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<|im_start|>user CMV: Never, under any circumstance, talk to anyone in law enforcement when they're outside of work or unless absolutely necessary. Even if they're on sick leave, or laying next to you in bed, especially if you don't have a lawyer. They tell you so when they're reading you your rights during an arrest b...
<|im_start|>user I have a question on 0 Kelvin... So, this is kind of a fail thread because I don't have a link, but I read on r/science that the coldest... system? Something, I don't know, it's irrelevant, but it's only 1 Kelvin. I know there are multiple theories out there on what would happen at 0 Kelvin, but what s...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why I can't use a mechanical pencil on the ACT/SAT. Also, why can't I just work at my own pace instead of starting and stopping?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The pencils are restricted to make sure that the machine that grades the tests can read it. It's also possible to hide stuff inside a m...
<|im_start|>user I have a random integer generator between 1 and N. To what precision can I deduce N if I generate M numbers? Basically, if I take 100 numbers in this particular case: 9 10 3 5 2 8 7 6 1 5 1 2 1 4 10 9 6 9 2 3 10 4 2 9 1 6 8 6 5 7 5 1 2 6 4 6 1 8 10 1 1 8 6 7 6 6 5 6 7 7 5 3 3 7 1 7 5 10 2 4 9 1 1 4 10 ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do different animal species have similar anatomical structures?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Similar anatomical structures may be due to homology, which means the structure was inherited from a common ancestor that already had that structure. Humans and sharks both have hearts and two eye...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What is a conductor in an orchestra actually doing? How much control does (s)he have?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Conductors have a much larger role to play in rehearsal than at a performance. Conductors tell the musicians how to play in regard to style, speed, and volume. The conductor's i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5:Why are Prime Numbers special? A Prime number is any number only divisible by itself and 1. Why are so many mathematical problems related to this? What is special about Prime Numbers?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They are important because any number is either a prime or can be represented as a...
<|im_start|>user CMV: I am a tax paying Indian and I feel that is all the charity I need to do. This argument is coming after a heated argument I had (after a rather long day) with a person who was collecting funds for a charitable organisation outside my office. My perspective is this : 1. I pay a huge amount of dir...
<|im_start|>user Illustrate examples of how you teach a group of diverse students. I found this type of interview questions for TT positions are so hard to answer. Do any of you have been asked this type of questions, and how did you answer them? Thank you so much!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant First, you need to dem...
<|im_start|>user Is the Earth's rotation, and its orbit around the Sun, influenced at all by the Magnus effect? I was reading up on external ballistics in order to brush up my understanding of how spin-stabilized projectiles fly through the atmosphere, and I noticed there is plenty of mention of the Magnus effect. Aft...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does a deadly cancer like melanoma actually kill you? What's going on in your body that actually causes your death? Why are some tumors benign and others malignant? What about a tumor makes it malignant?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A malignant tumor is one that spreads to other tissues. ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 if black is all colors and white is no colors what is gray?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant important to distinguish between mixing paint and mixing light. Mixing paint, like how a printer works (subtractive colour mixing) if you add all the colours together you get brown, and white would be not u...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The difference between AMD and Intel? Thankyou all so much!!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant For the most part, you can think of them like competitors in any other market -- e.g. Honda and Toyota. Both car manufacturers make cars -- some that are super gas efficient, some that can hold a lot of ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: “Heritage” is bullshit. So is pride in achievements that are not your own. National pride/nationalism as well. In the same vein, shame for the actions of people in your nation (past or present) is stupid. None of these things were things you did. Nationality should have no more impact on your id...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Whenever I shoot an infrared thermometer into the clear sky, I get a reading of about -50°F. What is the thermometer actually reading? Location: East coast, USA<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Nothing. Infrared thermometers work by collecting infrared radiation from an object and measuring it. Th...
