? Undergrad Economics / Finance student here. I am currently working on a chapter on the transmission of information in financial markets and weak, semi-strong and strong forms of efficiency. This includes the efficient market hypothesi...
<|im_start|>user Forbidding private currency is a good policy for the economy of a country? I was reading that most of governments made them illegal last century, but none of pages talked about the economic impact of such policy.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Generally, governments have moved to a single accepted cur...
<|im_start|>user [Michael Jackson - Billie Jean] Why do the tiles light up below Michael when he has his invisibility field on? Surely this side effect defeats the whole purpose of this technology?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The tiles appear to be either pressure sensitive or capacitance/proximity sensitive. Neith...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Libertarianism (U.S. Politics) What do they represent? What are their stands on major issues? How do they differ from Democrats and Republicans? etc. etc. etc. (This post spawned by the idea that I am refusing to vote for either Obama or Romney. Time for me to look into other options.)...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Cultural squeamishness about bare feet in public is irrational and arguably responsible for the majority of foot problems I grew up in a country (South Africa) where bare feet are much more acceptable in public. Children are widely allowed, even encouraged, to attend primary school barefoot. The s...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do insurance companies make money? Who insures insurance companies? If I pay $150/month and total my car after 12 months, I've only paid in $1800, yet I will get back ~$10,000 (depending on the vehicle, of course). How do insurance companies make a profit from that, and how are said companies...
<|im_start|>user eli5: How were square roots calculated in the first place, before calculators?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You would look them up in a table. The tables were populated by hand calculation. For example, what's the square root of 20? Well, you know it's going to be more than 4 and less than 5, becau...
<|im_start|>user If all knowledge were destroyed and had to be rediscovered, how would philosophy look different? How would it look the same? For context, I'm from physics/mathematics where I think that the same concepts would be discovered and the same theories would be developed and organized in largely the same way....
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does urine come out yellow and not green or blue? When you're hydrated your urine comes out clear but after a long night of drinking it can come out darker yellow. Why not blue after drinking something blue or brown assuming all the colors mixed together?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Only ...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek ToS/TNG/VOY/DSN/ENT] Body snatching is so unbelievably common how in gods name is there not a protocol for "Hey the captain just out of the blue acted entirely out of character and threw our diplomatic mission out the window. We should really stop and take a close look at him."?<|im_end|> <|...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Modern capitalism cannot exist in a future society. Now, before you start calling me a communist, I think capitalism can work in the future with changes such as UBI. In fact, that would be the best system for the near future in my opinion. Now, the reason I'm saying changes need to be made is be...
<|im_start|>user Is there a reason why bigger animals tend to have bigger eyes. What advantage is it having eyes in proportion to body size?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Bigger eyes generally mean better visual resolution and better light-gathering abilities. It's basically the same reason that big telescopes are b...
<|im_start|>user Why is everything so slow at the universities? As the title asks, why things like getting contracts, admin related work, joining labs, working in the labs and logistics around it so slow? Do you experience the same? If so, how do you cope up with it? Edit: Thank you for the responses! I am surprised t...
<|im_start|>user What is the difference between mortgage, rent and lease?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Mortgage: You get a loan for house. You buy the house with this loan. You pay interest and principle over decades. After you're done paying, you own the house. Rent/Lease: You pay weekly/monthly for the privi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does putting cold fingers or toes in comfortably warm water cause a burning sensation?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A combination of two things working together: 1. Your skin doesn't sense the actual temperature of things, you sense the *rate* that heat is entering or leaving the skin. 2....
<|im_start|>user Eli5: If heat from the sun is radiated onto Earth, doesn’t that mean multiple layers of air are being heated up? If so, why isn’t the top layer really hot and the lower ones cold?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Air is not good at absorbing radiation, which is evident from the fact that you can see ver...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are crescent moons cut into the doors of old-timey outhouses? Edit: Holy shit guys!! This is my second post on Reddit and it made front page! Thanks guys<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In colonial times when literacy was poor, the crescent was a symbol for women and a star for men. These ar...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did sheep shed their wool before the emergence of humans?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Humans have selectively bred a small number of species to help provide better for human needs at the expense of the animals natural survival. Sheep are one of those species. Prior to domestication sheep...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: How the finger light thing can tell how much oxygen is in your blood? As the the title suggests, how is it that a little light they put on our finger when at the doctors/hospital/etc.. is able to tell us our blood oxygen levels?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In blood, the oxygen is carried by s...
