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<|im_start|>user eli5 Why do diabetics sometimes have to have limbs, particularly their legs, amputated?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Diabetes is a disease in people where the body does not produce insulin (type 1 diabetes) or does not use glucose properly (type 2 diabetes). In both instances, there can be a high le...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do we age? I'm wondering, why do all creatures eventually age and die. If our bodies are able to recreate cells, and repair skin, etc. Then what causes us to age, and eventually die? And why do different animals have drastically different lifetimes?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Our bodies ...
<|im_start|>user I believe it's naive to think that climate change can be prevented, CMV. As an Earth Scientist working with and amongst climate researchers, I agree that anthropogenic (man-made) climate change has a significant -- yet unclear and complicated -- impact on the earth's climate, both now and in the future...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why doesn't the 4th Amendment protect people from mass surveillance?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant &gt; The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon pr...
<|im_start|>user What the hell happened to the academic job market in the past ten years? I've heard all of these mythical tales about the bygone era of 2001-2007, when new graduates, PhDs in hand, would get some postdoc fellowship straight out the gate, and go on to some tenure track position thereafter. Nowadays, I ...
<|im_start|>user I believe children born with severe illnesses that have no cure should be euthanized. CMV. Hear me out. If you speak with people that have been clinically dead, or even if you have been under anesthesia or even just a deep sleep, you don't realize you were under until you're out of it. It happens sudd...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The one-year expiration of an eye exam for prescription eyewear is a scam I've worn glasses or contacts for twenty-six years. When I was young, my prescription changed every 2-3 years, but it has not changed at all in the last 12 years. But still, every time I run out of contact lenses, if it's be...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why we need sleep<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Sleep enables the body to release important hormones, repair cells and of course recharge the brian. Our body is basically like a vehicle that needs to be repaired and tuned up every night. Of course you could drive without doing that but it'l...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some people look unattractive in photos, but look attractive when in person?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In converting a 3d image like a person into a 2d image like a photo, some features are lost. Part of modeling is knowing which features to accentuate in order to look right on came...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The US House of Representatives should grow much larger A key part of the job of any representative is to be able to represent their constituents in front of the legislature. With the current number of representatives capped at 435, congresspeople have - on average - 733k people living in their d...
<|im_start|>user Biologists: Do you feel a DNA-based taxonomy is better than a morphology-based one? Should the new DNA-based model replace the older morphology-based model (with 250 years of data) or simply augment it? [This paper](http://xyala.cap.ed.ac.uk/teaching/retired_teaching/ecology4/Tautz_et_al.pdf) proposes ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is a game engine?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Let's say you're making the game Super Mario Brothers. You start writing the code for level 1-1. You write code to add some blocks where they go, put a goomba in, put the pipes, etc. Then you write code to keep track of where Mario is, how h...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do scientists predict, down to the exact degree, what the temperature will be for the next week?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They will generally use high-resolution, regional weather models. These are essentially computer programs that solve a set of equations that aim to represent the ph...
<|im_start|>user Is a doctorate of philosophy (PhD) related to philosophy in any manner? Is PhD in any field about understanding the philosophy of a given topic? Like having a knowledge of the depth of a philosopher but in their respective field Or is it just a name which stuck as philosophy means love of wisdom in La...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do power plants know how much electricity to generate? Are power plants constantly overproducing electricity to be safe? What happens to the excess energy? What happens if there isn't enough energy to supply the grid?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are many different kinds of power pla...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do we still use concrete and asphalt for our roadways? Why have we not found a better material that is less prone to potholes and always feels smooth to drive on?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You could design and build a surface that is "better" in being more elastic and less prone to crac...
<|im_start|>user Humans have 'friendly' bacteria that live in their gut. There are four dominant phyla present. How did they get there? If it was based on diet, surely people from different parts of the world would have different bacteria in their gut?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Gut bacteria are introduced through...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Is there any difference from your livers perspective to drink slower, but still at capacity (i.e. 1 standard drink per hour) or is it the same as drinking a lot of drinks at the same time and the liver getting 'backed up'? Is one of them better for your liver? Is there a 'waiting room' per se?<|i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why don't NFL teams train wide receivers to play cornerbacks? For example the average cornerback is shorter and doesn't have good catching abilities. I would imagine having a receiver defend a receiver would be the best in 1v1 man situations.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are different sk...
