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<|im_start|>user ELI5: Law enforcement hierarchy in the states I'm from the UK and here it's pretty simple, the country (England) is divided into counties, and there is a police force for each county, that all enforce the same laws nationwide. Within the police forces there are specialized divisions such as drugs squad...
<|im_start|>user When we speak of the wave length of light is that just a metaphor? I know that light doesnt behave like a wave or like tiny marbles but it is sometimes useful to describe it in those terms. Similarly,is the term "wave length" just a helpful but not completely accurate metaphor or is it actually an accu...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is hypnosis?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Hypnosis is a state of consciousness where an individual loses much of their peripheral awareness and experiences extreme focus and attention, and has enhanced responsiveness to suggestion. Hypnosis is *not* something that can be done to you. It...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did red-blooded as meaning hardworking/vigorous and blue-blooded as meaning rich/established originate?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Victorian era especially (and before to an extent) having tanned skin was a sign of low class working in the fields. only the rich could avoid the sun that ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it that when I'm very thirsty I'm able to chug water very quickly but when I'm less thirsty it feels like there is some resistance?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Hunger and thirst share some pathways. Leads to the pro dieting tip - if you are on a diet and think you are hungry drink a gl...
<|im_start|>user CMV: There is no winning for the poor in capitalism With the people on top of a capitalist ladder trying to remain on top, there will be little possibility for those that are not as educated financially to succeed in capitalistic game. Mainly because those that are poor will have to worry about survivi...
<|im_start|>user How do we know the thickness of the Ice sheets during the Ice age. Looking at today's XKCD Comic (http://xkcd.com/). How do we know the thickness/Height of the Ice sheets during the ice ages? Is there a way to Calculate this? Also secondary questions. How the hell did they get so high?<|im_end|> <|im_s...
<|im_start|>user What makes some plants survive frost and snow? Some plants, despite look flimsy can survive low temperatures and being covered in ice and snow. Others, even if they look "hard" and tough will just die if there's a bit of frost. Same with trees. It's also not all or nothing and there's a spectrum of low...
<|im_start|>user CS Graduation Project hey guys, i have a somewhat big question and i really need some help with. so i'm a senior in computer science. and the GP subject i chose is kinda more advanced than my knowledge base right now but i already discussed it with the professor and i cant back out of it now. the pro...
<|im_start|>user Great but unfunded PhD position (that I can afford) - need feedback Hey everyone, I am in a situation in which I don’t know what to do, and I need your help in thinking about what to do next please! &amp;#x200B; I'm a philosophy Master’s student currently in the UK. I’m from Europe. I just got o...
<|im_start|>user Please HELP a PhD-student in urgent need of data (X-Post from r/datasets) I am an unfortunate phd-student who recently discovered that my data for the final article of my dissertation were invalid, and we (my supervisors and I) are thus exploring potential matches between on the one hand, my competenci...
<|im_start|>user How is the 12,500$ threshold decided in regards to a country being high or middle-income I couldn't find anything as to the reason why 12,535$ GNI per capita (in 2021 according to the world bank) is chosen or calculated as the cutoff to being a high income country. Is it literally a bell curve and the ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The free market isn't going to save the planet Let's be real, all these "green" ´products and no straws/plastics bags are just for show, they don't do anything meaningful against climate change. We are too far gone to expect the free market to come up with solutions that we needed to implement de...
<|im_start|>user Why do coffee and tea plants produce caffeine? The benefits that people get out of consuming caffeine as a stimulant are pretty straightforward, but what is the reason that plants produce the chemical in the first place?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Caffeine is produced by plants as a defense agains...
