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<|im_start|>user What would happen if you peeled an orange and removed a segment from it while it is still growing on a branch?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Nearly all living things have defense mechanisms for "exposed" or damaged tissue. For humans that's anything from blood to calcified collagen. For plants this...
<|im_start|>user How do we measure the frequency of light? Especially since the resolution might be to several decimal places and that unpolarised light might have the frequency change moment to moment. With regards to measuring the frequency of distant galaxies - to measure Redshift - how do we measure the frequency ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Either neither Jews nor Arabs have a right to nation-states in Palestine, or they both do. # Preface First of all, I want to get a few things out of the way. I am an American Jew. My political perspective is extremely liberal, but I put a lot of effort into (and take a lot of pride in) being self...
<|im_start|>user CMV:Fighting gentrification on the basis of "watering down minority communities" is in direct conflict with "valuing diverse communities." Here is the deal. I live in Chicago, and right now, there is a big fight going on in the Pilsen neighborhood. This is a neighborhood that was 90%+ Latino for the lo...
<|im_start|>user What makes glass transparent? At an atomic level, what allows glass to be like 1cm thick and still be transparent, but for example a cloth of only a few mm’s thick to be opaque? (Hope this makes sense, English is my second language)<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Two things make glass transparent. ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 - How does anaesthesia work? Specifically, general anaesthesia?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant General anesthesia has has a few main elements, although one anesthetic agent might not affect all of them at the same time, which is why anesthetists carefully choose a combo of drugs that work togeth...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do fruits ripen after they are picked from the trees?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are two kinds of ripening, climacteric &amp; nonclimacteric. Nonclimacteric have seperation issues and can't grow unless they are connected to their parent because they are too lazy to produce their o...
<|im_start|>user Physicists sometimes talk about symmetry or "supersymmetry", but they seem to use it in a different way than in normal conversation. What does it mean in this context?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Symmetry in physics is in general invariance under a certain mathematical operation. For example, a cub...
<|im_start|>user [Judge Dredd] What would happen if a Megacity Judge chose to use their authority as judge and jury to be as soft on crime as possible, while still following the law?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Judges are empowered to interpret and enforce the law as they see fit. Within the prescribed guidelines, ...
<|im_start|>user When you train yourself to hold your breath longer, what exactly is it that you improve?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant **LUNGS**======= Vital capacity (how much air your lungs can hold) is increased in competitive divers, but that may be misleading. Most competitive divers use a technique called "lu...
<|im_start|>user What is unique about carbon that makes it ideal for organic chemistry? I understand that it bonds well molecularly with many other elements. What other elements could be the basis for advanced life (I've heard silicon might be suitable)? What qualities in an element might make it reasonably suitable? ...
<|im_start|>user [Metal Gear Rising] How does Raiden's sword cut clear through things his sword is not near long enough to do so? This happens a lot throughout the game, you slash your sword, which is roughly the length of the engine block through the front of the car, and it slices clean through to the back. I imagin...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If correlation is not causation, how(why) can(do) we believe scientific studies?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Scientific studies that are believable aim to prove the cause, not the correlation. Take drug studies. They use similar populations, and split them in to groups. One group gets no...
<|im_start|>user [Ghostbusters] How exactly does the Containment Chamber trap the ghosts ? We're shown a different Containment chamber in each Ghostbuster media, with two showing how it looks inside (The real ghostbusters and Xtrem Ghostbusters) and all showing its outside aspect. As far as I know, although we know the...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Cars should have right of way unless at pedestrian crossings. So many instance where driving around a carpark or something similar and pedestrians who walk right infront of cars without looking up ot pay attention to thiet surroundings. This forces the driver to slow down or stop complete halting ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Where does the idea of multiple universes come from? Is there any scientific proof backing it? What exactly does the idea of "alternate/multiple universes" entail?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are various places in physics where the idea of multiple universes arise, for a bit different r...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Does sign language provide the predominant message for hearing impaired people? Or does the lip reading do most of it and the signs are just there for context? EDIT: Who the fuck is downvoting this?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Note that there's more than one sign language, just like there's ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why doesn't Trader Joes have sales? They're the only grocery store I've ever seen that does not have sales.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You do sales for two primary reasons: get people into the store, or get rid of excess inventory. Trader Joe's has a nearly cult-like following...they don't ...
