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<|im_start|>user How was Newton's gravity equation derived if we didn't know the specific quantities involved? How could you check your math with the evidence to verify it's correct? (Such as the masses of planetary objects or the distance between them?) Said another way, how did we compute the masses of planets? In Ne...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Buddhism<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The essence of Buddhism lies in the 4 noble truths. 1. The universe is imperfect by our standards. It doesn't conform to our needs. We experience discomfort and suffering. We call our experience of this imperfection "Dukkha". 2. Dukkha is caused b...
<|im_start|>user Why isn't Ceres considered the main target for a manned space mission? If we ignore for a moment the counterproductiveness of interplanetary human spaceflight why isn't Ceres deemed the prime candidate for such a mission? It clearly has some important advantages over the most frequently mentioned cand...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:If we can build massive telescopes to gaze into space why can't we build massive microscopes to gaze further into the sub-atomic level?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Telescopes use light. That is a simple statement, yes, but it is important. Light is a particle, and it reacts with things as if i...
<|im_start|>user CMV: It is irrational to expect mandatory child support and be pro choice.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The issue of abortion from the pro-choice perspective is that of a woman's right to sovereignty over her body. The issue of child support is that of the welfare of a child. They are entirely dif...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does oil seem most abundant in dry, desert areas and how did it get there in the first place?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In the case of oil, a special set of conditions has to apply for it to be formed and preserved in the subsurface: 1. Source of organic matter (marine plankton/algae ➡...
<|im_start|>user ELI5, how come when you get an organ transplant, there's a chance your body will reject it and your immune system will kill it. But when you get infected by a new disease, it's difficult for your immune system to kill the disease.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When you get an organ transplant, your i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do characters in games have a separated "graphic model" and a "hit box model"? Why can't the graphic model be used to detect hits?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There's probably multiple reasons, to start though hit detection can be expensive depending on the complexity of the model and the...
<|im_start|>user Have any philosophers argued that "femininity" and "masculinity" are imaginary, are not biological and should not be linked with sexual dimorphism? And have any philosophers ever argued against "beauty is feminine, not neutral" and instead argued beauty is neutral and men are beautiful too? I'm not tal...
<|im_start|>user I genuinely suck at 'coding' and I don't know what to do I put coding in quotes bc it's not coding. I'm a junior in HS taking AP Comp sci principles which uses [code.org](https://code.org) which is literally scratch. I cruised through the beginning and now I'm stuck. I have to build an app using 3 data...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 : what causes people to have nightmares I personally have a lot of nightmares. Very frequent. So what caused people to have them and why do some have them more frequently than others?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It is hypothesized that dreams are a way of preparing you for dangerous and/or sc...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do fighter pilots know when an enemy has them "locked on"? Is that ominous buzz Hollywood or reality?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are systems on the plane that can detect when a (potentially, but usually) hostile radar signal is frequently pulsing the plane directly. Other alerts ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Deafness is, and should be, considered a disability. Let me preface this by saying I do not have ANYTHING against deaf people, and that I don't think having a disability of any kind makes you any less of a person. &amp;#x200B; The word disability has multiple definitions, but the one I've come a...
<|im_start|>user Why is ethanol drinkable but methanol, 2-propanol, etc. poisonous? From an organic chemistry perspectice, what significant difference does one extra carbon make? I'm an organic chemistry student and I've yet found the answer.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant From the point of view of organic chemistry, ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does smoking interfere with healing and how does it interfere?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Smoking narrows the bloodvessels which are essential to recovery. Narrow vessels transport less blood, less blood means less O2 and other minerals. In other words, recovery takes longer when you're ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do “hostile takeovers” work? Is there anything stopping Jeff Bezos from just buying everything?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Normally, when one company wants to buy another, management approaches the target and they begin discussions. If the target does not want to sell for whatever reason...