<|im_start|>user How does cancer actually kill you?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There's some variation between different types of cancers, but we can think of their effects at the tissue level, organ level, and systemic level. At the tissue level, cancers can be locally invasive, with upregulation of various facto...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: I don't understand how it is possible to cool a car engine with air alone. So how does air-cooled engines work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There is a lot of air, and the average temperature of the air is suitable for long-term engine operation. It's simply a matter of exchanging the engine ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: There is no valid argument against the legalization of same-sex marriage. If you think that it should be law that only heterosexual couples should have the right to get married, you are a shitty person. Same-sex marriage is only legal in 26 countries. In the US (where it is legal), it seems the on...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does the feeling of 'love' quite literally feel so heavy in your chest?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The feeling of love is something that is pleasing to the mind psychologically (obviously). It is one of the most potent stimulator for the release of certain chemicals stored in the body in...
<|im_start|>user Is there a particular type of tree that can naturally convert co2 more efficiently than other trees? which can then be planted in condensed urban environments.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In general, broadleaf trees (as opposed to needleleaf trees) tend to have higher maximum photosynthetic capacit...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How were ancient astronomers able to accurately predict cosmological events using a geocentric model of solar system?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You don't have to know how something works to recognize patterns in it. Jupiter takes 12 years to travel the constellations of the Zodiac. Venus ...
<|im_start|>user Approaching a professor about an possibly unreasonable workload? Long story short, I have a professor who essentially requires us to do 100+ practice problems every week. It's hard to do less because our exam and quiz questions are randomly picked from the homework and these can include challenging pro...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does the International Space Station have enough oxygen for all the astronauts? How does NASA calculate the amount required? What happens in case of a leak? Do they refuel it every trip there? If that is true how come we can't setup multiple ISSs on the way to reach further into space?<|im_en...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why professional cameras are so big in comparison with a cellphone that also take pictures? What are the advantages of being bigger in size?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A bigger piece of glass collects more light, giving the camera more information to work with. A bigger sensor collects more...
<|im_start|>user How important is your advisor's name? I've been working with Professor V. for a few months now, and it's going really well. We get along, I like the problems he's giving me, and he seems invested in my work. He's sufficiently well known and well funded, and his students have in the past gotten modest...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some things burn while other things melt?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Melting is a state change in the absence of chemical reaction. In brief, heat up a solid enough and it will become a liquid, and heat it up more and it will become a gas. However, this means that the material isn't e...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why exactly do aircraft need to bank when they need to turn? Why exactly do aircraft that wish to turn left- or right-wards need to bank? I understand that it's necessary, but not really very keen on the why. (Also, am I correct in assuming that banking in space would be needless/pointless, and ...
<|im_start|>user How do scientists know that 1 Billion crab went missing ? If they are tracking them that accurately it seems like fishing then would be pretty easy, if they’re trying to trap them and just not finding any it could just be bad luck. Canceling the crab season is a big deal so they must know this with s...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are watermelons sweeter when salted?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Salt, to a point, tends to highlight the flavor of whatever you combine it with. Watermelon is primarily sweet, so a little bit of salt enhances that characteristic. Too much salt, though and the taste of salt overwhelms any...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are lumens and candela related and what each represents. In trying to learn more about each, I was curious if my analogy was appropriate. Is candela sort of like a decibel? In the sense that you can double the lumens, but that doesn't double the intensity of the light. Like four hands clappin...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some people get white hairs while they're still fairly young? I understand a little about melanin production slowing down as we get older, but does that also explain why I just found a white hair while I'm still in my 20's? What about people who get white hairs in their teens?<|im_end|> <|...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Trans participation in sports often has an unfair advantage over other competitors I know this is about to get a ton of shit, but I would like to keep the conversation reasonable and based on logic. This is not meant to be trans-phobic or closed minded, so now that I’ve gotten that out of the way,...
<|im_start|>user If two radioactive atoms were entangled, would they decay at the exact same time?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Two particles may be 'entangled' - with respect to _some property_. That means that that particular property (e.g. which spin state the particle is in) is correlated between the two particl...
<|im_start|>user If we know what kind of bacteria causes the majority of cavities, why don't we just make an antibiotic that targets them and distribute it like a vaccine at a doctor's office?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Antibiotics that target a specific bacterium are tricky. There are a small handful that have be...