<|im_start|>user Any literature/guidance on writing a purely theoretical master's thesis? I'm currently a master student of sociology and decided with my mentor to write a purely theoretical thesis. However, I couldn't find any good guidance besides Umberto Eko's "How to Write a Thesis", everything I found was research...
<|im_start|>user What does "modal" refer to in "modal logic"? This is an [etymological question,](https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=modal) really. Also, does the term "modal" here have any common reference with "mood" as it applies to syllogisms?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Modal logic is the logic of possibil...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does saltwater and freshwater fish body system work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Living organisms need to have some amount of salt in them, but not too much. Now water will naturally want to flow from less-salty areas into more-salty areas to maintain its own balance. The body of a fish w...
<|im_start|>user Why can't we make a balloon that never loses air or helium? Inspired by [this post](http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/hxqzx/best_balloon_animal_ever/). Won't it be sad when it droops away into a meaningless pile of rubber? WON'T YOU SAVE THE DINOSAURS, ASKSCIENCE?!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant T...
<|im_start|>user [Stargate/SG1]What was the benefit of having to manually lock the 7th chevron? Why are the addresses 7 digits long if a particular gate would always have the same last digit? Why wasn't it just assumed, or are there other possible functions than point to point transport that could be accessed via last...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: What happens if I take an ant (or bee) and move it to a far far away colony or hive? Do the other ants/bees kill the newcomer? Does it try to go home? Does it start working?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a large variety of ants with a large variety of behaviors and social structures. ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I think the media and collective societies focus is often misguided and down right immature, deciding to focus on Gender Equality, LGBT rights, Trans people and human relations and emotions rather than real issues such as the chronically ill, disabled and or in-firmed. I keep seeing media articles...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do you get job experience without having job experience? A bit of a rant here... I'm a recent grad looking for work in a particular field. Every job posting in this field says "2-5 years work experience in this field required." But how am I supposed to get experience the field when I can't g...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do the federal banks of a country determine whether to increase or decrease interest rates? Like whats the relationship between interest rates and a country's economy?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Low interest rates make loans easier and stimulate investment. High interest rates make loan...
<|im_start|>user [Men in Black] [DC] How would the MiB agency view Superman, Martian Manhunter, or the Green Lantern Corps?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They'd want to recruit the former two, and establish a working relationship with the latter. You can see that they pretty much manage diplomatic relations with ali...
<|im_start|>user I’m starting a philosophy club at my High school, any tips or advice?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Reading excerpts and discussing them is an easy to prepare and useful activity. Also, try to diversify the positions you talk about. If people find themselves unable to relate to the positions because ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How is buying a textbook, starting a Meetup group, and chipping in for a professor to stop by every week for a few hours is different than paying $40k a year to attend grad school?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Accreditation. If you go through a proper university course, there are standards in ...
<|im_start|>user [ELDERSCROLLS] If you have magic, why are swords even used? Think about it. Anyone can learn magic, so it isn't like wizards are hard to recruit. Also, a man with a sword has no chance against someone who shoots fire out their ass. Why are swords even used? For that matter, why doesn't everyone use mag...
<|im_start|>user CMV: There is no benefit to having the electoral college. Either allow a percentage based sharing of electors, or have the presidential election decided by popular vote For those who don't know/don't understand how it works, the U.S. uses a system of electors to elect the president. Each state has a ce...
<|im_start|>user not sure how to title this but the question is about the affects of an oxygen deficient environment on the body? if a person went outside in an environment with little to no oxygen so they had a oxygen supply for breathing what effects would the oxygen deficient environment have on the body?<|im_end|> ...