<|im_start|>user I want to store values of a 2D array into a 1D array in java. I want to convert 2D coordinates into a 1D array. I've created an n by n 2D array. I then want to assign values of 1 through N into the 2D array sequentially from left to right, and then return the new 1D array. private static int[] to1...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Overpopulation is a myth. Pretty simple - the planet Earth is not overpopulated and (given current demographic trends) never will be. All of the problems that are blamed on 'overpopulation' are not population problems and have much easier and humane solutions than limiting population. The idea of ...
<|im_start|>user [Resident Evil Village] Who spread the info around that Chris punched a boulder in a volcano? Heisenberg makes reference to that in your fight against him. I don’t think Chris or Sheva would go around mentioning that to everyone.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Several possibilities for that informatio...
<|im_start|>user what has caused the massive cost of college and higher education [https://content.attn.com/sites/default/files/weeksoffulltimework\_1.png](https://content.attn.com/sites/default/files/weeksoffulltimework_1.png) college costs have not kept up with inflation. is it mostly due to federal student loan pr...
<|im_start|>user Is there like a guide on programming languages? As in what works best for what kind of project? I have a somewhat solid understanding of some programming languages, but I’m having some trouble which language might be better for a type of project. As in like, is python better for a simple chess game tha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:On an atomic/molecular level, Why does glue glue? Why does glue glue and adhesive adhere on a micro scale. I understand the larger picture of surface area, surface texture and general bonding along with curing. But what is happening that allows the glue to bond at an atomic level.<|im_end|> <|im...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are the glasses shaped differently for red and white wines?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Red wines tend to have stronger flavor compounds and tannins that soften when they "breathe" or decant. The wider bowl of a red wine glass is believed to allow for more contact with the air, which mea...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do some people find it hard to eat enough, while others over-eat? It seems like such a basic function but to me eating three times a day, let alone five, every single day of my life is such a chore. I find it hard to imagine that to most normal people it isn't even something they need to cons...
<|im_start|>user How do the body regenerate the stomach acid after we've vomited? How long does it usually take and (providing I've essentially emptied my stomach), how long should I wait until I eat again?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Parietal cells in the gastric endothelium (cells lining the stomach) produce acid...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does your vision continue to spin even after you stop spinning? You know, you get in a swivel chair and spin around really fast and then stop but you're vision still seems to "spin"? Is my brain catching up or something?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Our sense of balance, motion, and direct...
<|im_start|>user Why do we use 1/12 of the mass of carbon-12 to define what is the value of u, instead of the mass of hydrogen-1?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant H = 1 _was_ the original scale used by Dalton, but O = 16 has also been used historically as oxygen was a common lab reference material. Different countries a...
<|im_start|>user What properties of Glass can change light to be manipulated by magnetism? (Refer: Faraday's light experiment; COSMOS) COSMOS is a big hit, and watching it is vastly entertaining, even though It's all things that I've heard before(Or at least that's what I thought). However the show goes along in one of...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are movies so quiet during normal dialogue, yet so loud during music score or action scenes? Constantly changing the volume is annoying. It seems pretty much all movies made in the last twenty years or so is like this.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The movie sound recording is mixed for use...
<|im_start|>user I'm going to University in September (UK) to study Economics and am planning on learning some form of coding over the summer as I have a long break and want to do something productive. Does anyone have any advice on what would be the best language to learn that would be applicable to my degree?<|im_end...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why are scientists trying to clone a wooly mammoth using ancient DNA when they could be cloning endangered animal species, such as the white rhino, whose DNA we can still collect?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant As has already been said, there are research efforts focused on both. However, tackli...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: I am living in a building where we are several students with one room each and we share a kitchen. How is it possible that all our keys to our rooms fit the lock to the kitchen, but not the other student's rooms? Everyone have a key that fit the lock to their own room and the lock to the kitchen,...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:How does insurance assign value to the body part of a musician?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Insurance is always, ultimately, based on the value of what will be lost. In the case of a musician, what's lost is the revenue generated from sales of their albums or music, or wages from playing gigs...