<|im_start|>user [Jurassic Park] Why didn't they use bird DNA to fill in the Dino DNA gaps? Birds are much more closely related to dinosaurs than frogs are, and they have the added benefit of not changing sex.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Contrary to the film portrayal of the events, InGen scientists used the DNA fr...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do petrol prices change so often but not other things like food and other stuff that's imported.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Oil is a commodity and has few alternatives, which its price makes it very sensitive to changes in its supply. Food, on the other hand, can vary - usually you get t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are bar codes regulated and standardized? How do they prevent two items having the same barcode?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Bar codes, conceptually, don't have any system to prevent duplication, but there are systems that use bar codes that enforce uniqueness. The UPC codes you see on g...
<|im_start|>user ELI5- how do the giant coils on power lines not electrocute things or catch stuff on fire when it’s raining even when you hear the static of the electricity?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 1) Rain is not continuous. The drops are separated by a lot of air. 2) Water isn't quite as good a conductor as...
<|im_start|>user Eli5 what's the purpose of sodium or salt in our sweat? I understand sweating is supposed to cool us down but why is there salt in sweat.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your body functions best when it maintains the right balance of salt and water. This is why hospitals hydrate people with saline solu...
<|im_start|>user Explain the whole voter ID controversy in the US. Saw one of my more conservative relatives railing about how you're considered a racist now for supporting voter ID. I have something of an idea of what it's about, but haven't done much research.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Basically, IDs take time ...
<|im_start|>user What's the difference between "metaphysical" and "ontological" in contemporary usage? Do two things with the same ontological status necessarily have the same metaphysical status? What about the reverse? To elaborate: If I make a claim like &gt;"there is no a priori ontological difference between what...
<|im_start|>user Why is the job of an Economist considered a high stress job with long hours, tight deadlines and multiple projects at once? Everywhere I read, it says that the job of an Economist is stressful especially in the private sector. It involves long hours, tight deadlines, working on multiple projects at onc...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how can black holes have greater gravitational pull than the stars they're born from? A super-massive star blows off it's outer layer, and what remains collapses into a black hole. Shouldn't the black hole then have less mass than the parent star, and therefore less gravitational pull? Sure, th...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek] How does the Federation monitor the vast spaces between its star systems? Is there a dedicated sensor network? Specialized starships who continuously scan these areas?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes. The Federation (and other societies) maintains a network of beacons, probes and senso...
<|im_start|>user Why do we stretch and why does it feel good when we do? It doesn't seem to be something we do instinctively. Yet other animals do it too. ^(I actually sound like I'm 5)<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When your at rest your body slows down and your blood flow decreases. Stretching gets things moving a...
<|im_start|>user What are some obvious issues in academia, nobody wants to talk about? Like inter-departmental politics, everybody knows but people rarely talk about it to resolve it.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Expectations that a single academic will do everything - teach, do cutting edge research, manage people,...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are eyewitness testimonies used and taken so seriously in court if people’s memories have been proven to be bad?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I strongly encourage you to read transcripts of a court case to get a real feel for what an eye witness testimony looks like. It's more than just ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How come a computer monitor or TV uses red, green and blue to display different colors but when painting we use red yellow and blue to make different colors?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant We have cones in the backs of our eyes that detect colors. We have three different kinds of cones: cones th...
<|im_start|>user Why do waves come in sets? I was out diving today in heavy surf and got advice from the dive master to watch for a set of 3 big waves to come by before surfacing - evidently after 3 big ones, you’ll get about 3 or 4 smaller ones, making it much easier to clamber back on to the ladder. I was a little do...
<|im_start|>user Why are barns painted red? At least with the American ones, just about every barn I've seen is painted that same dark red. Is it culture, superstition, availability, all of the above?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Centuries ago, European farmers would seal the wood on their barns with an oil, often l...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the difference between anodizing and galvanizing?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Anodizing produces a stable oxide coating on the material - usually aluminium - which prevents further degradation. Galvanising deposits a layer of corrosion-resistant zinc onto (usually) steel. Not only is...