<|im_start|>user Immigration Why does immigration have a positive effect on the economy? Is it just because of differing skillsets between immigrants and natives? Other than that, I would think that everything would scale up and the impact would be neutral.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Immigrants are a complement to...
<|im_start|>user Does the fossil record show significant changes in the global diversity of land animals coinciding with the formation or breakup of supercontinents? For instance, something similar to the Columbian Exchange, when colonization spread invasive species between continents?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Y...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If the body has a set point for weight, how does it "know" how much you weigh to regulate it? Set point theory says that the body has a weight range it wants to maintain and will try to regulate changes in weight. If this is true, how would the body be able to tell how much it weighs? Based on ho...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do people initially determine the amount of protein, carbohydrates, and fat in a food item?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Foods are pretty complex, so the tests used also get complicated pretty quickly, but there are a couple basics. For fat, you can weigh the food first, then wash out the...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 how are radio audience numbers calculated? If radio signal just goes one way and our radio devices aren't transmitting anything, how on earth do they know how many people are listening?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In the US, bigger markets, use whats called a Portable People Meter (PPM). Its ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Biologically, what makes a song catchy? I'm looking at you, Latch by Disclosure.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Repetition &amp; variation. Repetition establishes a pattern and then variation creates unexpected surprise in that pattern. The brain tries to adapt to the pattern but needs to re-l...
<|im_start|>user CMV: outside of subs like this, 99% there is no point in trying to convince others of any point in regards to religion and politics, so i dont think its rude to just not respond even on subs like debate religion, which I don't go on, I feel that sub is filled with people who have already made up their ...
<|im_start|>user I don't see global cultural homogenization as a bad thing. CMV. I often hear discussions of why it is important to conserve different cultural perspectives, and how multiculturalism is valuable, and why global homogenization is bad... But I don't get it. It seems like it would make sense, but from a l...
<|im_start|>user If you donate blood with low levels of cholestorol into a body with previously high levels of cholesterol, would there be any discernible effects?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It depends on the amount of blood given and amount in the body. Say you have 4 pints of blood with HDLs at 100. Add in 1 p...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why Are There "Dead Spots" On Paper When Attempting To Write With Ballpoint Pen?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Ball point pens work by rolling a ball on a surface. This requires the surface have significant friction. Ball point pens don't work on glass. Paper at microscopic level isn't smo...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do programmers use multiple languages to build a product? How do they connect it together?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Imagine you are cooking something, you usually have a recipe that you need to follow, each steps builds on the previous one. For instance, if you wanna make fries you: ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What exactly does a "karat" measure? I read somewhere that "karat" is a unit of weight measurement for any precious stone, etc. What I don't understand is how, then, is the same term, "karat", used to describe purity of precious metals? (24 karat gold is apparently pure gold). Couldn't you (hypot...
<|im_start|>user If you lived on a high-gravity planet would you develop super-strong bones and muscles? Would you be able to jump off tall Earth buildings without injury?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You would develop stronger muscles and bones, much like a weightlifter does, but nothing superhuman. You'd also wi...
<|im_start|>user If inflation decreases the buying power of cash, why do people sell off stocks on reports of high inflation? Wouldn’t it be better to have your capital invested in an asset?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The expectation is that the Federal Reserve will continue to tighten financial conditions in orde...
<|im_start|>user What are some common fallacious arguments in favor of atheism, if any?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Something like this (not a direct quote): "We can explain why people believe in Christianity using evolutionary psychology. Therefore, we can conclude that Christianity is false without considering th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: I tore my ACL/MCL years ago and it still affects me - What's really going on in my knee? I tore my knee up playing soccer - got hit from the side when I was 18, felt/heard a pop and it swelled up like crazy. Went to osteo and was told that, since I didn't play school sports, I should just rehab i...
<|im_start|>user Eli5 why it is easy to cross my eyes, but impossible to move them apart from each other?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Crossing your eyes is important in order to focus your eyes on an object that is very close. "Splitting" your eyes isn't something that your brain has ever needed to do (there is ne...