<|im_start|>user CMV: More nations should adopt Autobahn-style speed limits I live in Southern Ontario and frequently drive on 400-series highways which have a limit of 100kmh and other highways have speed limits around 90kmh and 80kmh. I believe that this causes problems, mainly people going at or below the speed lim...
<|im_start|>user ELi5: Why do some colleges send mass emails saying something along the lines of, "You have been selected for a prime selection status! Blah blah blah!" Do they not have enough applicants or are they generally interested?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The more applicants they get, the better. Part of ...
<|im_start|>user According to the theory of relativity, do all observers agree on causality? This is a question that I posed to my astronomy 101 teacher, but I don't think she understood my question. So, as I've heard relating to the theory of relativity, if observer A is on Earth, and observer B goes at ½c to the near...
<|im_start|>user cmv: We should still do social events, even if they are not accessible to everyone. Bottom Line Up Front: “If it isn’t accessible to everyone, it isn’t accessible to anyone.” is a really good tagline, and a really good idealistic goal, but the fact that something isn’t accessible to everyone shouldn’t ...
<|im_start|>user How does Mecca cope with the fact that there are now 1,250,000,000 Muslims in the world, all of whom want to visit? The Hajj, the pilgrimage Muslims make to Mecca, is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, something every Muslim should make in their life, health permitting. I'm sure this worked out much be...
<|im_start|>user How does water traveling up a dry rag not break the laws of thermodynamics? When you dip a rag in water, how can the entire rag become soaked over time despite fighting gravity? Where does the energy come from to allow the water to travel up the rag?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There is potential e...
<|im_start|>user When is assembly language needed? Is assembly language completely obsolete or are there useful purposes for it? What kind of a job would require those skills?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant High level languages expect certain civilized niceties to exist. &amp;#x200B; For example a stack. &amp;#x200...
<|im_start|>user [Pokemon] Who rules the world of Pokemon? Is there a government? Are there countries? Are the Gym leaders essentially warlords/chieftains running their town under the watchful eye of their Elite Four Overlords? Essentially.....what is going on in Pokemon world? Are the Elite 4 the heads of government ...
<|im_start|>user A very bright light can damage your sight, and very loud sounds can do the same to your hearing. Can a very strong odour damage your sense of smell?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Both a bright light and a loud sound are high concentrations of energy, but a strong smell is a high concentration of part...
<|im_start|>user Is the vapor from a liquid in equilibrium hotter than the liquid itself and if so does that violate thermodynamic principles? In an adiabatic container, if you put a liquid there, at certain pressure there would be some particles with enough kinetic energy to overcome the inter-molecular forces and es...
<|im_start|>user How do we calculate current world population? Also, how accurate is that count? Burning question on my mind for awhile now. How do scientists calculate the current number of people on the planet? Is it some massive database, clever *guesstimation*, or something else?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Cen...
<|im_start|>user What did Hegel think was the end goal of history? Do any current philosophers believe that history has a goal/purpose? As a history major turned philosophy enthusiast, Im interested in Hegel's historical commentary. and the notion he seemed to have that there was some guiding force guiding the "geist" ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why Does curly hair stay curly? I understand *why* people have curly hair, but why/how does it go back to being curly after using a straight iron, or after being pulled straight in a ponytail all day?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are actually a lot of different things that factor into ma...
<|im_start|>user Understanding Lacan's object petit a and anxiety as 'lack of the lack' Ok, so in trying to understand the ins and outs of Lacan I am going through a variety of texts, which tbh, just leave me more confused than when I started. So this is what my texts seem to be suggesting \- object a is formul...