<|im_start|>user Why is there little attention paid to Japanese debt? As I was skimming through some economic articles on Wikipedia, I came across governmental debt. I then sorted by percent of GDP and was thrown aback when I realized that Japan is in a lot of debt. I found a [Forbes article](http://www.forbes.com/sit...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is paper used to substitute plastic (such as paper bags, paper cups, paper straws etc.) if it costs our trees? Is it more eco friendly?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Trees are renewable and can be harvested sustainably. Plastic comes mostly from oil products and is limited. Paper will degra...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] Are non-force sensitives immune to the Dark Side corruption? It is often shown that some Sith artifacts and holocrons have a corrupting influence on Jedis, slowly turning them to the Dark Side. But would a normal person, with no force sensitivity whatsoever, be immune to this influence? ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Who is Davy Jones and why is the bottom of the sea referred to as his locker?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant To understand, you need to know how language and slang has changed. Duffy used to be a word meaning ghost. Jones used to just mean some random person. And locker was . . . Well, still ...
<|im_start|>user I'm interested in Rousseau, specifically his ethics. Which work of his should I read? I have a very limited background in philosophy (namely some classes in high school).<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant *Lettres Morales* and in sections of the *Confession of Faith of the Savoyard Vicar* which is a part...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:How does my car know it's actual speed in a slippery condition when the wheels are spinnging? So I realize my base assumptions are incorrect as I originally thought the rotation of the wheels determined the speed the speedometer read out. I was driving in snow up a hill and my wheels began to spin...
<|im_start|>user [MCU] How is Dr Strange's magic different from Loki's? They dont look similar at all. If we believe Ancient one's reasoning of magic, what does Loki do?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There's more than one way to acheive an effect - just as there's more than one kind of technology there's more than on...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Asset Forfeiture is morally wrong and it should never be the law Police can confiscate property and use it for their own funding on the basis of suspicion of a criminal activity. For example, people have been accused of crimes like drug dealing because they had large amount of cash on them during ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 : how does reverse image search work? How boys and girls? How?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant well it basically works like google. First, you'd want to know where are **every** image on the internet. So you'd need 'robots' (really programs) that scan the internet all day long for images. (You ca...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it okay to eat blue cheese, but not other things that are moldy?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Different species of mold have make different byproducts as they grow, and not all of them are harmful. Through experience we know some that are safe, like those used in making cheese. (Yeast i...
<|im_start|>user At which point or job position is the amount of work the highest for people in the academic-researcher career? Non-native English speaker here. I am referring to anyone above a PhD. That is postdocs, and those in the academic-researcher career ladder from Lecturer till Full Professor, Chair, Dean etc...
<|im_start|>user [Elder Scrolls] Because the characters are labeled as "race" instead of "species", can different races reproduce with one another? Can an Orc or Argonian breed with a Nord? And if so how are their offspring? Is there any documented lore of this?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant So, based on in-universe ...
<|im_start|>user [MCU] was there any political repercussions from the fact that the nuclear weapon used in the battle of Manhattan was mounted on a platform that was supposed to be conventional only? during that battle of new york SHIELD used an AGM-154 JSOW to conduct a nuclear strike. there's one problem with this th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how does the geometry of a bike change performance?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a huge amount of factors that go into the geometry of a bike, but the main idea is changing the relationship between the various contact points and components to alter how they work in comparison to each...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it that a covariance of 0 does not imply that two variables are independent? I'm kind of having trouble with coming up with an example/thought experiment that could explain this. I tried to look around for a simpler explanation but wasn't really able to find any. I do know that two indepen...