<|im_start|>user [Wicked] How on earth can Fiyero fall in love with Elphaba so quickly and want to lose his life for her when they only knew each other for a semester or 2?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant 2 semesters is nearly a year, so that's a reasonable amount of time to know someone. Elphaba was the first person ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it impossible for a human/animal to breed with another species? Bit of a weird one, just would like to know the science behind it.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Your genes are basically a recipe for making you, and are created by combining the recipes for making your parents into a new r...
<|im_start|>user If mankind can create AI that is more intelligent than itself, is it possible that mankind's creator is less intelligent than itself? Could it be something we don't even consider to be sentient? If humans ever create an artificial intelligence that is of greater intelligence than humankind, that would ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The Green Lumber Fallacy I ran into it on Wikipedia, and I can't for the life of me understand it. Halp.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It’s basically the idea that what looks like important knowledge about something may not be important to doing it well, and what looks unimportant might actuall...
<|im_start|>user Is there a limited number of protons, neutrons and electrons or they are created all the time? If they are limited, can they be destroyed?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Creating a proton, neutron, or electron, requires creating the corresponding antiparticle at the same time. Destroying them require...
<|im_start|>user (Why) does philosophy tend to focus on key thinkers moreso than topics/concepts, compared to other fields? This might just be my limited experience, but I've noticed both in this sub and in some of my conversations with others who have dabbled in philosophy that this is a field that puts a relatively h...
<|im_start|>user Ontological arguments for god I am new to philosophy (PhD scientist with 0 philosophy training). I recently started reading Yujin Nagasawa's The Existence of God. My question is do many philosophers find the ontological arguments for god convincing? Nagasawa shows his bias (he clearly believes they are...
<|im_start|>user What exactly does a physicist mean when using the word Information? I understand that the answer to this question is probably going to be fairly general, so allow me to provide some of the specific instances in which I have heard the term, in order to provide some context. Information Theory Is inform...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How Do Doctors Estimate the Time a Terminal Patient Has Left<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant There is a large body of study including statistics about survival rates of other patients, separated into groups by things like age, general health, and severity of the illness. This is why you will hear...
<|im_start|>user Why did Asians evolve? [LI5] From what I understand, human skin became lighter as they moved north out of Africa due to lower sunlight, in order to get more vitamin D. This would explain why there are whites and blacks, but why did Asians evolve? Are my initial premises about whites and blacks wrong?...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why can schools get rid of your constitutional rights? Such as freedom of speech or expression and how is this lawful? I searched it and it was answer many times but I feel they weren't answers I was looking for.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Courts have specifically decided that there are time...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is there a difference in voltage between America and pretty much the rest of the world (240V vs 120V I believe) and what are the impacts of this in terms of energy transport/conservation and usage. ⚡⚡⚡ Wow, that's a lot of electric knowledge being passed around here. I'm buzzed! ⚡⚡⚡ ITT: Mos...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are countries along the equator mostly low-income countries while countries in colder parts of the world are mostly high income? Is there a direct correlation between temperature and wealth?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Jated Diamond argues in his book *Guns, Germs and Steel* that European...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do dogs lick you when they're excited?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Here's a simple way to understand much of dog behavior: Humans have evolved to walk on only two of their limbs, which frees up the other two for interacting with the world. We examine, explore, greet, embrace, and do just...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it harder and harder to get a full night sleep the older you get?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The cumulative effect of a life-time of alcohol, stimulants, sedentary life-style, overeating, rumination, rejection, heart break, loss, regret, humilation, meaninglessness, sadness, rage and ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Out of Africa - How does that explain the diverse cultures, body types, eyes, and skin colors present today?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Large amounts of melanin help prevent UV damage to the skin. Wearing more clothes and/or moving to colder/darker areas means loss of melanin makes little di...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What exactly is the difference between a nation, a country, and a state?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant They all refer to land and people under some form of administration, usually with centralized control, that operates largely independently of other lands and peoples. State often either refers...
