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<|im_start|>user ELI5: When colour fades from fabric and other printed materials, where does it go?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Nowhere, color isn’t a material, it’s just a propriety of how done materials reflect light, if those materials change in some way, be it chemically (like with bleach) or by exposure to ult...
<|im_start|>user Why does the aroma of ground coffee permeate a plastic bag but not say, orange slices for example? Nearly every workday I grind up freshly roasted coffee at home, and dump the contents into a zip loc baggie to take with me to the office. I frequently also do the same for other very aromatic things, lik...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Living standards will decline in the future The past century is overall a success for humanity, as poverty rates declined while literacy rates and life expectancy improved. However, we face multiple challenges in the future that I believe will negate improvements in our quality of life due to deve...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If fish are cold blooded, how do some species function at depths of over 900 meters where the temperatures are 0-3 degrees celsius?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Fish have a unique chemistry. It has been determined that often their blood is similar to antifreeze. This makes them able to functio...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 The effects of isolation for years at a time does to the human mind and body<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Human contact is most crucial during childhood. Children who are raised in complete isolation (such as in extreme cases of abuse) tend to be stunted mentally and physically, and may never l...
<|im_start|>user If Hubble can make photos of galaxys 13.2ly away, is it ever gonna be possible to look back 13.8ly away and 'see' the big bang? And for all I know, there was nothing before the big bang, so if we can look further than 13.8ly, we won't see anything right?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The early univer...
<|im_start|>user [MCU] Why didn't Asgard rebuild to some modicum of its former glory in the 5 years since coming to Earth - was there no one left who knew the intricacies of things like Soul Forges, anti-grav chariots, and the Rainbow Bridge?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant First of all: We don't know if the materials ...
<|im_start|>user How can I explain to my new employer that their spaghetti architecture needs to be changed? So going into a new job, they said that they used to have a monolith, but have since split it up into several micro-services. But now that I've actually gotten a look at it, I see that they keep all the data-ac...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did the Polynesians have enough food and water to travel such great distances in canoes and why did they do it? What made them think they'd ever find another island in the Pacific Ocean? It seems like many of them would have died trying.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Carrying enough food is...
<|im_start|>user I believe Islamic culture is incompatible with modern society. CMV. I believe that the Islamic/Arabic culture is at best, incompatible with modern society, and at worst, actually a threat to a tolerant way of life. I base these views on ~~3~~ 2 main points. * 1. Women are regarded as lesser creatures,...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When you are in the hospital and get an IV how does your body "taste" what's in the IV? For example, when you get a saline IV and you can "taste" the sodium while the IV drips. Just curious on how this happens internally in the body.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If you increase the sodium conc...
<|im_start|>user What were Spinoza's views on God? I remember hearing an opinion that Spinoza saw God as an entity that was constantly changing throughout all of eternity, but I wasn't able to verify this. What were Spinoza's views on God?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant &gt; What were Spinoza's views on God? Roughly,...
<|im_start|>user Are conferences something you GET to do, or something you HAVE to do? My colleagues generally seem to get really excited to go to conferences, but I don't really see what's appealing about them from a personal perspective. It just seems like its travelling a long ways and spending a lot of your employe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does cooking things using different sources of heat (i.e. pan seared, grilled, smoked, oven roasted, etc.) produce different tastes? I've noticed that people always say the food tastes better, or at least different when cooked (grilled) outside or when camping (over an open flame), and I agre...
<|im_start|>user [WH40k/Mass Effect] The Reapers waiting in dark space make contact with a Tyranid Hive Fleet. This question has three possible sets of parameters, answer which ever one seems most interesting to you. 1.Tyranids arrive right before Mass Effect 3 (in ME universe). 2.Reapers make contact with Hive Fleet...
<|im_start|>user How does one go about becoming more comfortable reading opposing views? I happen to like philosophy a lot, but I'm too wrapped up in my own beliefs about things to be able to read much of it. I have a really bad habit of accepting whatever I read as being true while I'm reading it, and if it challenges...