<|im_start|>user What causes bays to form? So, the overall shape of a continent is decided by tectonic movement, but what causes the shapes of the shorelines you see when you look closely at a map?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Usually the formation of bays is due to different types of rock. Where the rock type is mo...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it legal that I can google an US citizen and find out he or she was arrested for something? Some time ago I met this guy at a conference, we talked a lot and hat some beers. Next day I google him and first thing I find is he was arrested for public intoxication some years back (It happened...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do microphones work? I just do not get it.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The sounds we hear are vibrations of air molecules. The pitch of those sounds relates to the frequency of those vibrations. Microphones have a lightweight sheet in them that easily starts to vibrate with the vibrations...
<|im_start|>user Where does the energy in inelastic collisions go? In school today I got an assignment of calculating how much energy was lost during an inelastic collision, the explanation I got for where the energy goes is into heat and deformation. However if I have two elementary particles in a vacuum which collide...
<|im_start|>user Which Economics PhD subdisciplines has the toughest math and which has the least? I am curious. Which Economics PhD subdisciplines has the toughest math and which has the easiest or least math? EDIT: If possible can someone please rank all the economic PhD subdisciplines based on how mathy each is?<|i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The process and significance of "making partner" in a law firm How does one become a partner? What changes? What are the advantages/disadvantages, if there are any?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It takes anywhere from 2 to 10 years to make partner at an average law firm (sometimes longer). In o...
<|im_start|>user What would be the effects on western society of abolishing paid advertising? It seems that so many wealthy people owe their fortunes to the effects of paid advertising (everything relating to TV and the internet, for example, not to mention political campaigning in the US). The purpose of advertising ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is a"Tick" in gaming development terminology.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If you have a game that runs in realtime, you are generally simulating some processes - they can be as simple as Mario moving right and jumping, or as complicated as the physics in a flight simulator. But the key ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it ~40% more expensive to buy a laptop/phone in England than it is in the US? (Trying to bring mom out of stone age) Insane what it costs to buy the exact same phone/laptop from .co.uk (play store/amazon/e-shops) than from US. (+Kudos for helping me make it affordable. Right now im trying...
<|im_start|>user How do blackouts work? Was the memory never recorded, never saved or deleted while sleeping?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are three stages to memory: encoding, storage, and retrieval. During a blackout from drinking, the prefrontal cortex is inhibited, which is responsible for a large portion ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What decides the strength of a currency?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant "Strength" and "value" of a currency are two different things, often conflated. I'll try to pull them apart. The strength of a currency has more to do with the direction in which the currency's value is going. If it's go...
<|im_start|>user Is it appropriate to offer a letter of support to a professor? Say for example I have a professor who I thought worked very hard and I felt that he or she was a really effective mentor, could I offer to write them a letter of support for their tenure application? My school doesn't traditionally ask ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is cannibalism so bad for our health? One thing that always comes up in any conversation about cannibalism - not that it comes up OFTEN in my circles, I just want to clarify - is that cannibalism is bad for the health of whoever or whatever is partaking. Why is this the case, and why are some...
<|im_start|>user The Glass-Steagall act and why it may (or may not) be to blame for our current economic conditions.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The very basic idea of Glass-Steagall was to enforce a separation between banks that handle consumer accounts like savings and checking, and financial companies that try t...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I believe that CS:GO, LoL, and Dota 2 are "Drying up" the gaming industry ByHi. First of all, I want my view to be changed and am not trying to complain about these games. I just feel like my view is flawed and that it can be looked at a different way. I'm going to talk about how games are market...
<|im_start|>user An ontology of society? Do you know of any resources I can use to get information on what exists within a society and what some necessary processes are. These seem like obvious questions, but I haven't found anything that answers them thoroughly. I'm also not talking about something as fundamental as a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Mass explanation: I’ve always been told that mass was not the same as weight, and that grams are the metric unit of mass. But grams are a measurement of weight, so am I stupid, was it was explained to me wrong, or is science just not make sense?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The difference is g...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does wildfire smoke turn the sunlight red/yellow instead of gray like on an overcast day?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In the simplest terms, light on the longer end of the visible light spectrum (reds and yellows) is able to pass through the smoke and other small particles in the atmosphe...