<|im_start|>user [Star Wars] how would planets without flora like Tatooine and Hoth have breathable air? Admittedly I don't know much about this sort of thing but I thought that without plant life, there wouldn't be enough oxygen to support animals.<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Most oxygen production comes from sing...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 why it matters in which currency crude oil is traded. I mean, we give oil a certain value that can be easily expressed in each local currency. So why should it matter if we trade it in, say South Korean Won?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When you sell a product internationally, you want to use a...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Golf courses are incredibly wasteful and inefficient considering the amount of resources required for upkeep In the United States, 470 billion gallons of water is used annually to keep courses green. Grass in general can be very difficult upkeep, on the grass on courses especially so. I imagine mo...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Limited Slip Differential How would one describe this and the advantages it brings?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant A differential is used to allow the wheels on a car to turn at different speeds. A basic differential goes from no difference (both wheels moving at the same speed) to maximum diffe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: why does the skin used on grafts for burns look different to normal skin and will technology be able to improve this?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Usually the skin used for skin grafts has been meshed---cut into a sort of honeycomb pattern using a machine. This allows a smaller skin graft to c...
<|im_start|>user ELIF: I’m watching a TV show and romans are wearing white robes. How did the Greeks and Romans keep clothes white?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Aged urine and sulfur fumes were the laundry and bleaching methods of the Romans according to the wiki. "Basic laundering and fulling techniques were simp...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is it a reaction to "shake off" our hands after we slam or jam our fingers?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant One: Distraction - adding stimuli and movement helps to reduce the feeling of pain. Two: Protection - the cause of the pain isn't exactly understood by your brain, so it starts an imme...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do U.S. judges repeatedly have to declare "Same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional" Why do U.S. judges repeatedly have to declare "Same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional"? Do the different states expect their state to get a different result than other states on this?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assi...
<|im_start|>user CMV:In a clinical setting only Medical Doctors should be called Doctor. I am a Chiropractic student as of moment and I firmly believe that only Medical Doctors should hold the title of doctor to reduce confusion to as what the practitioner can treat. This extends to anyone with a doctorate in the medi...
<|im_start|>user Chemically speaking, why can't an element like Silicon be used as a replacement for Carbon?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When it comes to understanding how molecules bond together, one must look at the outer electron shell. In this case, Carbon has its 4 electrons in the 2nd energy level, while S...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Liberals need to divest themselves from the assumption that men and women are innately psychologically the same. To start with, there is a lot of research that suggests that men and women have biological dissimilarities in their psychologies (here is a great review of the issue by experts in the f...
<|im_start|>user If differences in human phenotypes such as skin colour, hair colour, etc. are due to clinal adaptation, what clines lead to the development of East-Asian slanted eyes? Since there is good evidence to suggest we radiated from Africa, I presume that primitive humans did not have slanted eyes, but I guess...
<|im_start|>user If a laser is shot in space and it doesn't hit it's target, what happens to the laser? I'm thinking of like Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars, all space movies/tv shows in which they go to battle and shoot lasers at the enemies. Sometimes they miss. Does the laser keep going until it hits something? F...
<|im_start|>user Is the human immune system basically the same as other mammals, or does it have any adaptations unique to us?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant All metabolic organisms on earth share the common innate immune system. The exact compounds and mechanisms can vary a lot, such as antifungal peptides, antibiot...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why don't trickle down economics work? It just seems to work so well in theory, and family members swear it's the only thing that will help our current economy. Why is trickle down, or Reaganomics widely considered to be a non-working, economic fallacy?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant When wealth...
<|im_start|>user I believe that The United States has no right to claim that it's the greatest country in the world. CMV I believe that this countries very foundation was based on violating human rights (western expansion and manifest destiny) and we continue to do so to this very day. I believe there was small window ...
<|im_start|>user AITA for having a different coding "style" from our senior? Our team: two junior (me and my mate), one senior engineer. Project is a backend in java for a web application in a IT company of 20 people. We are based in a medium size city, so not a big tech place. My mate loves clean code rules, he avo...