<|im_start|>user European Master's Advice: 1 Year MSc or 2 Year MPhil Hi everyone, this is my first post on Reddit as a whole and I apologize if this is not the appropriate thread. I am currently an international (Asian citizenship) second-year student in an Economics programme at a globally Top 50 university in Euro...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: In theory, how do all of the US government armed forces (Police, FBI, DEA, etc) rank and compare to each other? Just walking around Penn Station, NY today, i saw.. - Over 5 army fatigue-clad guys standing around holding gigantic assault rifles / machine guns.. - Equally heavily armed "Homeland S...
<|im_start|>user Why is glass translucent/transparent? Is it a molecular arrangement thing? Is all clear matter clear for the same reason, such as water and diamond?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant In general: Because there is no transition between an occupied and an empty energy level that corresponds to the energy of...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does a smartwatch get heart rate using "green light" underneath the watch. Is it also accurate? How does result compare to an actual blood pressure machine?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant That green light illuminates the skin, measuring changes in blood volume in the capillary vessels. They...
<|im_start|>user What is (Wittgenstein's/Dilthey's) 'Lifeworld'? I came across something in a paper, recently: "Here, ‘Life’ is not to be taken in a biological sense, but in the one intended in Wilhelm Dilthey’s use of ‘Leben’ – Life as what he and others, including Wittgenstein, refer to as the human ‘lifeworld’ or th...
<|im_start|>user CMV: The companies that sell essential oils / healing crystals/ other crap like that to anti vaxxers should also be held accountable to some extent. I know, i know, companies shouldn't be held to the incompetence of parents. However, knowing that kids get violently suck and sometimes die for this shit ...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: How is electricity generated? Is there any difference between solar and coal?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Electricity can be generated in many ways, but in all cases it is about creating a difference in voltage. Just like gravity causes things with mass to move from high places to low places,...
<|im_start|>user [Dragon Ball Z] So I get that Popo is the strongest life form. What is he? What's his story?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Taken from kanzenshuu.com, which derives its material from official guides and from an in-depth research of the source material: "One method by which the gods of the afterlife g...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 : p-value in statistics<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A p-value is related to the null and alternative hypothesis. Those sound weird but they're a little different than a hypothesis you might have seen in science class. A null hypothesis says that there is nothing special about the relationship...
<|im_start|>user Why is Silicon Valley located in the United States instead of, say, Europe or Japan? Also, why have other countries been unable to replicate their own silicon valley on par with the United States?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's a combination of all the elements being centrally located and a bit o...
<|im_start|>user If a p value of p=.01 was obtained does that mean that the likelihood of my results being due to sampling error would be 1% or 99%? I am finding it hard to get my head around so if someone could explain to me I would be very greatful!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The p value is the probability of ob...
<|im_start|>user Eli5: why are eyes only blue, green or brown (With varying shades), and not colours like red, purple, orange, etc?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Eye color=what kind of colored stuff is in the eye+how the eye scatters light. The first part is easy. The human body makes melanin, the same pigment that d...
<|im_start|>user [Harry Potter] Why does money even matter in the Harry Potter universe? They have magic. It's already been established that you can produce water straight from the wand. You can transfigure something into something else. Oh no, the couch broke? Better transfigure this thumbtack into a brand new couch! ...
<|im_start|>user What would happen if every mosquito on earth dropped dead right now? This includes every mosquito egg, larva, etc from every mosquito species.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Depends on the region you are considering. In the arctic, which has very low species richness, you would have removed one of the...
<|im_start|>user ELI5, Why is Molten Salt(?) Used for heat transfers?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 1. Relatively large heat capacity: on the order of 1 J/gK 2. Relatively dense: on the order of 2 g/cc 3. Very good working range: depending on your choice you get a few hundred degrees of working temperature between "m...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Where did all the soil come from? When the Earth was being formed it was essentially a ball of rock. How did soil come to be if there was nothing but lava and rock? Or am I just missing something here? Edit: Wow guys, thanks for the replies.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant TL;WR :: Erosion, Diss...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: I read today that the SpaceX space suit was tested to double vacuum pressure. If a vacuum is zero, then how can it be doubled?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A single vacuum pressure is when you have a vacuums worth of pressure on one side and an atmospheres worth of pressure on the other. If ...