<|im_start|>user [Avatar TLA/LOK] Airbending vs Earthbending vs Firebending vs Waterbending; What are the pros and cons of each element and which would be better for combat, defense, and mundane uses? Also, what kind of creative and unique techniques could a bending master of each element perform if they mastered each ...
<|im_start|>user How did we discover that space was a vacuum? Who first proposed that space was a vacuum? What did they base their hypothesis on? How did we ultimately prove space was a vacuum?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant "greek understanding of physics also progressed under Strato of Lampascus (c.335 - 269BCE.)....
<|im_start|>user Why Is Religious Belief Often Considered Part Of Someone's Identity? Hello everyone. I am autistic and I am having trouble understanding the concept of identity, particularly identity in terms of religious identity. Why on earth would someone consider a bunch of metaphysical and philosophical claims t...
<|im_start|>user How do stains work on the molecular level? How are the particles that become stuck on clothing so difficult to remove? And as a follow up question, how do stain removers work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I can tell you how bleach works on some types of stains. So some Compounds have color because ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:what is the difference in economic policy between Republicans and Democrats? (U.S.) edit: thank you all for your comments. all quite helpful. I was also interested in the explanation of the Republican and Democrat viewpoint of International economic policy as well.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Subsidized gender assignment surgery should take a backseat to critical life saving surgery. I believe that government subsidized health care is critical to having a healthy and productive nation (I'm Australian FFIW). However I believe that the focus of this should be on attempting to prevent acu...
<|im_start|>user Historically, why did fevers used to kill so many people, but now they're a rarely fatal annoying symptom?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant "Fever" was just a colloquial term used to describe any illness that presented a raised temperature. Ebola will kill you, influenza may kill you, a common cold pro...
<|im_start|>user Are Earth's ecosystems interdependent on each other? Marine algae "produce" the majority of Earth's oxygen. Are there other examples of how there may be interdependence *among* ecosystems, rather than *within* them?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes, all ecosystems are interdependent. The sum of all ...
<|im_start|>user Why are astronomers focused on creating giant telescopes as opposed to giant arrays of smaller telescopes (lets ignore radio telescopes for now)? One would think it would be cheaper to use Interferometry than build something like the ELT? Or am I missing something about how hard it is to combine the s...
<|im_start|>user CMV: voluntarily unvaccinated people should be given the lowest priority for hospital beds/ventilators I firmly believe that healthcare should be denied to no one regardless of their economic or social conditions. However, what boils my blood the most is that we have so many perfectly good vaccines ag...
<|im_start|>user How do I actually do philosophy when I'm reading philosophy? How do I critically examine the arguments in philosophical texts and essays? How do I actually begin doing philosophy myself? How do I learn how to critically examine the arguments and ideas in various philosophical text and essays? For insta...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why do suicide rates increase during the holiday season?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Christmas is usually a time when families and loved ones get together to celebrate. During the holiday season, people who are lonely feel more alone than ever because everyone else is celebrating with their l...
<|im_start|>user Metabolically, what advantages are there to "Carbo-Loading" by loading up on rice/pastas the day before a big marathon or hike?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The most important thing about carb loading is the fact that it replenishes and maximizes your glycogen stores. When you carb load, your body d...
<|im_start|>user [MCU] When Kilgrave is talking to more than one person, how do they distinguish who he is commanding if he doesn't specific who the command is to? I mostly picked this up from rewatching the finale of JJS1. Kilgrave gives a few commands that are directed at Trish and Jessica (such as kissing him passio...
<|im_start|>user How does the photon of specific phase that causes stimulated emission in a laser device arise? I understand that when a photon of specific properties (phase, wavelength..) comes near an excited atom with sufficient energy, the atom will most probably release a photon that has the same properties as the...