<|im_start|>user Would animals with non-round pupils (such as cats and goats) see a different shaped image to us, additional to that which is granted by the different eye position?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When light passes through an aperture, each point of out-of-focus light (what photographers call bokeh) tak...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is the middle class vanishing in the US?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A few reasons to consider: 1. Jobs that used to be associated with the middle class have largely moved overseas, and are likely not coming back. There are no longer as many job opportunities for people without a high l...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] While the Emperor was in power, did he create anything that helped the Galaxy, or was his rule entirely harmful? While the Emperor's rule was oppressive enough that a rebellion was created to overthrow it, was it equally harmful to all members of the Galaxy, or did some species or planets b...
<|im_start|>user CMV: It Is Somewhat Normal For Somebody To be Sexually Attracted to Somebody Under 18 or even 15(PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION BEFORE POSTING) To get this out of the way: "I am in no way what so ever endoursing sex with children. It is wrong for many reasons 1) they do not understand how to make conscious de...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What's the difference between a neuron and a neuroglial cell? They seem to be similar and I'm having trouble figuring out the difference between the two.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Neuroglial cells are a few different types of support cells for the neurons. They don't transmit information, b...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did seemingly uneducated individuals such as the Wright brothers and John Moses Browning accomplish such feats of engineering? Is it related to the time period? This question applies especially to the wright brothers, since aerospace is such a difficult area of research.<|im_end|> <|im_start...
<|im_start|>user Trying to understand Eriksons theory How does someone move through the stages in Eriksons identity theory?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's important to recognize that Erikson's stages are not as clear and discreet as they are often made out to be. They were never intended to represent discontinu...
<|im_start|>user eli5: Why do we always get strong urge to be lazy if its better for the brain to be active I mean its so much better for the brain to be active working doing useful things stimulating your brain or working out, we all have a reward system and everytime we finish a task we feel a sense of accomplishment...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is Monsanto and why should I care? Seriously I haven't read into any of this and would much rather have someone explain it to me rather than dig through articles.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Monsanto is a company takes seeds, changes their DNA, and gives the special new properties. They ...
<|im_start|>user [DC] Many heroes (e.g. Captain Marvel) are said to be blessed with great intellect. How does someone like Batman keep up?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant He just studies as best he can about everything he can, but focuses on the subjects which are most relevant to his job. With maybe the exception of...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does UV light kill bacteria, and why is it used for cleaning things?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Ultra-violet light can ionize the DNA in cells and break it down, disrupting cell function and eventually killing the bacteria. It also creates small amounts of ozone which can do serious dama...
<|im_start|>user By what mechanism(s) do our orifices resist infections that cuts in our skin do not have?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There's several: * Friendly bacterial flora. They are capable of "out-competing" the bad bacteria in places like your mouth and anus. If the area is already colonized, it makes it ...
<|im_start|>user The nature of mental illness I hope not to upset anyone with this question; I myself have been in both behavioural psychiatry and am currently undergoing psychoanalysis, so I don't wish to come across as unsympathetic to people with psychological struggles. I am wondering what has been said to the ide...
<|im_start|>user [sci fi in general] Why is it always assumed that if belligerent aliens could reach earth we wouldn't have a chance? I can get behind the idea of Aliens devloping FTL technology but what if that's what they put their entire planets resources into and kinda just left their weaponry at lets say, just abo...
<|im_start|>user If you lost an extreme amounts of weight, through exercise or surgery, could you use the excess skin for graphing for burn victims?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your cells have specific proteins on their membranes that serve as markers for your immune system to differentiate self from non-self. Thes...
<|im_start|>user What's the best way to attain basic understanding of social sciences without taking it up as an academic study? I've been fascinated by snippets of social science through politics, shows like The Wire, concepts in film and literature, etcetera. But I've never taken social science/humanity subjects for ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How close are we to curing cancer as a fundamental illness?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You can read "The emperor of all maladies" to get an idea about the development in medical science re cancer. Out of 1000's of different types of cancer, we can fully cure 2-3 types; however, we are able t...