<|im_start|>user CMV: All labels to identify activists or certain groups of people in general (ex.Feminist, ANTIFA, Alt-Right, Liberal) are hurting society more than they are helping. I strongly believe terms used to identify large groups of people who support a certain cause used to show simply where you stood in the ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do potatoes not taste sweet, while other starchy foods like corn and squash do? Edit: I know the difference between simple and complex carbs, but corn and potatoes are both composed of starch, so why is the corn sweet?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Potatoes grow underground and are used to ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If electricity from natural gas power plants cant be stored, how do they know how much electricity to produce per day and where does the wasted electricity go to?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Lots of ways of making electricity have different benefits - nuclear is cheap but not very responsive ...
<|im_start|>user What exactly are hash tables? I’ve recently watched a couple videos of live programming interviews and in almost every one hash tables get brought up. Sorry if this is a really basic question but I can only get convoluted answers from googling hash tables. If someone could ELI5 hash tables it’d be much...
<|im_start|>user Why is hydraulic fluid so toxic to humans ? (questions stems from recent pics of a NSFW hand that was operated on to remove high pressure fluid from a leak)<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Aircraft hydraulic fluid is phosphate-ester based. Phosphates dissolve oils very well; they were a standard compon...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What keeps time moving forward? As I understand it, we're in a 4-dimensional universe, where time is one of the dimensions. Although the spatial dimensions are constant, time always keeps moving forward. Why is that?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant What is time? Can you fill a cup with it? Can yo...
<|im_start|>user Why do biofilms form? What is the mechanism bacterium use to communicate with each other in such a situation? I thought prokaryotes were just a nucleoid and some ribosomes contained in a cell wall. When they form a biofilm, what the heck is going on? After taking courses in biology, I came across this...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does the 'good bacteria' in Yogurt or Sauerkraut survive gastric acids? what percent of it is alive before reaching the gut?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The bacteria in question have adapted to live in acid environments and even make their environments sour in order to kill off other bact...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is shower discouraged after massage? Usually, massager says to avoid the cold entering our body. What's the explanation behind this?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant * The point of massage is to loosen tight muscles and increase blood flow in the massaged areas. * When an area of the body fee...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can cars like the Honda CR-X get 52 mpg in 1984 but average cars now get the mid 30's? Explain?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Weight and Emissions requirements. Cars have progressively gotten heavier for safety reasons such as mandatory air bags, and higher crash test requirements. Car en...
<|im_start|>user Does DNA store meta-data about its history? i.e. are there any segments of the DNA strand that might give away information about how the DNA has changed over time and, if so, how and where are these situated?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If you mean meta-data as in data-about-the-data way, then yes....
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did the US tax code become this complicated? Thinking about April 15 coming up, and the entire multi-billion dollar industry that's sprung up around tax preparation, tax evasion, paying as little as possible, etc. I think back to 100 years ago, and I can't imagine life in 1915 re: taxes being...
<|im_start|>user I don't believe that TeX (like LaTeX) is a useful typesetting tool for humanities disciplines and that the time it would take to learn how to effectively use it is not worth the benefits of using it. CMV I believe that using a TeX editor has a ~~steep~~ prohibitive learning curve and is not very user-f...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does drinking water not always help with dry mouth?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It takes time for water to make it through your digestive tract where it can be distributed to cells via blood. Water in your mouth will *rinse* your mouth, but it won't get the water *into* the cells themselv...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When you rub your eyes and see rainbow colors and swirling patterns what’s really happening?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Pressure can stimulate the cells in your eyes that usually respond to light. As a result, even though there *isn't* associated light, they fire off signals to the brain. ...