<|im_start|>user MATH IN ECONOMICS? Good day, I'm a freshman taking AB Economics (i really thought this would take less math). My first year is proceeding not as I've expected it thanks to our math subjects. Algebra for this year, two calculus for next. Econometrics, Math for Economics, and Statistics are following. ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How the human brain can go years without hearing a song, and still remember every single lyric of it when it forgets other things like the names of old friends or coworkers.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Memory that is stored with multiple sensorial associations is more likely to be unique and ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does super glue work and how is it different from a regular glue stick?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Most regular types of glue just harden as water or solvent in them evaporates. If you want to glue something really well, you have to stick it really tight together with a clamp and let it ...
<|im_start|>user Mentorship How do you find deep mentorship in a lab where the PI isn’t super accessible? There are several labs I’m interested in rotating in, but they are larger and the PIs are somewhat well-known I’m the field and as such are busy people! Aside from that, they seem like great people, just not people...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does rubbing your eyes feel so good when you're tired?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The LI5 version is that the response serves three purposes: 1. You massage the muscles around your eyes, which can relieve tension that builds up after a long computer session or some su...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The different types of Catholicism I was raised Roman Catholic and eventually became an atheist. Anyway growing up I was only ever able to get partial or biased information regarding Mormons, Baptists Anglicans, witnesses, evangelists etc, I've always wondered what the actually differences are, i...
<|im_start|>user What is it about a curing process of meat, drying of fruit etc. that makes the food last longer and allow you to store it unrefrigerated?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Microbes and fungus rely on the moisture present in their food to survive. Lower that moisture, and you lower then number of rot caus...
<|im_start|>user When a virus injects a cell with DNA, what makes the cell able to follow the instructions? Could the process be controlled for medically useful reactions? From what I've remember in school, viruses inject a living cell with DNA in a way that somehow makes it listen to that instead of what it already ha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why do schools teach a really proper version of foriegn languages thats too proper for a real native speaker to understand you? The native speakers of the language dont understand a lot of it. Why would you teach it this way if we cant really use it that effectively? Wouldnt it be better to teac...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The only diversity that matters is diversity of thought. All other forms of diversity are superficial bullsh*t. The only Diversity that matter is diversity of though. All other forms of diversity are superficial bullshit. I say this because while certain Races, religions, ethnicities, gender, wh...
<|im_start|>user What are some techniques every programmer should learn in 2020 ? So i found this article about some techniques that every Java programmer should learn by 2020 : [https://hackernoon.com/10-things-java-developer-should-learn-in-2020-px9j309i](https://hackernoon.com/10-things-java-developer-should-learn...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does flossing make your gums healthier/not bleed?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Flossing makes them healthier because you remove food that sits on them essentially removing the exposure to foreign bacteria deposits. Over time they stop bleeding because just like most parts on your body, the...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some vehicles (certain busses, semi trucks, etc) have completely flat front ends? Isn't this the last aerodynamic shape possible without getting concave?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A lot of vehicles prioritize length and internal volume over aerodynamics. A bus operator for example wa...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 How acupuncture needles "cure illnesses" and why it is mostly found practiced by Eastern doctors<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The idea of acupuncture is based on a concept that only exists in Eastern medicine: qi (also spelled chi). Qi is the concept of an invisible "life force" that flows thr...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Funerals should be a celebration of a life that a person had, rather than a mournful ceremony. At least in America, funerals tend to be bleak reminders of the inevitability of death. We celebrate birthdays, graduations, weddings, and so many other milestones in a person's life, and I don't see why...
<|im_start|>user Why do we keep trying to find new heavy elements if they only snap into existence for milliseconds? Would these super-heavy elements have some use? Is it self-assurance? Thanks for the help, I'm only a sophomore in high school, but I'm super interested in this kind of science so try not to use to big...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: Why do dancers start with a “5, 6, 7, 8” count? Why is this and what’s the point? Why not just start at 1, 2, 3, 4? P.S. I’m a ballerina Update: Thank you so much everyone for participating in this post. Your replies have my wheels turning and I feel like I’ve learned alot. Everything from musi...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I believe having a weak immune system (i.e. calling out sick often) should be added to the categories of equal employment protected classes. In the US, we have determined that there are certain things in life that can hinder an employee or potential employee's value in the eyes of employers, but t...