<|im_start|>user Does DNA change over time? Does the human DNA genome change as a person ages? By this I mean could you test the DNA of a child and get an exact full profile match to the same person when they have reached old age?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Every cell division can result in random mutations. Also ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are toilet seats in public restrooms different than the ones in your house?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials' Uniform Plumbing Code, section 409.2.2, requires that "all water closet seats, except those within dwelling units or ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: how does canning/preserving stop a substance from “aging?” Is it mostly a matter of just depriving the contents of oxygen? Why does that work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant What destroys food is mainly microbes like bacteria The goal of food preservation is to make that food as unpalatable to ...
<|im_start|>user How do lasers cool things? I've always been under the impression that lasers exclusively transfer heat to a subject ("I expect you to die, Mr Bond"), but with the recent article about the force microscope allegedly multiplying it's magnification via laser cooling, I have to wonder how that works? Can a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are members of the same family more prone to producing offspring with biological issues? Also, bonus related question: Is the fact that we aren't normally attracted to the members of our family due to a biological inclination, or is that more affected by our environment (being taught that it'...
<|im_start|>user What would it take for research publications to be free from publishers? Inspired by some recent discussions here, it seems like an overall consensus that publishers explore research work in a pretty unsatisfactory way. Charging exorbitant fees, using our work for their profits, etc. So why do academi...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Being a minority is not a character trait. Now, I don’t have much high ground to stand on, being white...and a man. That said, please hear me out, and please refrain from crucifying me. I don’t have a single problem with a character in a work of fiction being non-white/non-straight/non-cis male (a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 Why megapixels is not a good measurement of quality of photos a camera can take?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Light goes into your lens and onto a sensor, which is more or less a grid of "buckets" that catch light. A megapixel means you have a million buckets. The more megapixels, the more buc...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do we measure data that can be stored in brains or sperm cells in units like Byte?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Anytime you can manipulate something to represent two values (e.g. on or off, present or not present, up or down etc.) you have 1 bit of binary information. When you have 8 of th...
<|im_start|>user Can someone please explain the String Theory as simply as possible? Pretend that you are describing the String Theory to a(n) ~~8 year old~~ 4 year old. Thank you! EDIT: Thanks for all of the answers!<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It says that at the smallest level, fundamental particles can be desc...
<|im_start|>user Would living next to a star of a different temperature than ours affect how we see colours? I understand that the reason stars appear a different colour is because of their temperature. So I was wondering how being on a planet that orbits a blue star or some other colour would affect how we see on tha...
<|im_start|>user How do you tell your Prof that a part of her class is a total mess? Online class, mid-semester, prof wants feedback. A section of her class is an online group project and it's a total disaster. She doesn't oversee any of the work. 1/4 of the group has literally done nothing but turn in the wor...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Taguchi's Loss fuction I have to learnt his for my exam and I just cant seem to wrap my head around it I've googled it a couple of times but i just dont understand it. I hope someone can help me<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant It's a way to measure quality of manufactured goods by looking at how ...
<|im_start|>user Milton Friedman is well respected by many economists, why aren't there more Libertarians? Libertarians love Friedman for his beliefs if liberty and freedom. I've seen even neoliberals and democrat economists claim that he was influential and intelligent. If they truly felt that way, why do they ignore ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: many animals have mating seasons. Do humans have a mating season which is better for reproduction. Or did we used to in the past? ELI5: many animals have mating seasons. Do humans have a mating season which is better for reproduction. Or did we used to in the past?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant...
<|im_start|>user CMV: Leather Couches/Seats are expensive and impractical. Whether this is in a car, or for a couch, I don't see why so many people would opt for leather. 1. Sticky, hot, freezing. Depending on the temperature, leather transfers heat way better, making summers burning and sticky, and winters hard and i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5 , What are the pros of having mosquitoes on earth? what would happen if they all disappeared?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Not all mosquitoes bite, but eliminating all those that do, or at least the most common disease transmitting ones, is widely considered by researchers to be beneficial. Not...