<|im_start|>user PhD grad wants 1st author for all his student’s projects I spent 2 years of undergrad doing doing grunt work for this PhD student. I got all the experiments done and I wrote up the manuscript. I did this project also for my 4th year undergraduate thesis. Based on contribution, we decided it was fair th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are humans naturally psychologically damaged by taking another human's life, or killing most things?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It largely depends on *empathy*, the ability to imagine an outside perspective combined with personal experience. Most people understand and consider that other...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When trying to sleep, how can one position be so comfortable when you first get into it, but then uncomfortable after 5 minutes?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant What's nice for your muscles and what's nice for your bones and ligaments isn't always the same thing, especially if you have posture pr...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If we make skin and muscle cells when we heal cuts and heal/generate bones after breaking them, why wouldn't we be able to grow a finger if one is cut off?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Our body heals like a blind handyman repairing a house. If a ball crashes through a window, you call up the ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does a currency become "stronger" or "weaker" with respect to other currencies? How do countries ensure that their currency remains stable?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Mostly the best ways to keep your country's currency stable are to: 1. Make sure there is a market for your country's go...
<|im_start|>user Is there a psychology principle to being attracted to people you see often? I was talking with a group of people about which actor, actress or singer you find attractive. I was arguing that of course famous people are beautiful people, but I think they’re attractive because we see them all the time. I ...
<|im_start|>user Why are Japan's and Korea's Gini indexes so low even without big income redistribution policies?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are major policies for redistribution—namely, Japan’s tax code. The top income bracket in Japan starts around $275K, and is 45%. The top income tax bracket in the US ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why does every element want to be iron? I was just reading about how the sun isn’t “burning” so much as constantly exploding and sucking in more hydrogen to explode more. In the article is said that every element wants to be iron, so when an element is higher than iron, it goes through fission, a...
<|im_start|>user [Deadpool] Why can't Wade's regenerative powers repair the damage to his skin and appearance? The entire Deadpool film revolves around Wade Wilson seeking revenge against Francis for torturing him and leaving him scarred and deformed, and he stays away from Vanessa due to fears of her reaction to his a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Has vision deteriorated significantly with advancements, or could most full grown adults just not see well before the 1700s? Virtually every friend and family member I have has corrected vision. Mine's not horrible, but I couldn't perform simple functions without correction. Is this a new phenome...
<|im_start|>user Accessing Elsevier papers First of all: F**k you Elsevier, for making contributions and most importantly access to science damn expensive, especially for the students (such as me) that really need these papers. This leads me directly to my question: Unfortunately in my field a lot of relevant papers ...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: What determines if a metal produces an oxide layer?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Firstly how reactive it is to oxygen. A metal like gold is practically inert and so won’t readily oxidise in air. Where as something like sodium or aluminium will oxidise very quickly. Secondly the physical prope...
<|im_start|>user What is perspectivism? How is it different from relativism and skepticism? (More specifically Nietzsche’s perspectivism, if that helps?) I’m getting these confused, can anyone help me differentiate between them?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Skepticism is an epistemic claim about what we can claim ...
<|im_start|>user why do the carbons in graphene only have 3 bonds?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Each carbon atom in graphene is sp2 hybridized and bonded to three other carbon atoms via sigma bonds. The remaining p orbital is perpendicular to the plane of the carbon atoms, but it is most certainly not non-bonding; i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The core principles of Immanuel Kant's philosphy. I really need a dummy explanation here. I already read the Wikipedia page three times and still don't understand.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Kant answers 3 big questions: 1- what is reality? Kant says there's a real world outside of your...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do we develop crushes on people?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Lots of different reasons. Most influential factors include: - Proximity: You’re more likely to have a crush on someone who you have multiple classes with each day than you are to have a crush on someone who lives across the cou...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some non carbonated, sealed drinks increase in pressure when you shake them? For example, shaken coffee or milk. When you open the container, it releases pressure. Where does the increase come from? It doesnt happen with water. It seems to be more likely if the liquid can produce bubbles w...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are pistol bullets usually wider than rifle bullets? A smaller Pistol caliber is 9mm. While a larger size rifle caliber is only 7.62mm. Why is that?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Bullets have both length and width that contribute to their volume, and therefore weight and power. In a rif...