<|im_start|>user Why are we looking for exoplanets? We can't live on them considering the distance alone, so what are the current goals in the exoplanet search? Just to learn about the universe?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Being able to get a better handle on number, location, size, and make-up of expolanets is fun...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 What is the difference between Displacement, Distance and Distance Travelled? Displacement is a vector and distance a scalar, but how else can you differentiate between them in the easiest possible way?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Displacement is the difference inbetween your starting location...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Dependent versus independent variables I swear, I just for the life of me could never understand the difference between the two in a way that stuck with me. I need a literal ELI5 here.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Independent variable: the variable that changes separately from other variables,...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: WHY DO SOME books and news articles start the first few words in all caps? I've always seen this in "classier" books and news publications, but I never understood why they did it, or what the origin was. Sometimes it's even in larger print. It seems random when it happens, or how many words they ...
<|im_start|>user What do I need to LEARN to become a successful computer programmer? I've tried searching this question on Google, but all I get in the search results is "How to become a computer programmer," or "What you should study in school to be a programmer," and stuff similar to that. I have already gone throug...
<|im_start|>user Why is accessing some random element near the start of an array FASTER than accessing a random element near the end? I know they are both O(1) complexity, i'm talking at the hardware level here. I know the difference is also very, very, very small. Just recently I was doing a leetcode challenge one o...
<|im_start|>user What Ancient Greek should one read before beginning Nietzsche? The title says it all. I would really like to read and fully understand Nietzsche's works, and it appears the consensus is that a background in the Ancient Greeks is necessary for that; so which ones should I read prior to attempting Nietzs...
<|im_start|>user How is wealth non-zero sum? I'm having a difficult time conceptualizing how, in theory, everyone could gain wealth over a period of time. Where is the wealth coming from? Similarly, I can't conceptualize how we as a species used the Industrialization Revolution to create so much wealth. Where did i...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Developing space infrastructure should be a higher priority than trying to colonize Mars There seems to be a lot of romance around the idea of colonizing Mars and I hope that someday there is a Martian colony. But first we need better space infrastructure. That means more efficient ways to launch ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The logic behind banning Muslim immigrants doesn't make sense I truly don't understand this logic at all. So the statements made basically say that we need to ban all Muslims because some of them are dangerous criminals. Actually the same fears are made towards Mexican immigrants as well ("they a...
<|im_start|>user Are you at greater risk of sunburn up on a mountain? I remember being told that sunburns are more likely when you're up in the mountains because the air is thinner. And that's why Andean peoples wear wide brim hats most of the time. And I think my own experience matches that. I've burnt pretty quickly ...
<|im_start|>user What effect did Chomsky have on philosophy? His wikipedia has a lot of references to him being a philosopher and being a major figure of philosophy which is contrary to what I've read but I'm curious what effect he actually had on philosophy?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Chomsky's been pretty engage...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some traffic lights seem fast and responsive, while others leave you waiting for ages even when there's no other cars? Are they configured differently depending on the location?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Some traffic lights are designed to detect the presence of cars. They use an ind...
<|im_start|>user ELI5- Do animals have ways of keeping their teeth clean? Are they affected by the same dental problems that can occur in humans?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Animals have a variety of ways of maintaining oral health. Some animals, like sharks, continuously grow new teeth and shed old ones. So if th...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why are some guns more deadly than others? Is it something to do with the speed at which bullets come out, or the size of the bullet? Like why is a revolver taken to be a stronger weapon than a glock/pistol?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Oh dear, you're already getting a lot of terrible informa...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] Are AT-ATs practical troop transportation? Why or why not?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Like many things, it depends on the circumstances. AT-AT's are built, like much of the Empire's war machine, with intimidation in mind, as much as practicality. Simply as a troop delivery mechanism,...