<|im_start|>user Why is The Republic revered when it doesn’t really fit with Western views? Genuine question coming from someone who has read several of Plato’s dialogues and am about halfway through The Republic. His views on the perfect society include things like censorship and a class system. I like Plato, but I’...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Recreational cannabis flower doesn't need child resistant packaging and this packaging is a massive, needless source of plastic waste. Child resistant packaging is only meant to deter 85% of 5 year olds for 5 minutes. Cannabis needs to be decarboxylated to become psychoactive, non heated cannabis ...
<|im_start|>user I believe we should be governed by scientists, CMV Our leaders need to be able to deal with the ever increasing complexity of our technology, economy and society.  Therefore, I think, it should be mandatory that every politician goes through several years of education in undergraduate level mathematics...
<|im_start|>user [40k] What are the limits of an Omega-minus Blank's null-aura? It is said their aura can turn daemons to dust, what would happen if one just flew into the Eye of Terror?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Consider the following: Inquisitor Ravenor is an extremely high Alpha, if not Omega level psyker... ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do the archeologists calculate and predict that so &amp; so landmark or site is xyz years old?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a number of techniques that can be used in combination. A key element is that a site can be identified with a specific, known culture which already has an i...
<|im_start|>user [General scifi/fantasy] A lot of books posit that the best warriors come from harsh environments; what are some good novels where the badassery comes from the gentle green fields of a temperate climate? Looking at **you**, Dune...<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Many stories set in a classical medieval...
<|im_start|>user Why does the world bounce around when viewed through a camera while walking but stay steady when just using my eyes? If I hold a camera and walk, when I view it later it makes me nauseous. Running with a camera is even worse (obviously). How do our eyes filter out the bouncing? Do they somehow stay ste...
<|im_start|>user What did Nietzsche mean when he said that matters of interpretation are subject to power rather than truth? I have recently been paying closer attention to how much value is placed on perception in post modern life and who ultimately gets to decide what is "proper" perception and/or interpretation. Is ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did the United States function until 1861 (temporary) and then the 16th Amendment passage without an income tax on the people? I know that we had tariffs for imported goods, but did this give the government enough money to operate? And if so, is it possible to create a system where our citize...
<|im_start|>user [The Thing] Why does The Thing lose some of its shapeshifting ability after it assimilates someone? When The Thing assimilates someone, it perfectly copies their every internal and external feature, right down to their memories and personality. However, after someone has been assimilated, they're limit...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do we zone out?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Our brain activates a particular set of brain regions when we are paying attention to something, or doing a complex task that uses our attention and memory stores. It activates a totally different set of brain regions (the “default mode network”...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I, as an individual, can not influence any large issue. I really struggled with what I wanted my CMV to be. Is feminism a stagnate movement? Does recycling have a real benefit? Does voting matter in an area where the majority is against you? Is homelessness an unsolvable problem? Will the wealt...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why does common advice stipulate that you must consume pure water for hydration? Won't things with any amount of water in them hydrate you, proportional to the water content?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant &gt;ELI5 Why does common advice stipulate that you must consume pure water for hydration? W...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can a web form instantly tell that a credit card number is invalid even if it's one number off? For example, I put in my (valid) credit card number, but I'm accidentally one number off. It instantly returns that the card number is invalid. However, if I enter the wrong zip code, it has to pro...
<|im_start|>user How do we know aliens (if out there) require the same resources we do to support life? I've seen time and time again in press releases and news articles (most recently with NASA's latest release of the discovery of over 700 new planets) about how "___ number of planets found could support life". My que...
<|im_start|>user In Babylon 5, many of the floors are visibly curved - but should all floors be curved? Many of the scenes show a huge curved inner floor - are all the inner floors aimed so that their bottom is facing outward for gravity - but at what point does that stop, and you start installing flat floors? It seem...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does your body produce blood?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Blood is composed of several components, each produced in/arising from various places. The bone marrow is responsible for the production of most blood cells including platelets and red &amp; white blood cells (although some white b...