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<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are Wall Street analysts able to predict a company's earnings so accurately prior to the company's actual earnings report?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Publicly traded companies are open about their financials. If you look at many of these companies, they give public "guidance" to investo...
<|im_start|>user How did complex systems like our circulation system evolve? I have a scientific background mainly in math and computer science and some parts of evolution make sense to me like birds evolving better suited beaks or viruses evolving to spread faster. These things evolve in small changes each of which ha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Do we all taste the same things? Do we all taste the same tastes and just do not like particular tastes? Or do we taste everything differently and thus do not like the same tastes?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This is called qualia. It's about subjective experiences. It is completely unanswer...
<|im_start|>user Can we treat identity in the late stage capitalism, as a commodity? It seems that the identities a person acquires in life share the same mechanisms of market commodities, and that commodities and brands are becoming part of our identity. Can we treat identity in the late stage capitalism, as a commodi...
<|im_start|>user A woman with a long history with major chemical corporations told me yesterday that CO2, Diamonds and Pencil Lead were Organic, is she right? Now to Clarify I work with this woman, L (chemist with history at major chemical producers) I'm in the IT Department, we had dinner last night with another coll...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is processed food "bad" for you? Sometimes there aren't many other options for a large section of the population, whether due to affordability or other reasons. Additionally, how can we make healthier processed food choices?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When food is "processed" it genera...
<|im_start|>user [Raimi Spider-Man] How does organic web-shooters Peter make some of his webs sticky and others not? He catches bad guys in big sticky spiderwebs, but he and MJ relax on a big web and it's not sticky at all.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Spiders have different types of silk, with different properties....
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How come online banking transactions still follow bankers hours if it's all computerized? How come I can't pay a credit card bill that's due on a Saturday, on a Saturday? How come it still takes 2-3 days to electronically pay bills online when I can download pretty much anything from anywhere in...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can a fetus grow a hand with finger nails but if you cut your finger off it won’t grow a new one?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The presence (and lack) of specific hormones determine what parts of a cell's DNA strand activate (or remain dormant). This basically determines how a cell is goin...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do download speeds start slow and reach full speed later on instead of your full download speed right away?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The internet protocols, particularly the transmissions control protocol, AKA TCP, are designed to probe and understand the link as they go. So it starts...
<|im_start|>user Could you theoretically "push" a singularity? Would it be possible to exact a force on a black hole to move it in another direction? Or is the gravity too strong<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Two masses will feel each other's gravitational field and respond to them regardless if they are singularitie...
<|im_start|>user CMV: One should not bring a kid into this world unless they can afford to pay their college tuition. Specifically talking about the United States. College tuition, as in, 18 years from now. I know this excludes about 95% of the population, and I know everyone wants to make copies of themselves, but...
<|im_start|>user How exactly does Laser and doppler cooling work? I was looking into quantum and atomic clocks and seen laser cooling, as far as I'm aware Lasers work by emitting stimulated radiation so I can see how they could heat things up, can't quite wrap my head around how they would cool though? Cheers :) **E...
<|im_start|>user Famous Philosophers/Philosophical works that deal with Competition?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Nietzsche wrote a lot about what could be considered competition to some extent. A lot of his morality/ontology (not sure which you’d consider it tbh) is based around the concept that life is will, speci...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why Doesn't Germany simply withdraw from the EU? Germany is often seen as the potential savior of the EU right now, with bailouts flying about and member countries sinking deeper and deeper into debt. Germany has been holding strong, has a strong economy, and is oft described as the backbone of t...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] Why did the Republic use Jedi as its generals? In a universe of trillions, the Republic seemed to select its generals almost entirely from the relatively-small Jedi population. Why? Did the Jedi receive uniquely superb tactics training at the academy? Does the Force make them superior leade...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What does it mean to play "Devils Advocate"?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When the Catholic church makes certain important decisions, like making someone a saint or appointing a cardinal, they elect someone to represent the interests of the Devil, as a sort of "let's make sure that we have cov...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is "lattice based asymmetric cryptography"?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Asymmetric cryptography is a kind of encryption where there are two keys, a public key and a private key. Generally, you keep the private key secret and publish the public key for anyone to see. A message encrypted u...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does economics remain reliable even though it was founded on the principle of the rational consumer? Obviously now we have things like behavioral economics that try and negate this problem by adapting to human behavior, but how did the field have any accuracy and credibility before that? The ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How is cancer so deadly but a person feels fine one day then the next they are told they have 4 months to live?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Exponential growth. At first cancer is a single malformed cell dividing without restrictions. That 1 turns into 2, 2 becomes 4, 4 becomes 8, 8 turns into...