<|im_start|>user If God exists; why does he allow horrible things to happen to good people? I’ve recently become interested in theodicy and I can’t find one argument for God that makes sense. I believe in life after death but I don’t know if I believe in God. I’m looking at horrible things happening in Ukraine and don’...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If all bread is made from flour, water, and yeast, then how are there so many different varieties and textures of bread and how do they all taste different? Loaf, crusty baguette, chewy ciabatta, etc.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are different types of flour and different types of yeast ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Does a larger engine capacity (cc's or Ls) translate to a decreased fuel efficiency and larger fuel consumption rate? What other SIGNIFICANT factors are at play in terms of efficiency and consumption? SO a friend of mine was telling me her vehicle burns quite a lot of gas because it has a [large ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: While early humans' migration led to changes in our skin tones, what affected the distinctive face characteristics of each race?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Over time, random changes happen in the DNA of any organism. These mutations can lead to different traits and they are passed to the ch...
<|im_start|>user Why don't drugs provoke an immune response? The immune system recognizes and attacks foreign entities. So why doesn't it have a problem with (most) drugs? Is it because they are too small to be picked up the immune "radar"?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Medicinal chemist here. Two things: A full...
<|im_start|>user Outside of choosing a minor what other options help get undergrad applicants into somewhat unrelated master's programs? Sociology Undergrad student, Graduating spring of 2019, had a rocky start with an undiagnosed learning disability, doing stellar after treatment and discovery. I'm more curious how I...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is exactly happening when we zone our eyes out and make everything blurry?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your eyes have lenses that can adjust to focus on objects at different distances, exactly like a camera does. When you do this, you're setting your lenses to focus at a different distan...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Since the ISS is moving so fast, does NASA need to account for doppler shift in the radio signal? How do they account for this considering the ISS uses FM?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant NASA (and all communications with fast moving satellites) use Dynamic Doppler Compensation, where the frequen...
<|im_start|>user Does water have a high heat capacity because it is a polar molecule? Do all polar molecules have high heat capacity?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The heat capacity of water is high because it has a great many numbers of *degrees of freedom*. Water is a bent molecule. That means it has 9 *possible*...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: why are mice the preferred "testing" subjects in scientific experiments?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They are the right combination of breeding quickly, maturing quickly, being easy to care for, being easy to handle, and being close enough to humans to get meaningful results. We might get sl...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How is it that scientists were able to completely eradicate smallpox, but they cant do that with other diseases?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There's several factors: Smallpox only had a couple of strains to worry about and the vaccine worked against both. The vaccine was cheap and really...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If water is wet, how does hot water dry out your skin? While the explanation would involve skin oils, does this apply to cold water too?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your skin is protected by a layer of oil that you produce. When you wash the skin, especially with hot soapy water you remove t...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Software patents and why they are "evil" I'm not quite sure what a software patent is, and Wikipedia doesn't have the greatest information. Is it like the creation of a file type that others cannot use (.rar where only winRAR can make but others can unarchive)? Or is it like a process (the way VL...
<|im_start|>user How is the right amino acid brought to ribosomes? So what I know is that the mRNA is brought to the ribosome with a code for an amino acid. I also know that the tRNA with a matching codon and correct amino acid are brought to the ribosome for assembly. But how is the right amino known? Does the ribosom...
<|im_start|>user Are humans getting taller? I’ve read that Americans, on average, have stayed the same height for the past 50 years. Is this true even now with the amount of immigration from Latin America and Asia where people tend to be shorter on average? Are millennials taller than their parents? Has the age at whic...
<|im_start|>user Why are programming concepts explained with such difficult language? I just read a page explaining concurrency programming because it seems to be a hot topic in west coast tech area interviews this month. I did not understand half of the concepts it was trying to convey because the language was to for...
<|im_start|>user [ELI5]: How do antivirus apps work? What are the looking for when they “scan” our files?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are two primary methods for virus detection: signature-based and heuristics-based. A signature-based antivirus program looks at the files on your system and calculates a speci...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why doesn’t GPS work underwater? If a satellite can pinpoint my location from SPACE, how come a (relatively) small amount of water prevents GPS from working?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Water absorbs radio waves across a considerable band of wavelengths. It's so good at this that your microw...