<|im_start|>user How do we know the number of stars in a galaxy? So I came across [this post with a picture of the Sombrero Galaxy](http://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/2i5z9i/the_sombrero_galaxy_28_million_light_years_from/). It says that there are 800 billion stars in it. How do we know the number with any sort of ...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek] Why do Federation starships always beam down the highly-ranked officers to planets rather than more expendable soldiers?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You'll note that the most famous records of Starfleet explorations involve exceptional danger even by the standards of the various flagshi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do companies that make things such as drone remotes and car keys ensure that the signals won’t work with other drones/cars?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Much like a physical key, each remote key system uses a unique code to identify itself. It was not always like this; in the early days o...
<|im_start|>user What are the implications for Einstein's theory of general relativity for Kant's metaphysics? Kant argued that space and time were a priori fields that our mind uses to give structure to our perceptions. Einstein then showed that space and time are relative, as well as part of the same field called "sp...
<|im_start|>user Why is it that some philosophies translated into religions whereas others did not? I’m a bit concerned about what makes a philosophy a religion and at what point does it become a religion. For example, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism are philosophies but to many they are also religions, and atleast one...
<|im_start|>user [BladeRunner2049] What is the baseline test for and what does it do?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Originally it was to determine whether a subject was a human or replicant. In 2049, it was updated to determine whether or not a replicant was emotionally stable. As the name implies the test first es...
<|im_start|>user [Fallout/Wall-E] On average whom is healthier, the average human from the Wasteland, or the average human from the Axiom?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant That all depends on exactly what metric you use to measure health. People from Axiom healthier in terms of infectious diseases, cancers, lacerations...
<|im_start|>user Can an action be obligatory if it is impossible NOT to perform? So, there's the principle "ought implies can" which says that an action cannot be obligatory if it is impossible to perform. But what about when an action is impossible *not* to perform? I was thinking about this, and it seems kind of we...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: In WWII, How did the Germans know who was Jewish or not? Couldn't they have just covered it up? I love WWII stuff, but this is never really explained other than people not having the proper ID or they looked stereotypically Jewish.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They used three main approaches. ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What does it mean when objects absorb light? What happens to the light and to the objects?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Every object is made up of atoms and molecules. Those atoms and molecules have different electronic structures, meaning the electrons inside them sit at different energy leve...
<|im_start|>user For those who have sold programs, script or projects, how did you come up with the idea and how did you sell it? Im working on a program i wrote for automating some of the tasks as an insurance seller and my company is paying me 500$ a month (which is too cheap as my script is able to make the company ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How come when people experience memory loss they can forget everything and everyone they know, but they still know how to speak?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are multiple different types of memory all of which are stored and accessed in different ways in the brain. Procedural memory, wh...
<|im_start|>user Where does new wealth come from? I've been reading "The Commanding Heights" by Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw which is really my attempt at learning anything about anything in economics. Anyway, while I was reading it and considering the keynesian vs hayek arguments and the author said something a...
<|im_start|>user [ELI5] If hot air rises, then why is there snow on mountains?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The temperature of air depends on pressure. In physics there's something called the ideal gas equation which looks like this: PV = nRT where P is pressure and T is temperature. You can see that if you make ...
<|im_start|>user Why isn't there any consensus in the philosophic community like there is in the scientific community?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The simplest answer is that many of the objects of study in philosophy are not as directly experienced as the hard sciences are. If scientists disagree on the interior s...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] I was a Jedi extremely strong in the force, I turned to the Dark Side, and then I abandoned both sides and went into hiding, I affect no one. Will I still be hunted down? I was one of the strongest users of the force, so strong that I felt the Jedi were holding me back from true potential, ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why did my hair change from blonde as a child to brunette in my teens? Why did my eyes go from crystal blue to green/blue? Hair from bright blonde to light/medium brunette? I'm male, it it matters.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Hair and eye color darkens over time because the respective genes g...