<|im_start|>user What happens when you boil an acidic solution? I was making tomato paste the other day and I noticed that the recipe didn't suggest I add lemon juice or citric acid. This got me thinking. When you boil down a liquid that is slightly acidic (boil off the water in the case of tomato paste), how is the ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I believe most science and stats regarding gender nonconformist are manipulated and pseudoscience. I believe most science and stats regarding gender nonconformist are manipulated and pseudoscience. Not only on the anti side but also on the pro side The reason I believe this is because gender is ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 how is the US banking system not crippled by credit card fraud? I come from a country where most people don't have a credit card. I cannot wrap my head around [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vmh3_nSR1jU) documentary. Now I get that credit card fraud *is* a big problem. But if all you need ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The new "Unlocking cell phone law."<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant To understand the new law, you need to understand what the law was. So first some history. In 1998 the U.S government passed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA, the same thing you see if you see a takedown notice on You...
<|im_start|>user What is 'information' in the quantum physics sense and how is the idea of conservation of information a valid law when I can think of several examples of where information is lost?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In quantum mechanics, the fundamental entity you work with is the wave function. It's the ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Often times, when a person gives an advice to avoid danger, this person is not "victim blaming" We all heard something similar like this before. A person is the victim of a crime and another person starts saying how the victim could have avoided it by doing (or not doing) something. Yes, It's qui...
<|im_start|>user How do Magic Eye pictures work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It has to do with how your eyes focus. To understand, start by holding one finger right in front of your face, at eye level. Hold your other hand at arms' length behind it. When you focus on the finger in front of your face, you will notic...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars VII] Why aren't the wrecked Star Destroyers entirely salvaged?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Most of the useful stuff is. Hull plating and duct work aren't that valuable, but functioning electronics and power systems can at least be worth some modicum of effort. What you see is, for the ...
<|im_start|>user eli5: how come when your organs are in your body, they need to be 98 degrees, but in an organ transplant the organ is cooled?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant So you're comparing a state in which an organ needs to be actively working to a state where it should not be actively working. So normally, orga...
<|im_start|>user Why are cardiac valves from pigs not rejected by human bodies? The problem with the body rejecting organs/tissues is huge and mostly entails the usage of pharmaceuticals preventing the rejection. Why can be transplant cardiac valves from pigs without having a rejection (in most cases)?<|im_end|> <|im_s...
<|im_start|>user Does the universe have a non-zero angular momentum? Does the universe spin? Is this a question which even makes sense? Do we even know / have any way to ever find out?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There's a set of common assumptions made in cosmology that the universe is (on reasonably large scales)...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the difference between a good lawyer and the "best lawyers money can get you" while defending you in a case?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant To put it simply as thus: A good lawyer works within the law to get you the best result possible. They work with the system, and don't break the r...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Immigrating to the US should be way easier than it is now. I genuinely can't wrap my head around how immigrating to the US is so regulated and strict. I understand doing checks to ensure the safety of the public, but I don't understand how moving here and getting accepted into the country is so ha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 What is bankruptcy and how does it work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's a formal declaration to the courts that you [as a business or individual] are in a situation where you have more debt than you are able to pay off (under the current terms of the loans/etc) and that you are seeking prote...
<|im_start|>user Would there be a benefit to putting solar panels above the atmosphere? So to the best of my knowledge, here is my question. The energy output by the sun is decreased by traveling theough the atmosphere. Would there be any benefit to using planes or balloons to collect the energy from the sun in power c...
<|im_start|>user [Harry Potter] Do non-verbal spells still require some sort of hand or wand movement? Like if I somehow tied up Voldemort and gagged him would I still be susceptible to spells from him?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It depends on the skill and magical merit. Expert tier wizards can both *wandlessly*...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What biologically prevents interspecies breeding? I remember learning in Biology that different species could not create offspring. That seems to be counteracted by mules with horses and donkeys. How does the reproductive system determine that there's another species involved and prevent insemina...
<|im_start|>user [Scooby Doo] Why did nobody ever bring a gun? Seems like most problems the gang faces could be solved rather easily with a gun<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant While they could claim self defense in many of these cases, the fact that they are going out searching for situations while armed would violate ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why did Nicola's Tesla theory of Clean Energy never got developed, did it lack scientific credibility? I have been reading lately about this matter on the internet and different books I found, and from what I see it was a theory of huge potential, that never got scientifically rejected but simply ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I believe toll roads are bad and just another tax for what our government should already be providing. It seems every city has them or wants them, and even when its proposed to only last a few years, they somehow keep running cause the free money is good. Sure, some of them are well maintained, bu...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 - why do data breaches cost millions of dollars?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a combination of reasons that combine to result in those numbers. Depending on what nation the company is in, there are regulatory penalties that can be applied if its shown the company didn't take required...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do they find who is patient zero?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Epidemiologists study these things. They carefully take a patient's history, their location, the people they've interacted with, etc. After they've done gathering pertinent data, an analysis is done to highlight common denomina...