<|im_start|>user The right to not die... This crossed my mind a little while ago and I wanted to explore it further... It's a little bit tricky for me to get what I want to say across but I shall try my best! Haha. Sure human beings will perish at one point or other - everyone knows this 100% But as far as our human...
<|im_start|>user What traits are considered "masculine" vs "feminine" (among humans) and how much does this change from culture to culture?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Females are associated more with jobs that allow them to be in one (or very few) places throughout the course of the day. Not surprisingly, this has...
<|im_start|>user If you plant the same species of tree in different hemispheres, do they still flower at the same time? For example, if you plant a cherry tree in the southern hemisphere, will it still flower in march-april? or in semptember-october (spring)?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Trees respond to temperature...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does the moon look so big in some pictures but look so small in personal. Is there a place on earth where the moon appears really bigger?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A combination of zoom lenses, picture processing, and something called the Harvest Moon effect. When you take a picture zo...
<|im_start|>user I believe that marriage serves no purpose and, if anything, is detrimental to society. CMV. I don't think it's necessary in modern society. It's just making someone your permanent girlfriend/boyfriend. People expect you to marry, but what other reason is there? If you really love someone, why do you ne...
<|im_start|>user What is a topological material? I saw this article and I have no idea what’s going on. I tried to figure it out by looking stuff up, but it still escapes me. https://www.reddit.com/r/EverythingScience/comments/ax54l4/ubiquity_of_topological_materials_revealed_in/<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A topo...
<|im_start|>user ELI5. Saw a video of a white blood cell chasing down and ingesting a bacteria, why aren't white blood cells "alive" as their own beings?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant I know it's a flashback to, like, freshman biology but there are characteristics that we use to define what has life. They are respons...
<|im_start|>user [Star Trek] Why are the bridges of the Federation's ships in the single most vulnerable and exposed part of the ship? The Federation seems to invariably place the bridge on their ships on the center of the top of the saucer, in a prominent bulging section, with a giant window. This is, frankly, purest ...
<|im_start|>user I'm a CS and math sophomore with no work experience. How to get started? I just made it to my sophomore year at uni and I'm realizing all my fellow CS students are so good at finding jobs and finding things related to their major, while I'm in the art club and fencing club while managing a part time at...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did people know what the world looked like before satellites? How did people back i the day know the shape of countries and oceans look like without a clear view from space? How did they make accurate globes and maps back then?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They made land measurements, i.e....
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why are operating systems written in C? Windows, Mac OSX, Linus all use C. Windows uses C and C++. Mac uses C and Objective-C. Linux uses just C (I think). Is there any inherent benefit in using C as opposed to python or Java or any other programming language? I have never seen python or Java outs...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do they make such complex ASCII art?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Usually with computer programs. There are many different approaches to generating an ASCII image, depending on how you want your final image to look. For example one simple method would be to transform a picture into a low-r...
<|im_start|>user eli5 How people make fireworks that explode in certain shapes?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The chemicals determine the colors, but the key to achieving a certain explosive shape lies in how the firework's “stars” are aligned inside the shell. To make a shape in the sky, firework technicians simply ...
<|im_start|>user [general modern era fantasy] how are magic users trained by the military and integrated with the rest of the armed forces?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Intelligence and medical fields mostly. Modern weapons are easier to use and don't require decades of training or any sort of innate ability. Battle...
<|im_start|>user Is there a limit to how acidic (or basic) something can be? I have heard of an acid with a pH of -24. Can anything go past that? What about alkaline compounds?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The way we calculate pH is by taking the concentration of H^+ ions in a solution and inputting it in this formu...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why is up-to-the-millisecond stock market information so expensive?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Knowing the price of something in the market before other people do is very valuable. It's like knowing the answers to a quiz the day before you have to take it. You are guaranteed to act it as l...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What happens to the common cold during the off season, where does it reside and why/how does it come back?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Colds spread more in winter because people tend to stay inside in closer contact; they don't completely die out over the summer, there's just less people infe...