<|im_start|>user Eli5 Why do military units carry the same formation through history such as the 450 year old 2nd dragoon regiment in France.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant History and tradition is a big thing in the military of many nations. It generates a sense of "belonging" that the current personnel are the inher...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If all wavelengths of light travel at the same speed, what causes them to rainbow after exiting a glass prism?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A prism causes light to refract, which is described by the *refractive index* of the material. The refractive index is different for different waves of li...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did humans learn to extract metal from rocks? This is something that has always perplexed me. How the hell did our ancestors learn that putting certain types of rocks in 2000 degree furnaces would yield a useful material for weapons and tools?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Certain metals li...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Romantic relationships in high school are not worth the trouble When someone is in high school, it does not make sense to have a committed romantic relationship. Romantic relationship is defined as a mutual agreement of exclusivity in dating, and being referred to as together. The first point I h...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Prisoners being forced to work isn't the same as slavery and is OK with some protections and caveats So starting off with there are huge problems with the prison industrial complex and how prisons don't reform inmates and issues with them returning to a normal life. I'm generally in favor of many ...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: How can spacecraft determine their speed once out in space?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are a number of ways, but one is by measuring the frequency of the radio signal it receives from Earth. The signal is sent at a precise frequency, but because the spacecraft is moving - normally away...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: If an exoplanet like Kepler 442b, the most likely to be habitable exoplanet, has a mass 2.34x that of earth, would the gravity of the planet be 2.34x that of earth as well? Also, how would this affect humans if they were to travel there?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Depends on the size of the ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is light brighter in peripheral vision then direct vision in the dark<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are two kinds of light sensitive cells in the eye. Rods are sensitive to low levels of light but only see in black and white and things kind of look fuzzy because they are good at col...
<|im_start|>user Why do so many flying insects have aquatic larvae?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Aquatic larvae allow juveniles and adults to exploit different environments and resources. This prevents competition between different life stages of the same species and allows both stages to maximize the resources in t...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I find difficulty in supporting abortion. I want to make this thread as a genuine opportunity to see some info and get some opinions that can change my view, as i am clearly in the minority, especially on Reddit. I dont know if I’m missing something, but I just find it hard to support. First, i n...
<|im_start|>user Why are some common lab-grade reagents used in food production, such as NaCl, labeled as "lab use only" and "not for consumption"? I have a 12 gallon HDPE chemical container with a NaCl MSDS attached to it. I want to use for storage of food grade liquids, but the container says the NaCl is for lab use ...
<|im_start|>user Why are Neanderthals considered a different species from humans if we could interbreed and produce fertile offspring? I've often heard the word species defined as the largest group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, if that is the case why do we consider Neanderthals a diff...
<|im_start|>user How much more would gas prices need to rise for people to start taking public transportation (Elasticity, Supply and Demand)<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This is a very difficult question to answer as it will depend on the region and access to adequate public transport, population of said region, di...
<|im_start|>user Why exactly is a 100% efficient process impossible? So I've built a perpetual motion device and need your help... No, actually I'm a BSc Physics grad working on a book and trying to sort some things out in my head. I've been doing a bunch of reading on the topic and am trying to pin down one particula...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are mascots a big part of American sports but not so much in Europe?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The focus on American sports tends to be more about the teams and the team franchise identity, when in Europe the focus is a lot more on locale. This came up a bit on a question a while back w...
<|im_start|>user How do we establish elevation on another planet that has no ocean, ex. Mars? Do we pick the lowest point on the planet and call that zero? Or what do we use for "zero" elevation, when there is no ocean?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant On Mars we use atmospheric pressure to determine at what elevation w...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Is it true that hanging towels, clothing, etc. out in the sun naturally deodorizes it? If so, how does that work? Trying to figure out whether or not this is just an old wives tale or if there's some kind of chemical change that comes in the sunlight that destroys odors. Also, is the deodorizing...