<|im_start|>user Why does lithium react so violently with water? I've seen somebody put lithium in water, obviously it started crackling and creating sparks but I wanted to know why.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Atoms and molecules are always trying to find their way to their most stable state. In the case of Lithi...
<|im_start|>user Is consciousness a higher layer of abstraction, or is it the most concrete thing we can know?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This very antimony is the first problem wrestled with by Hegel in the Phenomenology of Spirit, and resurfaces throughout his work. Sense certainty, while initially appearing to ...
<|im_start|>user What language do the deaf and blind think in? What about deafblind people? I'm interested to know what they would think in. I have no prior knowledge.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Deaf people, if they were deaf from birth and raised speaking a sign language, think in their native sign language much ...
<|im_start|>user [40k] How inept is the Imperium really with their tech? Are we talking having one person for each button on a keyboard kind of inept or just general lack of knowledge?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Inconsistent. They do understand enough to build new ships and repair warp drives and such. Various g...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does exercise help with so many health problems? So many health issues like heart disease, kidney disease, liver disease... It seems to be the same case in that exercise should help keep those at bay. But why? Doesn't exercise increase your heart rate? And isn't an elevated heart rate gene...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Does the immune system get weak or “rusty” having not had to fight off human spread infections for over a year while in quarantine?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It really depends upon the organism being bacteria or virus. Nobody knows how long Covid-19 vaccines will offer immunity, yet. Also...
<|im_start|>user Are we smarter than the first humans, or is it just collective knowledge? When I asked this is class, it started a debate that led nowhere. Would like to see what fellow redditors have to say on this subject.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If you could raise a baby that was born 200,000 years ago wit...
<|im_start|>user Academics of AskPhil: what constitutes a great research proposal for a PhD? I'm graduating my second masters soon, so it's time for me to start looking for a PhD position. Mind you, I am in Europe, I think stuff may work a bit different here in terms of graduate schools etc. For nearly every position ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is the proof for 1+1=2 over 100 pages long?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Because the proof has to first define what the numbers 1 and 2 mean, as well as defining the concept of addition and proving that addition operates in the manner that it does, all before tackling an actual instance of...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is charging an electric car cheaper than filling a gasoline engine when electricity is mostly generated by burning fossil fuels?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant First, electricity is generated in many different ways. In some areas, large amounts of electricity come from non-greenhouse-gas sou...
<|im_start|>user What is the relationship between reason and emotions? It seems to me that many, if not most, philosophers throughout history claimed that a life governed by reason is superior to one governed by 'passions' (emotion, desire, appetite, etc.). Also, there seems to be a common conception that reason is so...
<|im_start|>user At nighttime, how come i can see something better if i use my peripherals but if you stare directly at it the object gets darker and harder to see?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your eye has two different ways to "see" light - rods and cones. Rods are can see with less light, but don't see color. Con...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: In traffic, why do cyclists by default have to use the road instead of the sidewalk? Aren't motor vehicles and cyclists a bigger danger to each other than cyclists and pedestrians would be? Doesn't seem reasonable to me from a risk-reward-perspective. Edit: I wrote this ELI5 from the perspective...
<|im_start|>user Why does egg turn white when you cook it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Proteins are shaped with hydrophobic parts of the molecule on the inside and hydrophilic parts on the outside, allowing them to be water soluble. When the egg white is clear, you're seeing a solution with dissolved proteins in it...
<|im_start|>user How to leave academia after post-doc I’ve been on track for a TT position since I started doing research in my undergrad. Finished my PhD with a solid amount of top tier publications in my field (STEM), post-doc at a high ranking university for a year, and now I’m on my second post-doc at a higher rank...
<|im_start|>user [The Boys] If Vought really wants to start making money off the military... ...wouldn't it make sense to start manufacturing military clothing and field gear out of whatever the Seven's outfits are made from? Those costumes take an incredible amount of punishment, and those outfits never seem to need f...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do house builders avoid weather damage while the buildings are under construction? Whenever I see unfinished houses in a downpour all I can think about is all the places water is seeping in to cause damage. How does the potential damage get mitigated by the time a roof and siding gets added? ...