<|im_start|>user Where can I learn more about the logic/math-y side of Computer Science? I finished my undergrad a couple of years ago, but there was very little focus on logic or maths after first year. We didn't cover big oh notation aside from gliding over it, for example. So where can I go to become better at the ...
<|im_start|>user Are there any solid arguments against moral relativism? Seeing as how morality varies wildly across cultures, individuals, and even species, I believe it to be purely subjective. It is something we feel in the soul, rationalize with the mind, and then project onto the world. Are there any solid argume...
<|im_start|>user Why do we assume water is necessary for supporting extraterrestrial life? I constantly hear about these new planets that are being discovered that could harbor life because there may be water present on them. I understand that all life on Earth needs water, but what evidence do we have that shows every...
<|im_start|>user What do I say to someone who claims everything they claim or state is just their opinion? I would get in arguments with people and then suddenly they would just say it’s their opinion and I should respect it. It’s very frustrating because it’s never goes anywhere.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You co...
<|im_start|>user CMV:Racism, sexism and general discrimination will only begin to fade when we stop pointing fingers and accept that "Us" vs "Them" isn't real, there is only "Us" on this earth. It's a fairly accepted fact that humans are social creatures and like to form groups. This can have positive effects like a se...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What prevents banks and other institutions that hold money electronically from just digitally changing the amount that they have?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There are audit trails. Every time money is added to an account, there **must** be a corresponding removal from another account somewh...
<|im_start|>user [General Sci-Fi] With as diverse as Earth is with languages, religions, races, and ethnicities, why are other planets so homogeneous? When we watch sci-fi, other planets are generally shown to have only one language, one race, and one religion. What makes Earth special in its cultural diversity?<|im_en...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Will everyone on Earth eventually have the same/similar skin hair colour?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Different skin colors came about in the first place because of natural selection. People who lived in deserts and other places with continuous, harsh sun gained extra protection against the ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the Muslim Brotherhood? (As unbiased as possible) what is it? what is their goal?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It is an international Islamist social and political movement which seeks to promote and install Islam as the basis of social life from the family to the state. They're simila...
<|im_start|>user Does exposure to COVID-19 after vaccination extend the immunity received from the vaccine? From what I understand, the immunity provided by vaccination lessens over time which is why a booster shot is going to be offered (at least for Pfizer). However, if a person who is vaccinated were to begin going ...
<|im_start|>user Why do beavers build dams? First: I'm unaware of an "ask an animal expert" subreddit, so I hope this still fits here. Second: The most common answer as discovered by google searching suggests that beavers are seeking calmer waters to build their home. This doesn't sound like the end of the story to me....
<|im_start|>user [General] Can someone ELI5 hardlight? (Illusion context)<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The idea of a hologram is a three-dimensional projected image. Where normally we think of images as being two-dimensional and projected on a flat surface (like a movie screen or a television or your phone screen),...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is the difference between an ointment and a cream?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Ointment = 80% oil, 20% water Cream = 50% oil, 50% water Lotion = &lt;50% oil, &gt;50% water That is the medical distinction. Over the counter products may be regulated as drugs and/or cosmetics, and may no...
<|im_start|>user How many GPU's? I'm trying to teach myself the basics of how a computer works. I was going down a path of videos called CPU Explained, GPU explained, etc.Though I got confused when i got to the graphics card. The graphics obviously works with a GPU but what's not clear to me is whether or not it has a ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Are any negative consequences for judges (or courts) whose decisions get overturned frequently by higher courts?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant You will get a better explanation from others, but simply put, the lower courts rule on basic interpretation of the law and use prior rulings as justifi...
<|im_start|>user What exactly is a 'rhizome' according to Deleuze and Guattari?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A decentralized network of ideas, notions, philosophies, actions, human forces, etc. The traditional Enlightenment/Western structure is a tree, where everything branches out of a larger authority. With the rh...