<|im_start|>user Do straight lines exist in nature? If straight lines do exist in our natural environment, do we have any really good examples? Edit: Spelling Edit 2: So as I understand it straight lines depend on scale, do we have any examples of vastly large straight lines? (over a mile) Or anything larger than a cr...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does a change in the number of protons/neutrons/electrons drastically change a molecules properties? It's like I add a few electrons and neutrons and protons and BOOM, went from hydrogen to copper or copper to neon. How does a simple change in a molecule's structure determine the chemical an...
<|im_start|>user [The Truman Show] What kind of lawsuit Truman can fill against the TV Producers of the show? What was done to him is pretty heavy, and there are literally lots of people involved. But starting from the very creator and director of the show... What kind of criminal charges can fall upon him if Truman de...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When people talk about "rendering" a video for x amount of time, what is the process that is taking place? Do they leave the computer turned on until the video renders? What about a video that takes weeks, or even years?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Basically the computer program needs to calc...
<|im_start|>user What makes online forums so prone to disinformation?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Don't really have time to explain them, but you might be interested in the disinhibition effect, affective communities (Papacharissi), and how algorithms encourage/facilitate the formation of echo chambers.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user CMV: We're living through the best period of human history there has ever been - people globally have never had it better. Modern humans are safer, richer, smarter, healthier, and happier than humans have ever been before. Let's say 'modern' is approximately since the turn of the millennium. I think y...
<|im_start|>user We know DNA -&gt; amino acids -&gt; proteins sequence. How are the non-protein structures encoded, for instance lipid walls, chlorophyll, hema? We know DNA encodes for 21 amino acids used by ribosomes to build proteins. However there are many structures which are not made out of amino-acids. Examples...
<|im_start|>user ELI5, Why is the amount of water required for producing something (food, clothes, etc..) used as a measure of sustainability? I get that if it’s produced somewhere where water is scarce it’s important not to waste it but where I live freshwater is incredibly abundant why does it still matter?<|im_end|>...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The Nordic countries are not socialist First of all, I should say I don’t consider myself socialist, but I agree with a lot of the criticism against capitalism. What has baffled me is this - I see a lot of people here in reddit state that the Nordic countries are socialist, but I hadn’t heard thi...
<|im_start|>user Is Computer Science A Good Career Choice? Hello, I am a high school senior trying to decide on a career. I am considering computer science as a career, but I don't like Mathematics. Would I have to do a lot of difficult Math like Calculus 1 and 2 to get a computer science degree?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What needs to happen for a plane to fly into other countries' airspaces? When a plane crosses another country's airspace in its journey, what happens? Does that country's air force get all airplane schedules of the day ahead of time and verify that? Or is there a database of planes flying that we...
<|im_start|>user What is the most fascinating emerging field in Philosophy in your opinion?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Probably the most response you get will be problems from bioethics field. New problems in that discipline are just piling up&gt; nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, genetics, cryogenics, etc...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why didi so many black activists in Civil Rights Movement the US convert to Islam? I see the extra i in did now and I am sorry<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In their quest for civil rights and equality, many blacks in American rejected white culture, along with a largely white religion that was ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why does the rest of the Middle East hate Israel?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The two primary reasons are religious differences and the history of how Israel became a (disputed) country. During the time of WW1 and WW2, the areas now known as Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and parts...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What do people mean when they say "...because of the economy"? What exactly are they referring to? As far as I can tell, the economy isn't doing anything to me that affects my spending decisions/job opportunities, so either I'm totally missing something, or it doesn't apply to me (incredibly unl...
<|im_start|>user eli5 How did people get iron or other metals in 9th century. Did they extract metals from wherever we do now ?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Mining metals has been known since likely prehistory in many areas. In both Europe and Asia, from about 5000-6000 years ago there were thriving mining operation...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek] What does 'Vulcan' mean to the Vulcans? What is the Vulcan name for themselves and their planet, and how do they feel about being known by a name from Terran mythology? I mean, take Spock. Does Spock speak English and call himself a Vulcan, or does he use the universal translator which jus...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are directors considered the "masterminds" behind movies? Don't the writers and producers contribute more to the movie's plot and aesthetics?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Writers contribute dialogue, narrative, theme, etc. Producers contribute money, mostly. Directors, on the other hand, ...