<|im_start|>user CMV: If society thinks a 35 year old man is wrong for wanting, and trying, to have sex with a 17 year old girl, society is based on lies<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant To clarify: Are you under the impression that all other societal constructs are *not* merely a hodgepodge of cultural norms intended t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why charities with similar goals don't merge to become more effective? I saw today on my Facebook newsfeed of a video for I already forgot the name but a charity that provides clean drinking water to poor villages in Africa. I am all for the cause because everyone in the world should have clean...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why is it a good idea to talk to children like an adult<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Children treated with respect, expectations, dignity, and presented with matter-of-factness of the challenges of everyday life become adjusted to them faster, learn faster, get ahead in school and in life fast...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can I eat raw fish but not raw chicken or pork? Also, the same for undercooked beef.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Chicken and pork are more likely to be contaminated with the sort of bacteria and parasites that are harmful to humans. This is partially due to the conditions they are raised ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What are the differences between blood types?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are slight differences in red blood cells that determine blood types. If you have certain differences, then your immune system learns when you're an infant not to attack those cells because they're not foreign inv...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why do shadows tend to be attracted by other shadows ? I was in the bus today and whenever my shadow got close to another one, it would stretch to reach the other. I never paid much attention to it before now. I know it probably is something about light, but I'd like to know the exact reason of th...
<|im_start|>user CMV: People need to stop and think before arguing about terminology/semantics I think it’s a flaw of CMV and also logic in general. This train of though started by reading a lot of the online debates about the term “concentration camps.” I think the debate is relatively absurd for a variety of reasons ...
<|im_start|>user Are ancient Rome and ancient Greece over-rated and over-adveritised in terms of their legacies, glory and merit I know that this sounds like a weird question but I posted this question a few weeks ago and was told that it is better suited for sociologists to answer so I decided to give it a try I want...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the fourth dimension? We have gotten several answers like space and time. So how can it be both? Can someone explain this to me?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Dimensions are simply a way of specifying where things are. The number of dimensions we exist in can be figured out easily by as...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is the word "used" pronounced differently with different meanings? Ex: I used the bathroom (yoozed) VS I used to go there (yoost). Google doesn't seem to turn up anything. It boggles the mind.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's not because the meanings are different, it's because of the wor...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why would we consider it ridiculous to call Obama white, but not to call him black, when he's half black half white?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant For a lot of mixed race people, their racial identity is one they chose. Obama could identify as mixed, as black or as white. At this point, he's ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Other than some personal satisfaction or enjoyment there is no real purpose to a baby-on-board sticker for a car CMV: Other than some personal satisfaction or enjoyment there is no real purpose to a baby-on-board sticker for a car The most common reason I've heard for this other than "it's fun" (...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How are animal actors selected (auditioned/bred) during/for the audition process?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Auditioning and breeding are two massively different things, so let's take them separately. First, an animal breeder selects animals that have certain traits like appearance and inte...
<|im_start|>user Would a person weigh more at the pole than at the equator? I ask because it seems the centrifugal force would be greater at the equator than the the pole, effectively reducing the force of gravity at the equator. This question is assuming the Earth is a perfect sphere (which I know is not the case).<|i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does a government "shut down social media"? I often hear that during times of unrest or insurrection, a government will "shut down social media." How do they selectively disable parts of the internet. Do they control all the ISP's in their country and rely on their cooperation? Is there an i...
<|im_start|>user If fast food workers are successful in raising their wages to $15 an hour, many will lose their jobs after the restaurants shift to more automated machinery CMV First of all, $15 an hour is more than many managers make already at fast food joints. So the payscale would make no sense with employees mak...
<|im_start|>user ELi5 : How do modern smartwatches calculate steps, blood pressure and oxygen level in blood ? What are the technology behind this ?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Oxygen level is done via the color of your blood. That is called *Reflectance pulse oximetry.* The watch shines a light on your skin and ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How is it the island of Java can support it's 140+ million people in area the size of North Carolina?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant by depending on trade for food and other resources, and coping up with less personal space. there's still some farms and forests, but yeah its hard to get away fro...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why are witches usually regarded as being evil while wizards are more generally portrayed as good?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Wizards, in most lore, get their powers from studying and schooling where they learn the "science" behind their magic. They tend to be more on the "good" and responsib...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What did Edward Snowden actually reveal abot the U.S Government? I just keep hearing "they have all your data" and I don't know what that's supposed to mean. &amp;#x200B; Edit: thanks to everyone whos contributed, although I still remain confused and in disbelief over some of the things in the ...