<|im_start|>user How do polarised lenses block the glare from water?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Light wave energy can oscillate up and down, side to side, or any angle in between. The molecules in the lenses or lens coating allow only one angle of polarized light to pass through and block all others. If the angl...
<|im_start|>user Why do nuclear reactions emit electromagnetic waves? Mass converted to energy through e=mc^2 is in the form of kinetic energy and electromagnetic waves, now my question is why they form electromagnetic waves?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Disturbances in electromagnetic fields manifest as electromagn...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do undocumented immigrants in America survive and hold jobs? I don't really understand how an undocumented immigrant is able to survive (get a job, get a place to live, bank accounts, etc) here. Most of those things require a social security card or proof of being a citizen I thought.<|im_end...
<|im_start|>user If sound can be cancelled by producing another sound-wave in anti-phase, and light is packets of waves, is it possible that light can be cancelled out using anti phase?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes, all waves, including sound and light, experience destructive interference when two coherent waves...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What does it mean to die of "natural causes?"<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's mostly a distinction used in the legal profession. Technically being eaten by a lion is a very natural way to die, but we wouldn't call that natural causes. A cause of death can be accidental, murder, disease, o...
<|im_start|>user How are underwater cables laid? Plus other related questions in the text. I understand that This has occurred since the days of the telegraph and now with the internet and so on. But I wondered how the process laying the wires is undertaken. What do the wires look like, is there protections against mar...
<|im_start|>user Why is fluorine more electronegative than nitrogen? Than bromine? Why is hydrogen so weird? for reference: http://www.chem.umass.edu/genchem/whelan/class_images/111_Electronegativity_Table.jpg I feel like no one bothers to learn about electronegativity in terms of basic physics, they just accept ele...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can't fresh water fish survive in salt water, and vice versa?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Many fish can, and do. Salmon, for example, make babies in fresh water. The babies swim out to sea and grow up and get big and strong, and then they come back to fresh water and make more babies. ...
<|im_start|>user In laymen's terms, why does splitting an atom release so much energy?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Most interactions we see in our daily lives are due to electrons - electricity and chemical reactions. Electrons are really small, light particles, and the forces keeping them in the atom is only stro...
<|im_start|>user If I swallow a large piece of food, will I still digest all of it? I've have some idea how food moves around inside the body and some about the timeframes, but I've no idea of the capabilities and mechanics of the system. Are large pieces of food broken into smaller pieces chemically somehow and then ...
<|im_start|>user [The Orville] Why is pop culture from the 21st century so important in the 25th century? Every Earth based member of the crew, including and especially the captain, make references to 21st century pop culture, music, and art. Did culture stop producing humour? Why the emphasis? The oldest cultural ref...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can a psychological factor like stress cause so many physical problems like heart diseases, high blood pressure, stomach pain and so on? Generally curious..<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant None of these responses seem at the ELI5 level. Let me try: "Stress" is your brain thinking there is a ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: While I admit that I have privilege, I still don’t see why everyone insists on me acknowledging that fact Sorry for the weird title but I couldn’t think of a better way to phrase it. I’m white. I’m male. I’m straight. So yes, I have privilege and I’m totally fine admitting that. So now what? Tha...
<|im_start|>user Why is sitting bad for us and how often would a human/primate sit naturally? Hm, this might be a strangely-worded question. We've been hearing a lot about how sitting is (or can be) causing so many health problems because how stationary our lifestyles have become. I guess I'm a bit curious as to why...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can a fighter jet force a (kidnapped) airliner to land? Threaten to shoot it down? That wouldn't be very wise.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Wise compared to what? It's definitely better to kill everyone on the plane than let the plane be used as a missile and kill everyone on the plane an...