<|im_start|>user Confusion about the definition of socialism So when I look up the definition of socialism, it says it’s the government controlling the means of production. However, whenever someone is talking about the government redistributing wealth, people say “that’s socialism”. But how is that socialism? Isn’t th...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Cultural appropriation is not a bad thing Okay, I really want to change my mind here, because a lot of the people I generally agree with my position here. Full disclosure, because I think it’s relevant: I am a straight white cis male, but I hope that doesn’t doesn’t deter minority voices. Don’t s...
<|im_start|>user Why are clouds often discrete? Especially those stereotypical bunny clouds on a windy day. Are all clouds big enough that each one represents a pocket of air where the conditions for condensation are right? If so why isn't the upper air more uniform? Are individual clouds sometimes directly from indiv...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] Why weren't all the clones as good in combat as Jango and Boba Fett?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Age and experience. The clones were aged at an accelerated rate, and were only between ten and fifteen years old, most times you see them. Most times you see a Fett, he's had many more year...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does stretching work? What does it do to the human body?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Stretching improves circulation by increasing blood flow to your muscles. Why most people when they wake up yawn and stretch. It improves circulation helps the body recover faster. Stretching keeps the mu...
<|im_start|>user CMV:That cyclists should have to carry ID with them like every other road user. In Australia we have a debate happening about introducing a law saying cyclists should have to carry ID with them when riding on the road with cars and other licensed vehicles. I don't understand what the pushback is, but i...
<|im_start|>user Why are Plato's dialogues of Socrates much more famous than Xenophon's?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Basically because they are a lot richer philosophically and as literary works. As well, Plato himself was more influential on the whole philosophical tradition that followed him, and so his importanc...
<|im_start|>user How do lakes deep underground maintain an ecosystem with no energy input from the Sun?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Underground aquifers could support primitive microbial life-forms if they were adapted to living off the minerals, and hydrogen seeping into the water from the surrounding rock. They m...
<|im_start|>user What kind of reading schedule do you maintain to be on top of everything while completing a major research project and going through day to day life? I only ask because I'm a final year undergrad who has gotten by through bursts of productivity on some days and days where I am out of commission. I migh...
<|im_start|>user What are some lesser know statistics career options? I’m going to keep it short and to the point. I’m a college student who enjoys statistics and would like to enter the field after I’m done uni. From my limited understanding, most jobs are corporate jobs helping the company optimize production or ac...
<|im_start|>user Why doesn't the glass inside optic fibers break?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The individual optical glass fibers used in cables are very strong and very flexible because they have a large tensile strength and small diameter. This is the same material used fiberglass boats, ladders, etc. When bund...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can Jeremy Hunt get away with imposing a new junior dr contract when something like 98% of medical professionals oppose it? So as I'm sure people in the UK know by now, Jeremy Hunt has decided that negotiations are over and has imposed his new, extremely unpopular contract on junior doctors d...
<|im_start|>user How does superluminal (ftl) transmission of information or matter violate causality? I keep reading in threads that hypothetical FTL propositions (wormholes, warp drives, ect) violate causality, but I haven't found an explanation as to why this is so.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The exact time diff...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why space vacuum does not suck out our atmosphere?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Atmosphere is just a layer of gas on the surface of the planet. Their composition varies a lot; Venus' is incredibly thick, but Moon's is so sparse that it weights just a few meager tons. But why does Earth have o...
<|im_start|>user Why does Freud/Psychoanalysis come up a lot in philosophy discussions? My academic background is cognitive science, and Freud and psychoanalysis were taught to give us some understanding of the roots of psychology. Outside of that, Freud's ideas (and much of psychoanalysis) are not taken seriously by m...