<|im_start|>user [Marvel/DC] Why should I become a henchman? I'm a small time, but effective crook. I'm not an idiot; I'm decent with my fists and handy with basic weapons. I mostly get into petty theft and occasionally muggings, etc. I try to keep a low profile and even have a day job. Why would I become a henchman t...
<|im_start|>user What causes Amino Acids to "fold" into proteins?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The amino acid sequence of a protein is going to ultimately determine how it is going to fold, and the folding is stabilized by several factors. The biggest factor driving protein folding is hydrophobic interactions. If...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are most or even all toilets made of ceramic material? Is their any benefit or its just a common style?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Mainly it is a better material for sanitation and durability versus the cost of production and ease of manufacture. The alternative of say stainless steel l...
<|im_start|>user eli5: How did fuel injected engines work before we would have had computers to control them? how did an engine without a carburetor exist as early as the 1950s when modern fuel injected engines can’t really function without being computer controlled? And why would we still use carburetors for so long a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:How is the sex of a baby determined? A race to determine who finishes first? X or Y? I mean, can you really "increase" your chances of having a boy or girl? Maybe it's just pure luck<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The sex of the fetus is determined by the sex chromosome born by the sperm (x for ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the superstring theory?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Well, let's start with ordinary, classical particle physics. It uses particle scattering at various energies to find out that some particles, electrons and neutrinos mainly, seem to be "point particles" - that no matter how high an e...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Traffic lights and four way stops are objectively inferior to roundabouts. Since my town installed roundabouts, I've found that they are remarkably more efficient than the traffic lights and four way stops. Four way stops force all vehicles to come to a complete stop, traffic lights force many ve...
<|im_start|>user CMV: A lack of funding isn't the primary reason for the shortcomings of inner-city schools: a lack of family structure is. This post pertains to inner-city schools in the United States. While I acknowledge that there are other challenges that inner-city school districts face (lack of funding, poor tea...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: How do they know if it is a valid card number? When you are asked to input your card information online, how is it that some websites can automatically know if you input an invalid number and others cannot, before payment is processed?Example: as soon as I typed the last number of my card wrong, ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: NASA and the government should not be able to put factories or large building's on the Moon ever. NASA recently revealed that in the next couple years they will have people on the Moon. With the end of space travel to the Moon I believe this is a great and needed mission for seeing how the human r...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do probiotics work and why can taking them sometimes cause extreme abdominal discomfort?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Probiotics are colonies of good bacteria. Taking them is suppose to repopulate the gut with said bacteria, but if you get too much, if they have to fight with the existing ...
<|im_start|>user Why do so many prescription meds have a side effect of "suicidal thoughts"?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Pharmaceutical companies are required to report any side effect that occurs in any patient taking the drug during a clinical trial, whether they think that adverse event is related to the drug or...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why are some Water Towers very tall and skinny with small reservoirs while some are pretty short and fat with huge reservoirs. I know it has to do with water pressure and gravity but the range of size and height, which I have seen, is quite vast. In fact, by our home we have 2 that are on eithe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The difference in the effects between Adderall and Ritalin<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant How it works: -Both have the same ultimate chemical response in the body (increased dopamine and norepinephrine activity) but go about it in a slightly different way. -Ritalin (methylphenidate): blocks ...
<|im_start|>user Why are Psychoanalysis and Marxism such common talking points among philosophy students? Hello r/askphilosophy, I have been having repeated run- ins with philosophy students at the B.A. and M.A. level that are fascinated with Marxism and Psychoanalysis, taking their tenants either as gospel or heavil...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How units of time (seconds, minutes, hours, etc) became seemingly universal around the world while other units like weight or distance did not?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Weights and measures were independently developed all over the world. Timekeeping, on the other hand, with accuracy beyon...
<|im_start|>user CMV: philosophically speaking there is no reason not to live in a virtual reality once it is possible. Heyah guys, I hope I am allowed to submit this since my view is not actually a *I would rather kill you then Change my mind* Kind of view, but rather a simple thought I have been entertaining recentl...
<|im_start|>user [MCU] What would happen if you tried to hold an Infinity Stone? So we know what happens with the **Power Stone**... it consumes you and blows everything up around you. The **Tesseract** was shown to burn Furys hands. It also burned through the floor and went into the ocean. It also reacted to Red Skul...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is the Human body’s core temperature 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit) across the species, regardless of ethnicity or environmental location?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are slight variations even person to person, let alone ethnicity to ethnicity. However, our body’s req...