<|im_start|>user [WH40k] How exactly does a ground invasion work? How does the fleet get Leman Russ tanks to planet side?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant First you start with some light orbital bombardment to get a safe(r) corridor to the surface. Then you land on the planet. There are a variety of different sized drop...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why do people code desktop apps in Java when very few end users like it? I admit it is probably a loaded question, but a coworker and I were discussing this yesterday. I work in the IT industry and just yesterday it took me 25 minutes to find the specific version of Java that a management tool w...
<|im_start|>user [General Fiction] how does omniscience works? Like, it's necessary to also have the other "omni powers" to have it? Where is the line between omniscience and night-omniscience draw?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If you have omnipotence, you almost by definition have omniscience as well, or could at l...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is essay writing stressed so much in school when there is little practical use for it in the work force?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Being able to properly express yourself is extremely important in the real world. You might not be required to write an essay...but there may be project rep...
<|im_start|>user New to programming and have noticed that everyone more or less has their own solutions to the same problem in the same language. As long as you have the correct formatting, is it all a use your imagination and if it works it works mentality?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The main issue is readability...
<|im_start|>user CMV: You cannot be a social progressive and against freedom of speech. Most social progressives, love democracy, and so it is of relatively little surprise to me that as they have achieved a majority (in Reddit and the West), that they want to exercise their new-found power over reactionary groups. I ...
<|im_start|>user Why do mammals such as canines and felines tend to give birth to a large litter of 3-5. When mammals such as humans, primates, and even cows only have one baby at once?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant From an evolutionary standpoint: In the wild, the main goal of animals is thought to be "survivorshi...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Getting computer programs to utilize multiple CPU cores is difficult because the programs have to be specifically coded that way. Why can't CPUs allocate instructions to different cores themselves?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The main advantage of programs designed for multi-core use is that ...
<|im_start|>user Would the price of consumer goods decrease when inflation gets under control? Or will prices just not increase as fast? Say a TV was $500 pre-pandemic and now is $700, could it drop to $600 once inflation is under control? Or is it unlikely and they will just continue selling the TV at $700?<|im_end|>...
<|im_start|>user [Superheroes] What happens when someone gains powers but has no interest in fighting crime or breaking the law? Are they monitored? Actively recruited by other heroes, villains, or the government? Can they really be left alone to quietly live their lives?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Depends on the ...
<|im_start|>user [General Superhero] How could a group of superheroes who’s identities and actions are public knowledge, keep their families and friends safe? I had an idea where they could be part of a much larger hero organization and anyone who threatens or endangers their family members would be punished to the ful...
<|im_start|>user When the surface of a body of water freezes, what is preventing the water beneath the ice from freezing too?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Heat transfer through water can proceed through two mechanisms. One is diffusion, where the kinetic energy from one molecule transfers to its neighbors through ra...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Given that currents can throw a boat off course, how did submarine navigators know precisely where they were while submerged pre-GPS?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Compass bearings, knowledge of the currents, and dead reckoning. Prior to nuclear power submarines spent most of their time on the ...
<|im_start|>user [Superman]Could superman still use his heat vision if were blind?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Yes. Vision is based on the ability of the eyes to absorb light reflected off objects. Superman's heat vision is a misnomer, he's not using it to see, so it's not vision. He uses it to emit light, which i...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why is the language of the Netherlands called "Dutch" and German not called "Dutch" since that is an Anglicization of "Deutsch", the German word for the German language?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The word deutsch (and dutch) originaly included both Dutch and german and the differences betwe...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How can someone create a public library?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant If you are serious about trying to get a library going, contacting the county sounds like a good place to start. Write up a proposal—the more specific, the better. Tell them exactly what you'd like to do (the building you wa...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: When astrophysicists say it's possible we are "living in a simulation," what do they mean?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant The idea is that given enough time an advanced civilization would have the technology to create a simulation so real that the participants would think it was real. Since we ...