<|im_start|>user Does our brain process the image our eyes see all at once, or does it start at one point and move from there (like starting in the centre and moving outwards, or from one side to the other)? Idk if this is something that we have the technology to test, but I just wonder if this is a known thing or are ...
<|im_start|>user Showing potential for external funding I'm a postdoc going into the job market for assistant positions this year. I keep being told to show how my research program has potential for external funding in my application materials. My question is, how do I do this if I'm still a postdoc? For context, I hav...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do the big torrent uploaders like Yify, EZTV, etc, not get caught?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There can be many reasons: - hiding behind a VPN or TOR or another proxy, or all of those; remember that there still are countries where piracy is not regulated by law - initial seeding from a ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What happens to a cucumber or other food when it's pickled? How exactly does the vinegar solution pickles are in saturate and preserve them? What changes about the cucumber's chemistry that changes the taste and keeps it from spoiling?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Pickling is a fermentation pr...
<|im_start|>user Why is transracialism seen as less authentic than transgenderism? If race and gender are both social constructs, categories society puts us into because of the way we look rather than biological realities about us, then why should one be seen as more authentic than the other? Many of those who claim tr...
<|im_start|>user If the Higgs field gives mass to matter, and the mass of matter curves spacetime, and said curvature is the basis of gravity; does this imply that the Higgs field causes gravity?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Here the distinction between two types of mass becomes important. There’s inertial mass, whi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How did pre-industrial tribal societies - for example Inuits, manage to deal with inbreeding even though they were small in size and lacked outside contact?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Well, many such groups have dealt with issues associated with inbreeding. It's not like an instant thing tho...
<|im_start|>user How do fighter pilots/planes know that an enemy aircraft has them "locked"? What signals are they receiving and why would an enemy plane or munition emit these signals in the first place?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant &gt;What signals are they receiving Imagine you're hiding in a dark room. And you...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does food's taste fade away the more we chew it?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant This phenomenon varies between different food types. Put simply, as you chew, your saliva dissolves the food in your mouth to help you swallow it. The first thing your saliva touches is the outer layer of your fo...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why does our sense of taste go off when we catch cold Very often when i catch a cold my sense of smell goes off it’s understandable but why does our sense of taste also go off<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your olfactory bulbs determine the majority of flavour beyond the five basic tastes dete...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are some types of alcohol drinkable while some, like rubbing alcohol will kill you?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant "Alcohol" is a general term for a group of organic substances. There are a lot of them and almost all alcohols are poison for the human body. However, at some point in time peop...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:What is supergravity / supersymmetry?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Quantum mechanics divides particles into two types that obey different rules, fermions and bosons. Supersymmetry claims that, for every particle species, there is a partner species such that, of the two, one is a boson and the o...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does Hypnosis work? What is it capable of? How is it that people can describe something or someone in great detail when hypnotized which they wouldn't have been able to remember otherwise? What goes on in the brain during Hypnosis?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It really depends on your def...
<|im_start|>user eli5 What is a Candidate Key? [Normalisation Process] I know it's a basic question but I can find a simple answer. Is it just multiple primary keys?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It is a key which is eligible to be a primary key, it is also unique. There maybe multiple candidate keys in a table out ...
<|im_start|>user If supply problems are causing inflation, isn't increasing interest rates make that worst? From what I understand the supply problem caused by the pandemic led us to inflation and the war exacerbated it. If that's the case, isn't raising the interest rates make that problem worst? By making difficult...
<|im_start|>user How to choose an appropriate title in Biotech industry (without industry experience)? Currently, I am working at a University. I have 10+ years of experience in lab with PhD degree. I am looking for a job in Biotech industry. Should I choose the such as research associate or senior scientist? My con...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:If our bodies slowly begin to ignore constant external stimuli (Nueral Adaptation), then why does tinnitus exist?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Tinnitus can be cause by a number of things, from ear infections to medication reactions. Long term tinnitus is typically due to hearing loss and isn't ...