<|im_start|>user Asked to work on supervisor's grant in exchange for thesis feedback I finished my PhD some time ago, but by the end it was a very toxic environment and I am still processing everything that happened. I recently remembered something that happen during writing my thesis which I did not think was unusuall...
<|im_start|>user Are hemp plastics structurally distinct from petroleum-based plastics? A friend the other day tried to tell me that hemp-based plastics are superior because they're biodegradable, but I don't know that I believe that. After all, it is still plastic... right?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant "Plastic" is...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why is blood pressure not measured in psi?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Before digital blood pressure measurement tools became widely available, the device used to measure blood pressure would literally consist of a column of mercury, and the pressure would just be the height of that column (m...
<|im_start|>user Is boiling hot water more effective at killing bacteria than a dish soap?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a lot of factors that go into this and it's impossible to answer the question without defining things more strictly. Dish soap will absolutely disrupt cell membranes for bacteria, but it...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Does the heart ever develop cancer? It seems like most cancers are organ-specific (lung, ovary, skin, etc) but I’ve never heard of heart cancer. Is there a reason why? Edit: Wow! Thanks for all the interesting feedback and comments! I had no idea my question would spark such a fascinating discus...
<|im_start|>user Is the soil underneath cities nutrient rich, poor or normal? I was just thinking the other day about the soil underneath cities. A lot of cities have trees and plants growing in the ground and it occurred to me that cities completely stop the natural cycle of dead things decomposing in the ground repl...
<|im_start|>user How can chemicals like CO2 acidify water if they don't contain H+?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Hello there, Carbon Dioxide, when it dissolves in water and becomes what is known as an *aqeuous ion* in chemistry, essentially splits a water molecule thanks to its higher electronegativity in relation ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What stops me from being reinfected with an illness if I stay in the house where I was sick? Wouldn't I just be breathing the same infected air?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It can happen, but by and large once you’re infected with something, your immune system learns how to deal with it. It b...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is the human eye colour generally Brown, Blue and other similar variations. Why no bright green, purple, black or orange?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Eyecolor is determained by the amount of melanin in the iris. Melanin is a darkish pigment that helps protext the skin and eyes by blocking...
<|im_start|>user How do seeds know which way to grow?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Plants sense gravity and then bend in response to it. This is called called gravitropism. One of the major gravity-sensing parts of the plant is the root tips. Plants also sense light, and bend to respond to it. This is called photot...
<|im_start|>user What's your general reading strategy in the context of a daunting reading list? Hi all, a bit of a meta discussion here. I've always been one of those people who has insisted that if you didn't read something carefully, you didn't read it at all. In my academic life, I've prided myself on being someon...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The only valid moral philosophy is one that compels minimization of suffering and maximization of happiness. The disdain at the idea of killing someone for their organs is not evidence of a flaw in utilitarianism, but in human evaluation of ethical conundrums. Since the dawn of moral philosophy, i...
<|im_start|>user Why don't we just eat calorie bombs that have the reccommended daily intake instead of spending money on low carb, expensive foods?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A few quick answers: * A calorie bomb would still need to be made from something digestible, i.e. **food** * Your body is made of lots o...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Suicide is a fundamental human right for all people regardless of their situation, and forcing people to live is a form of slavery. You can't truly have the right to life without having the right to end it. Your life is first and foremost owned by you, and thus you have the right to destroy it. An...
<|im_start|>user What is the point of a fellowship postdoc? I’m a few months in to my fully-funded two-year postdoctoral fellowship. The administration and faculty are nice, I’m given a (shared) office/a computer/software, I’m working on a few different projects with different faculty, etc. However, I just can’t shake ...
<|im_start|>user How did early astronomers know that those slightly brighter dots of light were planets? How did they know the order of the solar system?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant What distinguished the planets from the stars for ancient astronomers was not their brightness, but the fact that some objects were al...
<|im_start|>user CMV: People who get offended easily are assholes. All through my life I've believed that being able to take a joke about yourself is a brilliant characteristic that someone can have. Whenever I've come across someone that can't take a joke about themselves-which is meant in a lighthearted way-I develop...
<|im_start|>user eli5 Why do people iodize salt? Was in a cafe today and saw this salt canister that said iodised salt. Why do they do that to the salt? What does it add?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Iodine, in tiny amounts is necessary for the human body. It was found in the early 20th century that people were not...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why do all your joints ache when you have an infection?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When you have an infection, your body fires up an immune response. Think of your body's immune response as the SWAT team. When you first get infected, a minor response is made by the body.. cops are called e...