<|im_start|>user Why is there much more of certain elements compared to the elements next to them on the periodic table? My basic understanding of how elements are formed is that the heavier the element, the more energy is needed to create the conditions for it to be formed. So I would expect the occurance of elements...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The difference between Kosher and Halal. Assuming there is more to it than "One's for Jews, one's for Muslims"<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 1. Halal excludes alcohol, Kosher doesn't. 2. Slaughtering practices are different. 3. Mixing meat and dairy is not Kosher, but is okay for Halal. This o...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do people plant trees in the millions on such short notice e.g. like on environmental events? Surely they don't manually plant each seed one by one?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In the forestry industry an experienced planter on fast ground (i.e. flat, soft soil, no logs/branches/brush in ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does inhaling steam seem to clear up clogged sinuses?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Think of your mucous as a kind of hydrophilic (strongly attracted to water) slime. If you're sick, suffering from allergies, exposed to irritants, etc... then it can be valuable to move that mucous along fas...
<|im_start|>user [Superhero costumes] So superheroes have awesome powers and all, but how are their masks - like the ones worn by Spiderman and Deadpool - able to squint? You would think that the masks would be great for concealing emotion in addition to identity, giving you an edge with your poker face. But I just saw...
<|im_start|>user Why is diffuse reflection a hazard of working with lasers? Moreover, how can surfaces that appear shiny be diffuse reflectors of UV wavelengths? Also, how can surfaces that appear dull be specular reflectors of IR wavelengths? What is about those wavelengths that allow them to act differently on those ...
<|im_start|>user Can a planet be 100% water? Can a planet be completely made of water, or any other liquid? Or is some land and layers inevitable?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Liquid at what temperature and pressure? You could construct a planet made entirely of H2O, but it would have an ice core and at least some g...
<|im_start|>user Is terminating pregnancies to prevent genetic disorders immoral? i.e., a mother getting an abortion after a positive Down’s syndrome screening. Is it eugenics?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It depends on what system of morality one might use. From a utilitarian perspective it may or may not be immora...
<|im_start|>user If elements in groups generally share similar properties (ie group 1 elements react violently) and carbon and silicon are in the same group, can silicon form compounds similar to how carbon can form organic compounds?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes and no. It is possible to create molecules with ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: We live in a society designed for "Morning People", but this system should be abolished and replaced with one that favors "Night People". The idea that individuals have circadian rhythms that determine their sleep behavior is [well studied](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17936039). For the pur...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why do pregnant women experience specific cravings? Is there any science behind pregnancy cravings? I remember being told in my youth that the concept is a myth, is that so?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When a woman is pregnant, her body starts to pump around all kinds of hormones (special sub...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Scientology What is it? Why is it so bad? or such a big deal?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Some governments have special benefits for religions, like not paying taxes. L.Ron Hubbard wrote Science Fiction, which didn't do so well, so he used the same ideas and started a religion. This would ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How exactly does the skin healing ointment heal the cracks in the skin?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Ointments can work in a variety of ways depending on the ingredients and what you are trying to heal. The most common ingredient is one derived from a type of oil, usually petrolatum. This can...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Where does wind come from?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant pressure differences caused by temperature differences. the best eli5 answer would be to just open your freezer about 4 inches and put your hand over the gap. You will feel the cold air come out of the freezer pretty quickly because the...
<|im_start|>user How much is the "lag" in the real world? When playing multiplayer video games, we often experience lag. I think it can be defined as the length of time since the information is sent from the server until it is received by the computer being played on. The player then experiences the game a few millisec...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does mental stress affect the body? So I know that sometimes people get headaches and stuff when they're stressed, but I've also heard that they can get other physical conditions if they go through a lot of mental stress. How does that work? Could it affect your senses, like taste, hearing,...
<|im_start|>user Why is it that the inside of fresh water pipes that feed houses don't need regular cleaning?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They are designed so that there are no blind ends or dead angles, where bacteria or deposit could build up. An example of how this failed was a case where the cooling system of a...
<|im_start|>user CMV: someone being my family member doesn’t mean I should give them a pass on bad behavior With the holiday season, it’s the time of year where racist uncles and thrice divorced aunts start showing up, and the age old argument will be thrown out: “I know you don’t like them, but they’re family so you n...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why do harmonicas come in different keys? Does this mean that to be able to play any song which you like , you need to purchase a set of harmonicas? If no, does a chromatic harmonica capable of playing any song?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Wind instruments generally rely on perfectly sized ho...