<|im_start|>user How does auto adjusting focus "know" when focus is correct? With our eyes it makes sense, we focus on something and then our brain says "Ok, we are good here" so focus is done. How is that kind of "verification" achieved with automatic means?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It typically uses contrast t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 - Why is it when people are racist towards say Asian, or African people they are labelled racists, but against Jewish people it’s called anti-semitism?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Part of the issue is that the Jewish identity isn't just a race. It's also a culture, a religion, and an ethnic gr...
<|im_start|>user [Powers] What would you call an ability that has the power to see so perfectly into the future with 100% accuracy so much so you can change it? I like writing powers and the thing the intrigues me the most is how precognition can be so overpowered to the point of Manipulating fate.<|im_end|> <|im_start...
<|im_start|>user CMV:Some cultural practises are objectively wrong, and denying that in a morally relativistic way to be 'progressive' and avoid cries of 'racism' is harmful. I was just moments ago confronted in the wilds of Reddit with a user who seemed to argue that we cannot objectively judge aspects of a culture. ...
<|im_start|>user Cmv: lawn work is unnecessary This isn't out of a hate of lawn work or anything like that, I just purely do not understand why we decided that half- decapitated grass is the status quo. Why is this normal? Who made this decision? Can I have a yard of cloves and flowers and ferns instead? I think that t...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: What does it mean when music is played in a certain "key" I understand musical notes but nobody has been able to explain to me what a "key" is in music. For example, how does "beethovens 3rd symphony in e-minor" differ from "beethovens 3rd symphony in f-minor"?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A...
<|im_start|>user CMV: While white people will never be able to understand what it means to be a minority, that doesn't mean we cannot be critical of their actions. I recently got in an argument with a friend regarding the BLM (Black Lives Matter) interruption of Bernie Sanders speech. I argued that while I understand t...
<|im_start|>user Why do postmodern philosophers use language as the basis of all knowledge, meaning etc.? In my HS worldview class, we are reading Grentz's *Primer on Post Modernism*, he goes through some of the main postmodern philosophers, Foucalt, Derrida, Rorty to name a few. One common thread that seems to be ru...
<|im_start|>user Do noise canceling headphones harm your ears because it doubles the energy going into them? My friends and I were discussing this today and one of them said that noise canceling headphones work by recording ambient noise and playing back the inverse to cancel out the frequency, but even though the freq...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I think moral laws can be established by logic &amp; science and would be preferable than those currently established by faith and cultural norms. I first came across this idea when I heard of Sam Harris. I'll quote from him "Morality and values depend on the existence of conscious minds -- and ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did climate change become about politics?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Historically, industries like oil and coal that drive human emissions of carbon dioxide -- or industries like lumber that reduce the ability to offset the impact of carbon emissions -- tend to be highly profitable. This...
<|im_start|>user Java projects that would look impressive in an entry-level interview? I'm applying to an entry level software developer apprenticeship program, and the final step of the admissions process turned out a lot more intimidating than I expected. The last 8 minutes of the final interview will apparently be r...
<|im_start|>user It's normal to not imagine things as you read descriptions in a novel? I was watching a youtube video earlier today and someone pointed out that their visualization of things while reading wasnt really good, after that everyone else said that they automatically imagine what the book is describing. The ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why are people supporting Jeremy Clarkson when he punched his boss and threw a fit?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a variety of reasons. * Something to bear in mind is that anyone who was likely to be turned off by Clarkson being an arsehole has long since departed. He's done plenty o...
<|im_start|>user If it were possible to put a pipe straight through the earth, from north to south pole and you dropped a ball down the pipe what would happen?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Ignoring air resistance and assuming the earth is a homogenous sphere, The force F acting on the ball while within the earth is...