<|im_start|>user CMV: It's not sexist to have the masculine gender as default. I will talk about languages here. My native language is Portuguese, one of the many languages with gender-based grammatical classes. Those who only speak English may not understand it very well, so I will show an example: &gt; Michael has...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How does interpretations of symphonies (eg Beethoven's 5th) come about? Do the composers write down what their music means and what they were thinking while composing them, or do musicologists just make up something for what they think the music means?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant First off, a...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: No Child Left Behind Act? The Good? The Bad? Everything?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant *How do we measure results?* Standardized testing. *When do we measure results?* Why not every couple years, starting in third grade. *But third graders don't know how to take standardized tests.* Teach the...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why are breasts often considered sexually attractive and private? Just a drunk thought...<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Breasts are a sexual characteristic of human females. Other mammals only have breasts when breast feeding, otherwise they are small and look the same as the male breast of the...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How come the same computer that runs a complex game like Battlefield 3 at high fps can lag when using simple programs like iTunes?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Game Developer here -- Your computer is made up of many parts, and different programs do very different things. Your video card's GPU ...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: What does it mean in Quantum Physics when something is changed by watching it? How does that even work?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Consider that this can happen on a larger scale as well. If you stick a regular meat thermometer into a pool, the overall temperature of the pool will not chang...
<|im_start|>user I'm an undergrad and I want to learn how to get better at doing lit searches, can you give me some advice? I'm a senior applying for grad school in social psychology this year, and I feel like one of my poorest skills is doing lit searches. I'm tired of coming up with a research question, looking to se...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: Why does sugar sometimes cause pain in sensitive teeth, but salt does not? I’ve had sensitive teeth ever since i was a child, and while writhing in pain after eating a chocolate bar about 20 minutes ago, i began to wonder why salty foods never seem to cause me this much agonizing physical pain.<|...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: The Doppler Effect<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Say a tennis ball shooting machine is directed at you and it's shooting one ball every second. It will hit you every second. Now say you're running towards the machine while it's shooting. As time passes while you run, each ball will have to trav...
<|im_start|>user Question about nuclear decay and atomic bombs I was wondering if someone could tell me the basics on how an atomic bomb work? does it have anything to do with nuclear decay and the lack of stability? sorry if this seems like a stupid question I'm hopelessly clueless when it comes to science!<|im_end|> ...
<|im_start|>user Without moral objectivity how can moral progress be achieved/maintained? In ethical or metaethical theories that do away with the idea of moral objectivity, how is it that moral progress can be achieved? That is to say without an objective 'goal' for morality to strive for, how can there be any progres...
<|im_start|>user Please point me in the direction of academic work arguing for and against "Gender Critical" Feminism. I can only find articles and blog posts which do not have an academic tone and are typically fraught with condescension and insults. I fall squarely in the camp which would say that transmen and transw...
<|im_start|>user Honestly how do people do literature reviews I’m getting started with my first research project and I find the how literature search and review such a pain staking process. I totally understand the necessity but I seriously can’t bring myself to actually read the papers let alone criticize it or boil i...
<|im_start|>user What makes some kinds of leafy greens edible, and others not?<|im_end|> <|im_start|>assistant Oxalates and tannins often make leaves inedible. Both are antinutrients, which hinder the uptake of nutrients by the body and interfere with digestive processes. There's a wide variety of other compounds tha...
<|im_start|>user ELI5: How do we move through space? Do we teleport small distances or continuously move through it? I don’t know much physics, but I remember seeing a Wikipedia article that said distance is quantized, the smallest unit being a Planck meter. I’m not sure if my interpretation of this is right, but doesn...
<|im_start|>user The analogy or metaphor of choir : is it mentioned in philosophy? Hello (sorry for my level of English) Are there texts which mention choirs (opera, for example) in philosophy? (including choirs in Greek tragedy). What is the esthetic analysis? I asked myself questions about the role of each indivi...
<|im_start|>user Could the "exact" value of pi be calculated to an exact value, if we consider a "perfect circle" to be a circle draw to the accuracy of the planck length exactly? I was going to post this to /r/askscience but I decided it's more of a philosophical question. But the basic premise is that the Planck leng...