<|im_start|>user I still don't understand when it's proper to use *affect* vs. *effect*. I still don't understand when it's proper to use *affect* vs. *effect*. I have googled it so many times, and yet when it comes times to use the words I have no clue. Please ELi5 it to me and explain it so I never have to question t...
<|im_start|>user What causes the blood vessels to constrict or tighten which leads to high blood pressure? Additionally, is that the only reason our blood pressure rises? I'm trying to understand the underlying mechanisms that cause blood pressure to rise and fall.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Blood pressure is dete...
<|im_start|>user What makes Influenza airborne and Ebola not airborne? If I get a droplet of saliva of someone contaminated with the flu, I can get sick, the same way, if I receive a droplet of saliva with Ebola viruses inside, I can get sick; So why is the flu more contagious?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Each path...
<|im_start|>user How are phones able to reach the towers while using far less power Lets say we have an LTE signal. The towers use a very strong signal to get it to our phones. But how are our phones able to reach the towers to request something (Like a website)?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The general idea: the l...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Cisco all supporting CISPA when most of them vehemently opposed SOPA? Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/13/4220954/google-yahoo-microsoft-technet-cispa-support/in/2786603 edit: Thanks for the response everyone! Guess its true they'd rather protect thems...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Do animals and humans have the same blood? Do animals and humans have the same blood? If not .. why? What makes them different?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant No, they do not have the same blood. The specific thing that makes makes them different is our different genes. More broadly, it’s our ...
<|im_start|>user eli5 how are soaps able to clean away germs when washing things? Hello everyone. I have always wanted to know how exactly are dishwashing soap, hand soap, cleaning soap are able to kill or remove harmful bacteria from whatever we are using it for?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Many bacteria and virus...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek] Dose Starfleet know what's at the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy and/or beyond it? Just looking at all the series, we have the 4 Quadrants. But nothing beyond that.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The four quadrants are just what we use to divide the galaxy into components that are easy to r...
<|im_start|>user Blood bank pioneer Charles Drew was killed in a car crash in 1950. His injuries were too severe for him to be saved. Per wiki a passenger says a blood transfusion might have killed him sooner. Are there any reasons/conditions why a blood transfusion could kill a trauma victim sooner ? If so, how ? By 1...
<|im_start|>user Is a patch of grass one singular organism? Or is multiple? How can you discern one specific organism of grass from another?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A patch of grass can be a collection of individuals or, since grass is rhizomatous, a single individual can grow shoots from its root and become it...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If nearly all the countries are in debt or in a financial crisis, where is all the money going? Like say how the U.S. is in debt to China. And if China has a debt to Japan. And Japan to France so on an so forth. How is there money circulating if we're all in the red?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assista...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why is high blood pressure bad for you (due to the damage to the arteries and blood vessels) but regular exercise, which also increases blood pressure, doesn't cause the same damage?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 1. High blood pressure leads to enlargement of your heart (because it needs to pump...
<|im_start|>user I am a graduate student who is in desperate need of help (throw-away account). I'll try and give as much info as possible, but mainly I'm just hoping someone has been in my shoes and can help me. I am a 6th year PhD student in chemistry. I have passed every requirement throughout my graduate career, ...
<|im_start|>user [Mister Rogers’s Neighborhood] Where is Mister Roger Coming From and Where Does He Leave to? During the intro, Mister Rogers enters the building with a suit that he takes off. He later puts it back on as he leaves. Where is he coming from and where is he leaving to? I always assumed he was coming home...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If the human body already rejuvenates itself by replacing dead cells by new ones, then why isn't eternal life possible/happening? Why does this process eventually stop so people get old and die? Isn't it possible in theory for the body to keep replacing every dead cell in every body part so we pe...
<|im_start|>user Why does light move? Light moves faster than almost anything in the universe, so how does it always move that incredibly fast regardless of what its being emitted from? Is the speed of a light particle/wave always constant? What is the mechanism through which light is emitted from something at light...
<|im_start|>user [General fantasy] So, is evolution a thing in fantasy? Like, did species naturally evolve, like on real world earth, and creation myths are just that, myths? The khajit never came from elves, they were just bipedal felines. Orcs, elves, and average humans are all just hominids that split at different t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does it seem like verses of the Qur'an are always sung as opposed to spoken? I'm on the [Qur'an website](http://quran.com/) at the moment, which contains a feature where you can click into a section, press the play button there, and a narrator says the verses to you, but they're all sung inst...
<|im_start|>user What is the evolutionary advantage of seeing in the "visible spectrum"? Is there any reason we see in the spectrum of light we do? For example, why not slightly extend to see IR and UV, since they affect us every day? Are we slowly evolving those capabilities, or would that be useless. I'd think havin...
<|im_start|>user I have come to the conclusion that socialism is the best viable form for an economy to take. Does anyone care to CMV? Socialism is defined as a democratic control of the means of production by the working class for the good of the community rather than capitalist profit. The line of thinking being that...
<|im_start|>user “If a company can’t afford to pay their workers a living wage, they shouldn’t be in business.” What does economics have to say about this? Is that an economically sound argument?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant That statement is a normative statement. Economists like to deal with positive statements su...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does a saltwater rinse help wounds in the mouth heal faster? Shouldn't the salt irritate the wound, causing it to heal slower or get re-injured from swelling?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Salt water works in three ways. First, it dehydrates the bacteria due to osmosis - that is, the water...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Homeless spikes are just plain wrong. They should never be installed. I believe homeless spikes are wrong. http://www.channel4.com/news/londons-anti-homeless-spikes-criticised http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/homelessness-spikes-outside-london-flats-spark-outrage-on-twitter-9506390...
<|im_start|>user Are supposedly "habitable" exoplanets that have 5 times the mass of Earth really habitable? I just read a new article stating that a habitable exoplanet has been found. However, it states that it has 5 times the mass of Earth. Doesn't that mean that it will have 5 times as much gravity? It seems like t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What exactly is Stem Cells treatment and why is is so beneficial and so frowned upon.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Stem cells are cell that can be turned into just about any other cell, which makes them nice to help repair damaged cells. The problem people have with them is the way they were c...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What makes Snopes the authority on whether claims are true or false? I see Snopes referenced a lot when it comes to the validity of claims on the internet and it never seems to be questioned. How are they confirming these claims and why is their word taken so seriously?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>ass...
<|im_start|>user What exactly makes things "cute"? What is it about puppy eyes or sleeping kittens that are appealing to humans? Why can it also apply to inanimate things? (i.e. A "cute" hammer) And why, when I see a really cute picture do I sometimes feel that it's "too cute" to stand, and I want to physically grab/ea...
<|im_start|>user Why are humans so disproportionately weak compared to the rest of the great apes?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Our strengths are long distance running, tools, and very high level cooperation. To be effective these do not require the same physical strength as a gorilla. Since we split from our common...
<|im_start|>user Is protein from meat "better" than protein you get from other sources?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Proteins are made of chains of amino acids. If you take apart the protein, you get a certain amount of each amino acid. Meat/dairy is more "efficient", because the ratios of the different acids are th...
<|im_start|>user Why is a 2l coke cheaper than a 0.5l coke? Doesn't make sense. They use more coke and more plastic to make the product and it's still cheaper.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Supply and demand. People are willing to pay more for the portable .5L bottle when they are out and just want to grab something ...
<|im_start|>user Why do Scientists Bombard Specific Elements to Create New Ones? For Oganesson, it was Calcium and Californium: 20 + 98 = 118. But why not just Praseodymium and Praseodymium? If you bombard element 59 with element 59, shouldn't it also give you element 118?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There's a lot ...
<|im_start|>user [MCU] What does Stark Industries do since it's out of the weapons business? Like it says on the tin<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Alternative energy, advanced manufacturing, computer sciences, and bioengineering of different degrees. Most of how Tony makes the suits work is also applicable in the civ...